Fitzroy Primary School`s Fantastic Fête

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 Sixth edition of FPS’ Fantastic Fete/La Fête Fantastique newsletter! 

1 SLEEP TO GO!  IT’S TIME TO HAVE FUN AND CELEBRATE! 

A heartfelt thank you to everyone for coming together to bring this wonderful event together! It’s been a heroic effort by so many people, and now all we have to do is  bring a hat, bring a smile and ENJOY it! 

We encourage you to grab a corflute or the flyers from Mary’s office and invite your friends, family, neighbours and broader community to share the day! You can also invite them to follow the fete on Instagram and Facebook, or to our Facebook event here! The A3 poster here or you can share around the JPEG version here to your networks on WhatsApp or SMS!  Check out our online program guide here!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR PARENTS/CARERS 

Is entry to the fete free?  YES! 

Can we invite people who don’t go to the school? YES!

Why are the children wearing wristbands? Because this afternoon, classroom teachers and volunteer parent/carers are helping to provide every FPS student with a wristband to wear overnight so that they can claim one FREE ice-cream and one FREE popcorn! (Thanks to Frosty Boy for donating all the ice-cream and Nelson Alexander for the popcorn machine!)

But can they shower with the wristband? Yes they can, it shouldn’t come off. Please encourage your child to keep their wristband on as we won’t be able to given out another one to those who lose it.   

What if my child was absent today and didn’t get a wristband? If your child did not get a wristband today, please see Mary at the Welcome Desk tomorrow anytime from 11:30am. 

What time should I bring my child to the fete? Please drop off your child by 11:30am to the George st campus where Bree will be supervising and warming everyone up for their performance.  Bree will walk the students over to the stage on Napier st campus before 12pm. Our FPS students are performing first up immediately after the welcome! 

Why are we asking students to be dropped off on George st? Because the French Bilingual Association are running their usual French Saturday School from 10am to 12pm and there will also be many people setting up for the fete and it’ll be much safer and easier for all if students arriving before 12pm to be dropped off on George st. 

Does your child need to wear their school uniform? NO! 

Will the fete be very expensive? We have tried to keep the fete as inclusive and affordable as possible with reasonable pricing and a number of free activities and free live entertainment for everyone. For families who may be experiencing financial hardship, please see Mary at the Welcome Desk. 

How do I pay for things at the fete? Like last year, you can purchase tokens (1 token is $2) using cash or card from the Welcome Desk at the fete to use at all parent run food and market stalls and any paid activities and games. All external stalls like Frencheese, Mr Smart Melbourne, France at Home, Four Rascales Coffee Cart and the Language International Bookshop will accept card.

What’s the point of this fete? Our Fantastic Fete is, at heart, a celebration of our students and our school community! We want to bring our wonderfully diverse community together to have fun and celebrate everything that makes FPS so unique! 

So what’s all this fundraising for? All funds raised from the fête will be used to purchase FPS’ new George Street playground due to be installed in January 2025! We have reached out to individuals and businesses in the broader community to help support the fete and our silent auction. And if you are in a position to do so, we encourage you to buy a raffle ticket, explore our silent auction and splurge on our food and market stalls!   

Is it too late to get involved? No not at all! We are still looking for people to make crepes, or make something for the bake sale and volunteer for a shift or two.  Just sign up on the Volunteer sheet. 

Can my child volunteer on a stall?  In line with our child safety obligations, children under 18 can only volunteer on a stall under the supervision of their parent or carer. 

Any other questions? Contact Evelyn Tadros on evelyntadros@gmail.com / 0402 137 182 or Lauren Marquet on lauren.marquet@gmail.com / 0411 112 145

WHERE WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS! 

We are still in need of: 

• A few more brave teachers or parents/carers or perhaps an Acting Principal named Scott (!?) who would like to volunteer to be dunked in the dunking machine! 
• Volunteers to do a shift for:
  • the Jewellery/Craft stall between 12 to 4;
  • the Crepe stall from 3 to 4;
  • the African Feast stall from 12 to 2 and 3 to 4;
  • the Sausage sizzle from 3 to 4;
  • the Ice Cream stall from 3 to 4; 
  • the Fairy floss stall from 3 to 4,

We welcome grandparents, uncles, aunties, neighbours or friends (who are over 18) to help out on the day, even for a 1 hour shift!  The sign-up sheet is here: volunteersignup.org/AD4EM. Any questions, please email our volunteer coordinator: Charlotte George: cclgeorge82@gmail.com or call/text : 0410 454 413. 

WHAT WE STILL NEED? 

If anyone can bring an extra esky, table cloths or large urn that would also be most appreciated! 

WANT TO BAKE ? 

It’s not too late to bake some goods if you’re keen! Please just sign up on the Volunteer sheet, pop by the office to collect your essential bake pack and important instructions or you can access the instructions online here All items to be dropped at the bake stall on Fete day between 10am and midday.

CAN YOU CRÊPE? 

It’s also not too late to make some crepes tonight or tomorrow morning! Please just sign up on the volunteer sheet under “I can make crêpes”! and we’ll send you the recipe

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT! 

The FINAL schedule is here! Check it out! 

ACTIVITIES AND GAMES! 

We have a jam-packed schedule of activities! 

MARKET STALLS 12PM TO 4PM 

FOOD AND DRINK STALLS 

Ingredients lists will be displayed at food stalls.

ONLINE PROGRAM 

Want more information about our performers? Want to find where everything is? Want all the schedules and the prices?  Check out our online program guide here! 

SILENT AUCTION HAS ALREADY RAISED $9400+ !  

Can you believe it? If you haven’t checked it for a while, there are a whole bunch of new prizes to be bid on like Language International Bookshop voucher, MIFF pass and gym vouchers! 

You have until 8pm 10 November to bid!  The link to the FPS Online Silent Auction is here so please feel free to share with family, friends and broader networks! 

THANK YOU! 

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to our fete committee, our stall coordinators, school council, FPS staff and teachers and our parent/carers. Your generous contributions, countless hours of hard work and boundless passion, skill and creativity have been instrumental in making this fete a huge success! 

A big thank you also to all businesses, individuals and broader community who have  supported our fete and silent auction this year! Check out those businesses who have supported out Silent Auction link here

We’d also like to make special mention of: 

• Yarra City Council
• Nelson Alexander
• Leap Kids
• Frosty Boy Ice Cream
• Coolray Refrigeration
• VICS Meat
• Instant Marquees
• Camberwell Primary School
• Brunswick South Primary School 
• Collingwood College

Our thanks also to: La Crêpe, Cheaper Buy Miles, Bunnings and Woolworths who have contributed to our Fantastic Fete. 

And finally a BIG THANK YOU to YOU coming and enjoying the day with us! 

SEE YOU TOMORROW!