Tuesday, 1 May 2007

Latest Newsletter No.12

Summer Fayre Update
Got an idea for a stall? Seen something at other fetes that worked well? Let us know your idea – it could be a real winner!

LADIES PAMPER NIGHT:
Thursday 3rd May: Don’t miss out on this great night out. Lots of lovely treatments. Tickets can be purchased from the Office. Only £5 Don’t hold back – use as an excuse for the Mums Night Out.

Clearing Clutter??
To ensure the stalls and side stalls are well stocked, please put aside books, toys, games, DVD/videos, gift stall items for bottle, gift and toy tombola stalls. Also, think of the Fayre for any Party Bag leftovers, these may make great consolation prizes.
Collections nearer date of Fayre.

Stall Sponsorship Update
Stall sponsorship has really taken off, the response has been encouraging. Thank you to all our sponsors. Sponsorship of a stall really can make a difference to our profits, and if you are sponsoring on behalf of a business, what great publicity this can create!

Summer Brochure
Want to advertise your business to the local community. Think about placing an ad in our Summer Brochure. With over 600 children at the school, think of all the parents, teachers, support staff and visitors to the fayre who could be reading your ad!
Prices from £30 an ad.

Situation Vacant
Advertising Co-ordinator, Site Security, Trained First Aiders,
Stall Holders, Donation Sorters, Gate Collectors, Singers, Dancers.

Do you have contacts in the Sports, Music and Theatre world? Could you get free or discounted tickets for concerts, football matches, west end show, etc that we could include in our Raffle as prizes. Please let us know!

DO YOU WORK FOR BARCLAYS BANK? ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND? OTHER BANKS?
WE KNOW THESE COMPANIES RUN DONATION SCHEMES. NOT TO LATE FOR YOU TO FIND OUT IF YOUR COMPANY DOES SOMETHING SIMILAR.
EASY MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL.

I can help with the following:
Name: Childs Name: Class
Telephone number: Mobile: E-mail

1. Running a Stall on the day (please specify – also indicate 1st, 2nd shift or both)
• Food Stalls: eg. Sweet Stall / Teas & Coffees / Ice cream / Cold Drinks
• Tombolas: eg Teddy Tombola / Gift Tombola / Plant Tombola / Bottle Tombola
• Manning the Attractions: eg Climbing Wall /Bouncy Caste /Pony Rides Gladiator Duel
• Side Shows for Kids:eg. Lucky Dip/Hoopla/Milk the Cow/Roll a Dice/Splat the Rat
• Glamour Kids: eg Face Painting / Glitzy Nails / Funky Hair
• Toy and Books:eg Nearly New Toys / Nearly New Books / Pocket Money Toys
• Kids Crafts :eg Kiddies Crafts – ideas of crafts welcome!
• Raffle & Guess Teddy’s Birthday / Setting Up and Clearing Away / First Aid
2. Advance Work: Sorting out donations / Advertising event / Teddy’s Bear Birthday – class room visits / Gate Collections/ Shopping
3. Raffle Prizes: Please specify _________________________
4. Advertising your Business in the School Summer Brochure
5. Stall Sponsorship: see below for details

Sponsorship Cost Detail of Sponsor
Climbing Wall £500
Lucky Dip £50
Brochure Printing £500
Arts & Crafts £60 Parents class 1SB
Ponies £500
Hoopla £30 Parents class 1SB
Gladiator Duel £250
Coconut Shy Already taken Clock Tower Fruit Shop (parents Kyriacou Family)
Pimms/Beer Tent £200 Parents from Class 6LW & 6PS
HoopaDuck £30
Cold Drinks £200
Toy Tombola £50
New Toys £400
Popcorn £50
Football Tombola £100 Anne Brown (parent) Year 6.
Funky Hair £60
Sweet Stall £100
Teas and Coffees £30 Enio Lorunda (parent Fisaya,4EB)
Raffle printing costs Already taken ICS Printing (suppliers to school)
Brochure Advertising From £30 an ad
Raffle Prize (1st prize) Already taken ICSPrinting (suppliers to School)
Raffle Prizes (you could take on as class donation?) You choose!
BBQ Food and Equipment Already taken Harkos & Demetris Family (parents)
Bouncy Castle purchase £500 Angela Michael – James Micahel, 1VS

Thanks for you offer of help. I will get back to you as possible to confirm allocation – but it does take a while to sort out, so there may be a small delay.
Please don’t think I have forgotten you!

Gill B.

GPPSA Summer Fayre News

Welcome to our first blog for the GPPSA. We hope to use this as a discussion forum. Don't be put off by the technology, dead easy to use but a great way to communicate with each other, especially to those who are don't come to the school that often.

Quick a quick update, Pamper Night this thursday and here is the latest newsletter going out in book bags this week!

See you soon, Gill