Parents and Friends Association  

Next meeting date:   24 May, 7pm.   All welcome

 

Mother's Day Breakfast 

Our annual Mothers’ Day breakfast is back. This is one of the most popular PFA  events of the year. The event will be held in the Middle School Centre on Friday 7 May   from 7:30am - 8:30am.

Unfortunately, the numbers attending this event are restricted due to the department's Covid guidelines. 

We apologise for this inconvenience. 

2021 PFA team

President:           Andrew Gifford  (parent of students in year 9 and 12)

Vice President: Martina Johnson  (parent of students in Year 7 and 9)

Secretary:           Ann-Maree Smith  (parent of student in Year 8)

Treasurer:           Johan Cameron (parent of student in Year 9)

 

Why does the PFA exist?

We love our video presentations from the PFA. Click below to view our PFA president, Andrew Gifford providing un update on why we have a PFA at Koonung :

 

 

Sign up!

The PFA sends news via email. Sign up to receive out news:  http://eepurl.com/gRpV2z

 

Have you signed up but not received emails? Please check your junk mail and re-train your inbox to accept our emails. If this is not the problem, contact us: pfa@koonung.vic.edu.au

 

Second hand books 

 PFA volunteers Fiona McLean and Dominique Gifford  run the Second Hand Book Sale in December. There are some books still available, contact booksale@koonung.vic.edu.au.

 

Enhancing the Learning Environment

The PFA helps raise funds to provide new resources for the school. 

This year we have allocated $30,000 for purchases and services in 2021. Most of this money is raised though the Second-hand Uniform Shop and the the Second-hand Book Sale. The other main fundraising event is a Bunnings Bake Sale. We hope to run two bakes-sales this year, one in July, with a “Christmas in July” theme and one in October with a Halloween theme. Unfortunately, at this stage Bunnings is not holding Bake Sales. However, we are in the ballot for a Bunnings BBQ, so watch this space!

 

Can you juggle?

What skill do you have that would enhance the school community? Some examples:

  • Translating PFA news into other common languages at the school. Could you help with this?
  • You love baking - we’d love your help at one of our events.
  • Do you like talking? Make sure you volunteer to interact with potential new parents at an Open Evening.
  • Maybe you play guitar - could you serenade the mothers at our breakfast?

Even if you can’t make it to a meeting and you have an idea or a skill that would help enhance how the PFA contributes to the school community, send us an email at pfa@koonung.vic.edu.au 

 

Andrew Gifford 

PFA President

Second hand uniform shop need more uniforms

Did you know that the money raised from the second hand uniform shop goes back into the school? In the past, it has bought equipment such as French dictionaries, musical production lighting, sports equipment and boardgames.

If you have clothes that your son or daughter have grown out of, you can either:

  • resell the clothes via the second hand uniform shop, where 30% of the sale goes back to the school (and 70% to you). See: Second Hand Uniform Lodgement Form, or
  • donate the clothes to the shop, where 100% of the sale goes back to the school.

The second hand uniform shop is open each Friday afternoon from 1.15pm until 3.30pm

You can drop the clothes off to the shop when open or leave at Reception. If you have any questions about the shop please email here: 

secondhanduniforms@koonung.vic.edu.au