Parents & Friends Group

Welcome to the Taradale Primary School Parents and Friends Page

Garden club has changed this term to Tuesday afternoons 2:30ish - 3:30.  All welcome.  

Breakfast club is currently happening Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - big thanks to our volunteers for keeping this going.  We'd still love to have breakfast club on the other days so let Chris know if you can help out.

SCHOOL WISH LIST:

In collaboration with the School Council we have come up with a Wishlist of jobs that we need help with at school and some items that could be donated.  If you think you might have the skills or the items we need please let us know.  You will be showered with thanks and appreciation!  Please let Chris know if you can help

We need to: 

•  Mowing

  - at this time of year we have lots of mowing and would welcome some help. The school has a motor mower and a whipper snipper and Chris can bring in his ride on mower 

• Fix up our sports shed:

  - install a solar light

  - Replace some damaged weather boards

  - re-paint the outside

  - put together and install shelves (we might need to decide what is needed and then seek donations of shelves or get someone to price them so we can fundraise)

• We need tools for outdoor investigations (hammers, trowels, handsaws - good quality) Happy to take second-hand if in good condition 
• Garden tools (also good quality) spades, shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, hand trowels, etc.  Happy to take second-hand if in good condition 
• We would like to turn one of the storerooms near the sandpit into a workshop / tool-shed for the students to use. The space needs a big clean out and a fit out (open to fit out suggestions)
• If anyone has or wants to make a largish A frame blackboard that we can use at the front gate to replace our sad current one that would be great! 
• Assemble a small shed for gardening tools.  We have one, but need a clever person to take it from flat pack to functional 

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About the Parents and Friends Club:

We  use this page to update our community about the Parents and Friends Group activities and how you can be involved.

All parents and carers at the school and friends (community members) are welcome to join the group.

In collaboration with the school,  fundraising events will support areas at the school including:

• home readers 
• library books
• games and quiet activities for students during break times
• coffee machine for the Breakfast Club volunteers
• new marquee for fundraisers
• garden beautification
• playground toys