The ELC children shared in an exciting St Jude’s milestone today as they joined the school to make a giant 50 on the oval as part of St Jude’s 50^th anniversary celebrations. We can’t wait to see how the photos turn out.

Fruit shop - Wednesdays

This Wednesday our ELC ‘Fruit Shop’ opened for business which means you will no longer need to pack a fruit snack on Wednesdays. Children will learn about different fruits and vegetables and they will be encouraged to taste things they may not have tried before. Each week we will focus on a mystery fruit, vegetable or herb and learn some interesting facts. If you have fruits or vegetables growing in your garden at home that you would like to share, please let us know.

This week our Mystery Fruit were strawberries. Did you know strawberries are the only fruit that has seeds on the outside? We have a strawberry garden on our ELC yard that children help to harvest from.

Matteo also bought in some fresh figs from his grandma’s garden at home.

Where there is a shop, there is a shop keeper! We all have a coin (not real) that we need to pay for the fruit we choose to purchase for fruit break.

 

St Jude’s Fete – Saturday 15 March

Our school fete is a great family day out and a wonderful opportunity to connect with the school community. We are currently seeking donations for the Plant Stall and Trash and Treasure, as well as sponsors and volunteers. 

Calling Volunteers!

Many hands make light work and a great community.  To volunteer an hour or so of your time, please go to https://volunteersignup.org/FLHJM and go the ELC Hairspray stall (or any other stall you would like to volunteer for).

Mufti Day 

Mufti Day (non-uniform day) will be held Tuesday 25 February for the Stingray group and Friday 28February for Turtle and Lobster groups.  The aim is to collect supplies and donations for our fete stall.  Children are invited to wear plain clothes and we ask that you donate a can of coloured hairspray and a gold coin.

ELC Class Parent Reps

We are seeking a class representative for the Turtle and Stingray class. The parent rep will organise a class catch up/get together, help organise end of year teacher gift and send any reminders out if required.

Thank you to Archer’s mum, Lynda from the Lobster class, for volunteering already.