St Gabriel’s Parents and Friends Committee – We Need You!!!

At St Gabriel’s Primary School, we are very fortunate to have a positive and dedicated group of parents who work side by side with the school and the school board to achieve the best possible environment and learning outcomes for our children. Whilst we represent the interests of the collective parent body, we strive to bring the school community together through organising fun activities for the students and families to engage in, while raising funds for the school.

This involves organizing and coordinating events such as Mother’s Day and Father’s Day stalls, special food days, icy pole days, hot cross bun drives, school disco, parent’s social nights, just to name a few. The money raised is dispensed back into the school for things like play grounds, sensory gardens, technology, books, equipment, whatever the school needs to enhance every student’s school experience at St Gabriel’s.

We understand the global pandemic has really affected our school community. Sadly, a lot of us don’t know the other parents and carers as we haven’t been able to meet each other at school, attend on-site fundraising events or have friendly chats while we wait for our children at the gate. However, the show must go on and we still need a parent’s and friends committee for 2021/2022.

Unfortunately, some of the current committee members are nearing the end of their St Gabriel’s journey with their children moving up to secondary school within the next year or two. As such, we need to hand over the reins! Without new members, the committee cannot operate meaning the children will sadly miss out. Should you wish to join, you will be strongly supported and well guided through the process which will see you become a confident committee member. And what a great way to meet each other!

We meet at 7.00pm on the second Tuesday of each month (excluding school and public holidays). Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is ordinarily held in August where we elect office bearers for the next 12 months. 2022 is looking to be a fantastic year with many events already pencilled in for our children to experience! As we haven’t been able to meet, our AGM will be in November this year at a venue yet to be decided.

All parents and community members are welcome! If you are interested in joining the P & F Committee or finding out what’s involved, please feel free to speak with anyone in the Administration Office so we can help make the connection.

Kind regards

Belinda Purcell

President