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PRESENT: AnneMaree Huglin, Janine Sheen, Fiona Scholz, Leanne Edwards, Marlene Johnson, Wendy Habel. Colan Distal{part of the meeting}

APOLOGIES: nil

BUSINESS FROM PREVIOUS MEETING.

1. Presentation ball committee has been formed.

2. Shopping spree a social success.

3. Bunnings B.B.Q.date 28^th March. Those present agreed to this date.

4. The hamper auctions will now be a series of raffle draws. Unfortunately the response to this project was poor. They will be drawn on presentation night.

5. There is a two year phasing in period for new uniforms.

6. Storage cupboard in progress .Approximate cost $700-800.

7. There is a possibility the school will be able to supply student I.D. cards next year.

8. We do not need to attend orientation day.

BUDGET BALANCE : $7230.64

CORRESPONDENCE.

Out: request to Bunnings for a B.B.Q.

In: Reply and Paperwork from Bunnings

     Alison Cameron requesting more crates for 2^nd hand clothes

     Alison Cameron asking parents to prepare and sell 2^nd hand clothing on book purchasing day.

GENERAL BUSINESS.

1.Meeting dates will be the second Tuesday of each month at 12.30. This will better allow a staff member to attend as Thursdays are usually the day out of school meetings for staff occur. We will also have a night meeting as a response to requests from those who can’t attend during the day.

2.A need has arisen for blinds on classroom windows as the light interferes with the ability to see the interactive whiteboards. The group will allocate $3,000.00 to fund curtains for the higher windows.

3. We need to purchase some lighter bowls to mix the plum puddings in.

4. We have not heard about our volunteers grant as yet.

5. Proposed activities for next year.

 Bunnings B.B.Q.    28^th March

A Christmas in July / expo type function on 17^th or 24^th {depending on footy draw}

A trivia /games night 11^th September.

The shopping spree in November.

Plum puddings in November.

6.An information sheet about the parents group will be produced for book collecting day.

Meeting closed 1pm. Next meeting Tuesday 10^th March 2009.

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The Parents Club are requesting that all families contribute a $5.00 item towards our “Christmas Hamper” which will be auctioned at the Presentation Evening.  If you wish any further information please contact Wendy Habel or Anne-Maree Huglin

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PRESENT: Wendy Habel, Brenda Noonan, Anne-Maree Huglin, Marlene Johnson.

APOLOGIES:  Cheryl Gardiner, Leanne Edwards, Fiona Scholz.

BUSINESS FROM PREVIOUS MEETING.

1. Presentation Ball is on 8^th May 2009. This is not a parent club function.
2. There are still issues evident with summer dresses.
3. Shopping spree 19^th November. Commence at Annies Gifts at 6.15pm, then to Koroit street Electronics at 7.oopm, Independent Sports at 7.40pm and finally at Collins Bookstore at 8.15pmwhere nibbles and drinks will be supplied. No cost to go but need numbers for catering Advertise on newsletter.

BALANCE: $7,230.64

CORRESPONDENCE: a variety of fund raising pamphlets.

GENERAL BUSINESS:

1.The canteen needs a new sandwich toaster and a good knife. We will fund these if we are not successful with the grant we are applying for.

2.Do we want to sell pudding orders at the Koroit market?—-no!

3.We will apply for a Bunnings B.B.Q. for next year.

4.Invitation available for year 12 dinner.

5.Volunteers grant for funds up to $5,000.00 to purchase items that would assist in our volunteer role. Anne Maree will complete application on line. We will ask for gardening equipment, catering equipment, a laptop computer for our use as well as within the school, trestles, big pots for plum puddings, portable sunshades . AnneMaree will prioritse if there is insufficient room for everything.

6.AnneMaree will organise containers in primary end for donations for hampers. A container will also be available in the meeting room.

7.We will keep an eye out for cheap calico at spotlight.

Next Meeting 13^th November.

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Meeting commenced at 12.45

PRESENT:-  Marlene Johnson, Wendy Habel, Cheryl Gardiner, Leanne Edwards, Brenda Noonan.

APOLOGIES:- Liana Blake, Anne Maree Huglin, Fiona Scholz.

BUSINESS FROM PREVIOUS MEETING.

1. The wish list was taken to the college council meeting. An audit of the facilities will be undertaken so any requests in that line will be held over until the audit is conducted. As agreed at our last meeting we will fund the purchase of ukuleles .It was decided we could fund the materials for the shelving of the new mathematics kits and they will be built by Steve Stewart. If the grant does not come through for the football jumpers we will fully fund them. We will then re look at the wish list and allocate remaining  funds as we see fit.
2. The uniform policy does not allow for long sleeved shirts under the grade six tops.
3. Next year prior to the debates the parents group will be active in encouraging the students to wear the available blazers
4. If we have a fete the college council would not be in favour of moving it to a more populated area. One suggestion was to move it to the side street near the post office.

BUDGET BALANCE:-$7,034.00

CORRESPONDENCE:-a variety of fund raising catalogues.

GENERAL BUSINESS.

1.Students who wore the old woollen jumpers found them hot and itchy.

2.The time has come to think about next years presentation ball especially in regard to enlisting trainers.The principle to be approached about sending a letter home to the relevant students to gauge the level of interest before anything else can be done.

3.Marlene to purchase six navy blue aprons to be used on occasions such as the Bunnings B.B.Q.

4. Marg Murnane informed the group about the rubbish free lunch days that will be introduced on Tuesday and Thursday in term three.There is a competition she will be entering as well. She also has access to a range of suitable food containers which can be purchased with 20% of proceeds coming to the college.Where possible the canteen will

try and comply as well.The idea is to cut down on the amount of rubbish left in the school yard as well as save money on fees to dispose of rubbish.The environment will benefit too.

5.The canteen committee met recently to see what new lines are available and compliant with the guidelines for canteens.Could a dietician be consulted prior to the introduction of new lines.

6. The “Theme Baskets” were discussed.It was decided to have a Christmas/Gourmet basket made up with a contribution from each family in the school and auctioned at presentation night.

7.Plum Puddings will be made on Monday24th and Tuesday 25^th November

8.The next meeting will be Thursday 14^th August

9.As there is no meeting in July we will have a social evening out on 25^th July at Izzys in Koroit for whoever wishes to attend .To be advertised on the newsletter.

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 MEETING OF PARENTS GROUP 8TH MAY AT HAWKESDALE COLLEGE

Meeting commenced at 12.14pm

PRESENT: Marlene Johnson, wendy Habel, Fiona Scholz, Brenda Noonan, Cheryl Gardiner, Anne-Maree Huglin

APOLOGIES: Elaine Day, Leanne Edwards, Sharyn and Daniel Van Someren, Alison Cameron

BUSINESS FROM PREVIOUS MEETING

1. Trash and Treasure made a profit of about $2,000.

2. Bunnings BBQ made a profit of $640.00

3. A donor for the trash and treasure day was missed from the thankyou list.  Marlene to attend to this.

4. Ann Mirtschin was offered the catering for the zone sports for her camps program but her commitments prevented her taking up the offer. Can we perhaps do this next year now that we know roughly when the sports would be.  It could be our 1st term fundraiser.

BUDGET BALANCE : $6,679.97

CORRESPONDENCE:  Nil

GENERAL BUSINESS:

1. each child in the school has received a credit from teh drought assistance grant.

2. A parent commented that a the zone sports other school had sports shirts.  It was pointed out that we do have sports singlets.  Marlene spoke to Mr Clarke and Mr Lumsden about this and was infromed that the singlets were offered to the students but they decided not to wear them.

3. Coudl we have some aprons witht he College Logo on them for catering days eg. Bunnings BBQ.

4. Could Grade 6 students wear long sleeved navy skivvies under their short sleeved Year 6 shirts.

5. Why did the children not wear blazers at the debate?

6. A fundraising idea of “Theme BAskets” was presented.  each class is given a theme or gourmet, pamper, baby etc and each child is asked to bring a figt to the value of $5.00  The baskets are then judged and the winning class earns an end of term party.  The baskets are then auctioned at a function.  We need to think laterally as to how we could do this given the small size of our community.

7. If we have a fete we may need to move it closer to a bigger centre.

8. We should apply for another Bunnings BBQ later in the year.

9. We will hold a Father’s Day stall.

10. Mother’s Day stall raised $360.00.   Thankyou to all the generous donors.

11. The wish list generated a lot of discussion and much clarification about several of the requests was sought.  Until we know if a gran is forthcoming for the footy jumers, it is hard to commit to the other requests.  Some requests, such as the wind turbine, may attract funding from Pacific Hydro for example.  Marlene to discuss the list with Mr Distel.

Next Meeting June 12th at 12.30pm

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MEETING OF PARENTS GROUP 13^TH MARCH 2008 AT HAWKESDALE COLLEGE. Meeting commenced at 12.30 pm.

PRESENT :- Megan McDonough, Liana Blake, Brenda Noonan, Judy Franklin, Alison Cameron, Anne Maree Huglin, Leanne Edwards, Wendy Habel,Marlene Johnson, Colan Distal.

APOLOGIES :- Fiona Scholz, Janine Sheen. 

BUSINESS FROM PREVIOUS MEETING.1.No further information about uniform committee.2.No wish list as yet.3. No further info re classroom reps.4.The op shop was discussed at school council and the question was asked whether we would be encroaching on not for profit groups territory. Much more research will need to be done before we proceed any further. BUDGET:- $3,880.00 

CORRESPONDENCE.In:- Permit from Warrnambool council to conduct a food stall.       A variety of fundraising cataloguesOut:-Phone call to Bunnings to cancel 8^th march date.        Acceptance of Bunnings new date 19^th April.       Application to council for food permit for Bunnings. 

GENERAL BUSINESS.

1.A letter was issued to all students re the role of the parents group.It was disturbing to hear that a couple of families had not seen the letter despite there being more than one child in the family.

2.Bunnings B B Q is on the 19^th April. Helpers will be needed

3.Lisa Dwyer is preparing a submission for funding for the purchase of footy jumpers.

4.A mother’s day stall will be held this year.

5, The trash and treasure /car boot stall will be held on 13^th April.A note will be sent via news letter asking for support. It will run from 10.30am. Much advertising will be done

6.A Suggestion was made that each year level be asked to supply an item for a basket which is then raffled or auctioned.  Each basket would have a theme and items would be purchased to correspond with the theme. This activity would happen later in the year.

7.A copy of these records will be placed on the school web site.

8. Next meeting on 10^th April.

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