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PTA Newsletter 13/7/18

Bags2School

Big thanks to everyone who dropped of some bags at the pub we raised £92 this time.Remember to keep having sort outs as we will be doing another collection in the Autumn term.Our thanks as always to Jo Briggs and Jo and Steve Macken for arranging the collection and storing the bags

Curzonfest

We have nearly reached a final amount and are waiting to hear if we have been awarded some fundmatching. However, we can tell you that we have already raised a whopping £4775 which will be going towards purchasing new portable ICT equipment.

Thanks for supporting the event.

Easyfundraising

A lovely cheque for £160 arrived from easyfundraising this week for the period Jan-March 2018.

It really is so easy to raise money via this option please please please download the link and opt in to raise some money for our school from comfort of your own home!! Thanks

https://easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/curzon/

School uniform labelling solutions

We also have an affiliation scheme with both Stickins and Stamptastic.

Both are wonderful solutions to the labelling of all your kids’ items so they don’t get lost at school.

Please go to these links or vis our website to help the school get cashback for your purchases.

 

STICKINS – https://www.stikins.co.uk/?NAME-LABELS=5515

STAPTASTIC – https://stamptastic.co.uk/pages/school-welcome#a_aid=5af0bccce1a9c

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PTA Newsletter 6/7/18
Sweetie Sale:

Big thanks to the House Captains who sold off the remaining sweets from the Fete for us in the playground. We hope to have some totals for you soon.

2nd hand uniform:
If you want any uniform for next term, please see Sian or Andrea in the playground. We have plenty of good quality pinafores, trousers and a range of other items (very few sweatshirts though).
If you have any clean, good quality uniform that you are finished with but you think could be worn again by another child, please leave in the drop box in the lobby in a bag labelled “2nd hand uniform”.

PTA Meeting

This coming Tuesday 10th July 8pm at The Squirrel – All welcome

Affiliate schemes – Stamptastic and Stickins

Both of these companies offer wonderful solutions to the labelling of all your kids’ items so they don’t get lost at school.

STICKINS – https://www.stikins.co.uk/?NAME-LABELS=5515
STAMPTASTIC – https://stamptastic.co.uk/pages/school-welcome#a_aid=5af0bccce1a9c

Easyfundraising

Don’t forget to sign up to this scheme which donates directly to our PTA Fund when you buy online with certain retailers. Please tell any friends and family to sign up too. Thanks

https://easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/curzon/

Curzon CE Combined School – Amersham Fundraising …
easyfundraising.org.uk
Raise free funds for Curzon CE Combined School – Amersham today by shopping online via easyfundraising. Click now to shop at no extra cost and raise free donations.

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PTA Newsletter 29/6/18

Curzonfest

Wow! What a fantastic day we all had getting together to raise funds for our new ICT equipment.

The sun shone brightly and everyone came and had a good time.

Teachers got splatted, faces got painted, food and drink was consumed and we hopefully raised a fantastic amount for the school, details of which will be announced as soon as the final figures are available.

An especially huge thank you to the merry band of helpers (you know who you are) who helped set up the event and take it all down again at the end, you were amazing!

More thanks must go to all the stall volunteers, members of Holy Trinity Church and to governors and staff members who helped on the day.

Hopefully we should have some photos to follow soon.

See you next year.

PTA Meeting

All welcome to come along to the final PTA Meeting of the year – Tuesday July 10th 8pm – The Squirrel.

 

PTA Newsletter 22/6/18

We are so looking forward to seeing you all at CURZONFEST tomorrow afternoon 12-3pm – the forecast is dry with sunny spells – Hurrah ?

Please remember the following:

Creche
You can still book your place tonight at the Creche – please note it is on a first come first served basis. Please go to https://curzonschool.co.uk/pta/curzonfest-creche/ to book.

Silent Auction
Bid on the Silent Auction online up until 5pm today then again at the Fete (inside the hall) up until 2.40pm- Great prizes this year include guitar lesson , picnic, head teacher for the day plus many more go to https://curzonschool.co.uk/pta/silent-auction/

Raffle

Tickets will still be available to buy on the day both at the entrance to the Fete or by mobile sellers. Good Luck

Fete Tokens

We have been running the fete house cup for the last 2 years with Blue House winning both years. On the day, there are a number of stalls and ways you can win a house token. These are deposited in the token collector which is located at the entrance/exit of the fete. You can gain extra tokens for:

Parking in the church car park (follow instructions within the car park on the day and show picture at the entrance).
Wearing fancy dress or house colours to the fete
Buying a programme – £1 on the door
In addition, shooting a penalty at the penalty shoot out, in lucky jam jars, on the human fruit machine etc. Full details available in the fete programme.

Fancy Dress

Don’t forget to come in fancy dress on the day. The theme is “Festival” . Judging will commence at 1pm on the lawn.

Car Parking

Please park in the church car park on the day and earn extra tokens for your house – follow instructions left in the car park on the day. It really does help reduce congestion in the village and we need to be considerate of our neighbours who will also hopefully visit the fete.

Please bring cash and lots of friends

Please bring cash or cheques with you on the day and as much change as possible we do not have any card machine facilities.

Do also spread the word to family and friends…all are welcome on the day with free entry.

Further questions or just unsure:

Please call Lisa Goodwin 07764 273146 or email lisajgoodwin@hotmail.com

PTA Newsletter 15/6/18

CURZONFEST – 8 DAYS TO GO!!!

Raffle Tickets – sell sell sell!!

Raffle tickets were distributed last week via book bags. Each book (of 5 tickets) is £2.50. Please return completed ticket stubs and monies in an envelope marked “Raffle Tickets” to the PTA mailbox in the Howe Lobby asap or by 3pm on Friday, 22 June at the latest. The draw will take place at the fete.

Please complete stubs legibly with a full name and telephone number at least! Additional tickets are available from Helen Ratcliffe (hmleese@hotmail.com) or the office.

First prize is family admission to Woburn Safari Park. Other prizes include PennFest tickets, a family photo shoot, the famous governor’s hamper, entrance to Cliveden and many more! A full list is available on the PTA website – see link https://curzonschool.co.uk/pta/curzonfest-raffle-prizes/

Please return all ticket stubs and monies in a named envelope to the PTA postbox in the Howe Lobby. Don’t forget the money tree envelopes too!! Thank in advance

Volunteers – Important please read

The list will be displayed on Monday on a board by the office – please check your stall and time allocation.
Thanks to all the volunteers to man the stalls so far we are looking in good shape. However, if anyone can do an extra slot please feel free to fill in your name on the sheet.
Any changes please see Lisa G in the playground or email lisajgoodwin@hotmail.com
An email will be sent to you the day before with the floor plan risk assessment etc please do have a read through it.

Fete Creche Facility – message from Emma Chandler

As you may have heard this year at the school fete there will be a crèche available to drop your little ones off at while you go and enjoy (and help out!).

What will be happening?

I will be running the crèche alongside my mum, Val the Jo Jingles lady!) and my dad Graeme (the one who entertains all the children I nanny for, even at his expense!). We will be caring for the little ones in the year 6 classroom providing lots of fun and stimulating activities for children aged 1 to 5 years to keep them nice and busy! We will have toys, games, books, crafts and some music available for the children to take part in. The crèche will work in hourly slots of 12pm to 1pm, 1pm to 2pm, 2pm to 3pm and will cost £5 per child per hour.

To put your minds at ease…..

All three of us hold an up to date DBS check and I hold a current First Aid certificate. I have a BA Hons degree in Early Years and Val has teaching practice and years (too many to count) of Jo Jingles behind her also. Graeme has 30 years of dealing with myself and my siblings plus all the little ones I care for…..he’s good for the job!!

What do you need to do?

If you are interested and would like to make use of the crèche, please fill in the details below and return as soon as possible either to myself in the playground (ask around, most people know me!!) or send the details to Emmachandler905@aol.com.

Limited spaces available due to keeping within Ofsted ratio!!

Name of parent: Name of child: Age of Child: Preferred hour slot: Allergies: Any additional information: Cash/Bank transfer

Silent Auction – What is it?

This is where you can bid on your children having the chance to win an experience offered by the staff and parents of Curzon school. The staff have some brilliant prizes lined up, such as the opportunity to be head teacher for the day, go on a picnic, do cooking, decorate cakes and all sorts of wonderful things!

To view the wonderful prizes on offer and place bids, please follow this link

All online bidding will close at 5pm on Friday the 22nd of June. Further bids will be taken at the Fete until 2.40pm with announcements of the lucky winners on the day.

It is not to late to offer a prize for the silent auction. Previous parents have offered building, ironing and gardening services, as well as tea parties, beautiful photographs, bunches of flowers and other fabulous prizes and experiences. If you could offer a silent auction prize or would like to know more then please email carolineoden@gmail.com or grab Caroline in the playground.

Donations
As ever, we really still need the following donations:

Small party bag fillers
Prizes for the raffle or silent auction
Second hand books and DVDs
Chocolate and sweets to be used as prizes
Homemade cakes can be donated on Friday 22nd June or on the morning of the fete on 23rd June. Please label any cakes with nuts. This year the local Church will be running the plant stall with all proceeds going to fix the church roof. If you have any plants you would like to donate then please bring these in on 22nd
June or on the morning of the fete.

Your further guide to this year’s Fete – Curzonfest 2018

What is Bottle Mufti?

On Friday 22nd June, we ask all children to bring in a bottle of something. The collection takes place in the hall before school. It doesn’t have to be alcohol but soft drinks, bath foam etc. The more bottles we get, the more money we can raise. In return, the children can wear their own clothes to school on the Friday before the fete. All bottles are then used to create a much loved bottle tombola run by the teachers.

What are fete tokens, the fete house cup and how can I win them?

We have been running the fete house cup for the last 2 years with Blue House winning both years. On the day, there are a number of stalls and ways you can win a house token. These are deposited in the token collector which is located at the entrance/exit of the fete. You can gain extra tokens for:

Parking in the church car park (follow instructions within the car park on the day and show picture at the entrance).

Wearing fancy dress or house colours to the fete

Buying a programme – £1 on the door

In addition, shooting a penalty at the penalty shoot out, in lucky jam jars, on the human fruit machine etc. Full details available in the fete programme.

Fancy Dress

Don’t forget to come in fancy dress on the day. The theme is “Festival” . Judging will commence at 1pm on the lawn.

Car Parking

Please park in the church car park on the day and earn extra tokens for your house – follow instructions left in the car park on the day. It really does help reduce congestion in the village and we need to be considerate of our neighbours who will also hopefully visit the fete.

Please bring cash and lots of friends

Please bring cash or cheques with you on the day and as much change as possible we do not have any card machine facilities.

Do also spread the word to family and friends…all are welcome on the day with free entry.

Further questions or just unsure:

Please call Lisa Goodwin 07764 273146 or email lisajgoodwin@hotmail.com

***Stickins and Stamptastic*** – Labelling solutions

It nearly that time of year to start purchasing next year’s school uniform – we have links to two companies offering solutions for the tedious job of labelling clothes!1
Why not make it simpler by purchasing some stick in labels or the super name stamper??
The PTA receives a small cash back sum every time an item is purchased with either company.
The following links links can be found under the affiliates section of our PTA webpage :

https://stamptastic.co.uk/pages/school-welcome#a_aid=5af0bccce1a9c

https://www.stikins.co.uk/?NAME-LABELS=5515

Envelopes also in book bags today. Please add a cash prize (no chocolate please) and return to PTA mailbox ASAP. Thank you.