Spring Fling: Details and schedule

Come one, come all to Spring Fling at Dovercourt on May 31st—our biggest fundraiser of the year! We‘ll have fun, mark the end of the 2023/2024 school year, raise money for our school, and celebrate our awesome Dovercourt community. It‘s going to be a fabulous event!

Here's everything you need to know before you go.

Key details:

• What: Spring Fling 2024
• Where: Dovercourt PS, west and north yards
• When: Friday, May 31st from 3:30pm to sunset (rain date: Wednesday, June 5th)
• Who: Dovercourt students, staff, parents, guardians and caregivers.
• What: Bouncy castles, silent auction, talent show, dancing, food, crafts, games, fun, fun, and more fun!

What to bring:

• Cash or debit card to buy tickets, and to pay for any items won in our amazing silent auction. (Please note: We cannot accept credit cards.)
• A lawn chair and/or picnic blanket to eat and/or enjoy the 6:00pm talent show in comfort
• Reusable water bottle. Gotta stay hydrated!

Tickets and prices:

Tickets may be purchased on-site at a price of $1 per ticket, or 25 tickets for $20. We can accept cash and debit cards for ticket purchases. We cannot accept credit cards.

Food prices:

• Slice of pizza: 3 tickets (or two slices for 5 tickets)
• Jamaican patty: 3 tickets
• Samosa: 2 tickets
• Apple: 1 ticket
• Juice: 1 ticket
• Popcorn: 1 ticket
• Freezies: 1 ticket
• Bake sale items: 1 ticket each
  
  

Activities:

• Lollipop pull: 1 ticket
• Student artwork draw (at silent auction): 1 ticket per entry
  • What's this? In the past few weeks, most Dovercourt classes have been creating gorgeous collaborative art projects, painted on a canvas. We're holding draws for each of these canvases at the end of Spring Fling. 
• Bouncers: 2 tickets per ride 
  • Note: Thanks to the support of our generous sponsors, every Dovercourt student will receive tickets for three free bouncy castle rides at school on the 31st. After a child has used their free tickets, they may purchase regular tickets to use on the bouncers.
• Eco-club plant sale: 1-3 tickets each

Schedule:

Time	Activity
3:30pm	🎨 Arts and face painting open (west yard) 🧁 Bake sale opens (west yard) — Sign up to bake here 🏰 Bouncy castles open (west yard) 😌 Chill-out area opens (south yard) 🚒 Fire truck arrives (west yard) 🍕 Food sales begin (north yard) ​🎣 Games begin (north yard) ⚽️ Jack of Sports soccer activity (west yard) 📚 Library table opens (west yard) ​🍭 Lollipop pull begins (north yard) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Pride button-making opens (west yard) 💰 Silent auction begins (west yard) — See the great stuff up for bid 🖼️ Student artwork (class canvases) draw opens — west yard 🎟️ Ticket sales open (west and north yards) 👕 T-shirt sales open (north yard) 🙋‍♀️ Volunteer check-in (north yard, at SAC table) — Sign up to volunteer here 💦 Water truck opens (west yard)
3:45pm	👯 Flash mob dance (west yard) — Learn the dance here
4:00pm	🏸 Sports challenges begin (west yard) ​🎤 Karaoke begins (north yard)
4:30pm	💃 Dance workshop (north yard)
5:00pm	🤹 ​Juggling teach-in (west yard) ⏰ Last call for library table
6:00pm	🎭 Talent show begins (north yard)​
6:15pm	⏰ Last call for bouncy castles (west yard)
6:30pm	⏰ ​Last call to bid in silent auction (west yard)
7:15pm (ish)	🎬 Talent show ends (north yard) 💰 Silent auction winners alerted (check your phones!)
7:30pm	⏰ Last call to pay for silent auction (west yard) 🧹 Clean up begins — Sign up to help out
8:00pm	✌️Event ends

Event map

Here's where you'll find what you need to find.

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