Fitzroy Primary School`s Fantastic Fête
SAVE THE DATE! SATURDAY 9th NOVEMBER 285 Napier St Fitzroy 12-4PM
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Thank you to Nelson Alexander for organising the billboards and thank you to Maria (FPS parent) as well as Sophie (FPS parent), Leah ( Art & 3/4L teacher) and our FPS students for creating the amazing design for our fete!
GET READY TO:
- feast on African, French, and other local delicacies
- enjoy the live music and student and parent performances
- discover our market stalls
- revel in the fun activities and games for the kids
- win a prize in our raffle
- pick up something special at our silent auction
LIVE MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT AND ACTIVITIES!
We have a jam packed performance schedule on the day featuring our very own FPS students, the Tim TamZ (FPS parent band), Mzuri Dancers, Melbourne Djembe and much more!
Mzuri dancers
Kids will also get an opportunity to do French Circus Workshops with Anthony, badge making with Fitzroy Library, plantings with Bunnings, face painting, hair braiding as well as drum and dance workshop
FOOD AND MARKET STALLS
FAIRYFLOSS/BARBE À PAPA BROUGHT TO YOU BY LA CRÊPE!
We are so excited to announce that new local business La Crêpe has generously donated FPS a fairyfloss machine! That means, we will be making LOTS of fairyfloss or barbe à papa at our fete! Huge thanks to Hayley Bateman and André Stephan for organising this!
La Crèpe is a charming French crêperie nestled in the heart of Richmond, serving up delectable sweet crêpes, savory galettes and timeless French beverages. We would love it if the FPS community could pay La Crepe a visit to show them our deep appreciation for their support of FPS!
We have a huge variety of delicious food and fabulous market stalls on offer thanks to our parent and carer community! On offer, we’ll have:
- La boulangerie (bakery)
- Le Monde (world) sausage sizzle,
- African feast stall
- Lemonade stall,
- Crêperie
- Bake stall
- Popcorn stall
- Ice-cream stall
- Lolly stall
- Fairyfloss stall
- Second hand books
- Second hand clothes and toys
- Craft stall
- And more!
Plus, we’ll have external businesses, Frencheese offering delicious raclettes and a coffee cart!
FETE VOLUNTEERS!
We will need lots of people to help volunteer their time on the day! We will send through a volunteer link shortly and we encourage you to fill it out, or even invite others to help out, whether your family members, friends or neighbours!
We’re still looking for people who could help with:
- Coordinate the Le Monde Sausage Sizzle stall
- Assist with publicity and marketing including on social media;
- Assisting with coordinating the stalls on the day
- Coordinating the craft and jewellery store and assist with sourcing items and/or making items for the stall;
- Organising any games/activities for the kids
- Assisting with logistics on the day
FPS 2024 SILENT AUCTION AND RAFFLE CALL OUT
Do you, a family member or friend own their own business? Or do you have a friendly relationship with a local business you could ask that would happily support FPS by donating goods or services (e.g voucher) to the Fitzroy Primary School Fete online silent auction? If so we’d love you to reach out! The more neighbourhood connections we have the better!
You can provide them with a letter in English, French and our Donations flyer to provide them with more information about FPS and our fete.
In return, we will advertise their business on the silent auction online site. All they need to provide is:
-x1 (only) high res image of goods or a company brand logo
-a short description (with dimensions if relevant) to help bidders be enticed
-$ value to help bidders
-send voucher donations to:fitzroyprimaryfete@gmail.com
Donations would be appreciated by Oct 12
The online silent auction will close Sunday Nov 10 the day after the Fete and winning bidders will be notified.
For further information please don’t hesitate to contact Sally or Marine on fitzroyprimaryfete@gmail.com
CALL OUT FOR BOOKS
A fete can’t be a fete without a book stall, so for all those who have books clogging shelves in your house, just begging for a new home, donate them to FPS’ fete!
We’re looking for donations across genres and styles, from coffee table hardcovers to cookbooks to novels to picture books and any other style of book in between.
For all ages: adults, young adults, and kids.
New or preloved, but in good saleable condition (no tears and pen marks, missing pages, ripped cover, etc.)
Colouring and stickers books welcome, if never used.
We would also love to offer books in all languages, especially languages relevant to our school community.
Drop off during school hours at reception.
CALL OUT FOR CRAFT, JEWELLERY AND HAND MADE ITEMS
If you, your kids or someone you know love making bracelets, earrings, necklaces, craft, bracelets or other hand-made items or have good quality items that you’d be willing to donate to the school, please drop off to Mary so that we can sell it at our Craft stall!
Badria has been showing parents how to make candles at and they look and smell amazing! They’ll be available for sale at the Craft stall for the Fete!
If you’re interested, just sign up at the front office or you can contact the fête co-ordinators: Evelyn Tadros evelyntadros@gmail.com 0402 137 182 or Lauren Marquet lauren.marquet@gmail.com 0411 112 145.
HOW YOUR SUPPORT WILL HELP OUR COMMUNITY
All funds raised from the fête will build on the funds we raised last year to purchase FPS’ new George Street playground !
