And just like that…..we are nearly half way through the year! Last day of term is Friday 30 June, and Term 3 starts TUESDAY 18th July. Don’t forget the pupil free day!!
Winter Snowball Disco
Last week we held our first major fundraiser for the year, the Winter Snowball Disco. It was a fabulous snowy night, and I think I can safely say the kids had a blast.
What an amazing night, that couldn’t have happened without so many amazing volunteers. Thanks to everyone involved…
The Disco Committee: Melissa Bramich, Leane Economou, Liz Russell, Jacqui Busby, Jodie Steele, Jenny Connell and Helen Randall who organised such a fantastic event and put in so many hours of work.
ALL of the AMAZING volunteers on the night… cooking sausages, selling and serving on BBQ, glow sticks, drinks, cakes.. on the ticket desk and door security, decorating and the clean up crew. These events can’t happen without you guys and we really appreciate all of your efforts. Too many people to mention you all, but you know who you are!
Balloon decorator extraordinaire Jacey Marie, check out Baby Bash Balloons here, there were some beautiful balloon creations throughout the disco.
And last but not least to our amazing bakers and snowflake makers. The hall looked beautiful and the baked goods were delicious as always.
Funds raised are being donated to Yr 3-6 literacy resources. Currently expenses are being finalised, but it looks like the total figure will be in excess of $4000! An amazing result.
Term 3 Events
Lots of fun events coming up in Term 3, please come along and support the school fundraising efforts.
August 21st – 25th – Book Fair
August 24th – Book Parade
August 25th – Fathers Day Breakfast and Classroom Visits
September 8th – Trivia night
September 14th – Musicale
Trivia Night – 8 September
Get excited for the first in person Trivia Night for several year at SCPS. We will be having an 80’s theme so time to bust out the leg warmers and fluoro! More details to follow, but put the 8th September in your diaries. The night will be held at the Maroubra Juniors, and our Quizmaster is SCPS’ very own Hayley S Kirk.
We will be running a silent auction for this event, if you have anything you would like to donate we would LOVE to hear from you – scps.pandc@gmail.com
Funds from this event will go towards a fabulous new Outdoor Learning area that will be running along Moverly Road in the Paddock, again more details to follow but the initial plans have been drawn in conjunction with the kids and look awesome. We are also pleased to donate 10% of profits to a very worthy charity Take Heart Deadly Heart. You can read more about the charity here:
https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/1232911/this-brave-heart-this-deadly-heart
K-2 Readers
The P&C have donated a cheque for $3542 to the school, plus $600 worth of new readers. This money was raised from the Easter activities including the Bunnings BBQ so thanks top anyone involved in volunteering their time to these events. K-2 home readers have been purchased and are now in the classrooms, hopefully all the K-2 parents and carers enjoy some new reading material!
P&C
The next P&C meeting will be in Term 3, Week 3 – Wednesday 2nd August. You can check out the minutes from our previous meeting on our website: https://southcoogeepublicpandc.org.au/minutes-amp-agendas-2022/
Farewell to Mr T
1T bid a very sad farewell to Mr T who is off to Matraville, hopefully he will be back again one day! He will be missed, the kids threw him a lovely morning tea and assembly.
P&C Federation Webinar
Keeping our children safe on social media: TikTok, YouTube, Instagram
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 7:30-8:05 pm AEST
The P&C Federation is pleased to be partnering with the eSafety Commission to host this Keeping our children safe on social media: TikTok, YouTube, Instagram webinar for our parents and carers.
The webinar is designed for parents and carers of young people in primary and secondary school. It includes practical tech tips, conversation starts and digital parenting advice.
It will cover:
- creating a positive digital identity
- privacy and sharing online
- managing what you see online
- good practices in group chats
- help-seeking
Speaker
Greg Gebhart, Senior Trainer, eSafety Commissioner
This webinar will be facilitated by P&C Federation NSW.
Registration
This webinar is presented via the eSafety Commissioner’s platform. It will not be recorded for viewing later. However, there are a range of resources and links to other webinars for parents and carers on the eSafety website.
Please note that when you click on the webinar registration link, you will be taken to the website of the eSafety Commissioner. The information you provide to the e-Safety Commissioner at registration will only be used for the purpose of communicating with you about the webinar.
Vacation Care
OOSH vacation care is open for bookings, check out the options and contact them to book www.southcoogeeoosh.com.au
Until next term, have a great winter holiday
Your P&C
South Coogee Public School Parents and Community 