Fete News...Update 

Week 5

Hello NPS families,

Here are some requests & reminders that we need to let you know about:

Fete Date :Saturday 18 March 2023 (10am-4pm)  Update your 2023 calendars & spread the word!

Drop off your Fete Donations at our Fete Shed :Located next to the basketball courts on the Henry St side of the school, our Fete Shed will be open for donations until the end of term.

• Monday mornings (8.45 - 9am)
• Monday afternoons (3.20 - 3.45pm)
• Friday mornings (8.45 - 9am)
• Friday afternoons (3.20pm - 3.45pm)

Please start bringing in your pre loved items such as clothes / books / toys / games / puzzles / bric-a-brac / bikes, scooters etc for our second hand stalls.Thank you in anticipation of your donations!

Seeking clothes, shoes, accessories! 

The fete committee are looking for clean, good quality, gently worn clothes, shoes, bags, hats & accessories. Clothes for both adults & children are welcome.

If you are dreaming of clearing excess clothing from your home and having slimmed down wardrobes, this is the perfect opportunity for you.  

We hope to accumulate a good selection over the coming weeks. If you have clothes to donate, please bring them in a bag and drop them off at The Fete Shed during times listed above!

** No sleepwear, swimwear, underwear, socks, or clothes that have been loved too much please **

Book it in!Are your bookshelves bowing in the middle? Is that teetering tower of unread tomes next to the bed causing you guilt?  Then it’s time to send them onto a new home via next year’s Fete Book Stall.

The Book Stall is back. It will be bigger, brighter and bookier than ever and we need your quality second-hand books to make it a super success. 

And you can now drop off your books at The Fete Shed during times listed above!

All genres are welcome but we’d particularly like donations of:

• Holiday fiction, i.e. books which are popular reads for the holiday season
• Kids fiction (preferably aged 6 to 12)

** Please do not donate textbooks (sadly, even though you really loved it, no one is ever going to read your 1989 Maths A book) or IT books (older than three years), as these don’t tend to sell. **

Auction Items : 

Business owners (or friends of) - it would be amazing to hear from you! Thanks to a few BO’s that have contacted me already. 

Volunteers : “Put your hands up in the air” to support the biggest annual fundraising NPS community event peeps!!   

We already have some & I KNOW there are more of you out there.

We’ve already received a bunch of interest from superstar parents since our last newsletter update, who have stepped up to coordinate / lead various stalls however we still need coordinators for each of these stalls :

**Additional volunteers / support teams can be signed up separately via our SignUp Website – coming soon**  

For a bit of comfort, let me tell you there are already good to go instructions on almost every stall on what is required re planning & running them.  Super impressive notes / cheat sheets in fact!  So please do not be concerned if you feel you’ve got no experience in this type of thing . . . neither do I 😉 . . . and remember we are open to all knowledge & skillsets.  To those parents who have contributed before in a lead capacity – you may be more comfortable in a support role this time?  Or perhaps some parents are keen for just a couple of 1 hour shifts on the day – either just you or with help from your own kiddos?  All totally cool . . . please just let me know.

** I can also promise to have a ‘roaming roster monitor’ to support ALL our volunteers in getting a break & to help remind of their shift times & where they need to be when **

Next Fete Mtgs :Wednesday 30/11, 7.30pm @ Peacock Hotel                              

Contact Email :1401-npsfete@schools.vic.edu.au

Have an excellent weekend all,Sam 😊

Samantha RichardsonNPS Fete Coordinator / Project Manager / CEO of 6yo lad