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.
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Sunday, 28 September 2008
NEWS UPDATE
Hi Everyone,
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
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
Sunday, 13 July 2008
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
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
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
SUMMER BBQ
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
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
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Summer Fair
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.
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.
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
Bags 2 School
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
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
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
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
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
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Quiz Nite
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?
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?
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
PTA Quiz Nite
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.
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.
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
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