Principal's Report

FETE UPDATE

Planning for the fete is coming along nicely and we’re now quite close to locking in all of the activities and stalls that will be operating on the night. 

There will be a great range of food options for your evening meal on the day, including:

·         2 BBQs

·         Hot Dogs

·         Baked Spuds

·         Pizza

·         Sushi

·         Dim Sims and

·         Pulled Pork Roles

Those looking for more of a treat might enjoy stalls providing the following:

·         Popcorn

·         Lollies

·         Fairy Floss

·         Ice Cream & Frog in a Pond

·         Cakes & slices

Drinks that will be available include:

·         A Drinks Stall with water, juices and soft drink

·         Coffee

·         Slushies and

·         Craft Beers for the adults

Other stalls and activities run by classes will include:

·         Busking

·         Face Painting

·         Dunk Tank

·         Japanese Stall

·         Lucky Dip

·         Hair Stall

·         Lob a Choc

·         Footy Kick

·         Show Bags

·         Tombola

·         Mobile Farm

·         Photo Booth

·         Mini Golf

·         Pre-Loved Goods

·         Guess the Lollies in the Jar

·         Biscuit Decorating and

·         An Easter Raffle

As per usual, we will have a range of external vendors with a range of market stalls for everyone to explore and the CFA will be there with some demonstrations and the opportunity for kids to test their firefighting skills.

The Megajumps Team will be onsite as well with 2 Jumping Castles, the Chair-o-plane, Clowns and Pedal Cars.  Please rest assured that these amusement activities will be run following department and worksafe guidelines with every effort being made to keep everyone safe.

As you can see, the fete is going to provide something of interest for everyone.  If we’re lucky enough to have good weather, the fete is sure to attract a large crowd.

Now that classes have chosen activities, teachers will be connecting with parents and looking for help.  Thanks in advance to everyone for pitching in and helping to run a successful event.  We’re still keen to have parents join our Fete Team which is meeting each Thursday afternoon at 3:45pm in the staff room…all welcome.

Seeking Donations of Prizes 

SUPPORTING OUR CHILDREN TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO AND FROM SCHOOL SAFELY

It can be easy to assume that our kids make good decisions as they walk, ride, or scoot their way to and from school.  Unfortunately, that’s not always the case.  From time to time we hear reports of children making their way to or from school in an unsafe manner.  Typically, these relate to children travelling up the middle of roads when a footpath is available (Buninyong is getting too busy for that) or children crossing roads in unsafe locations.  Having said that, we regularly witness lots of students doing the right thing, including using the school crossings and the traffic lights to cross the road safely…that’s what we want to see.

This is a timely reminder for all parents to have a road safety chat at the dinner table.  Please talk to your kids about the best route to and from school and about general road safety.  We’ll be doing the same at school.

** Please note - Council is currently undertaking the construction of a concrete footpath in Inglis Street between Learmonth & Yuille Street. Students will need to take extra care in this area until those works are completed.

OPEN MORNINGS

Early each school year we hold 2 Open Mornings.  These give prospective families the opportunity to take a tour of the school.  A team of grade 6s (our Transition Team) are the tour guides on these days, which is a job they love. 

This year our Open Mornings will be held on March 8th and 9th between 9am and 1pm. Please pass the message on to anyone you know that has a child starting school in 2024.

SUCCESSFUL POTATO HARVEST

Last week Mark and Maria visited to work on a potato harvest with interested students.  Most of the students that joined Mark and Maria were part of the team that planted the crop last year.

Like most places, conditions during the growing season were a bit wet for potatoes, but a decent crop was harvested regardless.