All parents are eligible for
membership of the P&C and we warmly invite you all to come along – meetings
are held on the 2nd & 8th Monday of each term, commencing at 5pm in the library. P&C Associations are made
up of a group of dedicated people who want all children to have the best
possible preparation and opportunities as they step across through the years of
schooling – so come along and be involved in ideas and activities providing
additional facilities and enhanced resourcing for Gympie Central School!
Throughout the year the P&C will
have fundraisers which we encourage all parents to be a part of. Parents are
invited to assist with Tuckshop every second Fridays. Please see our
Tuckshop Convenor if you are interested in supporting our school in this way,
she will negotiate with you the most appropriate time the support is required.
Parents are most welcome as volunteers in
our classrooms. Please see your child’s teacher if you are interested in
helping out in this way. They will negotiate with you the most appropriate time
to receive support.
Use of the school grounds only occurs with the permission of the
Principal.
Gympie Central State School is a smoke-free zone.
Gympie Central State School is an alcohol-free zone.
Functions of the P&C Association as outlined in
the Constitution
- To generally
foster community interest in educational matters.
- To endeavour to
bring about closer cooperation between the parents of the students attending
the school, other members of the community and the teachers and students at
school.
- To provide advice
and recommendations to the Principal of the school.
- Mutual
partnerships - issues and concerns in respect of students attending the school.
- Mutual
partnerships - general operations and management of the school.
- To provide and
assist in the provisions of resources or services for the benefit of the
students of the school.
- To perform any
other functions, not consistent with the new Education (General Provisions) Act
2006, as the Minister may from time to time determine.
How parents can make a good school better
- Make an effort to
understand what the school is trying to do. If possible, express your support
for our aims and the values we express.
- Participate on
committees and in discussion groups that consider educational issues and other
school community activities.
- See the school as
‘your’ school. Encourage your children to see it in the same way.
- Offer constructive
criticism and suggestions, by directing your comments to the Principal. Don’t
‘bad mouth’ the school in the general community.
- Go to school
activities – open days, concerts, class activities, sports days, celebrations,
etc.
- Join the school’s
parents and citizens association and look after the school’s interests.
- Welcome new
parents. Help them feel that they belong. Build their confidence in the school.
- Encourage your
child to co-operate fully, to join in all school activities, and to take pride
in their school.
- Let the Principal
and Staff know you support them all the way, even if sometimes you have to be a
friendly critic or a critical friend.
- Get to know your
child’s teacher. Be considerate, of the fact that the teachers core role is the
teaching and management of the children in the class, and that there are busy
times when it may not be suitable to spend time talking to the teacher.
Voluntary assistance
Parents are encouraged to support their child’s class
by volunteering on a parent roster.
Parents working in classrooms may be asked to:
- listen
to children read
- hear spelling
- take
a small group for activities
- work one-on-one with an individual
child
- prepare
materials
- be a spotter for swimming.