Dear Families, welcome to Term 3 Week 5!

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There’s a few things to get through this week, first off is Obstacool this Friday! Everyone is very excited, it should be a great day. Please remember to return sponsorship forms. If you need to collect money or are still needing to pay via Qkr, the form will be returned to you to finalise payments. All parents and carers are welcome throughout the day at any time. Teachers will notify their class of the allocated timeslot.

Revue – A really big thank you to Monica Campbell for organising a wonderful night. You are absolutely amazing for pulling together such an event. I don’t want to sound surprised, but it was really fun! This was my first Revue and without a doubt I’ll be back for more next year. It was relaxed, funny and entertaining. The night wouldn’t have been so wonderful without the technical talents of Steve Nano, so thank you Steve for all the behind the scenes tech stuff. Thank you also to Phil and your staff for coming along and joining in and being wonderful judges! Last thank you to all the performers, you were wonderful and so talented. For anyone a little hesitant about the Revue, please think about it for next year. There is no pressure to dress up or be involved in a skit. It’s a really great night to relax and chat with some wonderful school friends. It was really fun, honest!

Upcoming events/activities

Father’s Day Breakfast and Stall – a reminder we have this very special event next Friday. Each child is asked to bring in a small gift for the stall (worth about $7-$10). For a gold coin donation, children will be able to select a gift from the stall. Please send your gifts in as soon as possible so we can make sure there are enough gifts for all the children to purchase. Breakfast is in the Kitchen Garden from 7.30am. For catering purposes, please RSVP via sZapp. Cost is $5 per person or a maximum of $15 per family. Payments can be made via Qkr. A great way to thank all our wonderful Dads just for being them.

Working Bee – we have another working bee coming up in Week 8. We will soon be calling out for anyone who is able to spare some time after school to lend a hand. More details to follow in the coming weeks.

Tuckshop Red Day – there’s been lots of discussion about the Red Day held every Term. Red Day is where the Tuckshop offers lollies for sale, and is held on the last Thursday of the Term. We want to hear from parents/carers on whether you would like to see Red Day continue, or perhaps you have an idea for a different ‘special treat day’. Please complete the quick survey here. Your thoughts are much appreciated thank you. The survey will remain open until Friday 30 August.

Supporting businesses within our community – we have such a lovely community here, and there’s been talk about pulling together a business directory next year where families can advertise their businesses. The P&F love supporting local, so if your business can offer something to an upcoming event we would love to hear from you. The P&F do not expect parents who own businesses to provide free services and/or products. Sure, ‘mates rates’ are a bonus, not going to lie, but it is not an expectation. We would love to support you and advertise your business as well. When we spend money on a product or service, we would much rather give it to you!

Fete – next year is Fete Year! ‘Woo Hoo’ I hear you scream. At this stage we are still forming a Fete Committee. If you have the slightest interest in bonding with fellow parents while you organise all things fete related, please let me know.

As always, thanks for reading to the end. Until next time.

Cath

P&F President