Carnegie Primary Newsletter

PFA  News 

Oh what a (Trivia) Night!

 

It was another great Trivia Night at the Dutch Club in Carnegie on Saturday.  There was photobooth fun, trivia, games, gourmet grazing boxes, a raffle, dancing, prizes and heroes and villains galore! Thank you to the Carnegie PS parents that supported the event with their attendance, great humour and attitude!

  • Winning Trivia Table team members:

Grade 2 parents Leonie Keall & Michael Jaurigue, Andrew & Jenny Needham, Danae & Andrew Harrap, Pamela Schwartz & Martin Moyano, and Monica Espinosa & Brennan Carroll

  • Winners of Best Dressed Individuals:
    • Richenda Sabo  (Grade 3 Eva and Grade 1 Georgie’s Mum)
    • Chris McCurdy  (Grade 6 Alana’s Dad)
    • Lara Karasavvidis (Grade 3 Rafael and Grade 1 Isaiah’s Mum)
  • Winner of Best Dressed Couple:

Jodi & Jay Murray-Freedman (Grade 6 Paige’s parents)

 

Thanks to local ‘celebrity’ Pete the Chef, from Carnegie Central, who generously gave his time to judge the Best Dressed competition, and everyone else for showcasing the CPS spirit!

 

Thank you to the many local businesses who generously donated prizes, and to the families that bought raffle tickets.  The trivia night raffle raised just over $1,000 for the school!

 

Huge thanks go to the following donors:

  • Peter’s Mitre 10 Caulfield - the major raffle prize, a Weber Family Q3100 Titanium BBQ!
  • Carnegie Central / Main Street - gift cards
  • Molly Malone’s Bentleigh - gift cards, and a portion of the proceeds of gourmet grazing box sales
  • Holywood House Carnegie - handcrafted cheese boards 
  • Cards of Wonder Carnegie - personality planter pot
  • Oasis Murrumbeena - cooking demonstration vouchers
  • Feel Good Pilates Carnegie – pilates class packs
  • Serenity Carnegie - gift card
  • Classic Cinema Elsternwick - cinema passes
  • The Avenue Bookstore Elsternwick - gift card
  • Bounce - free passes
  • Skill Samurai Coding & STEM Academy Elsternwick-free classes
  • GESAC – gold membership
  • Grill’d Carnegie - gift cards
  • Inge Jabara Landscapes - garden consultation voucher
  • FitMiss Health Club Malvern - gift cards

 

And finally, a special thank you to Candice for organising donations, to Sandra M (Grade 5 Max and Camila’s Mum) and Sian (Grade 6 Owen and Grade 4 Letitia’s Mum) who made the evening happen. 

 

The volunteers of the Dutch clubs were also in great form serving the trivia goers on the night!

 

Celebrating Fathers and other special men at CPS

The PFA again this year organised a range of beautiful gifts for students to browse and purchase this morning, at the Fathers' Day and Gifts of Appreciation stall.  

 

A big thank you to Pooja Jethra - Mum of Prisha in grade 6 and Nimay in grade 4 - for organising this great event once again, and to all the other parents who volunteered to help wrap the gifts and run the stall.

 

The celebrations will continue on Friday, with the PFA hosting a BBQ for children to enjoy with their fathers, grandfathers and father figures, on Friday 1 September (following the open classroom afternoon).  

 

From 3:30pm, volunteer parents will be selling sausages, vegetarian samosas and drinks in the Prep playground near Graceburn Avenue. We look forward to seeing you there!

 

There are a few shifts left to help with the BBQ - particularly pack up.  If you are available, please add your name to SignUp  here - https://signup.com/go/rfQFDNp.

 

 

PFA Sushi Day - Thursday 14th September - orders now open in Qkr

The Term 3 PFA Sushi Fundraiser will be held on Thursday 14th September and orders are now open in Qkr.  Sushi days are a great fundraising initiative, supported by local Carnegie business owner Ming, from the Carnegie Central (Koornang Rd) Woolworths Sushi section.

 

How / where do I order?

When ordering, please make sure you do so through the ‘PFA Fundraising & Events’ Menu in Qkr, rather than the regular lunch order menu.  

 

When do orders close?

Orders can be placed in Qkr until midnight on Monday 11th September. 

 

Can I cancel my order?

If necessary, orders can also be cancelled up until midnight on Monday 11th September - see instructions on page 4 of the Qkr guide on the school website for help with cancelling an order. You will receive a credit in Qkr that can be applied to future PFA purchases.   Unfortunately in the event that students are absent on sushi day, and the order hasn’t been cancelled in Qkr by the cut off time, we are unable to offer a refund.

 

Thank you for your constant support!

Popcorn Friday

This Friday will be the last popcorn day for the term - for the Preps - Grade 2s.  A big thank you to all the parent helpers who have made this fun and yummy treat happen each week.

 

Special thanks to:

- Eloise and Issy's Mum, Candice

- Audrey and Adeline's Mum, Lee; and

- Victor & Ruth's Mum and Dad, Simone and James.

 

Icypoles will be back in Term 4!