WESS P&C Just One Thing Survey Question Title * 1. 2024 FUNDRAISING & EVENTSThroughout the year the P&C arranges a variety of community-building and fundraising activities that provide many volunteering opportunities. I am interested in helping with: Become a fundraising & events working group member – help coordinate & plan fundraising activities and report on activity at P&C meetings/reports Be a grill master at an Election Day BBQ (March) Help source prizes for an Easter Raffle (Term 1) Assist with Quiz Night activities (Term 2) Coordinate a Mother’s Day stall or activity (Term 2) Coordinate a Father’s Day stall or activity (Term 3) Assist at a Mother’s Day or Father’s Day stall or activity Organise catering for a staff or volunteer appreciation day Help organise food trucks and bar for WECreate (Term 4) Coordinate a Colour Fun Run (Term 4) Throw water and paint at kids at our Colour Fun Run (Nov 29th, Term 4) Coordinate a WESS Weed Busters working bee (every term at school) Participate in a WESS Weed Busters working bee Organise a bake sale Provide baked goods for a bake sale Help introduce new families to WESS at Meet the Teacher Day Events - Prep Serve alcohol at an event Write P&C sponsorship proposals and/or seek P&C event partnerships Be a First Aid Officer at an event Assist with writing grants Create P&C marketing content and collateral Provide basic event support on the event days – prep, execution, clean up Participate in WESS gardens or ground maintenance support Assist in making crafts, sewing or creating homemade goods to sell at events. Introduce and co-ordinate a new event for WESS. Could be for cultural event of significance or another idea that you would love to execute! Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. UNIFORM SHOPThere are volunteering opportunities in the Uniform Shop during the school term. Please let us know if you would like to help at the following times: How often? Monday - 8.30am to 9.30am Occasionally On call as needed Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Monday - 8.30am to 9.30am How often? menu Thursday - 2.30pm to 3.30pm Occasionally On call as needed Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Thursday - 2.30pm to 3.30pm How often? menu Question Title * 3. TUCKSHOPThe WESS P&C Tuckshop provides a range of cost effective, nutritious meals for students on Monday – Friday throughout the school terms. Volunteers help to keep costs down and provide friendly faces at break time. Kids love seeing their parent and carers helping at their much-loved Tuckshop. No cooking or baking experience necessary! I would like to help the Tuckshop by: Which day is most suitable? How often are you available? Morning shift: help prepare orders , 8:45am to 11:30 am Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Morning shift: help prepare orders , 8:45am to 11:30 am Which day is most suitable? menu Occasionally On call as needed Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Morning shift: help prepare orders , 8:45am to 11:30 am How often are you available? menu Afternoon shift: help prepare orders and sell iceblocks at second lunch, 11:30am to 2:30pm Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Afternoon shift: help prepare orders and sell iceblocks at second lunch, 11:30am to 2:30pm Which day is most suitable? menu Occasionally On call as needed Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Afternoon shift: help prepare orders and sell iceblocks at second lunch, 11:30am to 2:30pm How often are you available? menu If flexible and available multiple days and times, please write in here Question Title * 4. SWIM CLUBWESS P&C run a swim club in Term 1 & Term 4, this is a volunteer run activity and needs support to continue. I am interested in assisting with: Swim Club working group member to help coordinate a& plan swim club activities and report on activity at P&C meetings/reports (as required) Help with BBQ Sell food and drinks Marshall swimmers for races Time races Coordinate volunteers on the night If interested in multiple roles, please write in here Question Title * 5. PARENT CLASS REPRESENTATIVESEach class from prep to year 3 has up to two Parent Representatives who support the class teachers to communicate with parents/carers about anything affecting the class. From years 4 to 6 there are whole year level Parent Reps. Parent Reps forward communication from the P&C regarding upcoming events , they welcome new families to WESS and organise class/year level social events (once per term) to help build closer connections and a sense of community.I would like to be a 2024 Parent Rep for my child’s class or year level: Prep class Year 1 class Year 2 class Year 3 class Year 4 year level Year 5 year level Year 6 year level If multiple year levels, please write in here Question Title * 6. LANGUAGE COMMUNITY PARENT REPRESENTATIVEDid you know half of WESS families speak another language other than English at home? Can you help the P&C connect with more parents & carers? I would like to be a Language Community Parent Rep in 2024 for one of our top spoken languages: Vietnamese Chinese Hindi Russian Spanish Arabic Persian Portuguese Korean Other Language If you can assist with multiple language groups Question Title * 7. P&C EXECUTIVEThe P&C Executive Committee oversee P&C business and volunteer activities. They make up the leadership team of the P&C. Every year at our March AGM all membership lapse and new Executive members are voted in. Members must sign up again annually (for insurance purposes) and new members are accepted. Full role descriptions for P&C Executive roles are available in the P&C Guide. Briefly, the responsibilities for each role are: President: Jack of all trades. Good communication, organisation and leadership skills. Able to delegate to others and see things from many points of view. Able to chair meetings in a timely and respectful manner. Overseeing and responsible for most P&C business and volunteer activities. Vice-President/s: Up to two VPs to support the President to build strong relationships with staff and volunteers, work on fundraising, events and communication support as required. VPs support the President and step into that role on occasions if required. Treasurer: Responsible for assisting with budgeting and financial reporting, close liaison with the P&C Business Manager & P&C Finance Officer (a paid Non-Executive roles). Accounting qualifications are highly desirable, but not required for this role. Secretary: Maintains the P&C membership register. Coordinates the agenda for P&Cmeetings, takes minutes and distributes minutes to members. Responsible for Membership communication. Monitors P&C correspondence and assists the President to respond to enquiries, and ensures annual P&C update documentation is completed and sent to the Department of Education after the AGM. I would like more information about taking on a P&C Executive position. Question Title * 8. SPECIAL SKILL CONTRIBUTIONWe want people to feel enabled to contribute to the community in the ways that best suit their capacity and capabilities, we get that not everyone wants to work the democracy sausage sizzle! Our school community has a variety of expertise in many different fields that would be incredible valuable for us to be able to call upon from time to time. Want to share your professional skills, hobbies, and interests with the community?Some previous examples to spark your inspiration:- Coordinated a Greek Dancing group within the school for the past 10 years- Barrister Dad who comes to the school once a year to talk to senior years about Law and Governance- Allied Health professionals who have advised on our learning spaces- Parents with a passion for a sport have provided their coaching and technical skills to students and teachers - Organised a book donation drive- Artist painted a mural- Led weekly craft making- Created an app to help time swim club run more efficiently- Cyber Security Experts who provided online safety presentations- Created and maintained a community garden …if you’ve ever had an idea of how to improve the school, this is your chance to use your skills and passions to make a difference. Play a Musical Instrument / Sing Future Careers day – what do I do? Be a Parent Representative in a school committee (Such as School Council, OHS, Wellbeing and Engagement) Sporting Skills (coaching / technical skills support) Artist – help inspire those WE Create Masterpieces Allied Health Professional can provide one off expertise on strategy (Free Text Field) Trade Skill – one off jobs around the school Other skills or multiple skills (please specify) Question Title * 9. WESS 150th CELEBRATIONSWESS is celebrating our 150th Birthday in 2025, what a milestone! The canvas is blank, ready for the community to shape this. Have some ideas that you want to own and bring to life? We would love to hear from you. I am interested in contributing to the 150 year celebrations in 2024: I want to help with planning I want to help with organising events or activities An idea I have for contribution: Question Title * 10. I AM HAPPY TO HELP THE SCHOOL IN OTHER WAYS I am a business owner who can donate prizes to raffles or become an event sponsor I would be happy to make a cash donation I would like to assist in other ways (please provide more information in comments box below) Question Title * 11. PLEASE LIST YOUR CONTACT DETAILS Name * Children at WESS for 2024 (Names and year levels): Email Address * Phone Number * Question Title * 12. P&C meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month from 5:30pm for a 6:00pm start in the N Block Staff Room (excludes December, January, and school holidays. P&C chit chats are on the first Wednesdays of the month during term time.Check our WEBSITE, sign up to P&C newsletter HERE and P&C FB page HERE for updatesIf you enjoy volunteering for the School, can you please share your 'WHY'(what you get out of it) in the comment box below? We would love to share to help inspire others to get involved. Done
