Darlinghurst PTA

PTA Disco

2012-01-23T21:10:00.002Z

The PTA are holding discos for the children on Thursday 2^nd February

Once again we have DJ MickyB.

3.30pm – 4.30pm Years 1, 2 & 3 £2.00 per ticket (includes hot dog andfree drinks)

5.00pm – 6.30pm Years 4, 5 & 6 £2.50 per ticket (includes hot dog andone free drink)

(Reception classes will have their own disco afternoon in their classes.)

PLEASE - Money for tickets needs to be put in an envelope, marked with thechild’s name and class, labelled ‘Disco’ and given to the class teacher.Wristbands with the child’s name on will then be issued.

All clubs will be cancelled that day

Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 will have non-uniform that day so they are readyfor the disco.

Children must be collected from the discos by adult.

Happy's Circus

2012-01-12T22:36:00.000Z

Happy's Circus is returning to Darlinghurst on Friday 27th April for an evening of traditional Circus fun to celebrate the London Olympics and Diamond Jubilee.

Prices have been held at the 2008 level of only £6 a ticket

Watch this space for more details including when tickets will be available

MegaZone Vouchers

2011-12-05T19:54:00.001Z

A limited number of these MegaZone Vouchers are available from the School Office

!!When there Gone there Gone!!

Christmas Calendars - Coming Soon

2011-11-03T23:05:00.001Z

This year our calendars will look like this example

Separate designs will be available for each class and they will be laminated to ensure they last the whole year

Price will be £1.20 per copy

Adventure Island Tickets

2011-10-21T09:20:00.002+01:00

We have again managed to make a bulk purchase of Adventure Island Wristband vouchers.

Ideal for Half Term Activities.

You can buy these for £13 each for the big Adventure bands or £10 for the Junior Bands.

Available from Marenella on 079 05 885 070

Open Evening - Tuesday 18th October 6pm - 8pm

2011-10-16T20:32:00.001+01:00

Tea and Coffee available from the PTA in the small kitchen

Annual General Meeting

2011-10-04T08:26:00.001+01:00

Dear Parents / Carers

AnnualGeneral Meeting

You are cordially invited to join the Annual GeneralMeeting of the PTA being held at the school on 11^thOctober at 2.30 in the Training room next to the Nursery.

We are very sorry we have no Child care facilities available during the meeting sochildren cannot attend.

The PTA is involved in various projects throughoutthe year and supports the school by:

organizing the Mid-SummerBBQ

arranging the Christmasdiscos, Pantomime, purchasing Christmas crackers, the presents for the youngerchildren, sponsoring Sports Day

providing additionalequipment which would not otherwise be possible from the school’s budget.

Everyone who is a parent or carer of a childattending Darlinghurst is automatically a member of the PTA. The Committee, which is made up of parents,support and teaching staff, meets approximately once per term and is elected atthe AGM. There are vacancies on theCommittee for new members so, if you would like to be nominated as a Committeemember please complete a form from the school office and return it to the school office nolater than Friday 7^th October.

Also, as this is my daughters last yearat Darlinghurst, I am standing down from the post of Chair of the PTA. If you would like to be nominated asChair please complete a form from the school office and return it nolater than Friday 7^th October; if you would like to discuss the roleof the Chair please contact me via the School Office.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possibleat the meeting

Yours sincerely,

Lesley Lord

Chair, PTA

BAGS 2 SCHOOL

2011-09-21T21:32:00.000+01:00

Dear Parent / Guardian

We are pleased to announce that the PTA has organised a textile collection with Bag2School in order to raise funds for more playground equipment.

Bag2School are the UK’s leading textile recycler and fundraiser working with schools and since its inception in 2001 they have now paid out over £10 million.As well as raising vitally needed funds for our school, it also helps the environment by helping to divert unwanted textiles away from landfill.

A recent DEFRA report has shown that textile collection schemes are helping to reduce the volume of textiles discarded as municipal solid waste. However it is a fact that as a nation we still send 1,081,000 tonnes of textiles to landfill every year.

By getting involved in our Bag2School collection, you have an opportunity to sort through your cupboards and wardrobes and donate unwanted textiles in the bag provided – this can include adults’ and children’s clothes, shoes (tied together please), hats, belts, bags, soft toys, curtains and bedding (not duvets or pillows).

We will receive £500 per tonne or £0.50/kg which will be a great boost for our fundraising. In addition it will also raise awareness amongst the children of the benefits of recycling and reuse.If you fill the donation bag and still have more then you can use any other bag to donate your items and don’t forget to ask grandparents, friends and neighbours to have a sort out as well!

Bag2School will be collecting from our school on 27th September. Please bring your bag (or bags!) to the main School gate on the left (by the bins –PLEASE ) and help us have a really good collection.

Many thanks indeed for helping us with this unique fundraising opportunity.

Yours faithfully

The PTA

Welcome back

2011-09-01T20:06:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone - welcome back to the New School Year.Look out soon for details of our Autumn events including the first Bags 2 School collection of the year and the all important PTA AGM where we elect the PTA Committee for the coming year

PTA FAIR 2nd Attempt

2011-09-01T20:05:00.000+01:00

FRIDAY 8th JULY

We will have Bouncy castles, a BBQ, bowling lanes, Mickey B the DJ and much more

Hopefully the weather will be much kinder so come and join the fun

Replacement wristbands will be issued via Class Teachers later this week

For Refunds or extra wristbands please leave your details with the Office

BOUNCY CASTLE UPDATE - NEW DATE 8th JULY - WRISTBANDS TO BE REISSUED

2011-06-24T08:45:00.002+01:00

Dear Parents, Carers, Friends and Children

We are very sorry that because of the weather on Friday that we had to cancel the Bouncy Castles. We had hoped that the weather would relent enough for us to inflate them but the heavy rain which fell from 1.30 until after 2.30pm meant that the inflatables had become so wet that even when the rain lessened they had become too wet to be used safely.

We were able to move some of the stalls into the School Hall and while this was somewhat chaotic it did seem to be enjoyable for many people.

We have been able to reschedule and have a Bouncy Fun afternoon and mini Fair on Friday 8th July. Please look out for more information on the blog, the school website, in News & Views and on the notice boards and via posters put up around school.

As we now have a new confirmed date we will reissue wristbands for all those who purchased for the 17th – we did take names and classes for all sales – but obviously some of you may not be able to make the new date and we will of course issue refunds in those cases.

The Raffle was drawn on Friday –please see Louise Toland for details of winners.

The Sweets in the Jar competition has not finished and will continue to be run outside school later in the week.

We would like to particularly thank Lubbly the Cake Sellers, the Candy Floss people and the Ice Cream man who have all made generous donations and helped make Fridays event as good as it was.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
THE PTA

REMINDER

2011-06-11T11:55:00.007+01:00

DARLINGHURST SUMMER FAIR FRIDAY 17th JUNE at 2.30

Planning is almost complete for the BBQ and Bouncy Castles and all of our traditional stalls, so there will be plenty for all to do on the day, we look forward to seeing you there.

We still need your help with the following

Books and Toys -in good condition please

Raffle Prizes -Any unwanted gifts or other items for the Raffle will be much appreciated

White Elephant- donations of DVDs Books CDs always welcome

If you would like to help on the day,we would be happy to have additional helpers

Contact us via our e-mail address darlinghurst.pta@hotmail.co.uk
or call Sarah on 07930987312
or please drop off your donations to the School Office.

PLEASE RETURN YOUR RAFFLE TICKETS TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE MARKED WITH A CONTACT NAME OR NUMBER -FURTHER TICKETS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM LOUISE
on 07974 843 042

Summer Fair 17th June

2011-06-03T08:27:00.001+01:00

Summer Fair, Bouncy Castles and BBQ
Do you want to join in the fun?
Come to our Summer Fair and Bouncy Castle event on Friday 17th June from 2.30pm and have a go on all these inflatable’s plus much, much more:
Obstacle course
Slide
Party Castle
Football Stadium
Large

£4.00 buys a wristband that will allow unlimited goes on the inflatable equipment... (or £3.50each if you buy more than one) or alternatively there will be a charge of £1 for a 5-minute go on each individual inflatable.
Wristbands will be on sale before and after school by members of the PTA from Tuesday 7th June until 16th June , so let family and friends know to buy them in advance………
There will be a small bouncy castle at a cost of 50p for those nursery children without a wristband

The PTA is holding Summer Discos for the children on Thursday 26th May

2011-05-15T22:50:00.000+01:00

The PTA is holding Summer Discos for the children on Thursday 26th May
**Once again we have DJ MickyB.

** 3.30pm – 4.30pm 1C, 1B, 2C, 2P, 3B, 3C £2.00 per ticket (includes hot dog
and free drinks)
** 5.00pm – 6.30pm 4L, 4AD, 5B, 5J, 6B, 6M £2.50 per ticket (includes hot
dog and one free drink)

** PLEASE - Money for tickets needs to be put into an envelope, marked with the child’s name and class, labelled ‘Disco’ and given to the class teacher to receive their wristband for the Disco

INDOOR TABLE TOP SALE

2011-03-31T20:11:00.004+01:00

** SATURDAY 14th MAY AN INDOOR TABLE SALE IN THE SCHOOL HALL**
** PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN TABLE/SHEET **
** REFRESHMENTS AND TOILETS WILL BE AVAILABLE **
** PLEASE CALL LISA 07747 808 262 FOR FURTHER DETAILS **
** LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE - FIRST COME FIRST SERVED **
** SELLERS: 9 AM / BUYERS: 10 AM **

** Price: SELLERS £4.50 / BUYERS: DISCRETIONARY DONATION

Yee Haw! A Big Thank You From the PTA!

2011-03-26T00:19:00.001Z

The Barn Dance was a great success. We tapped our feet, clapped our hands, swung our partners and dosey doed the night away. We may have known our left from our right when we started the evening but this knowledge was not necessarily secure by the time we’d finished! It was lovely to see so many families with young children taking part. The children all behaved beautifully, as well as impressing us with their energy, enthusiasm and ability to keep up with the steps. Everyone enjoyed themselves so much that we will be planning another Barn Dance in the future. It was a lovely social event, giving people the chance to meet a different set of faces.

PTA Fund Raiser

2011-03-26T00:09:00.000Z

The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) is looking for parents and pupils to give their opinions, predominantly via online surveys, on a wide range of educational issues. This information will have a direct impact on education policy and practice for a variety of organisations.

£2 will be donated to the PTA for every household that signs up to the panel and panellists will earn points (with a redeeming value of £2) for every survey they complete.
For more information or to sign up – please go to www.nfer.ac.uk/panel
When prompted for our PA code, please enter BB548

A parent/guardian/carer who has a child or children who are attending school between reception and year 13 inclusive may join the panel.
A parent/guardian/carer must register at least themselves and can then choose to register another parent and between one and four children from the same household to become members of the panel

Children can also specifically be registered to a panel but they must be in one of years 3-13 inclusive, but do not have to be attending the same school.--Thank You for taking the time to participate.

Barn Dance 19th March

2011-03-09T08:43:00.001Z

Saturday 19th March 6 pm - 10 pm

Adults £3.50 Children £1

Bring Your Own Refreshments

Sponsored by

PTA Fund Raiser

2011-03-09T08:40:00.001Z

Cash 4 Schools 7th March

2011-02-28T23:06:00.007Z

Cash 4 Schools Collection Monday 7th March

The PTA is looking to raise money and I wonder if you can help?
Have you any of the following that you no longer want:
• Clothes and underwear
• Paired shoes, boots or trainers (please tie them together in pairs)
• Bedding (not duvets or pillows)
• Curtains
• Towels
• Bags and belts

For every bag school collects, we get £1.50.
If you have more than one bag, even better!! Please use the special Cash4School bags, or you can use your normal plastic sacks.
The bags need to be at the school on ..7th March before 2.30pm....THANK YOU.

Barn Dance 19th March

2011-01-31T18:32:00.009Z

Saturday 19th March 6 pm - 10 pm

Adults £3.50 Children £1

Bring Your Own Refreshments

Sponsored by

PTA Disco

2011-01-13T09:19:00.004Z

PTA Disco

The PTA are holding discos for the children on Thursday 27th January

Once again we have DJ MickyB.

3.30pm – 4.30pm 1C, 1B, 2C, 2P, 3B, 3C £2.00 per ticket (includes hot dog and free drinks)

5.00pm – 6.30pm 4L, 4AD, 5B, 5J, 6B, 6M £2.50 per ticket (includes hot dog and one free drink)

Free prize draw for both discos.
The prize is a family pass for 2 adults and up to 3 children for Kids’ Kingdom

(Reception classes will have their own disco afternoon in their classes.)

PLEASE - Money for tickets needs to be put in an envelope, marked with the child’s name and class, labelled ‘Disco’ and given to the class teacher. Wristbands with the child’s name on will then be issued.

All clubs will be cancelled that day – pottery, French, music and movement, football and journalism.
Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 will have non-uniform that day so they are ready for the disco.

Children must be collected from the discos by adult.

Christmas

2010-11-09T19:03:00.006Z

We are now gearing up for Christmas. Once again we have organised a Christmas Pantomime for the whole school and we will be providing presents for all the children in Nursery and Key Stage 1. We have again made an agreement with Father Christmas that if we can cover the cost of postage he will be happy to write to your children. We will also be selling calendars and tea towels, and running the popular Christmas raffle which will be drawn before the end of term.

Thank You

2010-11-09T18:56:00.003Z

Thanks to all who brought in blue bags.

The collection on 7th October raieed £127.20

Since starting Bags2School in 2004 we have raised over £2000 for the PTA.

Open Day - 21st October

2010-10-16T23:37:00.004+01:00

Come and meet the PTA Committee on Thursday 21st October during the School Open Day

You can find us in the Training Room serving Teas and Coffee

Come and find out what we do and how you could help!!

Bags 2 School

2010-07-25T10:35:00.003+01:00

The next Bags 2 School collection is on Thursday 7th October at 2.45pm.

Due to a shortage of BLUE BAGS Year 5 anf Year 6 have been asked to use Pink or Black Sacks.

Please have a look to see if you have any old clothes/shoes/bags etc for the blue bag collection and bring them in on the morning of Thursday 7th.

Adventure Island Tickets

2010-07-25T10:25:00.003+01:00

Get your Adventure Island Tickets for the Summer and Autumn Holidays

£11 for the Big Adventure Bands

£9 for the Junior Bands

Available from Maranella on 07905885070

Or from the School Office in September

LAZYBONES BOOTSALE 17th JULY

2010-06-24T21:53:00.001+01:00

DARLINGHURST PTA ARE HAVING THEIR OWN LAZYBONES BOOT SALE ONSaturday 17th July (as long as it doesn’t pour down)10:00 – 1:00pmGates open at 09:00 for sellers. Open to Buyers at 10:00Cars £5 / Vans £7 / Buyers 20pThere are limited spaces available.Please LOOK OUT for the PTA Letter to pre-book your space

Come to the Fair

2010-06-18T06:44:00.001+01:00

Today is our Summer Fair

Come along and enjoy all the attractions including Bouncy castles with lots of prize stalls, including Beat the Goalie, Lucky dip, Coconut Shy, Splat-a-Rat, Nail-Painting, Tattoos, Exercise Bike Challenge and Fathers’ Day Stall. Plus Tombolas and White Elephant stalls.

There will be a BBQ selling Burgers and Hot Dogs. Refreshments will also be available.

Also we have Paul's Discount clothing selling Darlinghurst School uniform, and Radio Controlled Racing Cars-Blazing Racing.

Summer BBQ and Fair

2010-06-10T23:47:00.000+01:00

Just a reminder that wristbands for the Bouncy Castles at the Summer Fair are currently on sale either from a member of the PTA or please return the reply slip from the PTA wristband letter.

Along with the bouncy castles at this years fair there will also be lots of prize stalls, including Beat the Goalie, Lucky dip, Coconut Shy, Splat-a-Rat, Nail-Painting, Tattoos, Exercise Bike Challenge and Fathers’ Day Stall. Plus Tombolas & White Elephant stalls. There will be a BBQ selling Burgers & Hot Dogs. Refreshments will also be available.

As always donations of any unwanted gifts or toys (in good condition) or cash donations that can be used for the raffle and or other stall prizes such as the tombola, are always received with thanks.
If you have anything that you think will be of use to us, please send it in via the school office

Summer Fair and Bouncy Castles

2010-05-31T00:08:00.002+01:00

Do you want to join in the fun?
Come to our Summer Fair and Bouncy Castle event on Friday 18th June between 2.30pm and 5.30pm and have a go on all these inflatable’s plus much, much more:
Obstacle course
Slide
Party Castle
Football Stadium
Large

£4.00 buys a wristband that will allow unlimited goes on the inflatable equipment... (or £3.50each if you buy more than one) or alternatively there will be a charge of £1 for a 5-minute go on each individual inflatable.
Wristbands will be on sale before and after school by members of the PTA from Tuesday 8th June until 17th June , so let family and friends know to buy them in advance………
There will be a small bouncy castle at a cost of 50p for those nursery children without a wristband

Bootsale

2010-05-16T21:42:00.002+01:00

Many thanks to all who came to Saturdays Bootsale.

We raised over £100 for books for the School Library.

Please Look Out for the date of our next Bootsale

MURDER MYSTERY - A GREAT SUCCESS!!

2010-05-16T16:07:00.002+01:00

Many thanks to all who came along - We hope you had a great time.

If you couldn't make it this time we hope to have another evening next year.

Lazybones Boot Sale 15th May

2010-04-10T23:09:00.005+01:00

DARLINGHURST PTA ARE HAVING THEIR OWN
LAZYBONES BOOT SALE ON
Saturday 15th May
(as long as it doesn’t pour down)
10:00 – 1:00pm
Gates open at 09:00 for sellers. Open to Buyers at 10:00
Cars £5 / Vans £7 / Buyers 20p
There are limited spaces available.
Please LOOK OUT for the PTA Letter to pre-book your space

Murder Mystery 8th May

2010-04-10T22:57:00.004+01:00

Following last year's success the PTA have arranged another Murder Mystery Night.
This year's setting is Murder at Darlings (a jazz club).
A group of actors perform a play involving a murder,
it is the job of the audience to question the suspects and find out “whodunit”.
Some of the group are part of the winning team in the recent
Southend Drama Festival so we can be sure of a quality performance.
So find yourself a team (maximum of 8) and buy tickets (£5 each) from Mrs Johnston.
Bring your own drinks and nibbles. (Don't worry - you don't need to dress up.)

BAGS 2 SCHOOL 11th MAY

2010-04-10T22:38:00.007+01:00

BAGS2 SCHOOL
Have you got any unwanted clothing, footwear or handbags?
If so we can turn them into money for the school

HAVING A CLEAR OUT THIS EASTER?
THEN PLEASE REMEMBER BAGS2 SCHOOL
BAGS 2 SCHOOL will be collected on the 11th May

May Events

2010-03-31T21:48:00.000+01:00

Coming Soon

EASTER QUIZ

2010-03-17T16:32:00.010Z

BACK BY THE 26th MARCH

KS1 –KS2

Reception – Nursery
50p a go

A PRIZE FOR EVERY ENTRY

WINNING ENTRY WINS AN EASTER EGG

Darlinghurst PTA Newsletter—JANUARY 2010

2010-01-21T17:36:00.002Z

Dear Parents & Carers

Hello & welcome to Darlinghurst PTA’s Newsletter

The Christmas period was a great success from various events including the Raffle, Quizzes, and Santa Letters & Calendars. The PTA arranged for the Pantomime Company Pyramid to put on their production of Robin Hood and also purchased the Christmas tree, decorations for the tree, Christmas crackers and presents for the KS1 children.

PTA Disco –the discos for Classes 1C, 1B, 2GB, 2P, 3B and 3/4B, 3/4L, 5J, 5AD, 6M, 6H

3.30pm- 4.30pm 1C, 1B, 2GB, 2P, 3B £2.00 per ticket

5.00pm – 6.30pm. 3/4B, 3/4L, 5J, 5AD, 6M, 6H £2.50 per ticket

Will held on the 28th of January --NON UNIFORM FOR ALL
This Year we have a professional DJ who will be hosting this special event.
SEE PTA BOARD AND NEWS AND VIEWS FOR DETAILS.
Or go to the PTA Blog on the School website

We have again managed to make a bulk purchase of Adventure Island Wristband vouchers. You can buy these from the school office for £11 each.

We are also planning another Murder Mystery Evening on Saturday 8th May.
TICKETS cost will be £5 each.
The theme this time is A Talent for Losing –Murder at a Talent Contest
The one last time was a very enjoyable evening, so for a good night out bring your own food and drink and work out the whodunit!!!

The next Bags 2 School collections are planned for 11th May at 2.15 pm and 7th October at 2.45 pm,
so please don’t throw any old clothes/shoes/bags etc away.

The provisional date for the Summer BBQ/Fete is Friday 18th June.

We are always interested in getting your feedback for all the things that we do, if you have any ideas/suggestions/feedback, please send via the school website on the PTA feedback button.

Thank You for your continual support
The PTA

School Discos 28th January 2010

2010-01-19T08:36:00.001Z

The PTA are holding discos for the children as follows on Thursday 28th Jan:
3.30pm- 4.30pm 1C, 1B, 2GB, 2P, 3B £2.00 per ticket
5.00pm – 6.30pm. 3/4B, 3/4L, 5J, 5AD, 6M, 6H £2.50 per ticket

Money for tickets needs to be put into an envelope, marked with the child’s name and class and labelled ‘Disco’ and given to the class teacher. Wrist bands with the child’s name on will then be issued.

Any school clubs that are normally held on this day will be cancelled (pottery, French, music and movement).

Please note the 28th will be a non-uniform day

Christmas Update

2009-11-26T20:14:00.002Z

Dear Parents / Carers

With Christmas fast approaching we thought we’d update you on our plans for the festive season:

The Darlinghurst 2010 School Calendar – following its huge popularity last year we have once again produced a calendar with school term and holiday dates, as many school events as can be pre-arranged, and illustrated it with children’s self portraits. An example of the calendar will soon be available for you to view in the office reception area and calendars (priced £2.50 each or £2 each for two or more) can be ordered on the reply slip attached to this letter.

Letter from Father Christmas – We have again made an agreement with Father Christmas that he will write to your children if we get £2.00 to cover postage from the North Pole. As this was very popular and Father Christmas was ever so busy doing the letters we have included 2 reply slips if other family members wish to hear from Santa.
Last date for posting is 11th December so make sure your request is in before then.

Christmas Raffle – our ever popular Christmas raffle will be drawn after the children’s evening Christmas performance on the 10th December. Strips of raffle tickets for you to buy £1 a strip are being sent out, please could we ask that a name and contact number are written on each ticket ,as each strip is divide into 5 separate tickets and we don’t want anyone to miss out due to no contact on the ticket.
We would ALSO be delighted to receive your donations of Christmas goodies to go into the RAFFLE. Thank you.

Christmas Quizzes & Competitions – This year we are running separate festive competitions or quizzes for each school year. The cost is 50p per entry and the prizes will be Chocolate Selection Boxes for the children. Quiz sheets will be sent home soon and the last date for entries will be Friday 11th and the winners will be announced on Wednesday 16th December

PTA Disco –the discos for ks1 and ks2 will held on the 28th of January This Year we have a professional DJ who will be hosting this special event. More details to follow in the ‘NEW YEAR’ PTA Newsletter.

Merry Christmas!

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To the PTA

I would like to buy the following:-

Calendars
[ ] calendar @ £2.50 =
[ ] calendars @ £2 =

Childs name CLASS

Santa letter (please complete a request slip for each letter)
[ ] letter @ £2.00 =

Total: cheques to be made payable to Darlinghurst PTA, please) = ________________

Santa Letter Request Slip

Childs name

Postal Address

Other Household Members to be mentioned in letter (example)
Mum, Dad, Sister, Brother

Present to be mentioned

Or generalised (example) lots of Lovely presents (tick box for this option) [ ]

Chairs Letter

2009-11-26T20:02:00.001Z

Dear Parents/Carers & Teachers

As you are all aware the PTA held it’s AGM before ½ term, and as a result of that there were a few changes to the committee that I would like to advise you of.

The PTA committee members are as follows :

Lesley Lord (Chair) Angela Johnston (Vice Chair)
Jackie Conlon (Secretary) Marenella Watson (Treasurer)
Debbie Bernard Debbie Wood Dee Meech Donna Hill Elaine Malone
Haley Daly Jan Dutton Jo Porter Kate Collins Lisa Shoreson
Louise Toland Roma Evans Wendy Chatterton Nicky Fasey Nicky Bessell

There is always room for more members, so if you are interested (it doesn’t take up much of your time) just let us know. We can all be contacted via the School Office.

I would like to thank Debbie Wood who has stepped down as Chair for her efforts over the past years, also thanks to Sue Churchman from the school office who has contributed greatly to the life of the PTA over many years.

This is also a good opportunity to let you know of some the events we have planned for the forthcoming weeks especially with Christmas round the corner.

Christmas quizzes
Christmas Pantomime, Christmas Raffle
Christmas Presents for Foundation and KS1 children
Christmas tree
School Calendars
Half Price Adventure Island Wristbands, available all year

In addition the PTA fund Christmas presents for the children from Nursery to Year 2 as well as paying for the Pantomime and the school’s Christmas tree. Please support our Christmas fundraising efforts through buying the school Calendar, tickets for the raffle or having a go at the various Quizzes we organize.

Regards

Lesley J Lord
Chair PTA

2009-10-19T23:41:00.001+01:00

BAGS 2 SCHOOL

WILL BE COLLECTED

TUESDAY 3rd NOV

at 11.30

PLEASE HAVE YOUR BAGS ATSCHOOL BY 11o/c

THANK YOU

2009-04-06T08:28:00.000+01:00

BAGS 2 SCHOOL

WILL BE COLLECTED

FRIDAY 24th at 11.30

PLEASE

HAVE YOUR BAGS AT

SCHOOL BY 11o/c

THANK YOU

Whodunnit?

2009-03-11T11:03:00.000Z

Murder Mystery Night on Saturday 14th March 7.30 - 10.30.

THAT'S THIS WEEKEND!

Tables of 8, bring your own drink and nibbles. This is promising to be a fantastic evening. The actors have been busy preparing for several weeks already. Some of them will be recognisable from the panto at the Palace Theatre earlier this year. We have had enquiries for tickets from people who have seen a previous murder and can't wait to see another! Don't worry, you don't have to dress up or act. You just need a team of people who fancy their chances at solving a murder case and enough food and drink to see you through the evening. A 'detective' will help lead us through the process.

DON'T DELAY - GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

Tickets £5 each from Mrs Johnston.

2008-11-29T13:42:00.002Z

Dear Parents / Carers

With Christmas fast approaching we thought we’d update you on our plans for the festive season:

Discos

Years 1, 2 &3 will be catered for on Wednesday 3rd December straight after school until 4.30. (We will be holding a non-uniform day for those classes so that children coming to the disco will not need to bring in a change of clothes). The cost is £1.50 per child and they will be provided with unlimited squash and/or water, a hot dog and a packet of sweets on departure. The disco will be run by teachers and PTA members, so there is no need for parents to be with their children.
After the disco the children should be collected from the French room

Years 4 – 6 inclusive Children in the upper school will have their very own disco on the same day between 5.00 pm and 6.00pm. There will be no need for parents to attend. The cost is £2.00 and children will all receive a free drink of their choice, hot dog and sweets, there will be other refreshments available at a nominal charge.
Please ensure that the children are collected on time at 6.00pm, as they will not be allowed home unaccompanied. After the disco the children should be collected from the Hall Door next to the Kitchen.

Please see notices around school for price lists.

Wrist bands for both discos will be on sale in the school from Monday 24th November or can be ordered on the reply slips sent home with the children.

The Darlinghurst 2009 School Calendar

Following its huge popularity last year we will once again be producing a calendar with school term and holiday dates and as many school events as can be pre-arranged. This year not only will it be illustrated with the children’s self portraits but also all members of the school community to celebrate the schools 40th Anniversary.
An example of the calendar will be available for you to view in the office reception area and calendars (priced £2.50 each or £2 each for two or more) can be ordered on the reply slips provided.

Letter from Father Christmas

We have again made an agreement with Father Christmas that he will write to your children if we get £1.50 to cover postage from the North Pole. This was so popular last year that we have provided 2 reply slips if other family members wish to hear from Santa – if this is still not enough please write the details on another slip of paper. Last date for posting is 12th December so make sure your request is in before then.

Christmas Raffle

Our ever popular Christmas raffle will be drawn after the children’s evening Christmas performance on 11th December. Strips of raffle tickets for you to buy will be sent to you shortly but, in the meantime we would be delighted to receive any donations of Christmas goodies to go into the hampers.

Thank you.

NEWS UPDATE

2008-09-28T09:44:00.003+01:00

Hi Everyone,

JUST LIKE TO REMIND YOU OF WHATS HAPPENING WITH THE PTA OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

FIRSLY YOU WOULD, HOPEFULLY ALL OF SEEN THE LETTER SENT OUT, AS PER BELOW RE THE AGM.

If you can spare some time do please come along.

Re : Annual General Meeting

You are cordially invited to join the Annual General Meeting of the PTA being held at the school on Tuesday 30th September at 7.30pm.

The PTA is involved in various projects throughout the year and supports the school by :
organising the Mid-Summer BBQ
arranging the Christmas discos, Pantomime, purchasing Christmas crackers, the presents for the younger children,
sponsoring Sports Day
providing additional equipment which would not otherwise be possible from the school’s budget.

Everyone who is a parent or carer of a child attending Darlinghurst is automatically a member of the PTA. The Committee, which is made up of parents, support and teaching staff, meets approximately once per term and is elected at the AGM.

There are some vacancies on the Committee for new members, i.e. an assistant Treasurer is required to help cover at busy times of the year , so, if you would like to nominate (or be ominated) as a Committee member please complete the slip , on the letter you received from school and return it to the school office no later than Friday 26th September.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the meeting

Yours sincerely,

Debbie Wood
Chair, PTA

2008-07-13T08:11:00.002+01:00

Hi Everyone just an extract from the PTA Newsletter to say Thank You for all your support for the Fair.HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT TIME.
Hello & welcome to the end of school year PTA Newsletter.

Since our last newsletter the PTA have been hard at work arranging the fete that took place on Friday 27th June. It takes a lot of planning to get it all together in time, which luckily we did.
The Fete was a huge success raising over £1400, which is fantastic.
It was great to see so many families there & despite the small rain shower at the start, the atmosphere was nice & relaxed.
The PTA would like to say Thank you to all of the Teachers, Parents, Grandparents, Friends &
Year 6 children for all of their help before, during & after the fete, we cannot do it without you.

There are still a few raffle prizes to be claimed, winning ticket numbers are on the blackboard outside school, if you haven’t already claimed your prize, please do so before Friday 18th July.
TALKING ABOUT RAFFLES HAVE YOU SEEN OUR POSTERS WE ARE NOW RUNNING A --------------------------------------
Football Raffle £1 A STRIP
WIN A SIGNED
SOUTHEND UNITED FOOTBALL
2nd and 3rd Runners up win a
GOLD FOOTBALL
ALL OTHER RUNNERS UP WIN A WHITE FOOTBALL

SUMMER BBQ

2008-06-25T07:04:00.000+01:00

As you are all aware the School fete is just around the corner, the PTA & helpers are busy putting together the finishing touches.
For just £3.50 you can buy a wristband (or £3 each if you buy more than one) that will allow you to have unlimited goes on each of the following 7 inflatables, or alternatively there will be a £1 charge for a 5 minute go on each individual inflatable.

· 46’ x 12’Terminator Torment Giant Assault Course
· 13’ x 22’ Football Stadium
· Giant Castle Slide
· 18’ Large /Adult bouncy castle
· Pirates Cove obstacle course
· Pillow Bash
· Small Castle for the little ones in the Nursery Garden

Wristbands will be on sale after school by members of the PTA from Monday 23rd June, so let family and friends know to buy them in advance……….they will NOT be available to buy on the day of the fete.

There will be a small bouncy castle in the Nursery Garden at a cost of 50p for those nursery children without a wristband

Also at this years fete there will be donkey rides at a cost of £1 per ride, Learner driver cars at £2 per go. Plus lots of prize stalls, including beat the Goalie, spin the wheel, Lucky dip, Hook a duck & coconut shy. Plus tombolas & white Elephant stalls. There will be a BBQ selling Burgers for £1.50 & Hot Dogs for £1.30. Refreshments will also be available.

We look forward to see you there with your family & friends

Summer Fair

2008-04-16T22:36:00.000+01:00

Hi Everyone

The School Fair this year is on Friday 27th June.

The PTA would like to hear about your ideas for the fair; is there anything that you would like to see or do at the fair?

Can each year group please discuss what stalls or attractions they would like; then pick the 2 best ideas from each year. Please then send them to Mr Duff who will forward them to the PTA. We will see which ones we can use at the fair.

We are also running the Poster competition again, only this year we would like you to design a Poster of the favourite character e.g. Pop, TV or cartoon that you would like to see at the Fair. Please can all Posters be on A4 paper.
There will be a prize for the best Poster.

Please can all ideas be sent to Mr Duff by the Mat half term.

Posters to be judged the week after half term.

Bags 2 School

2008-04-02T21:43:00.002+01:00

Hi EVERYONE

Hope you all got your Bags2School bags before the break, as it's that time of year again, a blue bag collection.

This will be on FRIDAY the 25th at 2.45pm.

So if you are having a spring tidy this Holiday please fill your bluebag or any other type of bag they take them all. They will take clothes including jackets and jeans, shoes, soft toys and furnishings , handbags and for every tonne we collect the school gets £200 to continue purchasing equipment.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

2008-03-26T07:44:00.002Z

Hi Everyone

We hope you all had a nice Easter despite the weather.

Thanks to everyone who took part in the Easter activities and special thanks to Jackie for organising the Easter Quiz. We hope the winners enjoyed their prizes - the losers certainly did.

Watch out for Blue Bags for School which should be with you this week

Quiz Nite

2008-03-11T17:48:00.001Z

The PTA QUIZ NITE IS THIS FRIDAY THE 14th

COME ALONG AND TRY AND WIN A BOTTLE OF WINE.
CONSOLATION CHOCS FOR THE LOSERS.

SO COME ALONG AND TRY TO LOSE!!!!!!

WHICHEVER IS YOUR PREFERENCE?

PTA Quiz Nite

2008-02-27T22:09:00.004Z

After a short break after the Christmas festivities the PTA are now gearing up to bring you a number of events now the weather is getting better.

The first of these is our ever popular Quiz Nite.

This will be held on 14th March starting at 7.30 pm.

Price will be £3 a head.

Bring your own nibbles and drinks and 7 friends to make up a table of 8.

Look out for letters in your Children's bags for details on how to book spaces.

Welcome

2008-02-20T22:37:00.000Z

Welcome to the PTA Blog

We hope to use this Blog to keep you all updated with everything we are doing