A warm welcome to all the new families joining our school community this year, we know you’re going to love our school!
To all the current school families – we hope you and your children have had a great summer break and are ready for another wonderful year at WPS.
This year your P&C Executive comprises:
Co-President - Jenni Brown
Co-President -Tanya Taylor
Vice-President Communications - Amy Daly
Vice-President Partnerships - Meredith Robson
Treasurer - Raffi Mavlian
Secretary - Rebecca Cleary
Fundraising / Events - Juliemma Moran
We also have lots of fabulous volunteers on the various sub-committees for the school including Band, Chess, Events, Netball, Sustainability, Traffic and our Uniform Shop.
In 2020, the WPS P&C has a number of goals:
· To promote a spirit of co-operation between parents, staff and citizens of the Willoughby community
· To help raise funds to support additional needs within the school
· To assist with the co-ordination of communication to parents and carers
· To provide social and community support to all at WPS
· To develop sustainable and safe approaches to all our events and activities
There are lots of things happening in 2020, and many ways we communicate with you. Here are some of them:
P&C Meetings
We have one meeting per term to discuss issues and hear relevant reports from Sub-Committees and Clubs. Please come along and meet the P&C Executive and Convenors, and hear more about what is happening at WPS. We’re friendly and approachable - we’d love to see you there!
Meeting dates this year are:
Wednesday 4 March
Wednesday 27 May
Wednesday 19 August
Wednesday 11 November (AGM)
Website
http://www.wpspandc.com.au
The WPS P&C website has information about the P&C, band, netball, chess, uniform shop, grounds etc. This is where you will find out more about the fundraising and social events that take place during the year.
Emails
The P&C sends emails to advertise social events, to update you on areas of interest to you and/or your child, and to inform parents about various issues relevant to the school community. The email address we use for this correspondence is collected via the Class Representative (see below).
Class Parent
In your child’s class there will be a nominated Class Parent who will liaise with the teacher/s and parents and, using a class contact list, send out useful information about activities specific to the class as well as information about P&C activities and events. Your contact details for this list will be collected at the parent information evening early this Term and distributed only to parents in your child’s class.
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/WilloughbyPublicSchool
WPS P&C has a Facebook page where actvities and events that are run by the P&C are advertised, and photos are also often uploaded after an event. The P&C may also use the Facebook site to reiterate messages from the school and those of benefit to the wider school community.
Events
We have loads of fantastic events planned in 2020. Please save the dates in your calendar!
Sat 29 Feb Family Fun Day at Willoughby Park – tickets on sale soon
Thu 7 May Mothers and Others Day Stall – Your children can shop for a gift at school
Wed 3 Jun Blokes Night Out
Sat 20 Jun Parents Party
Sun 6 Sep School Fair
Thu 3 Sep Fathers Day Stall – Your children can shop for a gift at school
Fri 30 Oct Chicks for a Cause Lunch
Fri 20 Nov Starry Night – our annual outdoor movie under the stars
Put Up Your Hand to Help
Without out volunteers, none of the P&C Events could happen. We’d love to hear from you if you can help out in any way, big or small. Contact Juliemma on events@wpspandc.com.au
We look forward to a great 2020, and hope to meet you or see you again soon.
Jenni Brown and Tanya Taylor
WPS P&C Co-Presidents
Other News…
Kindy “Tea and Tears” Morning Tea
The P&C hosted a morning tea for Kindy parents and carers in our brand new hall on Friday 7 February. It was great to meet so many lovely kindy mums and dads. This is the first of many social occasions they are sure to experience at Willoughby – where lifelong friendships are formed (for the parents as well as the kids).
A big thank you to the Year One families who brought in some delicious treats for our new Kindy parents & carers, our P&C Executive for serving the teas and coffees, and our Kindy Ambassador, Francine Burge, Class Parent Coordinator, Amy Daly and the School Executive for answering loads of questions!
Traffic Safety Reminders
Have you seen our new traffic safety signs? They have lots of good reminders, like the maximum legal waiting time in the Kiss 'n' Ride zones is 2 MINUTES!
Our Traffic Taskforce is keen to implement some further safety measures in 2020. If you have any suggestions, please email president@wpspandc.com.au.
Blow Your Own Trumpet
We are currently accepting submissions for advertisements in our school Advertising Supplement for Term One. The Supplement is published online on the WPS P&C website and also as a paper booklet, printed in black and white, distributed to all our students (over 1000 students).
If you have a business and might be interested in being featured, please email Simrita for further details and (very reasonable!) pricing: advertising@wpspandc.com.au
The deadline for all artwork is 17 February.
Click Here for our Term 4 2019 brochure.
Seeking New Angels!
Our Lost Property Angels are in need of 6 new helpers to join the team.
You'll only need to spare an hour or two once per term to help sort lost property and reunite it to owners.
We work in teams of two, so grab a buddy and let us know if you can help!
We can also find you a buddy if you need one.
Please send your details to Lisa: lisa_gizariotis@yahoo.com.au
Thank you!
