By Helensburgh Public School teacher Nina Sampson

This year, we’ve introduced an exciting new initiative in collaboration with The Fathering Project, designed to engage fathers, parents, grandparents, and carers of Helensburgh Public School (HPS) students in various events throughout the year. Our inaugural event in June, ‘Sports and Snags,’ was a tremendous success, filling our oval with lively activities and laughter.

In September, we hosted our second event, ‘Picnic ‘n’ Planes,’ which saw around 80-100 participants, including our wonderful students and their siblings. It was a delightful afternoon where everyone tested their paper plane designs and throwing skills. Despite occasional wind gusts, participants honed their skills and enjoyed multiple attempts to achieve new heights and distances with each throw.

Both events featured a sausage sizzle provided by the school. A special thanks to our HPS Fathers Group for their planning and organisation efforts, and to Coles Helensburgh for their generous gift card donation, which funded prizes for our plane winners!

Keep an eye out for our final event later in Term 4.

Save the date for the Helensburgh Public School Christmas Carnival: Saturday, November 30, 10am-2pm