P&C
April General Meeting – School Tour
The April general meeting of the P&C was held last Wednesday and was preceded by a tour of the school led by our SRC representatives Audrey and Jade. We were able to see all the areas of improvement that have occurred over the last 12 months as well as a “wishlist” of improvements that the P&C might be able to provide funding for. The SRC consulted the student body and the most popular idea was to transform the tennis courts into futsal courts. Audrey and Jade said that these are being continually used for soccer by students, from 7:30 in the morning until some time after school however the surface is poor and renovation is required. Another idea was to fund a volleyball court on a part of the oval. These ideas will be discussed further at our next meeting in May and once the school has provided the P&C with quotes for these works. We invite parents to come along to the May meeting (Wednesday 8/5 at 7:30) if they would like to contribute to this discussion and decision making.
Welcome to Year 7
A welcome to Year 7 families event was held at Petersham Bowling Club on April 5th. Forty Year 7 Parents attended and a very enjoyable evening was had by all. Thank you very much to Alison Austin, Year 8 parent for organising this event.
Fortians Union Guest & Annual Dinner Invitation
We were very pleased to welcome the President of the Fortians Union – Denice Smith as a guest at the April meeting. Denice told us a little about the Fortians Union. A reminder too that The Fortians Union have kindly invited all parents, carers and citizens on the P&C mailing list to their Annual Dinner in October 2019, which this year also celebrates 170 years of Fort Street High School. Please see the invitation and the accompanying booking form here – Dinner Booking Form 2019.
Focus Items 2019
Suggested focus items for the remainder of 2019 are as follows:
May – Gifted Education
June – Head Teacher CAPA (Creative & Performing Arts) C. Mattick
August – Head Teacher Maths (S. Lam) Newly Appointed.
September – Student Wellbeing (including technology management)
December – Head Teacher English (N. Melser)
Second Hand Uniform Stall
The P&C’s second hand uniform stall runs once per term before school from 7.45-8.45 am in front of the school office. This year’s dates for your diary are:
Term 2: Wednesday 8 May
Term 3: 7 August
Term 4: 23 October
Parents and students are welcome to come and grab a bargain. Price guide: shirts, skirts, shorts, IMP (music program) and sports uniform items all $5 each, jumpers $20, trousers $10, winter jackets $40. Cash only, please bring your small change, condition of clothes as found, no change rooms, no refunds. The second hand uniform stall relies on uniform donations from the school community. You can do your bit to recycle our uniforms and save landfill. If you have clean washed uniforms to donate, please take them to the school library and they will be placed in the donations bin. All proceeds to your P&C. If you are a parent who would like to volunteer on the stall please contact Sally at mceastonland@gmail.com. Thank you to everyone who has donated and to our volunteers, our front office and library staff for supporting the stall.
P&C General Meeting Dates for 2019
Term 2:
8th May 2019
12th June 2019
Term 3:
14th August 2019
11th September 2019
Term 4:
13th November 2019 (AGM)
11th December 2019
As with all our activities we welcome your feedback and contributions so please feel free to contact us at any time.