2023 Parent Forum Newsletter #1

Upcoming Dates

PARENT FORUM MEETINGS:

• Thursday 16th February at 6:00pm - AGM Vote & Class Reps
• Tuesday 2 May, 6:00pm in the School Admin - Live Stream FB

SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY 1ST APRIL, 2-7PM
For the 2023 St Ambrose Fair –  complete with rides, entertainment, food and stalls.

FAIR MEETINGS:

• Thursday 16th February at 6.00pm Free Babysitting Arranged.
  Please RSVP via  FORM or to stambrosepf@gmail.com

CONTACT US:
If you want to get involved with our Fair, simply come along to our next meeting or contact stambrosepf@gmail.com

AGM & Parent Committee Positions Vacant

Thank you to those who attended the Parent Forum AGM on Tuesday night both via live stream and in person. We have filled the following Parent Forum positions: 

Chairperson: Jeff Bottle 
Secretary: Emma Madders 
Committee Members: Rebecca Mander
Treasurer: nominations open
Kindergarten Committee Member: nominations open
Committee Member/s: nominations open

Since the AGM on Tuesday, we have received nominations for Treasurer and Kindergarten Member. If you would like to put forward a nomination please do so by Wednesday 15th at 3:00pm via email to the parent forum stambrosepf@gmail.com. A vote for the Treasurer and Kindergarten Member will take place on Thursday 16th February at 6:00pm at the School with committee members. 

If you would like to put your hand up as a Committee Member again please contact us. We would love to have your support in this role. Committee Members need to attend Parent Forum meetings, support volunteers, work collaboratively with the entire committee to achieve goals, and represent the Parent Forum at events. Training and support will be provided. Our only requirement for the role is a smile and a desire to make a positive contribution to the school and Parent Forum community. 

THANK YOU: A big thank you to Rebecca Mander for her role as Treasurer and contribution to the Parent Forum last year. Bec did an outstanding job and we thank her for her efforts. 

Please contact the Parent Forum at stambrosepf@gmail.com if you have any questions, minutes from the AGM are available at request. 

The next Parent Forum meeting will be held on Tuesday 2nd May at 6pm. Come along in person or attend via live stream. If you have any questions or points you would like to raise, please do not hesitate to contact us at stambrosepf@gmail.com

Class Parent Reps - Positions Vacant

Class Parent Representative positions still need to be filled for the following classes:

• Kindergarten Gold
• Kindergarten Teal

If you would like to be a class representative please contact your child's teacher (via email in compass) or the school office sapot@lism.catholc.edu.au at your earliest convenience. 

Class Parent Reps - Info & Fair Meeting

Dear Class Reps,

Welcome and thank you for volunteering for the 2023 school year.

In preparation for the year, we ask that you please attend a meeting on Thursday 16th Feb at 6pm. Babysitting is available.

This meeting is to:

• inform you about your role

• event coordination and information

• fair stall allocation and suggestions 

• Get to meet each other - welcome

Please RSVP via FORM or email  stambrosepf@gmail.com by Tuesday 14th Feb.

We hope you can make it and thank you in advance.

St Ambrose 2023 Fair Welcome & Flyer

Welcome, all as we prepare for the fun of this year’s St Ambrose School Fete! The date for your calendars is Saturday 1st April 2023, 2 pm -7pm. The fair committee needs your help to make it a fantastic day for all! 

A Fair planning meeting has been scheduled for Thursday 16th February at 6:00 pm at the School. Babysitting has been arranged.

At this meeting class stalls will be allocated - parent reps come and choose!

If you would like to attend and if you require our babysitting service please  RSVP HERE or contact the Parent Forum at stambrosepf@gmail.com . 

We hope you can make it.

Fair Sponsors

If you are interested in being a sponsor for our 2023 Fair – we would love to hear from you. Every donation – big or small – makes a huge difference and we are grateful for any support that our school community can offer. Please see the Sponsorship Registration PDF below for more information.

Food Stalls for Fair

Do you have a food stall or would you like to help us run a school food stall at the fair?

We would love to hear from anyone who has a food stall they would like to run at our fair which is being held on Saturday 1 April 2022. If you are interested, or if you know of anyone who may be, please complete the form or contact one of the following by next Wednesday 15th Feb:

Food Stall Form - click here
Parent Forum email: stambrosepf@gmail.com
School Email: sapot@lism.catholic.edu.au

Class Stalls & Donations

STALLS
We are asking each class to be responsible for a stall. At the moment the class stalls are being finalised, then we will be asking for parents' help to run the stalls (the kids will be having too much fun).

DONATIONS
We want everyone to be involved in this so we will keep you updated in the coming months on what we’re doing and how you can help. We are going to be having donation drives on a regular basis and asking you to bring in things such as goods we can sell on our trash & treasure stall, crafts, plants,  2nd handbooks,  lollies, cakes, etc. We’ll let you know what and when we need it.

If we all do this together then our St Ambrose Fair will be a huge success for our kids and a great fun day.