Parents of children at Sunshine Park Primary School have been busy this week, putting on a swathe of activities for Mother’s Day.
There have been multiple WhatsApp group committees of volunteers organising the activities. Despite all parents being peer-pressured to volunteer, the committees consist of 99% women.
Principal Mike Spendly said, “Mums are so special. Mother’s Day is a wonderful chance for the children to show how much they appreciate them. And the Mums have done such a good job organising this year, we can’t wait to get their help with the celebrations for Father’s Day.”
The school is hosting a raffle, morning tea, school performance, sausage sizzle and gift stall.
Mother, Marie Su, said, “I’ve had to take the morning off to come to the morning tea. School hours are the only time I can work, so I guess I’ll be up late tonight to make up for the time out of the office.”
Mother-of-three, Audrey Wotsonia, has a child in Grade 2, one in kinder and one in daycare.
She said, “I’ve spent hundreds of dollars and countless hours baking, sewing costumes and sourcing items for the stalls. Then, when the kids come home with the gift that I gave them money to buy me, I have to help them hide it.”
While Audrey will put her feet up tonight, she won’t be resting long.
“Tomorrow, I’ve got to coordinate the Footy Club Mother’s Day Quiz Night and get started on a Mother’s Day brunch for my mother-in-law.”
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