Spring Carnival

Spring Carnival Ticket Pre-sales

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Beat the rush and buy your Spring Carnival tickets in advance! 

Tickets are available for sale on Thursday and Friday before and after school in the school lobby. Tickets will also be sold at the Carnival.

Here’s the complete list of exciting activities & yummy food offerings!

1 TICKET:
MIDWAY GAMES
• Soccer Shoot-out
• Ring Toss
• Baseball Toss
• Golf Challenge
• Hockey Shoot
• Pin the Tail on the Donkey
• Bullseye
• Kiddie Hi-Striker
FOOD
• Popcorn
• Starbucks Tea/Coffee
• Cookies
• Chips
• Organic Juice Boxes
• Bottled Water

2 TICKETS:
• Cotton Candy
• Candy Bags
• Cake Walk
• Bouncy Castle
• Mystery Bags
• Face Painting
• Crazy Hair
• Friendship Bracelets
• Escape Bikes Bike Course (Bike riders bring your own bikes and helmets! Click here for waiver; also available on site).

3 TICKETS
• Pizza per slice (no pre-sales, first come-first served)
• Booster Juice Smoothies

4 TICKETS
• Pony Rides

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Ross Road Spring Carnival 2012…the countdown is on!

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Spring Carnival is almost here… Friday, June 1st, from 5-8pm.  Everyone is welcome!

PARENTS, PLEASE NOTE:

  • Bring cash for mid-way games, activities, food & Retail Alley.
  • Cheques are accepted for Silent Auction items.
  • All games, activities, and food will be purchased with tickets ($1 each).  Attractions and food 1-5 tickets each.
  • Tickets will be pre-sold on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday next week, before and after school, and will also be sold during the carnival.
  • Pick-up a passport next to the ticket booth and earn stamps at each station towards a prize.
  • New this year: Ponies!  Come by for a ride and don’t forget your cameras!
  • Bike Riders bring your own bikes and helmets!  Escape Adventures’ bike course is back!  Waivers will be available on site.
  • This year’s theme is Neon Colours so wear your brightest colours!
  • Pizza will be available on a first-come, first-served basis in the café.

As usual, we ask that you drop off your Mystery Bags and Cakes for the Cake Walk at the office anytime on June 1st, and don’t forget to sign up for a shift at your class’ carnival station!

>> Click here for a list of stations & activities by class, and more info about Mystery Bags & Cake Walk contributions.

Looking forward to a successful Carnival 2012!!!

– Sonia Han, Carnival Coordinator
rossroadcarnival@gmail.com

Ross Road Spring Carnival 2012

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Mark your calendars for this year’s Spring Carnival – Friday, June 1st, from 5:00-8:00pm!

Please join us for:  Games for kids of all ages  •  Pony Rides  •  Bouncy Castle •  Crafts  •  Bicycle Courses  •  Cake Walk  •  Mystery Bags  •  Crazy Hair  •  Live Band  •  Café (drinks, pizza, snacks)   •  Carnival treats (popcorn, cotton candy, smoothies)  • Silent Auction (items from 4Cats, Maplewood Farms, Pedalheads, inbloomkids & more!)

Our goal is to raise $6000.00 for the PAC and WE NEED YOUR HELP! 

Here’s how:

  • Sign up for a shift at your class station:  Check the sign-up sheets on your child(ren)’s classroom door or connect with your class rep to sign up for a half-hour shift.  It’s fun and easy and a great way to catch up with other parents! Click here for a list of stations & activities by class.
  • Cake Walk:  Please drop off a cake, cookies, brownies, cupcakes, or squares at the office anytime on Friday, June 1st. We will be awarding these treats at the VERY POPULAR cake walk.  Please, “nut free” if possible! Store-bought “baking” always welcome!
  • Mystery Bags:  The kids LOVE these and we are dependent on parent-donated mystery bags to make this very popular station a success. Please donate a couple of bags (or more!) so that every child who wants one has a chance to buy one.  Bags should have an approx. value of $5, contain only NEW items, and be labeled intermediate/primary and boy/girl, as appropriate – items not visible, it’s a mystery!  Suggestions include:  $5 gift cards (booster juice, DQ, pizza, Starbucks etc), candy, cool school supplies, hair accessories, funky pens, craft supplies, travel games, sunglasses, fun jewelry.  Bags can also be dropped off at the office anytime on Friday, June 1st.

Our carnival is entirely supported by volunteer help and donations, so please be generous with your time, your baking, and your mystery bags!

Thanks, in advance, for your participation, & hope to see you there!

– Sonia Han / Carnival Committee
rossroadcarnival@gmail.com

>> Click here to view photos from last year’s Spring Carnival!

Thank you from the 2011 Spring Carnival Committee!

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>> Click here to view more Spring Carnival photos courtesy of the North Shore News.

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The 2011 Carnival Committee wants to thank EVERYONE who came out to the 2011 Spring Carnival on Friday, June 3rd. We estimate we had about 800 people at the event. The Ross Road Community is the Best!

The music was GREAT. The decorations were wonderful and the food was delicious (and healthy, but don’t tell the kids). The best part was seeing the faces of all the children. It is always so much fun to see the kids running and smiling while their parents have time to talk to friends and neighbours.

Our goal for the 2011 Spring Carnival was to make at least $2000 for the 2011/12 PAC budget. This year our net profit was $7200!!! WOW! Can you believe that we sold 10,000 tickets? That is truly amazing. So, to all of you who brought your children, bought tickets and had fun at the Carnival, thank you for sharing your evening (and your $20 bills) with us!

If you see your class rep, could you please say a special thank you to them. They work VERY hard at getting volunteers to help out. Please acknowledge their hard work.

For those of you who brought cakes and mystery bags, all we can say is WOW! We made $1800 on the cake walk alone! Mystery Bags lasted longer than usual this year. We always run out before the end of the Carnival, but this year we lasted well into the second hour! Many thanks for your donations!

On behalf of the Carnival Committee, we say “Thank you Ross Road Parents! You are truly wonderful!”

– Jane Ince, 2011 Spring Carnival Coordinator

A few more Spring Carnival reminders, then it’s time to have some fun!

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One more day until the much-anticipated Spring Carnival! Here’s how you can help make the event a success and lots of fun for the kids!

  1. Sign up for a shift at your class station! Check the sign-up sheets on your child(ren)’s classroom door or connect with your class rep to sign up for a half-hour shift. It’s fun and easy and a great way to catch up with other parents!
  2. Cake Walk: Please drop off a cake or cookies or brownies or cupcakes or squares at the office on Friday June 3rd (during school hours), and in M. Prentice’s classroom (far end of primary wing) after 3pm. Where possible, please do not put nuts in your “baking”! Store bought “baking” is always welcome!
  3. Mystery Bags: Bags can be dropped off at the office on Friday June 3rd as well. The children LOVE these fun bags. Bags should have an approximate value of $5 per bag. Everything in the bags should be NEW. Please, no old Halloween candy or used toys. The bags should include fun things for primary aged children – kids’ costume jewelry, silly sun glasses, gum, small candy boxes or bags, pencils, dollar store toys. You get the idea. The “bag” can be anything you like… brown lunch bag, goodie bag, gift bag. All styles are welcome and fun! Please indicate on the bag if it is suited for a boy, a girl, or either boy/girl.
  4. Beat the rush and buy your tickets in advance! Tickets are available for sale after school in the lobby. Click here to see the price list.

Thank you to everyone for your time, energy, baking and mystery bags! See you at the Carnival on Friday!

—Spring Carnival Committee

Spring Carnival Ticket Pre-Sales start Wednesday

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The Carnival is almost here! Currently the weather man it telling us it will be sunny so plan for an outdoor carnival on the school playgrounds.

We will be selling tickets after school on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Watch for our tables in the school foyer. All games, activities, experiences and food will be purchased with tickets at the Carnival so come prepared and pre-purchase your tickets! This year we have a bouncy castle, the Edge climbing wall, Creativ Music making CD’s, cake walk, musical chairs, Escape Bikes bike course, kick box demonstration,  Midnight Hour Band with a dance floor, pizza, frozen yogurt, popcorn, candy floss, Booster Juice smoothies, Mystery Bags, Snake Man, Pet Rocks and so much more.

Any Mystery Bag and Cake Walk donations are most welcome. You can drop these at the office on Friday.

  • Mystery Bags should have about a $5 value; new toys, some candy (not all candy please), gum, kiddie jewelry, gift cards to DQ or a book store… there are so many great ideas so please chat with other families to ensure we have enough bags and the bags are all winners! Please label the bags for boys or girls so no one is disappointed on Carnival night.
  • Cakes are also a huge hit at our cake walk… cakes, cookies, brownies, cupcakes are truly appreciated. Please drop these at the office on Friday as well.

Don’t forget, it is Ride to School Week so you can ride to the Carnival this year. Escape Bikes will have their bike course set up for you and your kids!

See you at the Carnival!
—The Carnival Committee

Countdown to the Ross Road Spring Carnival, this Friday June 3rd!

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Parents, it is time to step up and play at the Ross Road Spring Carnival, this Friday! There is so much going on:

Games for kids of all ages • Live Band • Climbing Wall • Bicycle Courses • Kickboxing • Dinner (Pizza) • Café with cold drinks & treats • Carnival food (popcorn, cotton candy, frozen yogurt and smoothies) • Snake Man • Crazy Hair • Cake Walk • Rock Painting • Mystery Bags • Free toddler & preschool area • 50/50 draw

… and we need your help to make the event success! Our carnival is entirely supported by volunteer help and donations. Here’s how you can help:

  1. Sign up for a shift at your class station! Check the sign-up sheets on your child(ren)’s classroom door or connect with your class rep to sign up for a half-hour shift. It’s fun and easy and a great way to catch up with other parents!
  2. Cake Walk: Please drop off a cake or cookies or brownies or cupcakes or squares at the office on Friday June 3rd, anytime through the day. We will be awarding these treats at the VERY POPULAR cake walk. Where possible, please do not put nuts in your “baking”! Store bought “baking” is always welcome!
  3. Mystery Bags: We also ask you to donate Mystery Bags. Bags can be dropped off at the office on Friday June 3rd as well. The children LOVE these fun bags. Bags should have an approximate value of $5 per bag. Everything in the bags should be NEW. Please, no old Halloween candy or used toys. The bags should include fun things for primary aged children – kids’ costume jewelry, silly sun glasses, gum, small candy boxes or bags, pencils, dollar store toys. You get the idea. The “bag” can be anything you like… brown lunch bag, goodie bag, gift bag. All styles are welcome and fun! Please indicate on the bag if it is suited for a boy, a girl, or either boy/girl.

Please be generous with your time, your baking and with mystery bags. The children will be happier if all families participate!

Any questions? Contact Jane Ince:
jane@jimediaconnections.com

Bike To School Week – May 31st to June 3rd

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Ride to school (or scooter or walk!) and be counted in your class; the class with the most participants at the end of the week will win a Flying Wedge lunch!
Enter your name into a daily draw for anyone that rides (or gets to school without their car) Live too far away??? – drive part way and then ride. Don’t own a bike??? – scooter, skateboard, walk and be included in your class count

Escape Adventures (Wednesday) will rotate students through two stations; one for helmet fit and road safety; the other is an obstacle course
Don’t own a bike??? – bring your helmet and walk your way through the various stations

Ryan Leech (Thursday) is a professional trials bike rider; he does some amazing balance tricks on his bike and he speaks to students about decisions, success, obstacles, criticism, beliefs and potentials; trialsoflife.com – check it out!!

Lynn Valley Bikes owner Rick Loader (Friday) will answer any questions you have about your child’s bike  (what sort of repairs does my child’s bike need; is my child too small/too big for this bike; does this helmet fit properly) – meet Rick in the primary playground area – he is our neighbourhood expert on bikes.
Rick will teach 30 of our Grade 7 students how to change a bike tire in 30 seconds or less and how to perform a safety bike check on your bike when you are out on the trail

To wrap up our bike to school week……..

Escape Adventures will have a booth at the Ross Road Carnival with ramps, teeter-totters and other challenging obstacles
Bring your bike to the carnival!!!

Click here for more info!

Spring Carnival 2011 Update…

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We are pleased to tell you that some really enthusiastic parents have offered help in key positions for the carnival this year! So…

THE SPRING CARNIVAL IS ON!

We are now working on the class assignments and will have this out to class reps before the end of the week. Parents should be in touch with class reps to sign up for a shift at your assigned booth. For Grade 6 and 7 classes, we encourage the students to participate in managing the booths as well.

Thank you to all parents who contact us and offered assistance. We will be getting back to many of you in the next 24 hours (if we have not done so already) to discuss Carnival Committee tasks.

Circle Friday June 3rd on your calendar and we will see you at the Carnival!