Peninsula Grammar Parents Association - PSPA

Annually, several special events are held with the aim of ‘friendraising’ while also celebrating, with our students, the Peninsula Grammar educational journey.

The PSPA is run by parents for parents and remains a crucial part of the Peninsula Grammar Community, connecting families both new and existing through events that shape and nurture our cultural identity. These activities include:

* Welcome Morning Teas
* Summer Welcome Evening
* Mother’s Day stall and breakfasts
* Father’s Day breakfasts
* Annual Spring Luncheon
* Christmas Market
* Year Level P

06/02/2024

The 2024 Parents Welcome Evening is scheduled for Friday 23rd February.

Bookings can be made via https://www.trybooking.com/COSCX

Photos from Peninsula Grammar Parents Association - PSPA's post

20/12/2023

Thank you to Michelle for sharing with us her message of thanks for her Christmas hamper box and the beautiful letter from one of the Peninsula Grammar junior school students 🎄🎁💌

Peninsula Health

20/12/2023

Thank you to Trudy for sharing with us and Peninsula Grammar her gratitude for our little Christmas hamper boxes. 🎁

We're very glad that we've been able to support patients going through chemotherapy at Peninsula Health in the lead up to Christmas, and we look forward to being able to extend this support on an annual basis. 🎄

Thank you to everyone who helped to make this possible ✨

11/12/2023

Thank you to everyone who came to the Spring Lunch 🥳🥂
It was such a wonderful day 🥳🤩

05/12/2023

Thanks to everyone’s support, the PSPA will be donating 63 hamper boxes to patients at this Christmas 🎄 🎁

03/12/2023

It’s not too late to support our Christmas gift drive with donations of hamper items able to be left in the Performing Arts Centre/Ansett Hall today and tomorrow.

We’re seeking donations of items that can be included in hampers that will be donated to aged patients and those going through chemotherapy treatment (we seem to be well placed to support new mums).

Thanking you in advance for your support 🎄

01/12/2023

Don’t forget to come and support our Christmas gift drive at tonight’s Christmas event 🎄🎁

25/11/2023

A reminder that at this Friday’s Christmas event that we’ll be collecting donations of items that can be made into hampers for patients at . 🎁

Whether you’re able to donate one item or many, your contributions will go to making the Christmas of some new mums, day chemotherapy patients and elderly patients a little brighter. 🎄

Donations can be left with the PSPA committee at the showbag stall on Friday night, and we may have a few surprise giveaways in return for your support of our Christmas gift drive.

21/11/2023

Last week our President Bree met with Joan who’s the Day Chemotherapy Nurse unit manager at to discuss our gift drive and to show pictures of some of the sample gift boxes that we’ve made up.

Items that we’d love our school community to donate can include:
🎁 adult socks
🎁 puzzle books
🎁 children’s books (suitable for infants)
🎁 baby singlets, jumpsuits, socks, etc
🎁 chocolates, lollies, etc
🎁 heat packs

In essence, we’re looking to create hamper gift boxes that are going to help brighten someone’s day this Christmas.

Our gift boxes are going to be donated to elderly patients, patients going through day chemotherapy and new mums.

A very big thank you to the parents and businesses who have already offered some very generous contributions and we thank the school community in advance for your support of our Christmas gift drive 🎄

16/11/2023

Please join the PSPA in supporting Peninsula Health this Christmas! 🎄 🎄

We are seeking donations of items that can be made into hampers which will be gifted to patients within Peninsula Health (mainly new mums, elderly patients and those going through day chemotherapy treatment).

We're looking for items that will help make a patient's time in hospital over Christmas a little more pleasant. Items can include (but not limited to):
- hand creams
- socks
- biscuits
- lollies and chocolates
- puzzle books (eg: crosswords, find a word, sudoku)
- baby singlets, booties, jumpsuits
(Photos of some sample hampers have been shared on our Instagram account)

Donations can be left at the PSPA stall at the school Christmas event on Friday 1st December, where we will have a limited number of Santa hats to give away in return.

There will also be an opportunity for students to write a Christmas letter to a patient that can be included in the hampers.

Thanking you all in advance for your support of our Peninsula Health Christmas gift drive 🎁💝🎅🏼

14/11/2023

There are still a few tickets left for the 2023 Spring Lunch during which we will proudly be supporting Peninsula Health and their Take a Break for Cancer program which helps to provide vital cancer support programs at Frankston and Rosebud Hospitals.

Donations to Take a Break for Cancer can be made when booking your lunch ticket and through the QR codes that will be on all tables during the event.

Tickets are now on sale for the 2023 PSPA Spring Luncheon being held on Friday 24th November at Mornington Racing Club.

Grab your friends and book your spot via the link below by Thursday 16th November 🌸🌸

https://www.trybooking.com/CMKTN

10/11/2023

Year 5 parents Christmas catch up - Thursday November 30 at Assaggini in Mornington.

Bookings can be made via https://www.trybooking.com/CNEZU

29/10/2023

We're pleased to announce the 2024 PSPA committee who will be working to deliver a range of friend-raising plus school and local community-based events throughout the next school year.

27/10/2023

If you're attending this year's PSPA Spring Lunch, we encourage you to support our charity partner Peninsula Health's Take a Break for Cancer campaign by making a donation during the event.

If you're unable to attend the event, donations can be made directly to the Peninsula Health fundraising page - https://take-a-break-for-cancer-ph.raisely.com/

12/10/2023

05/10/2023

Prep Parents - an invite will be heading your way shortly for a parents dinner on October 21st.

13/09/2023

Save the date for this years Spring Lunch which we are excited to announce will be supporting Peninsula Health's Take a Break for Cancer campaign 💕

01/09/2023

So much fun at the Junior School Father’s Day Stall 🥳💙🎁
Thanks to all the volunteers 🙏🏼😘

30/08/2023

Thank you to those who joined us this morning for the Senior Fathers Day breakfast.

We’d also like to thank James Allsopp, a junior school father, for being this mornings guest speaker.

12/05/2023

If a mum from the Junior school receives an empty diffuser box on Sunday, please let us know as we have the diffuser here 😊

11/05/2023

This morning was the perfect way to kick off our Mother’s Day events with some of our school community joining us for the first of two Senior Mothers Day breakfasts this week.

Thank you Silva McLeod () for sharing some of your story with us this morning, it was great to hear your experiences about growing up in Tonga and becoming a pilot here in Australia ✈️

01/05/2023

Year 2 parents dinner - Saturday 20th May at Mr Curtis.

Bookings via - https://www.trybooking.com/CHXZK

26/04/2023

Year 6 parent dinner - Saturday 6th May at 400 Gradi Australia in Mornington.

Book via https://www.trybooking.com/CHWFQ

25/04/2023

Lest we forget!

It was great to see Peninsula Grammar students at services at Mornington and Mount Eliza today as the service and sacrifice of so many Australian men and women was acknowledged at ANZAC Day commemoration services!

05/03/2023

Kinder 4 parents dinner - Friday 31st March at in Mornington 🌵

Check your emails and Zenith for details.

22/02/2023

Year 3 parents dinner - Friday 17th March at The Rocks Mornington

Check Zenith and your emails for more information.

20/02/2023

Year 1 parents dinner - Friday 24th March at in Mornington.

Check Zenith and emails for more information.

17/02/2023

Thank you to everyone who came along to tonight’s Welcome Evening! It was great to see so many of you catching up with friends and making plenty of new ones.