Community involvement
Our school values strong partnerships with our families and community. Parents and carers can get involved through our Parents and Citizens Association (P&C) or by volunteering at our school. Your time and support help make our school a better place for everyone.
Parents and Citizens Association (P&C)
Parents are strongly encouraged to be involved with the happenings of the school and many parents, former parents and grandparents provide strong support to the school. This includes assisting in the canteen, classrooms, on excursions, with dance groups and driving students to and from sporting competitions. Parents also become involved in such activities as sporting carnivals, concerts and special inter-school competitions.
It also involves being involved in decision-making through the Parents & Citizens Association. We greatly appreciate the support of our parents and wider community so at the end of the year we hold a thank-you morning tea for all our helpers. Local businesses and other community agencies who support the school are offered the chance to advertise in our school newsletter which goes home every second Tuesday to nearly 400 homes.
Join our P&C
To learn how to join our P&C, contact us today.
President: Belinda Wilding
Secretary: Christine Coleman
Treasurer: Melissa Puyo
Fundraising Coordinator / Vice President: Lohren Bird
Social Media Coordinator: Gina Cecco
Uniform Shop Coordinator / Vice President Kellie Mortimer
Canteen Manager: Alison Riddle
Canteen Treasurer: Renee Mitchell
Chittaway Bay Public School has a highly effective P&C Organisation that exists for all parents. The P&C contributes strongly to the school by raising funds to buy resources for educational programs and by improving the physical environment in which students learn.
Some activities in which the P&C is involved include:
- Fundraising
- Canteen Supervision
- Uniform style and sale
- Building and ground facilities
- Discussion of school policies and curricula.
The school Principal gives a report at each meeting. This helps parents who attend P&C meetings develop a really good understanding of school programs and policies. This knowledge helps P&C members play an important role in school management and decision-making through formal and informal discussions with the Principal.
The P&C is very active in fundraising and over the past few years has, through various initiatives such as School Discos, Christmas and Easter Raffles, Mothers Day and Fathers Day Stalls, Cake Stalls and Sausage Sizzles etc, managed to purchase many items for our school – some examples include:
- Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) to ensure all classrooms are equipped with this technology
- New playground fitness equipment through the government Investing in Our Schools Program
- New books and shelving for class and library use
- Sun Shelters for sporting and other outdoor events
- A mobile Interactive Commbox Panel for use in the library and for various presentations
P&C meetings
The P&C meets each school term to plan fundraising events and discuss school operation and policies. Meetings are friendly and informal and new members are most welcome. Reminders of meeting dates and times are published in the school newsletter. To learn about our P&C meetings, contact us today.
Volunteer at our school
Helping out at school is a great way to get involved in your school community.
Volunteer opportunities include:
- helping in the canteen
- getting involved in the P&C
- listening to children read in the classroom
- volunteering on sports days and other school events
- helping supervise excursions.
Get in touch to find out how you can help!
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