PSA UPDATE
I'd like to provide you with an update from our last PSA meeting held two weeks ago. It is a very busy time for the PSA with lots of events and initiatives happening across the next few months, and I would like to thank each parent who has volunteered their time to get involved in attending meetings, helping out with events, and contributing to the St Joseph's community for the benefit of our children.
St Joseph's children will no doubt be pleased to know that significant behind the scenes work has been happening on the new senior/middle school playground. Sarah Porter and Brett Gladki have done an enormous amount of dealing and negotiating with various playground suppliers from across the nation, and we have settled on a preferred supplier who has provided concept designs and pricing.
We also have identified a 'stretch goal' whereby we can commit to a very large and fun climbing spider as a centrepiece, to replace the much loved spider that had to be decommissioned. The more funds we raise in the coming months, the bigger the climbing spider we can deliver for our St Joseph's children to be utilised for many fun years to come. In exciting news, and all things going well, we are anticipating that the new playground will be installed over the September holidays ready for our happy children to build many more fond schoolyard memories.
To assist in achieving the best possible playground, we need the support of our school community more than ever across the next few months. I encourage you all to attend this Friday's Trivia night which will no doubt prove to be a fantastic event. Bring a friend or family member with you! Fill those tables! Lots of work has gone into ensuring that the night will be a success and lots of fun. Every dollar raised from the night goes straight back into that playground.
We also have our Hot Cross Bun drive currently active, with a portion of sales coming back directly to the school. Please order up big and enjoy your buns.
Other events to look out for in the next few months include an election day BBQ. When the election is eventually called, we will ask you to volunteer a few hours and be a part of providing democracy sausages for the hungry masses, as well as provide some baked goods for a cake stall. This is a great fundraising opportunity for the school, and again funds raised go straight to the playground.
Preparations are also underway to deliver another fantastic Mother’s Day breakfast on Friday 9th May. We received wonderful feedback about last year's event and look forward to delivering another great day in celebration of our St Joseph's mums.