Parents, Friends & Community 

Notice of 2020 P&F Annual General Meeting Tuesday March 10th 7.30pm followed by the March P&F Meeting in the Staff Room

Dear Ormond Primary Community,

In line with Department of Education expectations and the constitution which governs the Parents and Friends Association it is an expectation that an annual general meeting is held. At this time all roles within the association are vacated and a committee for the coming year is voted in by a consensus of registered members.

This email is formal notification of the upcoming Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday March 10th at 7.30 pm in the school staff room.

A person who has become a Registered Member at the Annual General Meeting is immediately eligible to vote. A person who has become a Registered Member at a General Meeting is not eligible to vote until the next meeting is held.

Only Registered Members present at any meeting shall be entitled to vote.

A Registered Member may be present at a meeting in person or, by prior agreement with the Secretary, by videoconferencing or teleconferencing. It is the responsibility of the Secretary to ensure appropriate videoconferencing or teleconferencing facilities are available and set up at the time of the meeting.

Voting shall be by a show of hands unless a majority of those present request a secret ballot. Voting shall be determined by a simple majority. Where voting is tied, the President may exercise a casting vote. In the event that a secret ballot is called when one or more Registered Members are present via videoconferencing or teleconferencing, it is the responsibility of the President to determine the voting process for these members.

Everyone is welcome to attend, and if you wish to nominate or vote for one of the following positions a registration of membership for 2020 must be undertaken from 7pm on Tuesday 10th March 2020.

Registration and nomination forms will be available on the night.

The following positions will be open

1. Convenor
2. Vice Convenor
3. Meeting Secretary
4. Treasurer
5. Communications Coordinator
6. Class Representative Coordinator
7. Resource Coordinator
8. Marketing Writer

Parents and Friends is a great forum to meet new Ormond Primary parents, contribute to your school and support the many social and fundraising events which make our school such an enjoyable community to be a part of.

If you have any further questions or interest in attending or running for one of these roles please contact the current P&F convenor at Rachel.marsden@optusnet.com.au.R

Regards

P&F Association

Welcome Picnic Fun

What a wonderful night we had last Friday during the ‘OPS Welcome Back to School Rainbow Picnic’!

A colourful night with disco fun. We want to say thank you to The Ormond Ice Creamery Crew to come in this night with the yummy donuts and ice creams and to our famous Discofun Kids DJ fort he music and dance moves!

As P&F we are very happy that so many happy children, families and teachers came to school and celebrate the new school year with us!

This event is organised by P&F with help from the Year 6 reps and volunteers - thank you! Many willing hands make light work.

Calling All Class Reps

All our families got a message through Compass about the ‘Class representatives’. The Class Reps are key in helping the P&F with their endeavours throughout the year and we are now looking for volunteers to fill these roles.

Every class needs at least one parent class representative, but this role can also be shared with several parents in the class.

What does a class rep do?

• Organises class social events, e.g. dinner, coffee, school holiday picnic. This is up to each individual class rep and as many or as few of these events can be arranged during the year. It can be as little as a couple of dinners a year or something more regular each term.
• Assist the teacher to dissemminate information to families as needed e.g. class activities, need for volunteers in the classroom or on excursions, reminders regarding casual clothes days. This will often be guided by the teacher on an ‘as needed’ basis and these reminders are not frequent since most information is already relayed to parents via the school office directly.
• Coordinate a community event. Every year level will help with one community event under guidance of a P&F member with experience and detailed notes relating to your event. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel! Remember this event pertains to the whole year level so it is class reps as well as parent volunteers across all classes who come together to coordinate this.

Please consider becoming the class rep for your child’s class(es).

It is an enjoyable way of becoming involved in the Ormond Primary School community and something that does not involve a lot of work.

Most importantly, it is so vital in keeping the flow of information going between parents and teachers. It helps the class that your is in operate more effectively, which benefits everyone in the long run!

You can volunteer to be a class rep by contacting P&F at p.and.f.ormond@gmail.com.

We're always contactable!!

Do you have a question, suggestion, offer of help? There is no need to wait for an invitation to contribute, as you can always contact P&F via our central email address. Simply write to p.and.f.ormond@gmail.com

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