Family
& Friends
Contact Us!
If you have any queries and can’t speak to a member of the Committee directly, please feel free to email us at: contact.smppsff@gmail.com
Next Family & Friends Meeting
The next Family & Friends meeting will be on Tuesday 8 October at 6pm. All welcome.
Disco Bingo
A huge thank you to all who attended and were involved in organising our first ever Families & Friends adults fundraiser which was held at the Topiary in South Melbourne.
Parents, friends of the school and staff came together for a night of musical bingo and fun. The event, along with the silent and live auctions raised $8,700, which is an amazing result for our new school.
Thank you also to the many generous businesses in our local area that donated time, prizes and auction items. We are very grateful for their support.
Family and Friends are very excited to have received great feedback from the night, a few quotes are included below. We look forward to more initiatives that bring together our community and support the goals of the school!
“The function on Saturday was not only fun but extremely well executed. For the number of people who came, the table set up, games, auction etc were all spot on. Well done to you for driving this forward.”
“Such a great night! Thank you for organising, F&F crew!”
“I have conducted many auction evenings over the years. I felt your evening was the best I have been involved in thus far. The vibe was great. Congrats.” – Cayzer's Michael Szulc, who ran the live auction
End of Year Celebration – Tuesday 17 December
Planning is underway for a whole school celebration after school on Tuesday 17 December, taking place at the school. Please mark the date in your diaries and come along to celebrate the end of an amazing first year with your child/ren and school community.
We are looking for help to make this event a success. Any time you can donate in planning or on the day – no matter how short – is greatly appreciated.
Environment and Sustainability
Please remember to help reduce your household waste by donating and reusing unwanted books, musical instruments, costumes, games, LEGO, kitchen supplies, and craft supplies to your classroom. Check with your teacher for suitability.
Local Sustainable activities include:
Sustainable September at South Melbourne Market
Events, tours and workshops are happening throughout the month at the market.
https://southmelbournemarket.com.au/sustainable-september-2/
School holiday activities during September include kids cooking classes, Spring Sprouts, bag making, bike repairs and more.
South Melbourne Market now offers a Simply Cup coffee cup recycling station
https://southmelbournemarket.com.au/simply-cups-australia/
And drop off your rinsed plastic milk bottles to be recycled and made into usable products including plastic pellets and decking boards.
https://southmelbournemarket.com.au/milk-bottles/
Remember to BYO bags and cups when you visit the market.
New Ideas Lab Project The Future of Toys
Donate your pre-loved toys to Artplay in the city and give them another life. The Future of Toys is a creative recycling project. Drop off during opening hours in the Artplay foyer. The plastic will be used for printing new toys as part of a two-session workshop for children 7-12 years old. Find out more here.
The Future of Toys Workshops
Sign up ($45) to a two-part workshop to reimagine your old toys and then 3D print the reimagined toy using the plastic from your original toy. The reimagined printed toys will be exhibited in February 2020.
Find out more here.
Grants
We were delighted to receive a grant of $570 from the City of Port Phillip to assist with the costs of our lantern walk.