Parents and Friends News
Father's Day Stall
Please note the Father's Day Stall will now be held on Thursday, August 31 in the school hall. Forms to order and pre-pay for gifts will be sent home with children in the coming weeks. Thanks to Abbey Walters for organising this in conjunction with the OLSH students.
Pancake Parlour School Rewards Program
St. Catherine's is registered in the Pancake Parlour Rewards program and every spend at a store adds to St. Catherine's tally! If we score the most points in our local area, we will win $1000 cash!
Parents, please familiarise yourself with the options that attribute the points to the St Cath's tally by becoming a member via their free app, in-store, or when ordering via their website: https://bit.ly/447hLSs
Southland is our closest store, with lots of winter specials! Thanks to those families who have already dined and added to our tally! THis competition runs until the end of December, 2023.
Mum's Time Out
Sip 'n' Shop Event
Thanks to the St Cath's mums, playgroup mums, and Nannas who came along to the Sip 'n' Shop event at Hudlow last week! It was a fabulous night with drinks, nibbles and a terrific styling session run by shop owner Gemma!
Term 3 Mum's dinner date is TBA - we're planning a mum's dinner for this term, and will advise you of the date in the coming weeks.
Term 4 Mums' Time out Event
Save the Date: Sunday, October 22 at 11am - Axe Throwing at Lumber Punks, South Melbourne. Cost is $40 for a 90 minute session, with a minimum of 11 people. We'll be having a pub lunch afterwards, venue TBC.
To join the Mum’s What’s app group, to stay up to date with the news around school, message Nat (Harvey 1/2CG and playgroup) on 0438 548739
To join the Mum’s What’s app group, to stay up to date with the news around school, message Nat (Harvey 1/2CG and playgroup) on 0438 548739
Dad's Group
The Dad's Group enjoyed a delicious steak night at the McKinnon Hotel last week with a terrific turnout! If you'd like to join the Dad's Group WhatsApp chat to stay in the loop for future events, get in touch with Bernard on 0429 055 911, Pete on 0422 082 281 or Darren on 0490 502 108.
Father's Day Dinner
Father’s Day is just around the corner, and there is no other better evening of the year to get a leave pass to share a meal, some banter and a few drinks with the other dads.
For those that are free on Friday September 1st, we have booked a table at Big Pig Little Pig Moorabbin at 6.30pm. After dinner we can head around the corner to Stomping Ground to finish the night off.
Please let Pete Brook know if you can make it on 0422 082 281 so we can confirm numbers. Hope to see you there!
Parent's Night Out
The P&F Committee are planning a parent's social night out, so save the date for the evening of Saturday, August 26 (venue TBC). Start looking for a baby-sitter and stay tuned for more info in the next newsletter! We'd like to get some early expressions of interest for planning, so if you're keen for a kid-free night out, please text Julia Runci (Grade 1 and Grade 5 mum) on 0433 582 521.
