THE PARENTS FUNDRAISING ASSOCIATION 

Positions

President: Jess Ward

Vice President: Kristy Dunkerley

Secretary: Sarah Higgins

Treasurer: Shannon Rayner

The Parents Fundraising Association (P.F.A.) is an official school organisation with a two-fold purpose. Firstly it raises funds for the school and secondly it aims to provide an enjoyable social contact for parents.

All Oatlands Primary School parents and guardians are welcome to join or if you would like to be on our volunteer list to help with an event please send an email with your details.

Members of the PFA learn what is happening within the school, share ideas, pass on representative views to the School Council, raise money and support each other. The PFA meets twice a term. There is one official PFA member on the School Council, whilst members of the School Council can also attend PFA Meetings. Parents are always most welcome to attend meetings.

PFA aims to:

  • Invite all families to participate in their children’s school.

  • Encourage families/parents to interact together on a social basis.

  • Organise special events for the children

  • Act as the major fundraising body within the School, raising money that can be used to improve resources and facilities.

 If you would like any other information or have any questions about the PFA please email us at p.f.a@oatlandsps.vic.edu.au

BOOK CLUB

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 The best gift any parent can give a child is the love of books and the joy and benefits of independent reading for fun. Children who read at home, or are read to, have a head start on reading success in school.

Each class is participating in Scholastic Book Club this year. Up to twice a term, during the school year, we will send home a Club catalogue with a different selection of books offered for all ages.

You’ll find award-winning books and bestsellers, as well as old and new favourites. We recommend them because the books span a wide range of children’s reading levels and interests and because they are inexpensive (some books cost as little as $2).

It is easy to order. The Book Club LOOP platform for parents allows you to pay by credit card. Your child’s order is submitted directly to school safe and sound and the books will be delivered to class. You can place your child’s order at scholastic.com.au/LOOP or using the LOOP app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.

The other benefit of Scholastic Book Club is that our school earns 20% in Scholastic Rewards on all Book Club orders to help them obtain free books and additional learning resources. However there is never any obligation to order.

There is no better way to encourage reading than to allow children to choose the books they want to read.