Bunnings Barbecue - Sunday, November 19th

We have locked in a date to hold another Bunnings Barbecue before the end of the year to continue raising funds for our mural and garden projects and we'd love your help! Please visit https://volunteersignup.org/J3LKX to sign up to volunteer for a timeslot now. 

We'll also need supplies for the day, including:

- Cans of Sprite, Fanta, Solo and Diet Coke

- Juice pop tops

- Tomato Sauce Bottles

- Barbecue Sauce Bottles

- Napkins

These items can be given to the office from now until November 18. Thank you in advance for your help supporting our fundraising efforts!

Christmas Raffle Update:

We are so excited to be at the final stages of organising our End of Year Christmas raffle! We have had amazing support from local businesses, with the shared prize pool currently at $3,700! There are some great prizes up for grabs! Last call for any donations - If you have a business or service that you’d like to contribute a prize on behalf of, please bring to the office by the end of this week or let Nat Taffe know at nattaffe@gmail.com. Raffle tickets will be sent home in November to be sold and returned for the Major Raffle to be drawn at the Christmas Carol evening, Thursday, December 7.

Graduation dinner

The P & F have been working with Ms Tavcar, Mrs O'Donnell and the year 6 students on the graduation function for Thursday, December 14 (Evening). The students had lots of ideas about how they would like to celebrate this important milestone with family and supporters and a save the date will go home with more details at the end of this week. The function will commence at the Church and include a liturgy and presentation of awards before a celebratory dinner and activities in the hall. While not giving too much away, they have gone with a 'round the world' theme for a buffet and high energy activities so make sure to wear some comfy shoes and watch out for upcoming Operoos. Invitations will be sent home with students in the coming weeks!

Dad's Group

The end of the year might be approaching, but you can still join the Dad's Group to stay in the loop for upcoming events! Text Bernard Laville on 0429 055 911, Pete Brook on 0422 082 281 or Darren Brady on 0490 502 108 to join the WhatsApp group today.

Pancake Parlour School Rewards Program

St Catherine's is registered in the Pancake Parlour Rewards program - and every spend at a store adds to St Catherine's tally! If we score the most points in our local area, we will win $1,000 cash! We are currently in first place at Southland!

Parents - please familiarise yourself with the options to attribute the points to St Catherine's tally - becoming a member (free) via their app, instore when ordering or via their website: https://bit.ly/447hLSs Thanks to those families who have dined already and added to our tally! Competition runs until the end of December 2023.