{"id":28875,"date":"2025-08-12T14:32:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T04:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/?post_type=article&#038;p=28875"},"modified":"2025-08-14T10:38:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T00:38:44","slug":"american-tea-2025","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/article\/american-tea-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"American Tea 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\"><strong>Everything You Need to Know and How You Can Get Involved<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-swr-span-all\">1. Boyzone Ride Wristbands \u2013 Pre-Purchase Now<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\">Unlimited fun awaits! Boyzone wristbands are now available for $35 each, giving boys access to all rides on the day. Pre-paid wristbands will be available for collection on Thursday 11 September, during recess and lunch outside the Senior School Library, or for Prep boys via the Prep Front Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\"><strong>Purchase wristbands <a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/shore-american-tea-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-swr-span-all\">2. Volunteer and Be Part of the Action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\">From flowers, crested goods, BBQs to food stalls, set-up and pack-down \u2013 American Tea thrives when our community comes together. Volunteering is a great way to meet other parents and see your son(s) having a fantastic day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\"><strong>Sign up for a volunteer role <u>on the days leading into American Tea<\/u> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/10C044DADA922A4FB6-57717872-shore#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\"><strong>Sign up for a volunteer role <u>on the day at American Tea<\/u> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/10C044DADA922A4FB6-57676569-shore#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\">To help you pick a time, here is the student schedule for the boys&nbsp;attending the American Tea:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\"><strong>Years 3 to 6<\/strong>: 9:10&nbsp;&#8211; 10:00am and 1:10 &#8211; 2:00pm&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\"><strong>Year 7 and 8<\/strong>: 8:20&nbsp;&#8211; 9:10am and recess (10-10.30am)&nbsp;and lunch (12.30-1.10pm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\"><strong>Year 9 and 10<\/strong>: 10:30 &#8211; 11:20am&nbsp;and recess (10-10.30am)&nbsp;and lunch (12.30-1.10pm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\"><strong>Year 11 and 12<\/strong>: 11:20 &#8211;&nbsp;12:10pm and recess (10-10.30am)&nbsp;and lunch (12.30-1.10pm)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-swr-span-all\">3. Pre-Sales Now Open<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\">Beat the queues and pre-purchase gourmet food, flowers, and other limited items for American Tea now. Order<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/shore-american-tea-2025\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/events.humanitix.com\/shore-american-tea-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-swr-span-all\">4. Bakers Needed for the Cake Stall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\">The Cake Stall is an American Tea favourite \u2013 and we need your help! You can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-swr-span-all\">\n<li>Bake an item to deliver on the morning of Friday 12 September \u2013 sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/10C044DADA922A4FB6-57826664-shore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Join or host a \u201cBaking Day\u201d with other parents in the lead-up \u2013 email Laura at <a href=\"mailto:Lmferguson505@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lmferguson505@gmail.com<\/a> to join.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Please provide a full ingredient list for all baked goods to ensure allergy safety.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prep Years 3 to 6 Cake Box Decorating Competition &#8211; In the coming weeks, boys in Years 3 to 6 will be bringing home a cake box for the annual American Tea Prep Cake Box Decorating Competition. The decorating theme for 2025 aligns with the Book Week theme of &#8220;Book and Adventure&#8221;.&nbsp;We would be grateful if you could fill your son&#8217;s cake box with whatever homemade baking you enjoy and have your son deliver it to the Cake Stall on the Chapel Lawn on the morning of the American Tea. More details to follow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-swr-span-all\">5. Silent Auction Sneak Peek<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\">The Silent Auction is our biggest fundraiser \u2013 and this year\u2019s prizes are better than ever. Bidding opens the week before American Tea, but here\u2019s a taste of what\u2019s on offer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-swr-span-all\">\n<li>Tickets to the Hong Kong Sevens with accommodation at The Conrad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Family adventure weekend in the Kybeyan Valley \u2013 trout fishing, biking, hunting and more\u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Private dining for eight with a chef in your own home<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exclusive Behind the Scenes tour at the Australian Museum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\">Keep an eye on the American Tea page on <a href=\"https:\/\/lampada.shore.nsw.edu.au\/homepage\/28991\">Lampada<\/a> for more information on this great event. Let\u2019s make this American Tea our best yet \u2013 see you there!<a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-swr-span-all\"><strong>Shore Parents&#8217; Association<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s time to start collecting donations for this year\u2019s American Tea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18983,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[22],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-28875","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-community"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/28875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=28875"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/shore-weekly-record\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=28875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}