Personal Reminder - 19/9/14

I remembered recently how handy this blog had been when it was running, so I'm just gonna start putting up some reminders and any other stuff I think the general community of YP might find useful.

If you've just stumbled on the blog, please note that this is neither the school, nor the P&C, it's just for the social side of being, or having been a YP family.

This afternoon there will be an end of term BBQ in the park, which the weather is looking fab for, so it should be entirely pleasant. If any ex-YPers are still getting updates from this until-recently-defunct blog, and you're around this afternoon, stop in and say hi.

Personal Reminder 29/11/10

I'm sure no-one's forgotten presentation night tonight (although I'm probably the only one who forgot there were no acceptable shorts in the house!). Just in case the notes have gone astray, it's at the Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL and the kids need to be there by 6:45pm.

Also, the much anticipated Monkey Puzzle night is Wednesday night!

Monkey Puzzle night for

Yeo Park family and friends

6:30- 8:30pm

Wednesday 1^st of December

Come along for some child free shopping

whilst enjoying some wine tasting

& nibbles

10% off all purchases on the night.

This is a really good night - a chance to browse slowly, without kids and to compare ideas with other parents.

Thanks to everyone who came along to the PBC on Friday. It was a great night (if a little hectic at first!) again. 

Personal Reminder 24/11/10

I believe Linda Burney is scheduled to be at lines tomorrow morning.

The auctioning of the children's artwork will be Friday afternoon after school, along with some wine tasting.

After that, a bunch of folks are heading to the PBC to let the kids run off the week and to avoid cooking.

Presentation night is next Monday night at Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL.

PBC postponed

I've just been out walking in that weather, and I can't see an evening at the PBC being a pleasant experience today. Robyn's already expressed doubts, and I agree. Our family, at least, will try again next Friday.

Personal Reminder

The anti-racism posters/poems are due in tomorrow, and they'll be judged on Thursday by Linda Burney at assembly.

Also, don't forget the PBC on Friday afternoon, weather permitting. Currently BOM are forecasting a few showers, which could mean anything, really. The club opens at 5pm, and don't forget the 413 bus runs almost to the club's door, if you don't want to drive.

PBC?

*cough* *cough*

Blowing the cobwebs off here - sorry, I've been sick and haven't even known what was going on, let alone be able to post anything about it.

Anyway, the PBC has a new bistro, and the weather is warming up (at least in theory!). Daylight saving is here, so Friday nights are an option again. I'm proposing Friday 19th October for a visit to check out the new bistro and let the kids run themselves out on the greens.

If we've got a few takers, I might let the new kindy parents (of which I am one) know about the night in case they'd like to come along and socialise.

Personal Reminder 20/9/10

Don't forget that the open classroom is tomorrow morning straight after lines.

Also, stay tuned for details of the next outing to Petersham Bowling Club.

Personal Reminder 14/9/10

A note went home about The Wonky Donkey. If you want to buy a copy for your offspring and get it signed, you need to send said note and money back by Friday.

(That sounds rather stroppy, for no good reason. Call it a late case of Monday-itis. Seems like a pretty cool idea to me.)

Personal Reminder 12/9/10

Two weeks left! Special Lunch Day is this Friday. If you can help out, please let Robyn know. The kids will be having chicken legs, carrots and bread rolls, fruit (yet to be determined, depends on supply) and jelly.

Don't forget the Open Classroom session is the following Tuesday at 9:30am.

Personal Reminder 31/8/10

I'm writing this reminder as the butter and sugar cream for the brownies for tomorrow's sports carnival. Remember that the kids need to be wearing their polo shirt, and either school shorts or blue shorts. Blue hats are also an optional accessory.

Don't forget that Friday is the Fathers' Day breakfast, too.

Looks like spring is turning on a fab start for tomorrow, so bring a blanket and maybe a chair, have a cuppa and a cake and watch the kids run and jump and stuff.

Personal Reminder 23/8/10

Don't forget that Anna Fienberg is coming tomorrow! Send in any of her books if you'd like them signed, but please put a post-it note on the front with the child's name.

I hope you've all recovered from the gala day, and are enjoying the post-election nonsense.

Other things to keep on the radar are the re-scheduled athletics carnival next Wednesday (1st Sep) and the Fathers' Day breakfast Friday week.

Personal Reminder 10/8/10

In a bit of a newsflash - the sports carnival has been postponed (yes, you probably guessed that) until the 1st of September. Further, this makes it cake day tomorrow! Don't forget to send some cash with them, and if you can manage to rustle up some cakes, I'm sure they would be appreciated.

And then tomorrow night is the P&C meeting, which is also clashing (at least for some yr2 parents) with the Ashbury information evening.

Apparently it's all happening in August!

PBC- confirmation

There will be an expedition to the Petersham Bowling Club this Sunday. There'll be an outside DJ playing reggae and dub in a relaxed kind of way.

I think our family will probably head down for lunch and stay for the afternoon.

Remember the 413 bus runs through Ashbury and Summer Hill to get there, so add some public transport to the adventure and you don't need to think about parking or 0.05 and the kids get the extra thrill of riding a bus. (OK, maybe only my kids get a kick out of public transport, but it's a possibility that I'm not alone!)

Personal Reminder 4/8/10

Don't forget the Education Week assembly tomorrow. It kicks off at 2:15pm and you need to be inside by 2:10pm. Audience needs to enter by the back door.

Also, kids are requested to wear tracksuit pants and polo shirt (with a skivvy underneath for warmth) to try to avoid too much navel action during the dancing.

Don't forget, the orders for tea towels and aprons need to be in by Friday.

Heads up for next week - the inter-school athletics carnival is next Wednesday. That night is also the P&C meeting.

There's heaps going on, you can always check stuff out on the calendar as well.

PBC

There's been some winter hibernation happening in the Yeo Park social scene, but the sun today has inspired someone to ask about another outing to the Petersham Bowling Club, which sounds like a Good Plan.

Friday evenings are still a bit dark, perhaps a Sunday lunch/afternoon would work better? How's Sunday 8th August?

Personal Reminder 30/7/10

It's been a slow start to the term for me, and these updates have been haphazard for a while anyway. Nevertheless, I do remember the blog exists, and I'm having trouble remembering what's going on at school.

There's lots of it. Next Thursday is the Education week assembly at an earlier than usual kick off time. You want to be arriving about 2pm.

The P&C are doing tea towels again this year, and adding aprons to the mix. You should have a note about that, so if not, go digging through the bag. (And I sincerely hope you don't find what I found in my son's bag at the start of term!) These tea towels are fantastic if you haven't come across them before - great pressies and also just great tea towels. The aprons make a good addition too.

Unless you have been under a rock, you know that Julia called the election for the 21st August. Kath and Jodie are flat out organising and recruiting helpers for the gala day that will be making the most of the voting public. If you can, please lend a hand, take a stall or some such.

Morning Tea

I know that it’s very short notice, but a group of us are going to the Flower Power Nursery Café at Enfield (27 Mitchel Road, just off Burwood Rd) for morning tea tomorrow morning. There is a lovely café there and it’s very child friendly with a nice garden area. We are leaving straight after lines, it’s about a 10 minute trip, and we can car pool if anyone needs transport. All welcome. Robyn

Personal Reminder 1/7/10

Today is the talent assembly at 2:20pm.

Also, the P&C are providing some snags on Friday afternoon to celebrate the end of term (yay!). The raffles will be drawn and the winner of the jelly bean guessing competition will be announced.

Personal Reminder 10/6/10

There's no assembly this afternoon, because the long awaited Wombat Stew show is on.

Also, having had a near miss with a child when trying to go around someone double parked recently - please don't double park out the front of the school. It really is dangerous. When there's 2 rows of cars it's impossible to see kids (and adults) stepping out from the curb, and almost impossible for them to see the cars.

P&C proposed rules

At the last P&C meeting we discussed the rules to be adopted. These are the rules to be voted on this week.

Yeo Park Infants’ School P&C Rules

1. These rules are made under the constitution of Yeo Park Infants’ School Parents and Citizens' Association.

2. The association is formed for the benefit of the pupils of the school and to that end it will:

(a) participate as much as possible in the activities of the school and communicate with all members of the school community;

(b) co-operate in the activities of the Federation of Parents & Citizens' Associations of New South Wales and District and Regional Councils; and

(c) do such other things as may promote the interests of public education.

3. The financial year of the association shall close on 31 December each year.

4. The annual general meeting of the association shall be held in February of each year, in conjunction with and preceding the ordinary general meeting for that month. The agenda of the annual general meeting shall include setting the membership fee of the association for the ensuing year.

5. No person shall serve more than two consecutive years in the same office. However, in the event that no other candidate is available, a person may serve a third year.

6. A general meeting of the association shall be held on the second Wednesday of each month during term time at 7 pm.

7. Any person eligible for membership may become a member or renew membership by paying the required membership fee of $1 to the Treasurer or nominee of the Treasurer after any general meeting. Membership shall remain current until the close of the annual general meeting in the following year. The Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining an up-to-date register of membership. NOTE: The provisions of this rule are to do with membership. For insurance purposes the categories of "member" and "volunteer" are distinct. A list of members is a legal necessity. For insurance purposes each association is strongly advised to maintain a list of occasions on which there are volunteers working on its behalf. It is preferable that there be a list of names of volunteers, who need not be members, associated with each occasion.

8. At a general meeting the quorum shall be in accord with Rule 10 of the constitution. Where that rule does not specify a number the number shall be 5.

9. If a meeting for which due notice has been given does not achieve a quorum within 15 minutes of the advertised starting time the Secretary shall, or in the absence of a Secretary remaining members of the Executive shall, and failing that any five members of the Association may call a further meeting with a lapse of not more than 28 days of term time to carry on the business of the association.

10. In the absence of the Secretary the remaining members of the Executive or any five members of the association may call any meeting that is required, giving due notice of the business proposed for the meeting.

11. All meetings of the association shall be conducted in accordance with the appropriate By-laws of Federation "Standing Orders for the Conduct of All Meetings". (NOTE: The By-Laws of Federation specifically provide for reference where necessary to N. E. Renton's Guide for Meetings and Organisations.

12. The order of business shall be:

1. Meeting open, welcome and apologies

2. Acceptance of Meetings minutes of previous meeting

3. President's Report

4. Treasurer's Report

5. Fundraising Committee Report

6. Principal's Report

7. Business arising

8. Notified agenda items

9. General Business

Unfinished business at the previous meeting shall be dealt as "Business arising".

13. As well as the provisions of Federation Standing Order 6 "Notices of Motion", a group of members of the association equal to the quorum for the meeting may require that particular items of new business without notice be placed on notice for the next meeting.

14. The association may elect representatives who will be responsible to the association in the same way that Federation representatives are responsible to Federation under Section 413 of Federation Policy. The association may decide at the time of election what form of reporting is required.

15. Any motion to expend association monies must be placed on notice for the meeting at which it is to be considered. The provisions of this rule should not hamper subcommittees from expending those monies necessary for normal running costs. A subcommittee's powers to expend monies should be defined by the association when the subcommittee is set up, e.g, an auxiliary may need to buy materials for fundraising activities. Under the guidelines for incorporation, all funds belong to the association, and expenditure must be authorised by the association. A subcommittee must not expend funds for any purpose outside those allowed by the association. There is nothing, however, to prevent an association setting up a subcommittee to raise funds for some particular goal, or a subcommittee recommending a particular use for the funds it has raised.

16. The association may confer the honour of Life Membership on a member who has made an outstanding contribution to the work of the association. Life Members may attend and speak at meetings but are not entitled to vote or to hold office unless they are also ordinary members in terms of Rule 4 in these rules.

Please give these some thought before the meeting on Wednesday.