Parents & Friends Association News

Another First for the PFA

A big thank you to all the students last month!

The PFA put on a Mother’s Day Stall in the week running up to Mother’s Day and it was very well received by the students. Many of them came to buy something special for their mothers, including beautiful red roses and lovely cards. All goods for this stall were donated by a very kind parent of the school and of course all funds raised go straight back to Nossal.  Thank you also to the hard working PFA members who gave up their lunch hours to come into the school to set up the tables and then stayed to run our pop-up shop. It was so successful we are thinking of doing one for Father’s Day too, in September. 

PFA are supporting our students

The PFA are a dedicated group who work tirelessly to make our school a better place to learn and work.  They are group who enjoys their involvement and love meeting together on the first Wednesday of the month during school terms.

At the most recent meeting, the PFA looked at the money they had raised over the past 12 months through their successful Second Hand Uniform shop, sales of commemorative paver and entertainment books as well as other events such as the Mother’s Day stall and chose to fund the purchase of some items for the school.

A big thank you to the PFA who have agreed to provide:

• An upgrade to the switchboard of the school to allow for a monitoring system for students to monitor and record the school’s energy use.  This is a project of the NEST (Nossal Environment and Sustainability Team) Group
• Protective Hockey kits for sporting competition
• An additional keyboard and amplifier for the Music Department
• Commemorative lapel badges for those who participated in the recent Generations in Jazz festival
• AV Stabilizing equipment for student use with video cameras

Be apart of the Nossal Commemorative Walk

The Nossal “Walk of Fame” is another project inspired by the PFA.  Students, staff and community can have their name recorded publicly in our school’s history by purchasing a paver which will then be laid with the others at the front of the school.

Orders for 2018 close at the end of this term, so get yours in today.   Pavers are just $50.00 and can be ordered at the school’s Reception office.  All pavers ordered by the end of the month, will be laid before students leave or graduate at the end of the school year.

This is a great community initiative by the PFA.

Beating the Winter Chill

The PFA are currently taking donations of any winter coats or ski jackets that your family no longer needs. We are donating these to a very good cause, called “Heat the Homeless in Melbourne”. Items need to be clean and in good condition and can be dropped into the office to be passed onto the PFA or you can donate them at Anaconda, who are organising it the charitable event.  How nice it would be if we could give back to the community in this way?

Tracey Williams

PFA Newsletter Editor