It was so amazing to see so many lovely CPS families brave the heat to join us at our Welcome Picnic on Friday evening. The kids thoroughly enjoyed the inflatable obstacle course and the gelato, and the fabulous music provided by Hugh, Wes and Leo was the perfect soundtrack for a lovely get together to welcome in the new school year. Thank you for all the fantastic volunteers who helped make the event a smashing success!

Join us for the first in-person Canterbury Public School P&C Trivia night since 2018! Connect with parents and carers from your school community as our P&C Trivia Night makes a triumphant return at The Polish Club Ashfield on Saturday March 29, 2025. For $40 your ticket will include trivia, dinner,  live music from local band The Moonlighters and the chance to win fabulous prizes.

Whether you're a trivia nerd or just enjoy a good night out with live music, laughter and friends, this is the event for you! All funds raised on the night will go towards an AV upgrade for the hall. If you've ever sat in the back row during a Captain Canterbury assembly or Book Week parade and struggled to hear what was going on up on stage, you'll appreciate why we're raising funds for an audiovisual upgrade in our school hall. We have some outstanding prizes and silent auction items up for grabs, so book early to secure your place as tickets will sell fast!

Click here to buy tickets

A big thanks to the following local business who have already donated prizes for the event:

If you haven’t had the chance to fill in this short 2 minute P&C survey, please do so here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjJzl6aHSByJUYPIXbo4KL-LPS6mIk-nrLUR2eNanLPi1f1g/viewform

When we asked the kids last year what they would like to spend some of the fundraising money on, a popular suggestion was a mural. A mural sub-committee made up of P&C members and teachers are working hard towards the installation of a mural on the side wall of the hall and will be meeting with artists to discuss options for the mural. Kids should be on the lookout for information about how they can contribute to the process soon.

The P&C and school executive are following up with the relevant company to try to address some of the issues we have been experiencing with the lifts on the pedestrian overpass on Canterbury Road. If you have any particular comments or concerns about the lifts please send them in an email to the P&C email address below - the more information we have the stronger a case we can make for improvements. 

                
Dates for the diary 

Week 8, Wednesday 19 March P&C meeting, details below

Week 9, Saturday 29 March Trivia Night

Week 10, Saturday 5 April gardening bee. All families are welcome and it’s a great way to get to know others. 

Next P&C meeting: Term 1, Week 8, Wednesday 19 March 2025, 7.15pm. You don’t need to be a member to be interested in what is happening across the school. Just come along in person to the staffroom or join us online through zoom here (Meeting ID: 771 292 7026; Passcode: 123456).

A message for existing members, if you haven't already please make sure you pay your $2 membership fee for the 2025 calendar year. Online bank transfer can be made to:

Acc name: Canterbury Public School P and C 

BSB 062 159 

Acc No. 1015 7240  (Please email bank confirmation of payment to canterburypublicschool.pandc@gmail.com)

If any of your details have changed or you would like to help out with a subcommittee you can fill in a membership form online here. 

If you’d like to join the P&C here is the online form with the details: https://bit.ly/4bzDSFw.

For any questions or comments, email us on canterburypublicschool.pandc@gmail.com.