Welcome to The Alice Springs Steiner School Autumn Fair!

The Autumn Fair has been a cherished tradition in our community for many years. Entirely run by our school families, this special event is an important fundraiser that supports new projects and resources for our school.

Save the Date: Saturday, 24th May 10am - 2pm

Each class is responsible for running a different stall and nominates an Autumn Fair Class Coordinator (or Coordinating Group) to oversee the stall on the day and recruit volunteers. Class 4 parents are responsible for the overall Fair coordination.

We now have almost all our Stall Coordinators—thank you to those who have signed up!

In the coming weeks, we will send out a link for signing up to volunteer on the stalls. Your Class Stall Coordinators will also be in touch soon with details on what needs to be done and how you can help.

How You Can Get Involved Now

Craft Sessions: Regular craft sessions are already happening—come along and get creative!
Preserve Making & Jar Collection: Start making preserves and collecting clean, label-free jars to donate. We have set up a collection point for jars and glass bottles in the alcove near the kitchen. These will be used for jams, preserves, chai, and lemonade.

Stay Connected

Help us spread the word by sharing our Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3983033052015115

For questions or to volunteer, please contact your Class Coordinators or the Fair Volunteer Coordinators. Otherwise, reach out to any Class 4 parent, and we’ll point you in the right direction.

A Message from the Class 4 Fair Organising Committee

The Class 4 School Fair Organising Committee is in full swing, meeting fortnightly to coordinate actions and tasks that will ensure a fun and safe celebration for our school and the wider community.

A huge thank you to everyone who has taken on a role—it takes a village!

Jam Jars & Cordial Bottles

We need clean jars and bottles for preserves, jams, chai, and lemonade. Please bring in:

Clean, label-free jars
Cordial and passata-like bottles

Food Safety

With so many food stalls and baked goodies at the fair, we encourage as many people as possible to complete this free, 30-minute online food handling course: https://dofoodsafely.health.vic.gov.au/index.php/en/

Making Preserves

The school holidays are a great time to make preserves!

Here’s a helpful guide to sterilising jars and some recipes: https://youtu.be/UbQfLEca-5o?si=qFwnhFwXEemY7qrI

Popular preserves at the fair include:

Shirl’s Eggplant Chutney
Tomato Relish
Mustard Pickles
Various jams
Any of your family favourites!

More recipes here: https://media.naavi.com/macaroni/im-e1699359-cbcd-49d4-b3a3-feb589c823ee.pdf?deg=auto

A Special Recipe for the Holidays…

Preserving Children (Adapted from the Broken Hill School of the Air cookbook)

Ingredients:

1 grassy area, paddock, Telegraph Station, or similar
As many children as possible
Several dogs and puppies (optional: more children depending on space)
A dry river or creek bed
Rocks or river red gums

Directions: Into a grassy area or paddock, pour children and dogs, allowing them to mix well in the dirt. Cover with a dry creek bed, rocks, and river red gums until slightly dusty. Allow children and dogs to become almost completely covered. Once children have browned to your liking, cool and rinse in a bath. When dry, dress and serve with milk and fresh-baked biscuits.

Have a great week, and thanks for your support!

Class 4 Fair Organising Committee

Role for the Fair	Class	Class Coordinator	Email
Autumn Fair Coordinators	Class 4	Dierdre Aila Jimmy Cocking	steinerfaircoordinator@gmail.com closetonature@gmail.com
Volunteer Coordinators	Class 4	Elise Sweeney Jo McLennan	whereareyouelise@hotmail.com jostrugnell@yahoo.com.au
Legal & Compliance	Class 4	Christine Williamson	wjc412050@gmail.com
Events	Class 4	Craig Goddard Basil Schild	craigyg333@hotmail.com auntyraelene@bigpond.com
Equipment	Class 4	Liam O’Connor	liam.oconnor@internode.on.net
Fair Day Fellows	Class 4	Carly Rowan Nicole O’Connor	carlyjoyrowan@gmail.com nicolelouise@rocketmail.com
Raffle	Class 4	Letetia Polychronopoulos Sarah Curran	koukouvayiaconsulting@gmail.com sarahraycurran@gmail.com
Finance	Class 4	Alicia Byron Peter Taylor	abyron30@hotmail.com
Marketing	Class 4	Milyika Scales Hannah Grace	milyika@hotmail.com hannahg@alicesteiner.nt.edu.au
Environmental	Class 4	Martha Wood Carlo Simpson	mwoodid@yahoo.com carlosearch@hotmail.com
Artwork	Class 4	Karine Tremblay	artbykarine@gmail.com

Role for the Fair	Class	Class Coordinator	Email
Little Kids Activities	Preschool	Sam Van Dusen	Samantha.watson15@gmail.com
Lawn Sale	Cassia	Veronika Eclipse	eclipse.veronika@gmail.com
Eggs & Bacon	Class 1	Sarah Humm	sarahkim3@icloud.com
Teas and Cakes	Class 2	Simone Edney Emma Weaver	s.edney@hotmail.com weaver.emma@gmail.com
Plants and Produce	Class 3
Lemonade	Class 4	Ebony Jarratt Kerr	ebonyjarratt@hotmail.com
Big Kids Games	Class 5	Kymberly Heinzel Veronika Eclipse	kymberly_heinzel@hotmail.com eclipse.veronika@gmail.com
Curry Stall	Class 6	Renee Ohlmus Loretta Adamson Irish Savage	eohlmus@bigpond.net.au loretta@arcadiaconcepts.com.au inbritt@gmail.com
Pizza	Class 8/9	Geoffrey Vargas with Mel Darr	kgvargas@yahoo.com assilem30@hotmail.com
Alumni		Chris Perry	bluengaanya@yahoo.com.au
Craft		Hannah Cooke	hanncooke@hotmail.com

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