School Concert

School Concert News

Target for Funds Raised

The concert is much more than a fundraising exercise, given the opportunity for community building and a fabulous experience for the kids. But the concert is also our major fundraiser for the year, and we expect to finish with a profit of approximately $20,000.

At last night’s School Council Meeting we discussed how the funds raised through the concert and decided on the following:

Gathering Area/Outdoor Classroom (Buninyong Campus) - $16,000 to go towards the construction of a gathering area/outdoor classroom. This will be located in the space between the STEM shed and the P-2 playground. This space is currently vacant and is perfect for this purpose. A concept design for this space is attached. This project will cost more than $16,000 and we are seeking funding from external sources.
Construction of a Basketball Half-Court (Scotsburn Campus) - For $4,000 to go towards the construction of a half-court basketball area at Scotsburn. This will be tucked in behind the adventure playground and is sure to become hot property during breaks, while also being useful for PE sessions. Like the gathering area, this project will cost more than $4,000, but we have the funds available to cover the rest of the project.

We’re happy to have landed on these 2 projects, knowing they will benefit lots of students, families and community members for many years to come.

Ticket Sales

Tickets are now on sale ... and selling fast.

We have already sold 990 tickets across the three performances.

Don't miss out, get your tickets now!

Please remember:

There is a limit of six tickets per family for the two evening performances.
We would appreciate it if you could avoid leaving one seat between bookings.

We have included a QR code and a link for tickets at the bottom of this page.

Concert Filming

The Friday evening concert performance will be professionally filmed. Families will have the opportunity to purchase a USB recording of the concert for $25. Purchasing information will follow in the coming weeks.

Please keep an eye on Compass for further information regarding photography and filming of students during the event.

Parent Helpers

To run events such as the concert, we rely on parent helpers. Listed below are the tasks we need help with. If you can help with any of these, please give the office a call and put your name down. You don’t have to commit to helping for all 3 performances and we welcome anyone that can help, even if for just one performance.

Helping at front of house - This will include checking tickets sending guests in the right direction.
Ushering guests to seats - Once guests arrive at the appropriate door, our ushers will show guests to their seats.
Helping with the BBQ - Our canteen team will be running a BBQ outside of the venue at the evening performances. Helpers will be needed to cook and serve.
Traffic management - Particularly for the evening performances, we need 2 people positioned in University Drive to send people in the right direction.

And as you would expect, most teachers will be looking for up to 2 parents to help backstage. These parents will help to supervise students, but at times will assist with the range of tasks that are required for the kids to be ready to perform and then pack up after performing. As you’d expect, nominated back of stage helpers will need a working with children check and these will be the only parents back of stage. If you would like to help out with this, please speak directly to your child’s teacher.

Communication with Families

As mentioned earlier, we will have a dedicated Concert page in newsletters in the lead up to the event and soon we’ll have an information booklet to share with parents.

Classroom teachers will also be in touch with information you need to know for your child’s act. If you haven’t heard from your teacher yet, this will be coming in the week to come.

Attendance for students

Wed 26th August: Normal school attendance for students

Thurs 27th August: Normal school attendance for students

Friday 28th August: No school for students

Ticket booking

https://www.trybooking.com/eventlist/journey