Whittington P.T.A. Newsletter

SUMMER 2010

Thank you to everyone who helped at or attended our summer fair – and to all the teaching staff who supported us - we raised what we hope will be a record amount of more than £2,500 towards the ongoing refurbishment of the school library and other educational initiatives, including the highly successful Multi-cultural Week.

Thank you to Greggs the Bakers, Miss Taylor and her Off The Hook jazz and blues band, Step Up street dance group, and Whittington Guides for the use of their tents, and to all the additional businesses who donated a raffle prize, including Cake Couture of Whittington and Wow Castle of Fun.

Well done to Alisha Burton of year 2 who won the competition to design a programme.

Also congratulations and thank you to Mr Barsby who made the highest bid - £50 - for the football signed by the Nottingham Forest team and their manager.

Marks & Spencer MySchoolDirect

We have now signed up to M&S MySchoolDirect, which ensures around five per cent of every online sales we make on their website, go towards the school. It is easy to use and at no extra cost. For more information log onto: http://myschooldirect.com

Or contact Rachel Williams on 432435.

　

Saturday,

September 4

 Whittington Country Craft Fair

Whittington PTA will have a stall at this popular village event, organised by the Parish Council, so please come along and support us as we help to fundraise for our community.

Monday,

September 20

7.45pm

Whittington PTA Meeting at The Bell pub in Main Street

All welcome! Please come and join us for a chat or see how you might be able to help us as we plan more fund-raising activities!

Friday, November 12

 Bag2School Collection

What better time to have a sort out of unwanted clothes, shoes, household items and soft toys, than during the summer holidays? The more we collect, the more money we raise. Special collection sacks will be available nearer the time, or simply use conventional black sacks.
Saturday, December 11

2-4pm

 Christmas Fayre

A date for your diary! Yes, we’re already planning lots of festive fun for all the family, and as usual there will be the opportunity to do some Christmas shopping.

JULY PRIZE DRAW WINNERS £18 Rachel Williams

£12 Roger Fathers

£6 Claire Kendrick

A big thank you to Kate Taylor-Weetman for co-ordinating the Prize Draw for the last few years, and to Nikki Crane, who has kindly agreed to take it over from Kate. Anyone interested in joining the prize draw can contact Nikki on 300406.

We are still collecting your old printer cartridges, as they can earn money for P.T.A. funds when they are recycled. Please deposit all donations in the box outside the school’s main entrance. Thank you.

In the meantime, we would like to wish everyone a very happy summer, and we look forward to more fund-raising fun in the autumn. Thank you, The Committee