Parents and Friends

Dear families,

It is hard to believe we are almost at the end of the Term, although there are still some exciting things to come!

On the last day of Term prizes for the Easter Raffle will be drawn and prizes for the Easter Colouring Competition prizes will be awarded.

We are starting planning for the Mother’s Day Stall. This will be an online stall with orders taken through CDF Pay as in previous years. If you have any ideas of items to be included in the stall please contact us. We would love to hear from small business owners/creators in the school community who may have products suitable.

Please contact us by email at parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.vic.gov.au if you have any questions,

Jess  (President) and Jacklyn (Secretary)

Calendar of events – Term 1

• Zooper Dooper Friday - Friday, 20th March
• Zooper Dooper Friday - Friday, 27th March 
• Easter Raffle - tickets due back to school - Monday, 30th March
• Easter Colouring Competition - colouring pages due – Tuesday, 31st March
• Easter Raffle - prizes drawn - Thursday, 2nd April

• Easter Colouring Competition - prizes presented – Thursday, 2nd April

  Term 2

• Mother’s Day Stall – Orders open - Tuesday, 21st April
• Mother’s Day Stall – Orders close – Friday, 1st May, 4pm
• Mother’s Day Stall – orders sent home with students – Tuesday, 5th and Wednesday, 6th May 
• Mother’s Day Celebration – TBC

• Canteen Friday – Cinnamon Donuts - Friday, 8th May

   

   

Keep an eye on the calendar in the Simon app - events are also added in here

Current events and fundraisers

Zooper Dooper Friday

The Parents and Friends will continue selling Zooper Doopers on Fridays at lunch time until the end of the Term – 20th March and 27th March, there is no Friday in the last week of school.

Zooper Doopers will be $1.00 each, a maximum of 2 per student. Students are encouraged to bring coins for payment, notes will not be accepted.

This term Year 6 students will also be helping sell the Zooper Doopers. 

This has been a great fundraiser and a cool treat for the kids during Term 1. We will sell Zooper Doopers again in Term 4.

We are pleased to share that the P&F will be selling cinnamon donuts from the canteen during Term 2 in weeks 3, 6 and 9. More information to come next Term.

Easter Raffle

Thank you to the families who have already sent back their raffle tickets and those who have asked for more raffle ticket books! 

It has been great to see donations of Easter items coming in, please keep these coming so we can make up as many prizes as possible!

A reminder that raffle tickets are $1 each, please make sure to write a name and phone number on each ticket sold. 

Tickets and money are to be returned to school by Monday 30 March 2026.

More raffle tickets are available from the office.

Raffle prizes will be drawn on the last day of term, Thursday 2 April, and winners can collect their prizes at the special school assembly or will be contacted to collect prize.

This year, funds raised will contribute to capital works projects, new classroom furniture, and additional learning resources for our school. These improvements will directly support the teaching and learning environment for all students. 

Seeking donations

The P&F are kindly seeking small donations of easter items that will be used as prizes - items like chocolate easter eggs, craft, books etc. Only new store-bought items accepted.

Items can be sent to school with students up until Monday, 30th March.

Any questions contact the P&F at parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au 

Easter Colouring Competition

Colouring pages for the Easter Colouring Competition were sent home with students in early March.

Completed colouring pages are due back to the school office by Tuesday 31 March.

Prizes will be presented on Thursday, 2 April. There will be one prize for each class.

Ride to School Day – Wednesday, 18th March 

Well done to all the families who were able to travel to school in an active way on Wednesday, 18th March for Ride2School Day. It’s always a fun day for the kids! 

Committee Information

Contact details for P&F

President:   Jess Doyle

Secretary:  Jacklyn Lamb

Committee Members:  Katie Mills and Keira Peatling

Email – parentsandfriends@sbshepparton.catholic.edu.au 

P&F Involvement

Involvement in the P&F and the school community comes in all different forms and doesn't need to be a big time commitment.

Please reach out to the P&F if you may be able to help out during the year. Requests for help are sent out via PAM/Simon and the newsletter.

If you are interested in becoming a Committee Member – please contact us to have a chat. Being a part of the Committee isn’t a large time commitment and there are no set requirements of a member.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions/ suggestions. 

Register to be a volunteer

If you have a few hours to spare during the year and would like to get involved in the school community please register your interest to be involved as a parent helper through the P&F.

*Volunteer requirements*

Please read over information about how to register to be a volunteer on the schools website by clicking this link, 

Volunteers must hold a current Working With Children’s Check. WWCC’s are free for volunteers, you can apply through the Working With Children Check Victoria website.

Business interest

Do you own/run a business, or know of a business, that may be interested in being involved in supporting the school community through fundraisers, sponsorship, in-kind support or at events?

Please contact the P&F by email to register your interest. We are very interested in working with our school community and building connections with family businesses