Saturday 26 May ~ Save the Date!

Back to Newington Day is our largest ‘Home Game’ of the Winter Sports Season. While it is a day for the Rugby, Football and other Winter Sports teams to showcase their talent, it is much more than that.

The day came about as, traditionally, many of our Old Boys return on a home game weekend to relive the excitement of playing sport with their mates and enjoy the camaraderie, as well as rivalry, of the GPS. It seemed only logical to have one day for this and encourage year group reunions. But it has grown enormously to now be our biggest fair day and supporters’ stalls opportunity. The Parents & Friends Association and all the Supporter Groups work to have close to 30 stalls and entertainments in the grounds at Stanmore for all our families from Kindergarten to Year 12.

For the younger ones it is a day for rides, face painting and games. Other stalls include traditional Aussie barbecues; Greek kebabs and souvlaki; Turkish gozleme; Italian gelato; the Black and White Café with homemade cakes; fairy floss, drinks, fruit & goodies; 15 outside stall holders bring their crafts and jewellery; Newington crested ware; second hand books just to name a few. The Newington College Band will perform to set the carnival atmosphere and throughout the day the F1 in Schools cars will be racing.

So mark the diary – no matter what age – and join us with your family to celebrate all that being in the Newington community means. And at 3.15pm cheer on the Black and White against The Scots College!

Second Hand Book Stall Donations to Back to Newington Day

We are again requesting donations for the Second Hand Book Stall, particularly those books that are clean and in good condition. From years of experience we have found that the most popular books from your shelves are children’s books, fiction and some non-fiction, especially cooking and gardening books. For this reason, we regret to ask that you please refrain from sending encyclopaedias, dictionaries, and any text books. Please pack books in either sturdy shopping bags or small boxes and remember to lift safely! Donations can be delivered to Concordia, preferably before Thursday 24 May. We would also love your help for setup after 1.00pm on Friday 25 May, and on the Saturday of Back to Newington Day at the stall. If you can spare an hour or more on the day to help, please email Ari Clark on Ariadne6@bigpond.com. We look forward to another successful stall!

The Women’s Group Update and Baking Bee

Back to Newington Day is fast approaching and will be held on Saturday 26 May. It is always a wonderful day, showcasing sport and the school to the community. The Women’s Group runs the Black and White Cafe and the forever popular Cake Stall. However, for the stall to be successful we need your help. If you are able to assist at the stall on Back to Newington Day, or can bake something to be sold from the stall, it would be greatly appreciated. To make things easier, some cake boxes are available from Dr Hirst’s office. Just ask your son to pick one up! Thank you in advance for your donations which can be left at reception on Friday 25 May.

We will be holding a ‘Baking Bee’ at Ultimo TAFE on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 May from 8.20am to 2.00pm to make all sorts of goodies for the stall. We were fortunate to have access to the TAFE’s commercial kitchen last year, and everyone who participated not only had a great time, but was able to produce a lot of stock to sell at the stall as well.

We remind you that the Wrap with Love Project is starting again this term. Last year Newington mums, grandmothers, aunties & MOONS produced 14 beautiful wraps, and we are hoping to exceed that total this year. There will be knitting group meetings in the Grove Room each Friday. On Cadet and Challenge Fridays, we will meet in the afternoons from 3.15pm. Non-Cadet week meetings will be held at 8.30am. If you cannot make it to school, but would like to be involved, you can knit at home and drop off the squares or finished wraps. If you cannot knit, we also need people who are able to sew the squares together. Jigsaw skills will come in handy for this part!

If you are interested in any of these activities, please contact Rollanda Rosenstrauss on 0411 129 433 or email at the_rosies@optusnet.com.au.