Newmarket State School TUCKSHOP - 2020

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WELCOME The Newmarket State School Tuckshop aims to provide tasty, healthy meals

for students and staff of the school and the Banks Street Kindy which is

located on school grounds. Our Tuckshop is a fun, focal point of the

community and is operated by the Parents and Citizen’s Association through

a Convenor supported by a Sub-Committee comprised of volunteers.

Our Tuckshop has won many awards over the last 10 years and we are very

proud of this. Most recently we were named one of the Top 10 Tuckshops in

Queensland, for 2019, by the Queensland Association of School Tuckshops

and one of our volunteers received a Special Commendation for Volunteer

of the Year.

We rely on wonderful volunteers to deliver this service to the community and

currently there are around 40 parents, grandparents, citizens and students

who give up their time to volunteer in the Tuckshop or to home bake.

Tuckshop Opening Times Tuckshop is open on Tuesdays and Fridays during Term.

Tuckshop Dates for 2020

Term First Day of Tuckshop Last Day of Tuckshop Number of Weeks

1 Tuesday 28th January Friday 3rd April 10

2 Monday 20th April Friday 26th June 10

3 Monday 13th July Friday 18th September 10

4 Tuesday 6th October Friday 11th December 10

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Communication Our Convenor, Lana Simic, may be contacted via email at

tuckshopnss@gmail.com or on mobile 📱 0438 959 058.

To keep you updated about Tuckshop, we regularly put notices in the school

newsletter and occasionally we ask the office to send out an email to the

school community.

Recently, we have started using the Parent Communications function in

Flexischools. If you order using the Flexischools app, you’ll see notices from

Tuckshop in the Newsfeed. Ordering via Flexischools makes it easier for us to

contact you if there is an issue with an order.

The Menu A new menu is released each Term and posted on the school’s website. The

most up-to-date menu can be viewed online at www.flexischools.com.au

We have Special Days in Tuckshop (eg Harmony Day, May the 4th, Talk Like a

Pirate Day, Taco Tuesday) and occasionally try out a new menu item or bring

back a favourite. The menu items are added to the Flexischools menu.

Vegetarian options are available every Term and gluten and/or dairy-free

options can be easily prepared. Our menu does not contain nuts.

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How to order Option 1 (preferred) – Online ordering using Flexischools (TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS)

Ordering via Flexischools saves a lot of volunteer time in Tuckshop. It makes

stocking Tuckshop and planning much easier. For parents/carers it means

you’re not scrounging for spare change. Flexischools is easy to use and

convenient, for example, you can set up recurring orders and automatically

top up your account. The Tuckshop loves it when you use Flexischools as it

saves our volunteers a huge amount of time.

Go to www.flexischools.com.au to register. Enter your child’s name and class.

There are a few payment options to choose from. Instructions can be found

on the Flexischools website or contact Tuckshop and we can help.

Option 2 – Paper bags (TUESDAYS only)

If you are unable to order online, you can

use the paper bag system on Tuesdays.

Clearly write child’s name and items

ordered on separate brown paper bags

– one for Morning Tea and one for Lunch.

(Brown paper bags are available in

supermarkets. Tuckshop has a limited

supply for 10c each)

Please include correct change if

possible. If not, total all items and write

amount of change required on each

bag (see example). Or place all money

in Morning Tea bag and clearly write “all

money in M/T” on Lunch bag. Just fold

bags down instead of using staples or tape.

Either drop off the bags at Tuckshop or hand the bags to your teacher during

morning roll call.

Please do not leave bag orders unattended at Tuckshop.

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Ice blocks and over-the-counter purchases Snacks and drinks may be purchased over the counter

on Tuesdays and Fridays. From 1.15 pm, Quelch Fruit

Sticks are available.

With prior notice, we can supply ice blocks to your

child’s class to celebrate a birthday or other special

event. Please contact our Tuckshop Convenor if you

would like to do this.

Special dietary requirements We will accommodate requests where possible but may not be able to cater

for all dietary requirements. We are happy to discuss any concerns that you

may have.

If your child has food allergies, Tuckshop will be notified as part of the

enrolment process. If your child has food intolerances, please contact the

Tuckshop Convenor to discuss options.

Halal options are available. Contact the Tuckshop Convenor to discuss

options

What happens if my child forgets to take their lunch to school? If your child forgets to take their lunch to school, they must speak to their

teacher and the office staff who will try to contact a parent/carer. If

authorised, Tuckshop will supply morning tea and/or lunch. Please pay the

monies owing as soon as possible. There is an I.O.U. facility for Tuckshop on

Flexischools.

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Getting involved in Tuckshop Our Tuckshop runs smoothly thanks to the help of amazing volunteers. Being

on the Tuckshop Roster is a fantastic way to get to know other parents/carers,

grandparents and students; or you can donate home bake or pantry items;

or just pop in for an hour or so on one of our busy mornings. Our Tuckshop

Convenor will train you - no skills or experience are required.

There are a many ways to help:

1. Volunteer in Tuckshop

Volunteers prepare sandwiches, hot meals, lite snacks and drinks and

also serve over the counter items. Find a friend and volunteer together!

Cups of tea or coffee and biscuits are freely available. We have a

radio and might even let you choose the station we’re listening to.

2. Become a Home Baker

This is a great option for parents/carers who are not able to volunteer in

the Tuckshop. Information about contributing homebake is provided in

this booklet. We once had a home baker who supplied all of the

homemade mini quiches and occasionally prepared Bolognese sauce.

There are many ways to help Tuckshop by baking and cooking. Think of

a way you’d like to contribute and let us know.

3. Donate a Coles Gift Card

Donations of Coles Gift Cards are greatly appreciated and help us to

put profits back into improving our Tuckshop.

4. Donate Pantry Items

Donations are greatly appreciated, and information is provided in this

booklet.

How do I volunteer? Please complete the attached form and return it to the

Office or drop it into the Tuckshop Convenor. If you are not a

parent of a child at the school, we will need to apply for a

Volunteer Blue Card for you. You will not incur any costs in

this process. You must have a Blue Card before you can volunteer at

Tuckshop.

If you have any questions, please contact our Convenor, Lana Simic, via

email at tuckshopnss@gmail.com or on mobile 📱 0438 959 058.

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Contributing homebake

The students at Newmarket love the occasional treat of a home-baked item from

Tuckshop. To be able to supply homebake we rely on a group of volunteer home

bakers and this is where you can help! Providing homebake once a term or once

month is an easy way to contribute. For those of you new to homebake and looking

for some guidance, the following points might help.

What to make? You can make muffins, biscuits,

patty cakes, or a slice. We

don’t have set recipes so you

can be as creative as you like

but please NO NUTS. Some

suggestions for items to bake

include – ANZAC biscuits, fruit

muffins, pikelets, lemon cakes,

oaty slice and jam drops. A

great recipe resource is QAST’s

eMenu which you can find at

http://emenu.qast.org.au/.

There is no need to ice – the

less sugar and more fibre the

better!

How many? 18 to 24 items is fabulous.

We sell items for $1.50 each so

patty pan size is great for

muffins and biscuits around

7cm diameter are a good size.

How to deliver? On your designated homebake day, please drop (or

have your child drop) your individually wrapped goodies

into Tuckshop at the beginning of the school day.

Alternatively, you can arrange to leave homebake at

OSHC and we’ll pick it up/they deliver it. In addition,

please provide a list of the ingredients used and the

date on which the goods were baked.

How do I sign up? To add yourself to the homebake roster please either

email Tuckshop Convenor Lana Simic

(tuckshopnss@gmail.com) or give her a call on

📱 0438 959 058 or drop in and say hello to her at

Tuckshop. She will assign you to a day that suits you and

even send you a reminder text the day before.

Happy baking everyone!

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Donation of Pantry Items Donation of the following items helps to support our Tuckshop. We are

grateful for any assistance.

• Tinned or bottled tomatoes

◦ Passata

◦ Paste

◦ Crushed or diced

• Fusilli pasta (Barilla brand please)

• Long grain rice

• Canned pineapple in juice

• Canned beetroot

• Low salt baked beans (pack of 4 – 6 small cans)

• Coles brand microwave popcorn (raw, lightly salted or butter flavour)

• Plain rice crackers

• Milo

• Tomato sauce

• Dried apples

• Long-life, low-fat milk

• Eggs (medium to large)

• Honey

• Quelch 99% Fruit Juice Sticks

• Paper towels

• Large (72 L) garbage bags

• Chux wipes (blue or green)

• Tea bags for the volunteers

• Your idea here! Let us know what it is.

If you would like to donate fresh produce (fruit, vegies etc) we ask that you

do this on a Friday so that your donation can be factored into the ordering

process for the next week. This avoids wastage and doubling up.

We ALWAYS accept blueberries, passionfruit or mangoes (used for smoothies)

and small-medium sized apples for slinkies.

If you see something on special, please text or call Lana – 📱 0438 959 058 to

check requirements.

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When: Tuesdays or Fridays, any time from 8 am OR

at your leisure for HOMEBAKE.

Volunteering even once a term is greatly appreciated.

Skill level required: Can you make a sandwich?

If yes, you have the required skills!

If you would like to volunteer for Tuckshop, please return the slip below to the

Office or contact our Convenor, Lana Simic, via email at

tuckshopnss@gmail.com or on mobile 📱 0438 959 058.

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I would like to volunteer for Tuckshop.

Name_____________________________________________________________________

Name of youngest child at school__________________________________________

Class of youngest child at school___________________________________________

E-mail address_____________________________________________________________

Phone number____________________________________________________________

I require a Blue Card: Yes No (Please circle) Note: You require a Blue Card if you are not a parent of a child at the school