PARENTS ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

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1 PARENTS ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER MAY 2017 Newsletter 03/17 Upcoming Events Fri 12 May: Mother s Day Breakfast Sat 20 May: PA Trivia Night Fri 26 May: School Disco Next PA Meeting: Tuesday 30 May 7:15PM in the Heart Room All parents are automatically members of the PA and you are all welcome to attend the meeting if you wish to participate in assisting the PA Reminders Uniform Shop Dates for Term 2 Fri 12 May am Fri 26 May pm Fri 9 Jun am Fri 23 Jun pm The Uniform Shop is located in the back portable behind the prep area Message from our PA President Hello All, Welcome back to Term 2! I Hope you all had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed the blessings of the Easter period, I certainly enjoyed spending some quiet time with my family during this time. Term 2 is already well underway and May is one of the busiest times for our PA, with several important events like the Mother s Day Stall and Breakfast. Please see further below for detailed information on upcoming events. Regards, Noura.

2 Up-coming Events - Term 2 Mothers' Day Breakfast Mother s Day Breakfast will be held on Friday 12 th May from 7am. This year the event will be coordinated by a committee led by Athena Impala, Christina Conforti and Cecilia Campisi. A form has been sent via CareMonkey so please make sure you complete this if you wish to attend the breakfast. More Dad helpers required please! On the form is also a return section for Dads to assist on the morning. We need your help to cook the BBQ, serve breakfast, clean tables and do dishes (but remember, mums return the favour in September for Fathers Day). We are still looking for more volunteers to assist with organising the breakfast, please contact pa@shoakleigh.catholic.edu.au if you are able to assist in any way. There will be raffle tickets available for purchase on the day for some beautiful gifts. This is a wonderful tradition at our school and the kids love having a special breakfast with their Mum and their school friends which makes it even more exciting for them. PA Trivia Night A new event on the PA calendar for 2017! This will take place on Saturday 20 th May Forms have gone out in the new School Newsletter, but please see below if you missed this. Please come along and support this new event, it s a rare child-free PA Event and a chance for the parents to catch up! School Disco This will take place on Friday 26 th May, pm for all year levels. More details will be sent out soon for this popular event. Recent Events Combined Schools BBQ with Holy Redeemer The combined BBQ was a huge success and the kids had a great time, catching up with friends and enjoying the sausages. A massive THANK YOU to all the parents who went along and helped with the BBQ, your assistance made the event run very smoothly.

3 End-of-Term Sausage Sizzle Once again the End-of-Term Sausage Sizzle was run successfully by Nicole and Dave Cochrane. Many thanks to Nicole and Dave for their efforts, and to the other parents who came along to help out on the day. Mothers Day Stall The Mother s Day Stall was held on Monday 8 th and Tuesday 9 th of May, and was a great success. The children all enjoyed browsing the lovely selection of gifts to purchase that special gift for their mum! A big THANK YOU to all involved in buying the gifts and those helping out on the Stall to ensure the children were all able to get a chance to buy something. We hope all the Mums enjoy receiving the gifts!

4 The social event of the year is upon us! Book your babysitter so you can be part of this fabulous event. SACRED HEART PRIMARY SCHOOL Saturday 20th May 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start The Hall at Sacred Heart Primary School 2 Mora Avenue, Oakleigh TABLES Get together a group of friends from school, family, neighbours or workmates and organise a table of 6-8 people. If you re unable to make a full table don t panic! Order your tickets and we ll happily find you a table. COST& PAYMENT Tickets are $10 per person. Please complete the accompanying form and return with payment to the school ASAP. WHAT TO BRING Your thinking caps, drinks, glasses and nibbles. Gold coins. There will be fun games, giveaways and special performances on the night! Coffee & tea will be provided. HAVE A QUESTION? Please contact Jenny Matthews on or Gavin Kenny on if you have any questions about the night. WANT TO HELP? We will need some help setting up and packing up on the day/evening of the trivia night. Please contact Jenny or Gavin if you can contribute some of your time. We are also looking for a Quiz Master/M.C. for the night. If you think you have what it takes to do this job, please contact Jenny or Gavin (you won't need to do any preparation in advance). Given alcohol will be present, this is an adults only event (BYO alcohol). 7

5 SACRED HEART PRIMARY SCHOOL TRIVIA NIGHT TICKET ORDERING & PAYMENT FORM Form and payment to be returned to the school office CONTACT NAME FOR BOOKING: PHONE: NUMBER OF TICKETS BEING PURCHASED: TOTAL MONEY ENCLOSED (tickets at $10 p/p): Please tick if you d like us to allocate you a table: 8