Community Council Term 1 Report 2021

The Community Council (CC) started the year with welcoming 3 new members and farewelling 2 valuable members. Thanks to Renee Lindley and Emma Peterson for their hard work and dedication to the school during their time on the CC.

Currently the CC is undergoing a structure review, with the help of Catholic Education (CE), to help us align with the Constitution. Once the recommended structure is in place the CC will be able to operate effectively to represent the parent body.

One of the recommendations in the Constitution is to set up working parties to increase parent involvement and work more efficiently. Currently we are seeking EOI for parents and teachers to become involved in a fundraising working party. A building and maintenance working party is also being established to help oversee the new administration building.

Our new turf is looking fabulous! Thank you to Jeremy Pearce and his team for their hard work. The CC approached this project with determination and perseverance, and it is great to see the final result and watch the children enjoy the new space.

We are looking for fresh fundraising ideas! Thank you to Madeline Ryan for her efforts organising the movie night. It was a great new idea for a fundraiser to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, and it was a fun night! Thank you to the parents who supported the event. The trivia night is also a popular and successful fundraiser and hopefully this event can happen again with the establishment of the fundraising working party.

The CC has also been assisting the staff in finding exciting excursion options for the children in response to parent feedback. Cost is a major factor when planning excursions and it has been a limitation to some of the suggested destinations. The CC is still committed to assisting with the transportation costs of excursions and assisting staff to find interesting and economical options.

As the CC represents the parent body, we are open to input and ideas from parents, and we value your involvement. The representative from the CE mentioned at our recent meeting that there is a correlation between high achieving schools and an active parent body, so with that in mind please consider how you would like to be actively involved in our school to help us achieve great things!!

Kate Graham

Secretary, Community Council