Parents' and Friends'
We welcome all students and families back and hope you had a wonderful break and feel ready to take on the second part of the year. Surely some warmer, drier weather is on the way!
Open Gardens
The Parents' and Friends' have been busily planning for a wonderful event on 29 October at the beautiful Arandoovong and Ardgarten properties, as they open up their gardens in-kind support of our fundraising to create a new outdoor space at myPEC. Open to the whole community, our talented young musicians and hospitality students will be participating on the day, and it promises to be a fabulous way of showcasing and supporting our school.
We will be holding a special committee meeting at the Junior School on Tuesday, 1 August, at 9am - we welcome anyone who may be interested in assisting on the day. All ideas and enthusiastic friends of College are encouraged to join the fun. If you are unable to attend on this day, please email the Open Garden coordinators Karley Cameron and Kate Cain at thacopengardens2023@gmail.com for more information.
Tuck Shop
As we advertise for a new assistant to support Sally in the Tuck Shop, we ask that any parents who have a couple of hours to spare between 10am and 12pm click on the link below to register your availability to help. Sally does an amazing job providing healthy meals for our children and works tirelessly to provide specials each day while also packing lunch orders for the Junior School. Assistance with the lunch orders from 10am and the ‘recess rush’ at 11am at minimum is hugely appreciated and a great way to meet lots of happy, hungry kids and ensure this vital service continues.
WhatsApp pages
The P&F is happy to have the Year level WhatsApp groups now running across the two campuses. This initiative enables new and current parents to connect socially and share year-specific information or ask questions. Parents in year levels 7-10 would have received an email with a link to join the WhatsApp pages. If you have not received this, please email Alana Brown at abrown@hamiltoncollege.vic.edu.au to join. These pages have already proven useful for information sharing, reunions with lost uniform items, and welcoming new parents to the year levels.
Second-Hand Uniform store
The second-hand uniform store will continue to be open from 3:30pm – 4:30pm on Mondays this term. Alternatively, please get in touch with Zoe Price on 0400017565 to make an appointment to view any second-hand uniform items. The store is located on College Street, at the southeast corner of the Sports Centre (near the hockey field).
Volunteers
The Parents' and Friends' Association exists thanks to the tireless and generous contributions of those who volunteer their time, support, experience and resources. The P&F have contributed financially to school infrastructure and resources over the decades, as well as supporting students their endeavours. This essential group also aims to create parent connections to strengthen our school community. We thank all of our parents who give their time and acknowledge the kindness shown by so many of you. Recently a survey was emailed out to all families to ascertain the areas that parents may want to contribute, and while for some, this may not be possible (and we understand this, of course), we welcome all parents to join in with any event! https://tha.ac/pafsurvey
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 25 July at 6pm in the Zachariah room at the Senior School. If you would like a zoom link to join us, please email us at PaF@hamiltoncollege.vic.edu.au. The agenda and meeting minutes are available upon request, but please join our mailing list for updates and information throughout the year.
Amanda Nagorcka
President