Parents & Friends 

🌸There were tough decisions galore at the Mother’s Day Stall on Friday. It was so interesting to see the ‘shoppers’ who took their time carefully examining everything on sale before purchasing, and the ‘shoppers’ who walked up and purchased the first thing they saw. 

It was an amazing effort from our group of volunteers who got through all 19 classes in just under 90 minutes. 

There are so many people to thank - it really does take a community to make these events happen. 

Thank you to Heidi, Emily, Mais, Dayna, Veen, Vincya, Alice, Emmanuelle, Jess, Liz, Tegan, Andy, Chalani, Karry, Michelle, Rick, Huy and Heloise. You were all sensational! (Apologies if I’ve forgotten anyone!)

Thanks also to Joel, Naomi, Justine and Gill for running the Kindergarten stalls too over two days. 

Thanks also to Griffin & Bella from 5/6W for marshalling the grades, and Mr O’Hern for making sure it all ran smoothly, as well as Ally & Sue for handling the money raised. 

And BIG thank you to Emily and Dayna for also helping sort gifts earlier in the week. 

🎂 The Cake Raffle is BACK! 

Tickets are 20cents each or 6 for $1. 

There is a sign up sheet for Cake Raffle volunteers at the Office desk. 

The Junior Raffle is held on Wednesdays (at Assembly) and the Senior Raffle is held on Fridays (at Assembly). 

Thanks to the Walker family for Wednesday’s contribution, and the Harnett family for their contribution on Friday. 

Last week’s raffle raised $80.65

☕️The final parents Afternoon Tea for this term will be for the Grade 1/2 Parents on Wednesday 12th May at 2:30pm. Just come along - no need to bring anything. 

🥣 Jess Walker is our fantastic Community Support Representative. She co-ordinates support for school families through an anonymous volunteer community. Your family may be having a challenging time due to job loss, illness, injury, or financial stress. Please know that you can reach out to Jess to let her know what you need - eg. groceries essentials, some snacks for lunchboxes or a few home cooked meals. Jess reaches out to her volunteers who provide what’s needed and both parties stay anonymous to each other. 

If you need help, or if you’d like to help, you  can email Jess at: 

mprps.community@gmail.com

👍🏻 If you haven’t already, please join the Parents Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mprpsparentsandfriends/

This group was started by Trish Brimelow 6 years ago, and is a great place to stay up to date with school events and connect with fellow parents. 

📪If you would like more information regarding the Parents & Friends community, the email address is mprps.pf@gmail.com or you can find me through the Parent Facebook Group. 

Flip McKinnon

Parents & Friends Co-ordinator