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ParentsFrom the Plc AuxiliaryIn keeping with the theme of “community“ in this edition ofBlackwatch, it is perhaps an opportune time to underscore theAuxiliary’s vital role within the PLC community and the many waysit contributes to the School, its students, its parents and the widercommunity.The PLC Auxiliary meets in the Boarding House Sitting Room at9.00am on the last Monday of each term-time month. Parentswho feel that they would like to be actively involved in the PLCcommunity are warmly encouraged to attend these meetings.Coffee is available from 8.30am, so convenient if you would like tojoin us straight after drop-off.These friendly, open meetings are often the perfect forum to airany query a parent may have relating to the School. Principal, BethBlackwood, and Director of Community Relations, Chavaune Francis,usually attend these meetings. Ms Blackwood brings us up-to-datewith what is happening in and around the School and also makesherself available to address any questions directly. As the Auxiliaryis represented only by current PLC parents, parents can comfortablylook to the Auxiliary as a credible source of information and advice.Day and boarding mothers mingled at the Auxiliary’s City Country lunch inthe Boarding House.The Auxiliary’s organisation of parent social events has always beena big part of bringing the PLC community together. Our aim, tofoster closer bonds amongst parents, is something that can be veryvaluable considering the significant number of years many of ourchildren, and ultimately we as parents, will spend together duringour school years at PLC, and beyond.This is especially important for parents of boarders, for whomdistance can make it hard to get to know parents from the city andother parts of Western Australia. In addition to having a dedicatedBoarding House representative to help bridge the day student/boarding gap, the Auxiliary hosts an annual City Country Lunchwhich brings together both boarding and day parents, and whichserves to forge as strong a bond between families as exists betweentheir respective daughters.The Auxiliary also oversees an effective Pastoral Care programme.This programme is based on the notion that PLC is a ’family’, andas such, the Auxiliary can be relied upon to help with day-to-dayfamily activities such as transport, meals, etc. The programme is runin coordination with relevant staff at the School and is open to anyPLC family who needs assistance.The Auxiliary’s work in the wider community comes most visiblyto the fore with the hugely popular and successful Open GardenDay. Scheduled for 2 November this year, this annual event is anenormous undertaking for the Auxiliary and its small band oftalented Open Garden Day organisers. Not surprisingly, a hugeamount of planning and preparation goes into making OpenGarden Day the success it has always been, and it relies heavily onthe generosity of the PLC community who give freely of their timeto help stage the event. Visitors from far and wide come to see themagnificent gardens on show and sample the wonderful food andwares for sale on the day. Preparations and ticket sales are alreadywell under way, so be sure to support this event in any way you can.The PLC Auxiliary works to build relations between day and boarding families.A group of PLC mothers traveled to Beverley earlier this year to bond withboarding families in the area.Community and Service Learning is a vital, integral part of the PLCethos as well as the IB curriculum, and the Auxiliary is delightedto offer its support to several community-based initiatives andprogrammes. The Auxiliary has been instrumental in organisingappeals for books and food in the Junior School, and has assistedwith family-oriented Middle and Senior School projects such asboxing medical supplies at Royal Perth Hospital, participatingin a Soup Patrol to Fremantle and visiting the elderly at nearbyresidential homes. More on these projects can be found in thisissue’s Community feature.The Auxiliary is involved in many areas of life at PLC. For furtherinformation on how you, too, can become involved, or if you haveany queries, please contact us on auxiliary@plc.wa.edu.au.Siobhan ROLlinsonPLC Auxiliary President30
<strong>Contents</strong>From the Parents’ CommitteeIt has been an exciting start to the year for the PLC Parents’Committee. We have a lively committee representing parents’interests and allocating much-appreciated funds to worthyprojects across the campus as well as to scholarships, professionaldevelopment projects and the Sundowner. The Committee fundsare generated from the annual Parents’ Committee subscriptionsand the fee incentive draws from each term.This year we have provided for the beautification of the JuniorSchool Summers House entrance and the purchase of custommadeperformance furniture for the Junior School Library. Wewould appreciate the PLC community’s input and suggestions forfurther projects across the campus. One possibility is to commissiona sculpture to celebrate PLC’s up-coming centenary. This sculptureshould embody the ethos of PLC and aesthetically enhance thecampus.In addition, the Parents’ Committee sponsored the PLC Sundowner,which broke all attendance records, and I must take this opportunityto thank all volunteers, making special mention of the Year 4 andYear 10 volunteers. We also sponsored the Martin SeligmanSeminar for PLC staff members as part of our commitment to theprofessional development of PLC teaching staff.At this time I would like to introduce you to some of our membersand invite you to consider your possible contribution to the Parents’Committee. The Committee meets on Tuesday evenings at 7.30 pmat Scorgie House and we have robust discussions around topics ofrelevance to the PLC community. We are privileged to have BethBlackwood present the Principal’s report of the School to us ateach meeting and we also hear from community representativesfrom the PLC Auxiliary, Boarding House, Friends of Music, OldCollegians’ Association and sub-committees such as the Scholarshipsub-committee and Junior School sub-committee. We hope tohear a diverse range of views so that we may support the Schoolcommunity in as many ways possible. Please feel free to contactme if you have any questions, suggestions or would like to attenda meeting. This is a great way to get involved in your child’sschooling.The 2012 Parents’ Committee.The Parents’ Committee was able to provide for new paving to beautify theentrance to the Junior School.Jenny PlayfordParents’ Committee Presidentjenny@playford.bizJunior School students enjoy new performance furniture purchased by theParents’ Committee.31
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