P&C Newsletter

Well here we are again!! Term 1 of a new school year. On behalf of the P&C, I want to welcome you to 2025. I want to welcome all of the new parents and students – in particular, our new Prep families - to our school community. You have made a great decision to send your child to Wilston State School. I also want to welcome all of the new staff that have joined this year.

Talking of the Prep parents, the P&C is hosting a welcome function on Thursday 13 February in the undercover area from 6.30pm to 9.30pm. The P&C will supply pizza and there will be drinks available to purchase. These are great nights and an excellent way for our new parents to meet other new parents and those who have been there before!! This is a parent/carer only night, so please make some arrangements for your children and head along!

Plans have started for our events in 2025, but we need your help with these. This year is a Fete year, and we will need your help to ensure that it is a great success. More to come about that.

We have a new Convenor for our world famous Trivia Night, and we thank Rachelle Willington for taking on that role!

The P&C will also run an Easter Raffle this term – more details to come on that as well!!

As we are at the start of a New Year, the P&C AGM is coming up on Thursday 20 February starting at 7pm. It will be directly followed by the first General Meeting.

Come along to the AGM and hear what the P&C does and has done and get involved in any form you would like. This year a number of Executive positions will be vacant, and the P&C would welcome people to volunteer to take up those roles. The Exec has worked cohesively over a number of years and one of the strengths has been continuity. There will be some of the Executive from 2024 that will continue in their current roles or new roles so that continuity will still be there!

For me, this AGM will be my last involvement in the P&C as our son was given an opportunity to head to Brisbane Grammar School earlier than anticipated so I have no more children at the school!! It has been my absolute privilege to serve as President for 7 years, but it is time to hand over the reins – more about that on the night!

So, if you have a desire to be involved in the Executive, please contact our secretary on secretary@wilstonpandc.org.au for more information and a nomination form. Alternatively, come along on the night and put your hand up! You do not need to be interested in the Executive to come along to the AGM (and you will not be pushed into any roles!!). Coming to the meetings and listening to what is happening in the school is a great start. To vote, you need to join the P&C and that can be done online through the P&C website. If you were a member last year, you will need to join again as all memberships lapse at the AGM.

Finally, I want to welcome back all of the P&C Staff. Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication to your business units, the P&C and the Community.

I look forward to seeing as many of you at the AGM as I get to say my last farewell to this fabulous school and community.

Ian Dorey

President

Wilston State School P&C

Annual General Meeting

Prep Welcome Night