21 February 2018

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Important Dates

Principals Report

Dear Parents/Caregivers,

What a wonderful start we have had to the 2018 school year. The weather has certainly been very kind, allowing for programmes to proceed as normal, which is a wonderful way to start the year. At Monday’s assembly I challenged the children to do Random Acts of Kindness. These can be done in a variety of ways, e.g. opening the door for someone else, saying good morning to another person before they do, stepping back and letting another child be first in line, taking someone’s rubbish to the bin when taking their own, remembering to say thank you, etc. Every small interaction with someone is an opportunity to have a positive impact on each person. February 17th is the Random Acts of Kindness Day; however I would like to challenge the children to continue all year in order to instil the virtue of being kind to others. If you would like to know more about Random Acts of Kindness or are looking for more ways to show kindness there are many web pages that contain information, one such page can be found via the link below.

Faction Captains: Last week the Faction Captains and Vice Captains for 2018 were announced at the assembly. Congratulations to the following children who have been voted in to this student leadership role at the school.

Stirling (Red) – Captain Mik S and Majesty P
Vice Cap – Emmanuel D and Jesslyn D

Gairdner (Gold) –Captain Josh M-K and McKenzie B
Vice Cap Pabin S and Taylah H

O’Connor (Green) – Captain James F and Tran Q
Vice Cap Jaxon R and Kelis C

Forrest (Blue) – Captain Daniel R and Jazmyn S
Vice Cap Jack G and Jenna B

Open Night

The night will follow this approximate timeline:

5:00pm School Board Open Meeting – all parents welcome to this open meeting in the staffroom. The agenda will include nominations for vacant positions.

5:30 - 6:00pm Classrooms Open – all rooms will be open for students to guide parents around, introduce them to the class teacher and show their best work. As time is limited formal interviews will not occur during this time, however questions concerning class policy can be clarified.

Parking will be available on the oval as the tunnel will be closed.

HAMPTON PARK PRIMARY - P&C ASSOCATION

GENERAL P&C COMMITTEE MEMBERS

P&C membership is open to all parents of pupils who attend the school, and to any citizens within the school community. The P&C maintains a register of members (i.e. any person who has paid the annual $1 subscription is automatically a member of the association). Parents are able to attend meetings without having to become a member, however if they choose not to become a member they do not have an entitlement to vote. In the spirit of building community and remembering that the children's needs are front and centre of all P&C initiatives, parents are reminded that the P&C is run in the best interests of our students and not for individual benefit.

The AGM will be held this coming Monday 26th February at 7.00PM in the Staff Room.

Role Descriptions

PRESIDENT

• establishing good relationships with members, being respectful of everyone's rights and responsibilities
• developing a vision of where the P&C is heading and what strategies will be implemented to facilitate its success
• developing a collaborative relationship with the school principal, deputy principal and teaching staff
• planning meetings and following up on actions from previous meetings in conjunction/ consultation with the executive team
• embracing the principles of impartiality, tact, respect, inclusiveness and common sense.

President Duties include:

• convening meetings, ensuring that they run in accordance with the agenda and constitution
• ensuring fair discussion by providing everyone with the opportunity to contribute
• liaising with the principal, and ensuring activities are sanctioned
• working with the Treasurer to ensure financial accountability
• ensuring that the school community is kept informed of activities and developments
• coordinating P&C items for the school newsletter
• responding to any written correspondence/emails on behalf of the P&C.
• assist the administration of the facebook page
• seeking sponsorship for P&C events
• being the public 'face' of the P&C.

VICE PRESIDENT

The Vice-President supports the President by:

• chairing meetings in his/ her absence
• sharing duties and responsibilities as listed above (in agreeance with the president) to support the president in their role
• being supportive and attending meetings.
• assist the admin of the facebook page

SECRETARY

The Secretary's role is essential to the effective and efficient operation of the P&C by supporting the President and being responsible for communication and correspondence, and maintaining effective records.

The Secretary's responsibilities include:

• preparing in anticipation of meetings through notifying members of dates for meetings; preparing and distributing agendas; obtaining reports from sub-committees, receiving and managing correspondence and noting apologies
• taking minutes of meetings and distributing them promptly
• updating membership register after each general meeting
• clearing mail and keeping the President informed on all issues
• ensuring close communication and cooperation between the parent association, office staff, school staff and parents

TREASURER

The Treasurer is accountable for and reports on, the finances of the P&C. The Treasurer is responsible for:

• keeping accurate financial records of all receipts and expenditures
• issuing receipts for all monies received, and paying accounts as authorised
• banking money regularly
• presenting a financial report at each general meeting
• arranging an externally audited financial report for the Annual General Meeting (AGM)
• reconciling deposits and cheque books with monthly bank statements.
• MYOB fortnightly Payroll for canteen employee’s

FUNDRAISING & SOCIAL COORDINATOR

The Fundraising Coordinator assists the P&C Committee in coordinating fundraising activities at Hampton Park Primary School. Their duties include:

• maintaining and publicising the events calendar
• coordinating volunteers to assist delivery of activities
• providing leadership to event coordinators
• discussing fundraising options and opportunities at P&C general meetings
• presenting budgetary requirements for events requiring financial outlay for P&C committee approval
• providing the President with relevant information for the school newsletter, web site and annual report.

CANTEEN CONVENOR

The Canteen Convenor responsibilities include:

• overseeing a rotating (summer & winter) menu which embraces healthy food guidelines (the traffic light system)
• ensuring the menu pricing structure is sound
• being a central point of contact for the Canteen
• escalating any concerns/ issues with the School Principal and P&C President

UNIFORM SHOP COORDINATOR

The Uniform Shop Convenor is responsible for:

• Stock control, ensure adequate supply to meet needs of school community
• Consult on proposed changes and suppliers
• Respond to orders online via Flexi-Schools website and deliver to classrooms
• Open the uniform shop once per week for approx. one hour
• Take payments and sales, bank money where necessary.

Community Notices

Helping Hands Cans for Community

The Helping Hands Green Team has started a new community project. We are collecting aluminium cans for recycling, these cans will be taken to local depots and all the money raised will be used to fund community projects. Our first community project is to buy and decorate a buddy bench for the school. We ask that if you have any cans at home could you please rinse and dry them and place them in the green bin outside room 5. Thank you

Sincerely
Sam Smedley
Co-ordinator
Helping Hands Hampton Park
0428 614 999

Hampton Senior High school

CoderDojo @ Hampton SHS

Your choice of project, your pace

Mentors available to guide you

• Join our Dojo in Term 1, 2018
• Dates: Wednesdays
  14, 21, 28 February 2018 and
  7, 14, 21 March 2018.
• Session time: 3.15pm – 4.30pm
• Use your Dept. of Education log in
• Parents please sign in at Reception
• Pick up between 4.15pm & 4.30pm
• (Limit of 24 students per session.)

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