News and Web Changes
This is where we'll announce the most recent
News and additions to our web site. If you've visited us before and want to know what's
changed, take a look here first.
Mothers Day Bring and Buy date change
by Becky 11/03/09
The children's Bring and Buy for Mothers Day has been brought forward to
Tuesday 17th March 2009
by Esther and Becky 23/01/09
Sorry these events are only for Parents, Guardians and Children of St Helen's,
however all donations are gratefully received.
Valentine’s Disco – Friday,
13th February Cancelled
Night at the Dogs – Friday,
20th March
Easter Disco – Friday, 3rd
April
Holy Week commencing
Monday, 6th April
Easter Bonnet Parade for Early Years and KS1 – 9th April
Easter Card Competition for KS2
Easter Egg Raffle (donations gratefully received and acknowledged)
Healthy Tuck Shop Regular Tuck Shop
by Esther 21/01/09
We’ll take any old or unused
mobile phones off your hands. A collection box has been made specifically for
this purpose and placed in the school foyer. What to do next? Bring the
phone/s to the school in a clear plastic bag (sandwich bag will do) with a
sticker showing your child’s name.
PLEASE REMOVE THE SIM CARD AND ANY
PERSONAL DETAILS FROM THE PHONE BEFORE DOING SO!
Your child will be allocated a
raffle ticket for each phone donated. These raffle tickets will be kept safe in
school until Holy Week. The owner of the winning raffle ticket will receive a
PAY-AS-YOU-GO mobile phone. Smaller prizes may be given away but will depend on
the volume of mobile phones collected.
A specialist organisation will
collect all phones and recycle them – so you’ll be doing your bit for the
environment too.
by Esther 21/01/09
We had a total of 600 tea towels
printed, 300 of each group: 1) Early Years and KS1; 2) KS2. Children drew their
own head/shoulder portraits (some staff members included) and these were then
printed on white fabric in St Helen’s red. We initially had 150 of each printed
off over the half term holidays, but they were selling so well during November
that we had to place a repeat order. We have sold most to date, although there
are still some left over. So if you haven’t got yours yet or are scratching
around for an endearing idea for a gift for a family member or close friend, why
not give them a St Helen’s tea towel. They cost £3.00 each or £5.00 for 2.
Call into the school with your request.
by Esther 21/01/09
We had one disco for the early years and infants, followed
by the juniors disco with half an hour break in between. We charged £1 for
admission which included a raffle ticket for a giant teddy bear prize and a hot
dog/veggie burger in a roll.
The tuck shop was a roaring success – we had to nip out in
between discos to get more supplies of sweets, crisps and ice cream as we had
practically sold out!
by Esther 21/01/09
We collected in empty and clean
baby food, small condiments and jam bottles, decorated these together with the
children using festive materials, placed a tea-light in them and then sold them
during the last week of the autumn term. It was a sell-out!
by Esther 21/01/09
During October and November we
gathered in any unwanted/unused or donated as new toiletries, gift-wrapped them
and sold these to the children at the end of term to give as Christmas presents
to their parents. We managed to raise over £200! Let’s hope no one received
back the gift they wanted to get rid of! We won’t be accepting any liability
but you're welcome to send them back in for the next Bring and Buy.
Thanks!
The Christmas Bring and Buy was
hard work, but loads of fun and well worthwhile. We say a hearty thank you and
congratulations to all the volunteers, donors and shoppers who made the
Christmas one such a success.
by Esther 21/01/09
We had a very special Toy Tree
donated to us which arrived in the school on 1st December. It was a
Christmas Tree decorated with fairy lights and 40 toys. We sold raffle tickets
and used the toys as raffle prizes. Some of the toys were very huggable and
cuddly.
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