29 Aug 2017
This year, our school will be holding a Walk-a-thon/Colour Run to raise funds for our school. This year, all monies raised will go towards purchasing additional reading books for our classroom Guided Reading Groups. The Walk–a-thon will be held on Friday 8th September 2017 from 1.45pm (all students to participate). Colour Run activities to follow Walk-a-thon (for students who have made the $2.00 payment and returned permission slip by Wednesday 6th September.
Flinders Public School greatly appreciates your support with this initiative. A separate note and a sponsorship form will be sent home outline the event and the manner in which students and their families can both support the event and hopefully have a great time. To acknowledge our students support the school has organised a raffle for all students who contribute towards the fundraiser. When a child returns their sponsorship form along with the money raised, they will receive an entry into our raffle. Every child who raises $1 will receive a ticket in the raffle. For every additional $10 raised, your child will receive an additional ticket. There will be one $50 gift voucher to be won in each stage. (Early Stage 1, Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3). Fundraising Sponsorship Forms are due back to school by Wednesday 20th September 2017.
There is a $2 entry fee to participate in the Colour Run activities (This is optional). Involvement in the Colour Run will be the choice of the student and the family. The Colour Run takes place immediately after the Walk-a-thon.
The school has secured the services of MSP photographers who will be taking action shots at the finish line of the colour run. Students can purchase a Photo Pass BEFORE the day. A Photo Pass costs $1.00. Passes must be pre-paid prior to the event. Passes will not be available on the day of the event. This secures the opportunity to be professionally photographed, it does not pay for any photographs. Photographs taken at the event will be available for purchase for $1 each at a later date.
All photographs taken on the day will be displayed in the school hall where orders can be placed in the week after the event. Each photograph will then sell for $1.00. This may provide a great keep sake for your child and their friends. This will be an option that students may wish to take up but it is certainly not compulsory. All monies raised from both the Walk-a-thon and the Colour Run will go directly into purchasing quality reading books for our students.
The Colour Run will involve the use of a product called Holi Colour Powder. Product used at the event will be in both powder and liquid forms. Holi Colour Powder is a natural product made out of maize starch and vegetable colours. Ingredients are as follows; Maize Starch: 100%, Malachite Green: 6.82% w/w, Basic Auramine: 12.65% w/w and Basic Rhoadamine: 9.45% w/w.
Please save the date and lets cross our fingers for some nice warm weather on the day!