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Welcome!
A massive welcome to all the new P&C Office Bearers! Thanks for volunteering (or volunteering again!).
This fortnightly eBulletin goes to all P&C Office Bearers with must-know info to keep your P&C on track this year! Plus, updates on what P&C Council is up to (you are our members, after all) and interesting info you might like to share.
Please remember that P&C Council is here to help you, so please check out our online resources, sign up for our free member training (see below), or call (6241 5759) or email with any questions.
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Farewell?
If you are finishing up on your P&C, a huge THANK YOU for all your volunteered time and effort.
Pl ease do get the new committee to let us know who they are via our Office Bearer's Form.
Remember to pass on your valuable knowledge to the next person! Some short handover notes with key information and a description of what to do is so important. To make it easier we have templates for Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurers for you to customise for your P&C.
If you no longer wish to receive these bulletins, please hit 'unsubscribe' at the bottom. Thanks! 😊
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 Top Tips for P&Cs
We have managed to distil our key advice to P&Cs to just six quick points!
Check them out!
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Training for P&C volunteers
We've been in the P&C game for a while and have learnt a few tricks. Our Member Workshops cover everything you need to run your P&C effectively (and legally), and fulfil your role brilliantly! They are FREE to our members.
Most will run online in the evening. Click through below for details. Register here.
Growing your P&C - making your association thrive. May 3
P&C Operations & Fundraising - decision making; meetings & events; raise & spend funds. May 4
Treasurers' and Insurance Workshop - the Treasurer's job and the insurance package. May 12
P&C Constitution workshop - understand and update your constitution. June 7
Council delegate training will be provided at our March 22 General Meeting - see meeting notice below.
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Healthy Canberra Grants: For community-based activities to improve the health of Canberrans, focusing on supporting children and families. P&Cs have used these grants to provide mental health and wellbeing programs at school including yoga, the Cool Kids anxiety program, drumming therapy, and transition programs. Applications due Friday 11 March.
Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants : Up to $1000 for hands-on primary school projects focusing on sustainable food production, better waste management or enhancing native habitats. Closes 18 March.
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Canteens: Flexischools help
Some P&C-run canteens have been frustrated with the service that they have been getting from Flexischools of late. We met with them last week to let them know and they have assured us that outages are reducing and that their help line, which was closed due to COVID, is now open. You can get help from Flexischools:
- Online - Any time, via the supplier contact form.
- Phone - Between 8am- 4pm (AEDST) on Weekdays: 1300 590 044.
- Parents with difficulties ordering or paying can use the parent contact form or call 1300 361 769.
Flexischools have also developed some quick how-to guides for your parents to help them use the system.
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Education for students with disability
The Education Directorate is having a Community Conversation on how to strengthen inclusive education and deliver the best possible learning opportunities for children and young people with disability in public schools.
Parents, carers and young people are encouraged to complete the re-launched survey if you didn't do so last year. It has been updated following feedback from stakeholders, including Council.
You can also join a small group conversation (online consultation sessions) and can include any support needed to participate.
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Parent input into a mental health resource
Researchers at the Australian National University are developing a resource to help parents support the mental health needs of their children. Parents/caregivers are currently being invited to share their thoughts on what would be helpful in this new resource, via a 20-30 minute survey.
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Youth input on online safety
The Federal Government's eSafety Commission is looking for 20 young people aged from 13 to 24 years to be part of an Online Safety Youth Advisory Council to help inform policies and programs for young people and provide advice to the Government about their experiences online. They are looking for a diverse range of voices. Find our more and apply here before 14 March.
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General Meeting: growing your P&C
Join us for our General Meeting on Tuesday March 22 at 7pm!
We'll hear from Maree Wright, P&C President at North Ainslie Primary and how they have spread the load by growing their committee and volunteer base - a three year process that is bringing success. Hear how!
Plus we'll have a session to welcome and inform new Council Delegates, and all the usual info from and for public school P&Cs. To suggest an item for the agenda, email.
Register to receive the Zoom link.
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Reconciliation Action Plan meeting
Council's Term 1 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Committee meeting is on Thursday 17th March at 1pm via Zoom. Any interested P&C member is welcome to join this committee, which oversees and actions the completion of Council's RAP (which has been delayed due to COVID). On the agenda:
- Planning for 2022 actions in line with Council's Reconciliation Action Plan
- National Reconciliation Week 27 May-3June 2022: Be Brave. Make Change
Email us for the meeting link or to join the Committee.
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Canteen Sub-committee meeting
 Join us to talk canteens!!
- Special guests, the ActSmart Schools team, will talk about how to reduce your canteen waste plus using the ACT CDS for canteen fundraising
- Discuss group buying schemes
- Flexischools response to your issues, further feedback & any actions
- Plus! Share your questions or a hot tip from your canteen!
Note the date has been changed: It's on Wednesday May 23 (Week 8), from 7 to 8:30pm via zoom.
Anyone involved with their P&C-run canteen is welcome to join our canteen sub-committee, or come along - just email us.
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Summary of upcoming events
- Executive Meeting, Tuesday 8 March (Tonight!), 7pm
- Reconciliation Action Plan Committee meeting, Thursday 17th March (Week 7), 1pm
- General Meeting, Tuesday March 23 (Week 8), 7pm
- Canteen sub-committee meeting Wednesday May 23 (week 8), 7pm
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