Greythorn Primary School has an active Parents and Friends Association (PFA) which runs community building and fundraising activities throughout the year. New volunteers are always welcome! You can help out at one event a year, through to being actively involved in organising and running the events. It’s up to you!
We invite all members of the school community to get involved. It’s lots of fun, is a great way to make connections at the school.
PFA Meetings are advertised via the school communication system, Compass, or email greythornpfa@gmail.com for more information.
Class Reps
The PFA also organise Class Reps. Each class has a parent representative who is the main point of contact between the class teacher and the class parents and will share information via email or Whatsapp Group to keep the families informed. The Whatsapp Group is also an informal contact point for families with questions about upcoming school activities or trying to track down things their kids have lost at school! For more information about what the Class Reps do, click here.
PFA Events
The events the PFA run include: The Twilight Festival at the end of February, an informal welcome to the school with a bar, food trucks, activities for the kids and entertainment, which takes place each year; Bake Sales, a Halloween Disco, Grandparents Day Afternoon Tea, a bar and bbq at the biannual students Art Fair, a mango fundraiser, a morning tea for World Teachers Day, and, if an election is held, the PFA run a traditional Sausage Sizzle and Cake Stall.
These events raise funds for school projects. Recent PFA projects include the wildlife mural on the brick wall by the playground, the sensory playground and we contributed to Stage 1 of the playground equipment replacement. Fundraising is currently underway for Stage 2.
The PFA meet on an adhoc basis and new faces are welcome any time. If you’d like to attend, keep your eye out for notices on Compass, or email greythornpfa@gmail.com for more information.
The PFA is one of several sub-committees that report to the school council, and the Principal, Andrew Searle participates in the meetings.
See below for the organisational chart:
