Oh my! What a busy day for St Michael's Primary. On the 10th of November, we had our very special market stalls, which were run by our 5/6 students. All the money we raised went to books, pencils and other resources for the kids in Timor Leste who needed more school supplies for their learning. All up, we raised just over $2,700, which is so good! But setting up, well let’s just say in the 5/6 buildings, there was a lot going on. We had lots of tables to set up, and it was crazy! But we were able to manage it quite well, considering our time frame. When we finally finished all the hassle of setting up, it was time for us to begin this exciting day!

First we had our foundation students come. It was so cute watching them telling their friends, “Oh I got this from that stall, over there!” The preps enjoyed the games; but they didn't really fancy the trickier stalls like archery and nerf, so that helped make the baking and game stalls a hit! After the preps came, the 1/2s came along and they had a go at practically all of our stalls, from archery, to baking, to balloon animals, everything!  It was the same with the grades 3 and 4s, as they loved all our stalls and enjoyed every bit of it!

Our stalls were all a great success and we are so proud of our school for raising just over $2,700. The tradition of the market stalls started in 2020 when someone had a wonderful idea of having a day dedicated to raising money for the Catholic Mission so they can send money to any third world countries that need our help.

Lastly, on behalf of our 5/6 team, we would love to thank all of the parents that helped make this day possible because without the parents support this day wouldn't have happened and we wouldn’t be able to raise the $2,700 so thank you!

By Clem Reid and Indi Demetriou