Volunteers Thank You Morning Tea was held on 29 November. 

This event was a terrific turn out and was a small gesture to thank those many different people who assist the School and its Students, School Banking, and of course the P&C through the year. What was especially wonderful with this year’s event, was that Jessica Griffiths, along with Silverwood Café, catered a lovely array of wonderful food. This was a wonderful gesture on Jessica’s behalf, who provided all the catering free of charge. Thank you so much Jessica and Silverwood Café!!! 

2020 School Leadership Selection Process: 

It has been a pleasure this year to again be part of the selection panel which has helped determine our School’s leaders for next year. Apart from sitting in on the speeches by the 22 Students who put themselves forward as candidates (21 November), I then formed part of the panel which interviewed the nine short-listed Students (28 November), and all nine students should be congratulated for their wonderful performances in these interviews. Our School has so many fabulous and talented Students, and I look forward to hearing the announcement of the successful candidates for the 2020 School Captain positions which will be announced at the final Assembly on 12 December. 

Early 2020 P&C Meetings and Events to Add to Calendars: 

Uniform Shop

Our Uniform Shop Co-Ordinator, Karen-Kay Hocking, to assist with the demands of the new schooling year will be opening the Shop on Saturday 18 January and on the meet the teacher and school books drop off day on Thursday 23 January 2020. (Also note in 2020 that there will be new opening day/hours for the Uniform Shop which will open on Wednesdays from 2.45-3.15pm.) 

Tissues & Tears’ Morning Tea 

Morning tea for new Prep parents will be on 28 January 2020. 

P&C’s first meeting in the New Year:

Monday 10 February 2020.

This meeting is very important to layout P&C’s path and events for the coming year, along with preparing for the AGM. Please consider joining our School’s P&C to become a real active part in our School and its Students in 2020. 

Family Fun Day

Will be held on 23 February 2020 at the Dayboro Pool, courtesy of our local MBRC Councillor Darren Grimwade, with all proceeds to go towards our School’s swimming program. 

P&C’s Annual General Meeting will be on Monday 9 March 2020.

The following outlines the structure and roles of our School’s P&C Association. 

Please consider not only becoming a member of our P&C in 2020, but also to pursue active involvement by nominating for some of the positions and roles that will become available to fill at this AGM: 

P&C EXECUTIVE: 

President – chairs all meetings and co-ordinates the activities of the P&C in close collaboration with the senior Staff of the School and all P&C officer holders and other representatives; also involved in public engagement on behalf of P&C and the School, and represents P&C at functions, events and other duties where possible or on request of the School. 

Vice President – to ensure the Vice President always plays an effective role on P&C, apart from being on hand to step up in the event of the President being absent, also co-ordinate Grants in conjunction with Projects & Activities Team – see below. 

Secretary and Facebook – this role includes control and maintenance of P&C Facebook page as an integral part of this important executive secretarial and record keeping function. 

Treasurer – maintains accounting system (i.e. Zero), with the aim to better centralise/control financial affairs, bills and payments, and generates financial reports for general meetings, and liaises with auditor to prepare report and financial statements required for annual AGM. 

OTHER P&C ROLES: 

Uniform Shop Co-ordinator – this role includes keeping a register of all supporting volunteers and their contact details, and to provide regular report updates, news and issues to Executive and/or to monthly P&C meetings. 

Tuckshop Co-ordinator – this position is aimed to achieve greater co-ordination and the flow of information/decisions between the Tuckshop staff/volunteers and with P&C, to provide regular report updates, news and issues to Executive and/or to monthly P&C meetings, as well as working in positive ways to implement improvements, changes and other recommendations of the QAST report (from February 2019). 

School Banking Co-ordinator – this role needs to regularly attend P&C meetings and report on progress of school banking, its volunteers and any issues to keep Executive informed, as well as to maintain a register of all school banking volunteers and their contact details. 

Projects and Activities Team – the aim here is to try and get a group of at least 4x P&C members who are charged with co-ordinating/managing P&C supported events, fundraising activities, as well as managing call outs for volunteers to assist with all such activities, along with maintaining a register of volunteers and their contact details. The Projects and Activities Team also assists with Grants and Submissions in conjunction with the Vice President. 

Technology/Systems – This role is responsible for the management of the physical and virtual technology assets and ongoing management of systems used by the P&C (i.e Office 365, Flexi schools, in conjunction with P&Cs business units–Tuckshop and Uniform Shop). 

Jeff Hopkins-Weise (P&C President)