Hello everyone, 

Our St Michael's Primary School Autumn Fete is on Saturday 16 March 2019, from 10am-2pm. We will have awesome rides, entertainment, stalls and food. 

One of the big successes at the St Michael’s Fair in 2017 was the Silent Auction, raising over $2000 in profit. This Silent Auction was predominantly comprised of themed goods donated by families and carers in the School Community.

In 2019, we are looking to replicate this success and are again asking the School Community for great donations for the Silent Auction.

What is a Silent Auction and how does it work? 

A Silent Auction is basically an auction that occurs on paper, where individuals bid for prizes and the highest bid wins.

What are we asking for in terms of donations, when and why before the end of 2018?

We are asking for parents and family members with children in each class to donate items along particular themes. These donations will be bundled up and used to create Silent Auction baskets or boxes, that can be bid for during the 2019 Fete.

To celebrate the donation day, St Michael’s will hold a casual dress day for students on Friday 30th November.

On this day, we ask parents, carers and children to bring in goods related to their class theme. These can be left at the Front Office and will be stored safely until the 2019 Fete.

Last year, some parents and carers had ideas for larger prizes and chipped in together for bigger items (eg coffee machine/frother/coffee pods, gourmet teas/chocolates packs). So, if you have an idea for a larger prize within your class, chat to your fellow parents or message via the PRN and organise larger prizes.  

All donations made need to be within date for the Autumn Fete timing and newly purchased (ie not white elephant stall type goods).

The class themes for the Silent Auction for the 2019 Autumn Fete are:

KL - Sports theme. eg tennis racquets, tennis balls, soccer balls, totem tennis set, skipping ropes, drink bottles.

1/2F Games Pack - eg board games, puzzles, card games, chess or checker sets, for kids and adults.   

1/2M Tea/Coffee - eg fancy tea cups, coffee machine, milk frother, coffee pods, gourmet teas, biscuits, chocolates.  

3/4YM Arts and Crafts - eg art supplies, quality pencils, sketching paper, clay, play dough.

3/4W Garden – eg secateurs, gardening gloves, watering can, nursery voucher, wheelbarrow, seed packets, Bunnings voucher, worm farm.

5/6R Cooking -  eg recipe books, measuring cups, bowls, spatulas, icing sets, baking trays/tins, hand mixer.  

5/6B Gourmet - eg biscuits, chocolates, dessert wine.

5/6H Pamper Pack – items for both males and females. Eg candles, face masks, foot products, chocolates, massage voucher, facial voucher.

In terms of why we are seeking donations now for a 2019 Fete, we reasoned that this is one of many tasks that could be completed prior to the end of 2018. The 2019 Autumn Fete will occur in Week 6 of Term 1, 2019 and there will be many other Fete related tasks to complete closer to the day.

Many thanks,

Serae Love and Fiona Scherl