PTCA NEWS
Annual General Meeting
The PTCA is holding its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 6th March at 7pm in the “B” Block Staffroom. New Parents/Guardians are encouraged to attend, as it is a great opportunity to socialise with new and current parents. It also gives you the option to represent your family, as part of the College community. The PTCA does a superb job supporting the College through the organisation of events and providing timely and valued advice and feedback about the College as well as some fundraising. We encourage you to think about attending the meeting.
Immediately following the AGM will be our PTCA meeting for the month of March.
Unfortunately, some of our committee members will be leaving our fold as their sons and daughters completed their secondary school education last year. We would like families to consider getting involved with the PTCA so our numbers are strengthened and we can continue our role supporting the school community.
Some of the school activities we have assisted in previous years have been: assisting with the Year 7 BBQ, providing refreshments for the School Open Night / Information Night, School Production Nights, Winter Music Concert, assisting with the pancake breakfast on Ride To School Day, assisting with the Year 11 Debutante Balls and providing finances for the purchase of equipment and facilities around the school such as bench seating and shade sails, art faculty displays, furniture for the House Office waiting zones and bicycle equipment for the Bike Ed. Programs as well as landscaping and school beautification projects. We also sponsor and support the annual School Awards Night and Year 12 Valedictory Dinner.
Fundraising is one aspect of our function but it is limited due to our own personal commitments and time. We have promoted the Entertainment Books as a fundraiser and those who subscribe to it know it is money very well spent. We are also fortunate this year to secure a Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Day on Sunday 16th September 2018 and we really would like volunteers to help us to make it a very successful day.
The PTCA performs an important function in the College Community and the College encourages parents and guardians to become involved. The PTCA meet on the first Tuesday of the month at 7.00pm in the College staffroom.
The aims and objectives of the association are:
- To contribute to the wellbeing of the College community.
- To encourage the participation of parents in the life of the College and the education of their children.
- To provide opportunities for parents of students to discuss the welfare and the general education policy of the College.
- To help in the development of a shared parent view.
- To contribute to proposals on College policy and other educational issues to the College Council.
- To provide opportunities for parents/guardians to get to know each other and to be informed about their child’s school.
- To provide information that enables parents/guardians to extend their understanding of school issues.
- To work in co-operation with the College Council and the Principal.
- To raise funds for the benefit of the College (optional).
Membership
Membership is open to any parent or guardian of a child attending the school or any other interested party.
Peter Phillips
PTCA President