In this edition… 

1. Term 2 P&C Fundraising events – put these in your calendar (or subscribe to ours)!
2. Sustainability News
3. P&C April Meeting – Monday 29^th April at 7pm 

Also….

• Tuckshop News – the Standard Slushy now comes in a larger cup but it still only $2.00. We now also offer a Large Slushy (for grade 4-6) which is $2.50.
  
  
• Swim club: The 2023/2024 club season has come to an end. Our swimmers have achieved great results. They improved their personal best times, increased the distances they can swim, competed against neighbouring swim clubs and had a fun time each Friday night at Craigslea.

This Sunday we conclude the season with our trophy presentation and award ceremony to acknowledge the achievements of our swimmers (details on our facebook page).

Next season will start on Friday nights in term 4.

• Can you help? Volunteering opportunities available
• P&C Contacts – Get in touch
• Fundraising Opportunities

1. Term 2 P&C Fundraising events – put these in your calendar (or subscribe to ours)!

• Friday 10^th May – ‘Mother’s and Other’s Day’ Stall. We will be after volunteers to help set-up, pack up and help out on the day. Please click on the link below if you can volunteer some of your time https://volunteersignup.org/WDHH3
  
  
• Saturday 18^th May – Rockaoke (Adult only event).What is more fun than Karaoke? It’s singing your favourite karaoke song whilst being backed by a live rock band!
  
  

You can now get your tickets here https://trybooking.com/1212833

The song list is available here http://tinyurl.com/CSSsecretplaylist

(If your favourite song is missing from this list please get in touch via secretary@craigsleapandc.org.au ASAP).

• Friday 21^st June – Craigslea Cooler Charge! More information coming soon.
  
  
  
• Saturday 22^nd June – Bunnings Sausage Sizzle. If you can help out on the day please volunteer here https://volunteersignup.org/BJLF8
  
  
• All of these events will require some assistance from our school community. If you haven’t yet volunteered this year why not consider helping out – please get in touch with the P&C for more information on each event. Be sure to also follow our facebook page for more information on all of these events.
• Don’t forget you can subscribe to our P&C Calendar of events with this link http://tinyurl.com/2xkuvtx9 (make sure to Google “How to subscribe to an iCal calendar on <iPhone/Android/Outlook/etc.>” and follow the instructions). This will ensure any changes to our calendar are reflected on your device.
   

2. Sustainability News

• The Sustainability Group held a working bee at the end of the holidays to tidy up around the Greenhouse. Thank you to the amazing people that helped out. Thank you also to the volunteers that helped water the gardens over the school holidays.
• This Sunday (21^st April) the Sustainability team will be having a sewing bee starting at 9am in the OSHC building. Crafty parents, grandparents and friends are welcome (no sewing experience is required)! Please bring along a sewing machine and scissors if you have them. More details are on our P&C Facebook page or reach out to the Sustainability team via the contacts listed below.
• We are after any plants and decorative pots donations for the upcoming ‘Mother’s and Other’s Day’ Stall. Please leave any donations at the Greenhouse.
   

3. P&C April General Meeting – Monday 29^th April at 7pm

• The meeting will be held in-person (OSHC Building) and online via Teams (link in the SchoolZine Calendar)
• Please note that you do not have to be a member to attend – why not come along and see what happens at these meetings. We would love to see you!
• To become a member of the P&C, please complete the online application form: https://forms.office.com/r/ywNJVsDq8d. By becoming a member you can then vote on any motions that are raised.
• We’re looking to run the meetings “paper free”, so please use an electronic device instead of printing.

Can You Help?

Help to make Craigslea State Primary School a better place by volunteering for these activities:

1. Tuckshop – tuckshop are always after volunteers during the week. Even if you only have a short amount of free time please reach out and get in touch with Deb (see the P&C contacts below)
2. Mother’s and Other’s Day stall (Friday 10^th May) – If you like online shopping and would like to help find products for our upcoming Mother's and Other's fund raising stall please contact Emily at the uniform shop (see below for contact information). Here is the volunteer link if you can help out on the day https://volunteersignup.org/WDHH3
3. Bunnings Sausage Sizzle – 22^nd June 2024 – click on this link if you can help out https://volunteersignup.org/BJLF8

P&C Contacts

P&C Executive (Joel, Raechal, Sophie, Kate)

enquiries@craigsleapandc.org.au

https://www.facebook.com/CSSPandC

http://tinyurl.com/2xkuvtx9 (link to download P&C 2024 Calendar)

Tuckshop (Deb, Jolei, and Emily)

3350 8744 or tuckshop@craigsleapandc.org.au

Bookshop and Uniform Shop (Emily)

3350 8741 or uniforms@craigsleapandc.org.au

Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) (Kylie)

3350 8724 / 3256 3688 or oshc@craigsleapandc.org.au

Sustainability Group (Jen)

sustainability@craigsleapandc.org.au

https://www.facebook.com/groups/223902536111469/

Swim Club (Andrew)

info@craigsleaswimming.com

Fundraising Opportunities

• Entertainment Books: Craigslea State School link - https://au.entdigital.net/orderbooks/225332?utm_campaign=2021-130521
• We currently have spaces available for advertising on our electronic school sign at the front of the school.  Should you be interested, please contact us via email enquiries@craigsleapandc.org.au . Our prices are currently half price whilst we wait for our sign to be fixed.