NEWS - OLGC - Catholic School Deepdene

School Community
NEWS
School Community encompasses the following areas: Parents, Parish,
School Advisory Council, Wider Community.
FUNDRAISING
The principle fundraising event for this year was the Bogan Bingo night, held in April. It was a hugely successful event,
organized chiefly by Karen Synon and Jai De Stefanis. The girls put in months of work organising logistics' and entertainment,
ticketing, arranging donations of goods and services and sorting out payments. A special mention must go to
Terrilea Carlile and Kate Babidge who transformed the Atrium into a shrine to all things Bogan. This one event raised
over $27,000 for the PA fund. We were also able to add to the funds with the end of term Sausage Sizzles, Icy Pole
Fridays and the Book Fair.
The End Of year Financial report will be presented at the AGM in February, but the funds raised will go to school
maintenance and enhancement projects being finalized by the School Development Team.
MOTHERS’ AND FATHERS’ DAY STALLS
Helen Condilis organized the very popular Mother's and Father's day stalls. These were revenue neutral activities, run
principally for the children, who were able to select special presents for the Mummy's and Daddy's. The girls put a
great deal of effort into sourcing very appealing stock, then handling the volunteer rosters. Many of the children, the
Preps, especially, had had very little experience with shopping, and we had a lot of fun helping then navigate their way
through the retail experience.
CLOTHING POOL
A conversation in the car after this year’s Welcome Drinks resulted in the establishment of the Clothing Pool. Families
were able to donate unwanted uniform items and these were then sold at sessions just before the end of term.
The recycling aspect exercise was very much in keeping with the schools 'reuse, refill recycle' policy.
The money raised is being donated to provide scholarships to the OLGC - St Benedict Phillipines, Interparish Partnership
Program, where we can directly assist families in our sister parish to benefit from the profound effects education
brings to a whole community.
INTERNATIONAL TEACHERS’ DAY
International teacher's day was marked by a fabulous presentation arranged by Julie Medak. A musical tribute for
each of the teachers played at Assembly, and each was given a beautiful pot plant, donated by the PA. We could not
be more grateful to the wonderful staff who we entrust our children to, every day.
WORKING BEE
We had an excellent turnout of parents to the Annual Working Bee. They tackled maintenance and cleaning jobs inside
and out.
END OF TERM SAUSAGE SIZZLES
The idea for an end of term Sausage Sizzle was proposed by Karen Synon. It has proved to be a wonderful way to
mark the end of each term. It has become an event where the Dads have featured, and the children have loved seeing
their father's and grandfather’s up at the school. We have made the last day a casual day, where the children make a
gold coin donation. The money raised is given to charity - first term - Project Compassion, second term, Vinnie's Winter
Appeal, and third term, St Benedict's, Phillipines, Scholarship fund.
CANTEEN
The running of the canteen would not be possible without the involvement of the parents. Jan has the dizzying task of
overseeing the rosters at the start of each year and does a superb job of managing the ordering, managing the mums,
and managing the kids. It is another opportunity we have to participate in the day to day running of the school.
Our Lady of Good Counsel
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