P&C

Margaret Hendry School Parents and Citizens Association

The Parents & Citizens Association (P&C) is a group of parents and carers who volunteer their time to work with the principal and the school community in a productive partnership to achieve the best possible outcomes for the students.

Being involved in the P&C is a rewarding experience as you get to work closely with the school and have a say in the focus for fundraising events. There are also opportunities to provide feedback to the school on a variety of topics relevant to the management of the school. It is not the role of the P&C to interfere in the daily running of the school, which is the role of the principal.

The objective of the P&C (from our P&C Constitution):

1. To support Margaret Hendry School and the staff members
2. Raise and assign money to support learning and educational needs of the school
3. Assist in providing facilities and equipment for the school
4. Assist and encourage participation of parents and community members.

The Current P&C Committee Members

President: Kylie Thackeray
President role: Chairs all P&C meetings and represents the P&C within the school community.

Vice President: Amy Potter and Karla Barnes
Vice President role: Provide support to the President and other executive members as required.

Secretary: Claudia Wilson
Secretary role: Organise, record and maintain P&C documents. Must attend every P&C meeting to record and distribute meeting minutes.

Treasurer: Ruth Alvarenga
Treasurer role: Manage the P&C’s accounts and financial accountability as a whole. Also, presents financial statements/reports at meetings and annual financial statements for auditing.

Community Engagement Officer: Americo Alvarenga
Community Engagement Officer role: Represent our P&C at council and school board meetings, facilitate connections between school community and P&C and advertise fundraising events on our social media platforms.

P&C Activites

Second Hand Uniform Shop

The P&C operates the school uniform shop selling second-hand uniforms.  The shop is staffed by volunteers and profits raised from sales are used to benefit all students.

Opening hours:

Location: In the Marion Mahoney Griffin Administration building
Payment: Payment can be made via cash or EFTPOS

Fundraising

The P&C undertakes activities to raise funds for the school. These activities have included Colour Runs, school discos, Easter Raffles, Mother’s & Father's Day gift stalls.
We’d love your help as volunteers to assist in running these activities.

How to Volunteer

One Off Volunteering

The P&C ask for volunteers to help assist at our disco, Colour Run and Mother's Day and Father's Day Stalls. These events are well organised and you will be shown what to do.

Regular Volunteering

The Second Hand Uniform Shop requires regular volunteers. You are not committed to this role and can stop at any time.
You can email the P&C to let them know what hours you could do, on what days.

Donations

If you are time poor but still want to contribute towards events, the P&C are always needing donations of Mother's Day and Father's Day gifts. If you are donating items on behalf of your business as a thank you, we will promote you on our social media platforms.

The benefits of volunteering include:

1. Volunteering creates a resilient community
2. Volunteers meet more people
3. Volunteers get to give something back
4. Volunteering gives you a great sense of purpose
5. Volunteers live longer – it's true!

P&C Meetings

The P&C meet once a term, usually in week 1 or 2. The dates and times are reviewed each term.

Our meetings are informal and aim to keep a friendly and school community orientated atmosphere. Attending meetings is a terrific way of finding out what is happening in the school and what is being planned. Meetings are open to all parents and interested citizens of our school.

If you cannot make the meetings this does not mean that you can’t get involved. Your contribution can be as large or small as you can manage, but your ongoing support of the P&C is invaluable.

P&C Contact Details