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What's involved
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Contact details / further information
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Occasional jobs – outside school hours / at any time
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- take as many as you can carry, or as few as you like
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- keep an eye on the school newsletter
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- take as many as you can carry, or as few as you like
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- take as many as you can carry, or as few as you like
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- help care for the school's outdoor areas by managing a small patch. Could involve planting, pruning, weeding, mulching
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- help out at a gardening bee
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- BYO equipment and weed, trim or mulch to your heart's content!
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- dates are published on the school website (P&C section) and the P&C noticeboard (near the canteen), or keep an eye on the school newsletter
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- volunteer to help with a P&C event
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- each P&C event requires a coordinator, a planning team and lots of parent helpers on the day
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- keep an eye on the school newsletter and P&C emails or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to express interest
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Occasional jobs – during school hours
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- any help appreciated, from once a week to once a term. Basic timing includes the following, but any variation is possible:
- 8.30 – 9.30am: taking lunch orders
- 9.30 – 11.00am preparing lunches
- 10.30am – 12.30pm: sorting lunch orders and serving during lunchtime
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- accompany class excursions
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- class excursions have strict student-to-adult ratios and a limited number parents is often needed to accompany on the day
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- see your child's teacher or keep an eye on excursion permission notes
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- volunteer to help with a P&C event
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- each P&C event requires a coordinator, a planning team and lots of parent helpers on the day
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- keep an eye on the school newsletter and P&C emails or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to express interest
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- help out in your child's classroom
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- sometimes, and particularly in the younger years, teachers invite parents to help out in the classroom
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- keep an eye on notes home at the beginning of the year or see your child's teacher
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- help out with the Mothers' and Fathers' Day stalls
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- help in advance making or wrapping gifts or assist with selling on the day
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- help out on Grandparents' and Harmony Day (in March each year)
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- assist on the day by donating food, getting food ready and serving hot beverages to grandparents
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- help out at a Community Night
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- assist during the day with food preparation, or serve food in the evening
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- join a P&C sub-committee – the Community Club
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- be part of planning for Community Club organisations (canteen, uniform shop) and events
- meetings are held monthly at school during school hours
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- assist with the delivery of the Edible Garden Program or Goanna Trail lessons. Up to 7 one-hour classes per term. A great opportunity to learn the program and become a garden teacher
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Regular jobs – outside school hours / at any time
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- water the vegie garden or new planting along the Goanna Trail once a week. Mon, Wed, Fri mornings. Approximately 1 hour
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- feed and water worm towers and worm farms
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- care for the vegie garden
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- targeted maintenance of particular areas as needed
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- join holiday garden rosters
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- watering and chook care during holidays. Harvest fresh produce to take home!
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- help out at a gardening bee
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- BYO equipment and weed, trim or mulch to your heart's content!
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- dates are published on the school website (P&C section) and the P&C noticeboard (near the canteen), or keep an eye on the school newsletter
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Regular jobs – during school hours
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- any help appreciated, from once a week to once a term. Basic timing includes the following, but any variation is possible:
- 8.30 – 9.30am: taking lunch orders
- 9.30 – 11.00am preparing lunches
- 10.30am – 12.30pm: sorting lunch orders and serving during lunchtime
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- volunteer at the uniform shop
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- serve at the counter on a Tuesday or Friday morning, from 8.30 – 9.30am
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- water vegie garden or new planting along the Goanna Trail once a week. Mon, Wed, Fri mornings. Approximately 1 hour
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- feed and water worm towers and worm farms
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- care for the vegie garden
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- targeted maintenance of particular areas as needed
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- help out in your child's classroom
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- sometimes, and particularly in the younger years, teachers invite parents to help out in the classroom
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- keep an eye on notes home at the beginning of the year or see your child's teacher
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