Pastoral Care Groups and OCEANfest
Pastoral Care Groups and OCEANfest
OCEANfest is an exciting event that provides both students and parent/guardians an opportunity to volunteer their time and serve in a pursuit that will benefit both personal growth and the College community. Further, this event builds community connections. Over the coming weeks, Middle and Senior College parents, friends and students will be invited to volunteer to assist with stalls at this event (communication about this will be sent via email).
In the Middle and Senior College, each PCG has also been invited to contribute to the cent auction. The cent auction is always very popular with both children and adults at the event. For those who don’t know what a cent auction is, following is a short explanation:
A series of prizes are placed on display. Bidders buy a sheet/s of tickets and place as many tickets as they wish in the sealed containers displayed next to the prizes they would like to win. The more tickets entered, the higher the chance of winning. These prizes usually have a theme for example BBQ, Pamper Mum, Games.
A ticket is drawn from the box – like a raffle – determining the winner. Cent auctions typically run throughout the event with the draws happening towards the end of the event. Winners do not need to be present at the drawing of the tickets.
Each class across Kindy to Year 6 at the College is collecting items to add to a themed basket. However, in PCG’s, rather than purchasing separate items and in order to keep costs down, each family is invited to contribute $5. Each PCG will then purchase one larger item, rather than lots of separate items.
A number of PCG’s have already started this process and students are excited, eagerly looking through catalogues to choose something for the group to purchase. Thank you to those who have already contributed. We are aiming to have this collection finalised by the end of Week 3 this term (Friday 29th July). If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email Jacqui Heinz on: Oceanfest16CentAuction@gmail.com.