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Parents & Friends Newsletter Wednesday March 1st, 2017 Page 1
March Friday 3rd of March Cinema Under the Stars. Fundraiser
Tuesday 7th of March P&F Meeting, 7:30pm
Saturday 18th of March Bunnings BBQ
Monday 20th of March Twilight Sports - BBQ & Raffle
Friday 24th of March Lapathon
Sunday 26th of March Vision Portraits
Thursday, 30th March Food Day
Friday 31st of March End of Term BBQ
Cinema Under The Stars Our Cinema Under the Stars Fundraiser is this Friday the 3rd of March! Thank you to everyone who has purchased their tickets and to those who have volunteered to help. The weather is looking perfect for the evening. If you still haven't bought tickets and still want to come its not too late…
You can buy your tickets by clicking here
www.trybooking.com/257203
We still need volunteers on the night, Can you help out with;
- Popcorn Cooking & Serving & Cash Handling 7:00pm-8:30pm - Coffee Stand & Cash Handling 5:30-7:00pm - Welcome Desk 7:00pm-8:30pm - Pack up of Marquees and Trestle Tables at 8:30pm (for 10
minutes before the movie starts).
Sign up at https:/www.volunteersignup.org/ABEF8
Grade 5 Champions : Tash Dumais, Nina Petruzziello, Anne Almy, Kate Ryan, Louise Carrigg, Suzie McDonald, Carolyn Gorry & Jacqui Chalkley
Every Friday of Term 1 is icy pole day. For 50 cents your child can buy an icy pole at afternoon recess from the kitchen in
the community centre.
WOOHOO, We Have A New BBQ! We have a new BBQ! The school is purchasing a new BBQ with money raised by the P&F in 2016. It will get lots of use at working bees, P&F Functions, end of Term BBQ’s etc. A big thank you to Andrew, Carmel and Darrin Spezza for organising.
A Big Congratulations to the McShane Family: Karyn, Michael, Kasey and Darragh who are our VIP Ticket winners!!!
Look out for Twilight Sports Merchandise which will be on sale at our Cinema Under the Stars
Fundraiser!!!
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Bunnings BBQ On Saturday the 18th of March the P&F will be running a BBQ at Bunnings Vermont South. Please see the attached flyer.
Can you help out on the day?
Sign up here. http://www.volunteersignup.org/YRFRQ
Bunnings BBQ Co-ordinators : Sarah Dowds & Katie Mills
Vision Portraits Coming home soon in mail bags will be your Vision Portraits order form. Vision Portraits Photographers will come out to our school on Sunday the 26th of March. For $15 you and your family will have a photo shoot. Included in this cost is a 10x13 photo in a frame. 100% of the booking fee is returned to our school as a fundraiser. Better still, if you book your Vision Portrait sitting by the 15/3/17 you will go into the draw to win a $200 Vision Portrait's voucher which you can use on the day to purchase your photos.
Check out the attached Vision Portraits Flyer and make your booking by clicking the following link https://www.trybooking.com/OWXY
If you have any questions or require further information, please contact our Vision Portraits Co-Ordinator, Carolyn Gorry on 0405 309 145
Can you come to our P&F Meeting on Tuesday the 7th of March at 7:30pm? Everyone is welcome.
Twilight Sports Monday the 20th of March is Twilight Sports. A great event for all the kids, families and friends. The P&F organises catering, house colours merchandise and raffles for the event. This year the Grade 6 parents are our P&F Champions with many volunteers working hard to ensure everything runs to plan. Coming home soon, in mail bags will be the Twilight Sports flyer which contains all the important information.
We need lots of help on the night to ensure that everyone gets to see their child participate.
If you can help at Twilight Sports please click on the following Link to sign up;
http://www.volunteersignup.org/WRAHK
Twilight Sports Co-ordinators/Champions : Vivien Wong, Anne McLaughlin, Jacqui Chalkley
CINEMAUnder the StarsDATE: THIS FRIDAY 3rD MARCHTIME: 6PM – 10.30PMFILM: ‘ODDBALL’ RATED ‘G’WHERE: THE ST JAMES OVAL
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Regarding:
ST JAMES
The weather’s looking fine for Friday and it’s going to be a wonderful way to kick off our social fundraising calendar. A very BIG thank you to all who have volunteered to help so far on the night and all who are coming along!!
On arrivalIf you’ve purchased your tickets via Trybooking.com please print your tickets to show at the Welcome Desk on the night.If you’ve purchased your tickets via the RSVP form & sent cash to the school, your family name will be recorded on a sheet and will be checked off as you arrive.There are still tickets available only via the Trybooking link: www.trybooking.com/257203These final ticket sales will close off at midnight on Thursday night.
Parking Entry via the top gate only. Please Note Parking will only be available on the streets surrounding St James, not on the quadrangle.
What to BringPicnic Rugs, chairs, cushions,blankets, insect repellent, warmer clothes, Torches, Money for food, drinks, glowsticks & facepainting
Food & Drinks for Sale *Food and drink sales will go from 6pm to 8.15pm. All stalls will close down before the movie begins.Sausage in bread $2.50Hamburgers $4Sushi Packs (x 2 tuna or veg) $6Popcorn $3Ice-creams $2Bags of chips 50cWaterbottles $2 Kids Juices $1Cans of soft drink $2 Coffee/Hot Choc/Tea $3.50
For Sale at Front GateGlow stick bracelets $1 Glow Glasses $3
Facepainting We have a professional facepainter on from 6.15pm to 8.15pm. Gold coin donations please.
The Oddball GamesThe Oddball Games will be held prior to the movie screening and we encourage everyone to get there at 6pm to join in the fun! Parcipants will be separated out into different age groups.
- 6.30pm Preschool- 6.50pm Prep & Grade 1- 7.10pm Grade 2 & Grade 3 Grade 4 to Grade 6- 7.30pm Open Age & Parents!
The Aim of the Game:You are the ranger and you need to get your penguins safely to Oddball to protect them! • 10 people line up and put on
hi-vis ‘ranger’ vests• They are each given 3 penguins in
a basket• They aim each of their penguins
at Oddball (large bin decorated as Oddball) If they get one of their penguins in they go through to next round!
There will be three different distances for each age group. If a competitor gets one or more penguins in, they go through to the final. Each final is a sack race, delivering a penguin safely across the line and will result in first, second & third place prize winners! FUN!!
Live Music Special thanks to past St James student Jackson Cairnduff and friend who will be playing some live music before the movie.
Got questions? Ask any of the Grade 5 Parent P&F Champions organising this event.Tash Dumais , Anne Almy, Nina Petruzziello , Kate Ryan, Louise Carrigg, Suzie McDonald , Carolyn Gorry and Jacqui Chalkley.
8am-10am
10am - 12pm
12pm - 2pm
2pm - 4pm
What Shift can you work?
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BUNNINGS FUNDRAISING BBQ VOLUNTEER RETURN SLIPPlace in class bucket or return to the office
My name is
My eldest child’s name & grade is
My contact number is
(Shifts require 2-3 people. You can arrange your own group of 2 or 3 people)
I have arranged to work with
First returned slips, will receive first preference
(you can tick more than one box)
We need 8-12 enthusiastic volunteers to work the BBQ over the course of the day. The shifts are broken into 2 hour timeslots, requiring 2-3 people at a time:
• 8am-10am• 10am-12pm• 12pm-2pm• 2pm-4pm
Grab a few St James friends and organise your own group. Or, register yourself and we will arrange to place you in a group. Please register as a volunteer by using one of the following:
Go to www.volunteersignup.org/YRFRQ
Or Complete ‘Volunteer Return Slip’ below – place in class bucket or return to the office. And, if you can’t be a Bunnings BBQ Volunteer, please be a Bunnings BBQ supporter! Bring the family down for a sausage and support St James.
Contact: SarahDowds Ph: 0410 431 867 email: [email protected] or
KatieMills Ph: 0402 791 439 email: [email protected]
Saturday 18th March8am -4pm at Vermont South Bunnings
BUNNINGS FUNDRAISING BBQ helpers wanted
ST JAMES
Help your school raise funds this year and book your $15 family photo today! Include your whole family in the session or just the kids.Book now to secureyour place.
Enquiries? Call 03 9596 9400Email [email protected] @visionportraits
Your photoshoot takes place at your school and includes a 10” x 13” photo with frame. 100% of your booking fee is fundraised for your school.
$15
There are limitedsessions availableso bookings are essential.
Important information:
Our photographers capture fun, variety and those special family moments. Each session includes photos of different members of the family, children, parents, grandparents and relatives - whatever you request. Immediately after your photo session, you join one of our viewing consultants to view, choose favourites and select your fundraising print. Members of the community outside your organisation are encouraged to also book an appointment; their contribution will be donated to the hosting organisation.
Only 1 booking per family/group. Each person can only appear in one $15 fundraising photo but can appear in all other photos in any session. If you miss your appointment or are late, your booking will be forfeited. Therefore, we recommend you arrive five minutes before your session starts. There are no refunds for no-shows or late bookings. However, take comfort in knowing that this money will still be donated to the hosting organisation’s fundraising efforts.
On the day, we also offer opportunities to purchase additional photos in digital format and order professional prints. If you cannot make the date of this event and would love some photos, then please contact us directly on 03 9596 9400 for further information. Some schools only offer indoor or outdoor photo sessions so please check youronline booking schedule.