Community Association

A note from Amy from the St John's School Community Association (CA)

As we have all started venturing back into the world, it has been really great to reconnect with those of you I know and also to meet some of the new families who have joined us over the past few years.

I was having a chat with a parent a few weeks ago who was telling me about how much he loved going to the mother's day stall when he was a child, clutching that coin in his hand, as his class all filed past the table and looked at all the lovely gifts for the mothers, grandmothers and special people, agonising over what to spend that precious coin on, what he could and couldn't afford and what his mum would really love. 

As he was talking, I was taken back to primary school too, remembering the excitement of getting to spend "actual money" comparing gifts with the other kids, admiring what I had bought, showing my sister, and then smuggling the item home in my bag and jamming it under my bed so my parents didn't see this special item until the special day!  

Sure, I remember the weekly math quiz and my most favourite teacher (Mrs Kamerer, you were the best!) but I have SO many other special school memories. These include the School disco night, year level progressive dinners (who remembers progressive dinners?), Easter bonnet parade, Easter raffle, Grand Final BBQ sausage day, the school fete, school roller skating night (at the Skate Ranch in Nunawading, showing my age there!), Mother's and Father's Day Stalls, ordering a book from Lucky Book Club, Doing THE NUTBUSH at school assembly (not sure why, but it was fun!), bus trips to play sport against other schools, Jump Rope for Heart....the list goes on and on...

So many of my memories of these fun parts of school were run by my parents and other students' parents, grandparents and carers. 

They were organised by the School Parent's Association/Community Association. 

Now, this nostalgic Dad is going to work on our St John's Mother's Day stall (yes we are going to have a mother's day stall!), so that his child can also have the same wonderful school memories that he had. We can have a Mother's Day stall this year because a couple of amazing CA stalwarts and this Dad are giving up a few hours of their time to prepare and run the stall on the day. 

We had a really productive CA meeting last week and we are really happy to let you all know that we have come up with lots of really fantastic events for 2022.

BUT...without you, these memory-making events won't be able to go ahead, so it has come to that time again, where I call out for your contributions and support! 

We'd love you to join us, as we really need as many of you who can spare some time to please come along to the next CA meeting. If you can't come to the meeting you can email us and let us know what you would like to be a part of. Or, you can email us and tell us what you remember, what meant something to you when you were at school, and we will enable you; to make this happen. So here are our ideas - 

TERM 2 

Wednesday 4 May 

Mothers’ day stall - This one is sorted!

Wednesday 11 May

Grandparents’/Special friend Day

Mass to be held at 9.00am followed by morning tea - we need help for the MORNING TEA please!

Friday 13 May 

Mother's Social Event/Movie Night - to be held in the cinema at school - Assistance to run this is required

Date TBA

Father's Term Event

Throughout the term 

Chocolate Fundraiser - This one is sorted, so just FYI.

TERM 3

Saturday 30 July - SAVE THE DATE!

Location - School Hall

This is a BIG one and will be LOADS of fun, A Trivia Night for the grown-ups, plan your babysitters now!

We need a team of people to assist with this one, including but not limited to - 

• A Trivia MC
• Donations for the silent auction (everyone can do this!)
• Ideas for games – wheelbarrow, coin toss, four corners
• Coordinator for platters and decorations etc.

Bunnings BBQ - Date TBC

Special Food Day - Date TBC

 TERM 4

• Mango Fundraiser – Oct/Dec
• Christmas Gingerbread House Fundraiser
• Graduation Dinner - Note Year 5 families - this is organised by you!
• End of year Children’s Disco - your kids are DESPERATE for this to happen!
• End of year BBQ at Halliday Park

Let's make this a Year to remember for us and for our Children.

To offer your support please contact Amy Prence on amyprenc@gmail.com

Easter Raffle

Don't forget to return your Easter Raffle tickets.  The raffle will be drawn on the last day of School, Friday 8 April.  Good luck!

For queries, contact Anna on 0409 141 4 61

(Eleonora 3/4 CB & Elisea Prep SW)  Thanks!

Mum's Dinner 

Thanks to all of the Mums who were able to join us for the Term 1 Mother's Dinner and to Trang for organising this event. It was s lovely to meet some of the new parents and reconnect with everyone else.

Entertainment Book Fundraiser

 Click on the link below if you  would like to subscribe to an Entertainment Membership

https://au.entdigital.net/orderbooks/184925h 

Queries to Trang (Alexander 3/4 B, Annabelle 1/2 A) on 0401 232 717