St Michael's 80th Anniversary Celebrations

THE TIME HAS COME! ST MICHAEL'S NEEDS YOUR HELP

As mentioned in previous newsletters, we will need many helpers for our upcoming celebration day. Below is a list of the activities that will be happening after mass on the day. We would love EVERYONE to be present, even it it's only for a short time.

In order for this to be a successful event, we need as many hands as possible to help out with a stall. With over 300 parents at our school and only 2 hours to cover at each stall, this should be achieved with ease! We will be asking that each family please donate one person for 80 minutes. Please see the sign up link here to add your name.

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PLEASE HELP US ADVERTISE

Following here are our advertisement posters. We ask that families copy the following posters and help us to advertise our special day. Please post on your socials, to your sports groups, in your WhatsApp groups.

THANK YOU!!

We are incredibly grateful to all those who remembered this week to donate blocks of chocolate for our Lob-o-choc stall!! If you haven't already, please consider donating a family size block next week for the 22nd March! Keep them coming in! Cadbury family block on sale this week at Woolies.

CAKE KITS

Many thanks to our PFA members and Student Wellbeing & Social Justice Leaders for putting together our cake kits last week! Next week, all families will receive a cake kit with details of what to do and where to deliver the cakes. I know you've been busily searching your recipe books and decidiing on your favourite thing to make. I can't wait to see them all!

LUCKY DIP AND PIRATE DIG

Do you have anything at home we could use for Lucky Dip and Pirate Dig prozes???

If you have the sorts of items you would place into a party bag (NOT lollies) and you are happy to donate these for our Lucky Dip / Pirate Dig stalls we would be MOST grateful for these. Please send to the school office!

CELEBRATION DAY ACTIVITIES

10.30am Mass at St Michael's Church

11.30am Memorabilia Display with refreshments in the Hub

12.00-2.00pm School Tours will run in the classrooms and grounds

11.30-2.00pm Activities and Stalls around the grounds:

• St Michael's Annual Cake Stall
• Snow Cones of all flavours
• Ashburton Meats Famous BBQ
• Lob-a-choc - toss a gold coin to win a block of chocolate
• Coffee Cart
• Netball, Tennis, Soccer, Footy clinics
• Pirate Dig and Lucky Dip
• Colouring fun for little ones
• Toxic Meltdown Obstacle Course

STUDENT HELPERS AT MASS

At the celebration mass on this day we will need student helpers for some tasks during mass. We are in need of two students per class to take up a tea light during the entrance procession as Father walks into the church. If you are certain you will be attending mass and your child might like to do this job, please email your child's class teachers to let them know so that we can organise this in advance. You will need to arrive for mass no later than 10.25am.

HAVE YOU PRE-PURCHASED YOUR TICKETS

Get in early for your tickets!! Check out ticket prices here so you can pre-purchase and not have to worry abot standing in a queue on the day. Use the QR code below to purchase.

Link for tickets purchase: https://events.humanitix.com/st-michael-s-80th-anniversary-march-22nd-2026