Order Your Art Cards!

As part of our fundraising activities for the art program this year Friends of Ashby is printing Art Cards featuring the panels created by our students for the Ga-Ga pit in the front playground. Each classroom was involved in creating one or more of these panels, which are both individually and collectively beautiful pieces of art.

 

Gaga Pit Art Panel Pictures

The Art Cards are available two in ways:

• Set 1: you can purchase a package of 8 cards featuring a single panel. Please view the included pictures of the panels and be sure to indicate which panel you would like all eight cards to feature.
• Set 2: you can purchase a package of 8 cards featuring 8 different panels these eight panels will be selected for you.

All cards will feature our school name and logo on the back.

 

Through this special pre-order option the Art Cards (Set 1 or Set 2) will be available for only $12 – that’s only 1.50 a card. A bargain by any standard, especially for such special art work! If you don’t pre-order your cards limited sets will be available for purchase, but at the price of $15 per set.

 

So download the order form and purchase your Art Cards now – they will make a great Christmas gift for family members and friends!

 

Ashby Primary School Art Card Pre-Order Form

Art Show Thank You’s

Thank you to all those who assisted in preparation for the Art Show as well as at the event including: Klous Antonenko, Sonya Dalton, Jill Donaldson, Monica Fox, Di Gillick Thompson, Ian Thompson, Christine Morrissy, Tracy Raby, Melissa Wirrata, Jerry Wirrata, Cynthia Scherer, Mrs. Welsh, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Sawyer, Mrs. Biscan, Mrs. Omachen, Mrs. Sweeney, Steve, Denise, all the grade 5/6 students who helped with set up on Friday and anyone else we may have forgotten!

And of course, a big thank you to Mrs. Hyland and the students for the wonderful art that was featured at the show. To date about $800 has been raised through the event. All proceeds support the art program. This year the funds helped bring added magic to the Junior Playground through the creation of a mural behind the castle and sandpit area.

If you weren’t able to attend on the evening much of the art can still be viewed up and down the main corridor, so please take an extra moment at drop off or pick up to take a look!

Vege and Herb Stall Thank You’s

Thank you to all those who assisted with the Vege and Herb Stall last Friday including Di Gillick Thompson, Tracy Raby, Cynthia Scherer and Trish MacKenzie. Thank you also to the students in Mrs. Slade’s and Mr. Holloway’s grade who made the lavender sachets and helped harvest fresh veggies and herbs from the school garden for the stall. There was a wonderful array of fresh produce including potatoes, broad beans, cabbage, beetroot and silver beets, as well as seedlings, seeds and greenhouses. Thanks to Trish MacKenzie there was also some homemade quince paste and a few jellies! The stall was incredibly successful and raised about $170. All proceeds will go to support the kitchen and garden programs at the school.

Don't Miss the Annual Art Show, Friday November 5th!

Join us for this annual fundraiser for the school art program from 6-8pm (BBQ begins at 5:30pm). Entry is $5 per family.

This year’s Art Show will feature a variety of art work created during the year by the students (at least 2 per student), Grades prep through 6. So come see your child’s creativity in action! The show will also include:

• an auction of seven pieces of artwork (one by each grade) at 7:00pm;
• a chance for students to put their personal mark on the new Junior playground fairytale mural by purchasing a leaf (for $3) that they can date and sign their name to that will be affixed permanently to the mural and;
• an opportunity to pre-order Art Cards (8 cards for $12) based on the Ga-Ga pit panels created by the students.

So join us Friday, November 5th from 6-8pm for an evening of art and fun!

Veggie and Herb Stall, Friday, November 5th

Friends of Ashby, with the help of Grade ¾ Slade and Holloway, will be hosting another veggie and herb stall this Friday, November 5th at pickup (approximately 3:00-3:30pm) and at the Art Show. The stall will feature fresh herbs and veggies from the school garden, Living Fundraiser organic greenhouses, seeds and grow in a bag herbs, seedlings, cookbooks, lavender bags and more, so stop on by! All proceeds from the stall will go towards kitchen and garden programs at the school.

Reminder: Coles Sports for School Promotion Ending

October 31st was the last day you could collect vouchers for this program which will assist Ashby in getting needed sports equipment. Please make sure to bring in any vouchers collected during the promotion period no later than Wednesday, November 11th, as we will be turning in our collection box on Friday, November 13th. Vouchers can be given to your child's teacher, the school office or placed in the collection box outside of the staff room.

Thank you to everyone who collected vouchers - we can't wait to see how many we have!