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News - 24 June 2008
Summer Fete
This year's summer fete will be held at the school
grounds, on the first Saturday of July (that's the 5th of July), from
1pm to 4pm. Don't miss it, it's going to be fabulous. See
the leaflet for more details.
(You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click
HERE if you don't have it installed).
Discos
With all the excitement of the fete, let's not forget
the discos too!! Head over to the school on Tuesday 1st
July........!
KS1 5.15-6.15, and KS 2 6.30-7.30.
July's Monthly Meeting
There will be no Tuesday monthly meeting, due to the
discos being on the same night. There will however be a monthly
meeting next Thursday (3rd July) 730pm at the school (which is 2 days
before the fete) to iron out any creases. Other matters will be dealt
with, but VERY quickly. If anyone has anything for the agenda can you
email it to us asap please (use the Contact Us
page). Unless urgent, all non fete matters will be kept to a minimum. If
you've been kind enough to volunteer running a stall please attend as
you'll be given the instructions and allocated your prizes.
Helpers Required
If you are able to help out - either on the disco
night - or on the day of the fete, then please
contact us. Don't be shy!
News - 01 May 2008
Helpers Required
Helpers are needed for the fete on Saturday July 5th.
Please CONTACT US if you can help in any way!!
Thank you.
News - 29 March 2008
Extraordinary Meeting
The next meeting on 6th May 2008 will be an
extraordinary meeting - all are welcome!
News - 06 January 2008
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to you all. Well, the Christmas
decorations are down, and it's time for a new year. The first PTA
meeting is the first Tuesday in February, so why not join us?
Christmas Fete Photos
We had an amazing Christmas fete last month, raising
a THOUSAND pounds. For photos of the event click
HERE.
News - 16
December 2007
Parents Gifts at Christmas time
Don't forget - tomorrow and
Tuesday (that's MONDAY 17TH AND TUESDAY 18TH), there is a chance for
your children to buy you some Christmas gifts!
If you would like your children to participate and be able to buy a gift
for parents/grandparents/brother/sister please send money Monday
(reception, years 1/2/3) or Tuesday (year 4/5/6) Gifts are £2.50-£6 with
limited gifts at £1
If you forget on Monday, Tuesday is ok but they'll need to ask the
teacher for time out to attend.
Fab gifts this year, don't miss out!!
***If you attend a bus stop please tell everyone there first thing
tomorrow and also remind them on Tuesday***
PLEASE EITHER WRITE DOWN YOUR PREFERENCES AND SEND IN WITH THE MONEY -
OR IDEALLY PRINT OFF THIS FORM - CLICK
HERE.
You'll need Adobe Acrobat
Reader to view the PDF file - click
HERE
if you don't already have it. Or try right-clicking
HERE and saving the file
to your computer.
News - 12
December 2007
Christmas Fete
Don't forget, that it's the
Christmas Fete THIS SATURDAY (that's the 15th of
December), from 1pm til 4pm. It's going to be GREAT. Have a
look at the flyer by clicking
HERE.
News - 15 November 2007
Christmas Shopping Trip
Why not join our annual Christmas Shopping Trip to
Cheltenham by coach on Saturday 1st December 2007 for a great day before
Christmas?
Leaving the School 08.00 and returning from Cheltenham 17.45
Cost £9.00 per head.
For further information and bookings please contact Helen Manson by
phone (07855 613135) or by email (helen at rogerstoneprimary dot co dot
uk) by 23rd November to reserve your place.
News - 11 October 2007
Quiz Night
Welcome to a new school year!
We hope you’ve all had time to settle in, and both
pupils and families are enjoying this fabulous school.
The Parents and Teachers association at Rogerstone School is now known
as the PTA (formally the PFA). Throughout the year we hold various
events, where we aim to raise money, and to hold social events for both
parents and children. We form an important link between the parents,
teachers, children and the community as a whole. We are registered as a
Charity.
We have our own website where you can find details of all upcoming
events, and see minutes of our meetings (great if you’re having trouble
sleeping!)
You can also find links to
- SCHOOL HOLIDAY DATES FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS
- NEWS ABOUT THE NEW RAILWAY STATION IN ROGERSTONE
- LINKS TO EMAIL US (THE PTA)
- LINK TO THE SCHOOL OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Our website address is
www.rogerstoneprimary.co.uk
We will be asking for your support and help
throughout the year, in order to continue our good work. We realise not
everyone can give up time to help at fete’s, disco’s and quiz nights
etc, but every parent can help in one way or another.
For instance:
- By making a donation
- By responding to requests for bottles or gifts for the fetes
- By turning up at the fete’s and other events- just to have fun!
- By telling your neighbours and family about events we hold, and asking
them to come along
- By using our WEBSITE as your homepage and using the GOOGLE search - we
get money for each search made through our site, and by using our
WEBSITE when you buy things from AMAZON - we get a percentage and it
doesn’t cost you a penny extra!
If you can think of anything else you would like to see on our website
please email or ring us and we’ll be pleased to consider it.
We hold friendly, informal meetings. You can find the date of the next
meeting on the website- we’d love to see you there. It’s a whole new
social circle!
We welcome feedback and suggestions. Please email webmaster at
rogerstoneprimary dot co dot uk, or leave a letter at reception
(addressed to the chairperson, PTA) Please include contact details if
you would like a reply.
Forthcoming Events
The following events have been arranged for the
coming term
OCTOBER 26TH
Non School Uniform Day. Theme: Healthy Eating. This will coincide with a
week of projects in school. A £1 donation for children not wearing
uniform will be collected at the school gates, so if your children
travel on the bus please send a donation with them.
NOVEMBER 9th
Quiz and Curry Night. Location, The Redwood Club (almost opposite Alcan)
Doors open at 7pm, quiz starts 8pm sharp. Tickets £3.50 per person, max
of 6 people per team.
Why not join us for curry, rice and chips at half time? Cost £3.50.
(please ask for a food voucher) Please see notice board at school
entrance or website for further details (on this very page of the
website infact - a bit further down.....)
DECEMBER 11th
School Christmas Discos.
The Ks1 disco will be 5pm till 6pm
The Ks2 disco will be 6.15 till 7.15
We supply a drink and crisps FREE for every child.
**WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK EACH PARENT TO SEND THEIR CHILD WITH A BOTTLE
AS ENTRY FEE TO THE DISCO** We use the bottles on our Christmas
Fayre bottle stall, which is traditionally the stall which makes the
most money for the school. Over the last few years, the amount of
children who bring a bottle has dropped considerably, and the Christmas
fayre bottle stall has been rather empty, so PLEASE donate a bottle this
year. (This is not compulsory, the children are still welcome without a
bottle !)
DECEMBER 15th CHRISTMAS FAYRE. 1-4pm Come and join us for
our annual fayre. We will be striving to make this years bigger and
better than ever before and would love to hear from anyone with any
idea’s!
Santa has promised that he will visit us too!
DECEMBER 17th & 18th. CHILDRENS GIFT SALE.
How could we not run this one? The kids love it so much !
For those of you that are new to the school, we give the children a
chance to come in to our “shop” and buy a gift for there mum, dad,
grandma, granddad or whoever is important to them. These gifts range
from a £1 to £5 They get to chose their gift (without mum or dad
“persuading them” to buy something else!) and we wrap it for them to
bring home and put under the tree. The only question is whether they
will be able to keep the secret until Christmas day!
Do you have NEW/UNUSED GIFTS which would be suitable for sale on this
day? If so please drop it at reception clearly marked for the PTA. You
can include a note who its from, or make it anonymous. We’re grateful
for all NEW items. (Put the in-laws present from last year to good use!)
Reminder letters will be sent for all these events. We want to thank
EVERYONE for your continued support, and hope you’ll be able to join us
in making this years’ fundraising more fun than ever before.
The PTA.
News - 05 October 2007
Quiz Night
Rogerstone Primary PTA presents a charity Quiz night,
Friday 9th November 2007 at 7.30pm
Enter a team or alone, pit your wits against like minded people and
enjoy a light hearted evening hosted by a professional quizmaster.
Rogerstone Redwood Club, quiz begins 8pm sharp.
£50 prize to winners. Spot prizes for specific questions, plus raffle
prizes.
Maximum 6 players per team.
ADULTS ONLY !
Tickets £3.50 including quiz entry fee.
***THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT SO PLEASE BUY YOUR TICKETS EARLY.***
Tickets available from school reception or any committee member, or by
emailing us (click HERE).
Why not join us at half time for a Curry rice, chips and poppodums –
available for just £3.50 extra in advance. Ask for a food voucher!
All profits to Rogerstone school PTA, charity number 1044876.
For a full brochure, click
HERE.
(You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader, click
HERE if you don't have it installed).
News - 29 September 2007
Please Come to the School on
Tuesday 2nd October!
We would like to thank everyone for your
participation and support at PTA events over the past year. With your
help we’ve organised numerous events which has not only raised funds,
but given enjoyment to many children (and adults alike!)
We have vacancies on the PFA (PTA) which we need to fill !
Our meetings are informal, and are a great place to meet other parents,
and make friends from your locality. We run a number of fund raising,
and social functions throughout the year. If you would like to come
along, we will have a short welcome meeting at 7pm on Tuesday 2nd
October 2007, at the multi use room off reception at the main school.
THERE WILL BE FREE CRECHE FACILITIES – which can be used by those
who’d like to come along but who would otherwise be unable to attend due
to child-care issues.
You can come to meetings and ask just be a helper (and socialise!)
without being named as a committee member, or committing to giving up
lots of time.
The following officers are standing for re-election this year:
Tracy Williams – Chairperson
Helen Manson – Treasurer
The following positions are going to become vacant as the current
officers do not wish to be re-elected this year:-
Secretary
Vice Chair
ANY position can be applied for by asking a member to nominate you.
Anyone can also become an “ordinary member” – this would involve
attending monthly meetings when possible (not essential) and to be
involved in the general running and decision making of the PFA.
PLEASE ATTEND FOR AN INFORMAL CHAT OVER FREE COFFEE AND BISCUITS! 7PM
Tuesday 2nd October, using the main reception entrance.
CLICK
HERE FOR A
COPY OF THE NEWSLETTER. (You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader, click
HERE if you don't have it installed).
See you there!
THE PFA
www.rogerstoneprimary.co.uk
Annual General Meeting
You are hereby given formal notice that the Annual
General meeting of the Rogerstone Primary School Parents and Friends
Association will be held at 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday 2nd October 2007 at
Rogerstone School. Please come along and bring a friend.
AGENDA
1. Minutes of AGM 5th October 2006
2. Presentation of Certified Accounts
3. Election of Officers
4. Any Other Business
Nominations for Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer should
be put in writing to the Secretary of the PFA (see address below). The
form below can be used for this purpose.
Position you’re interested in ………………………………………………
Your name……..……………………………………………………………
Proposed by………………………………………………………………….
Seconded by………………………………………………………………….
FOR A PROPER (PRINTABLE) FORM, CLICK
HERE.
(You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader, click
HERE if you don't have it installed).
Form to be returned by 4pm Monday 1st October
addressed to:
Rebecca Trickey (PFA Secretary), c/o Rogerstone Primary School
Reception. Or bring your form along at 7pm and give to the chair or
secretary. The “proposed by” and “seconded by” can be done at the
meeting if you don’t know any current members.
For an explanation of the roles of members, and lots of useful
information about us (the PFA) please click
HERE.
See you 7pm, Tue 2nd October for informal chat and
coffee, followed by the AGM at 7.30pm.
Free Crèche facility !!
News - 06 September 2007
New Members Needed
Are you interested in your children's education and
want to make friends with other parents at the school? You DO NOT need
to commit to giving up endless hours- just join in with the things you
fancy doing or helping out at. Monthly meeting which you don't have to
come to if you don't want to, which is sometimes at the school,
sometimes at the pub.
WE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS and would love to see you.
MUMS/DADS/UNCLES/AUNTS/GRANDPARENTS and anyone with an interest in
making friends and making money for the school in the process!!
Please contact me directly with queries (tracy at
rogerstoneprimary dot co dot uk), or contact via the website by clicking
HERE.
Why not come on Tuesday 2nd October 2007 at Rogerstone primary school,
at 7pm for a short welcome meeting and a look at some of the successes
of the last year.
I SINCERELY hope to see you there,
Tracy Williams, chairperson.
News - 16 July 2007
Summer Fete
The 2005 summer fete raised £1300
The 2006 summer fete raised £1800
What about the 2007 summer fete.........?
............£2800 after expenses!!
Well done everyone!!
We couldn't have done it without the crowds of parents and family who
turned out, and without the many parents who helped in the run up and on
the day, so Thank YOU ALL!
CLICK HERE to see the photos of the day........!!
We should also say a big thanks to Dale and Kim
Waters of Severn Insulation (www.severninsulation.co.uk)
for generously sponsoring £200, without which we would not have had the
fab surfer ride.
News - 14 July 2007
Summer Fete
Whilst we wait for the full report of the fete and
how much we raised, here's the photos for
you..........!!
News - 11 July 2007
Summer Fete
The PFA summer fete is on Saturday 14th July at 1pm.
Come rain or shine, the fete will be bigger and better than ever before.
We have indoor contingency plans (incase it rains!), so please come and
support us - starting 1pm in and around the school grounds (yes, that's
the school this year, not the welfare grounds!). LOADS of fab raffle
prizes, bouncy castles, surfboard, lots of fete games and plenty of
opportunity to get a bargain, so save your pocket money kids! Hot
and cold food on sale too, so please come and have lunch with us.
See you 1pm Saturday. Tell all your friends and neighbours!
Click
HERE to see the poster. (You'll need Adobe Acrobat
Reader, click
HERE if you don't have it installed).
News - 14 June 2007
Father's Day
Thanks to everyone who helped out over the last
couple of days - and thanks to those who bought presents. As a
result, we raised over £400. Excellent!!
Summer Fete
As if you needed reminding, the PFA summer fete is on
Saturday 14th July at 1pm. Click
HERE to see the poster (watch out
for it in the 'Rogerstone Directory'!). (You'll need Adobe Acrobat
Reader, click
HERE if you don't have it installed).
Car Boot Sale
Don't forget, the boot sale is on Sunday 24th June.
Click HERE to see the poster (watch
out for it in the 'Argus'!!) (You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader,
click
HERE if you don't have it installed).
News - 21 May 2007
Newsletter
A big thanks to all who attended our ladies night
last month - over £500 was raised for the school.
Our next meeting is Tuesday June 5th 7.30pm - all are
welcome.
Volunteers are needed for all forthcoming events!!
Also, take note of the following important dates
coming up.....
Thursday May 24th - Non School Uniform Day
Wednesday June 13th - Fathers Day Gift Shop
Thursday June 14th - Fathers Day Gift Shop
Sunday June 24th - Car Boot Sale
Saturday July 14th - Summer Fete
News - 07 May 2007
Fete Planning Meetings
When we have a big event coming up we normally have
separate meetings to plan it. Well, the summer fete is coming up,
so this is no exception. Why not come along to the next fete
planning meeting, to be held at Helen's house on Thursday 10 May.
Phone Tracy for details - 07793 317598.
News - 13 April 2007
Photos!!
We don't think that many of you look at our
photoalbum very often. Go on - have a
look. There's photos from all the events of 2006 and 2007 to
date....
News - 15 March 2007
Ladies Night Out
A fantastic local night out is planned for Friday
27th April. Click HERE to
get full details. What are you waiting for? Do it now!!
(You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader, click
HERE if you don't have it installed).
News - 05 March 2007
Hello and Thank You
We hope you’re enjoying the surroundings of the new
school building, and have had chance to see the fabulous displays of
work in the foyer and corridors?!
At Christmas, we were able to utilize the new school
to put on the Christmas fayre, and want to Thank everyone who attended,
and especially those who gave up their time at this very busy time of
year to help out organizing, running around, setting up/taking down and
serving on the day of the fete.
Some of you may already know, but for those of you
who don’t- we raised a massive £2000!!
This is an INCREDIBLE figure from a single event, and
could not have been achieved without ALL those who helped out, and ALL
those who attended and participated. We are always looking to improve
the events. We realize that Father Christmas needs to be quicker next
year, and we have already written to him to tell him!! If you have any
other suggestions to improve the event PLEASE LET US KNOW!
Similarly, the Christmas Gift sale was a HUGE success – not only with
the parents, but especially with the kids. Several parents have reported
back to us that their children were more interested in passing on the
gifts THEY had bought for parents, than opening their own. How wonderful
that the children have pleasure from, and realized the importance of
giving at such an early age. We didn’t set out to make money from this
event, but due to the enthusiasm of both parents and kids, YOU raised
over £400!! THANK YOU to the staff (for promoting it), the parents (for
allowing kids to participate) and to the kids. (for such thoughtful
gifts, we all loved them!)
Mothering Sunday
By special request, we will be running another “GIFT
SHOP” for the children, especially for Mothers Day. All children will be
able to buy a gift for the mother figure in their life. (and / or
grandmother/nanny).
**IT IS NOT COMPULSORY for the children to
participate in buying a gift.**
However, if your children usually BUY Mum, or a
member of the family something for Mothering Sunday, we ask that you
consider allowing your children to participate.
THERE IS A LARGE DISPLAY OF GOODS and ITEMS TO BE
SOLD IN THE RECEPTION AREA OF THE SCHOOL- PLEASE CALL IN AND SEE THEM
PRIOR TO THE SALE.
MOTHERS DAY SHOP DATES:-
Years 5 and 6 - Friday 8th March 2007
Rest of school (not nursery) - Thursday 14th and
Friday 15th March 2007
If any of the nursery children parents would like
their children to participate in this, you can bring the children to the
Multi use room (off reception) THIS FRIDAY 8th March
Morning nursery- from 9am -9.30am or 11.20am-12.00
midday
Afternoon nursery- From 11.20-12 midday or until 1515 hrs.
PLEASE NOTE THAT NURSERY CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED
BY AN ADULT- there will not be time for teachers to take them. (Parents
can buy gifts/cards for THEIR Mum too!)
WHAT WILL WE BE SELLING?
We’ve worked hard on the gifts this time, and have opted to go for
better quality items. We have purchased a range of stunning, quality,
REAL SILVER jewellery, together with a range of costume jewellery, and
traditional mothers day gifts, and gifts suitable for grandma/Nanny too.
ALL the items will sell at prices well below their retail prices. For
instance, a silver pendant which retails at £15.99 (at a well known high
street catalogue shop) is being sold for only £6.50.
Silver jewellery prices are between £3 and £7.50,
(most around £5-6). Costume jewellery between £2.50 and £5. All silver
jewellery will be clearly hallmarked as silver. We also have 500 (good
quality) mothers day cards @ 50p each.
All items will be beautifully gift wrapped prior to bringing them home.
In fairness to all, there is no upper limit on the amount your child can
spend- and similarly, with gifts starting at just £2.50 we hope everyone
wishing to buy gifts can take part.
*****IN THE INTERESTS OF SECURITY, NO JEWELLERY OR OTHER GIFTS ARE KEPT
ON SCHOOL PREMISES, and EVERYTHING WILL BE REMOVED from the school
between each sale.******
Here’s to opening something on Mothers Day which we’ll want to keep
forever!!
Happy Mothers Day to everyone, from Rogerstone Primary PFA.
Please fill in and return on the day of YOUR CHILDs gift sale (see above
dates)
DON’T FORGET TO SEND THEIR MONEY!!
Childs name/class……………………………………………………………………………..
Amount to be spent ………………………..on gift for Mother
Amount to be spent……..……….on gift for nanny/Grandmother/other
Amount for other………….……………………. (please specify)
Card for Mothers day to be bought out of the money @ 50p? (Please
circle) YES/NO….(for more than 1 cards enter how many here…………….)
Forthcoming Events
A PFA noticeboard will be erected just inside the
school gates next week- please have a look to see what’s coming up!
Following the success of our Fashion night before Christmas, several
Mums have complained they were not invited or did not hear of the event
until after it had happened. We’re sorry if you missed out- there are
only a handful of us to spread the word, and will endevour to advertise
more in future.
ADVANCE WARNING…> LADIES PAMPER AND FASHION
NIGHT..>
FRIDAY 27th APRIL 2007.
The Alcan Club (also known as Rogerstone and Bassaleg
Social Club )
Tickets will be just £3.50 - there are limited tickets, so if you want
to reserve a ticket before they are released please
contact us or approach one of the
committee members – a list of which are in the
outer foyer (with contact numbers). Outside exhibitors will be
considered - do you have a product to sell?
So far, in addition to fashion which will be for sale
on the night, there will be jewellery, body shop and lingerie. Best of
all, the bar will be open so come and socialize for a few hours- make
new friends and raise money for this fab school!
Also being organized : RACE NIGHT at the Alcan Club. We’re very
conscious that a lot of our events are aimed at the ladies, so here’s
one for us all to enjoy. See noticeboard for further info.
News -
13 February 2007
If you've looked at the latest PFA minutes it will
become apparent that a lot of helpers are needed for various functions.
Click HERE (please!)
to see where we need helpers.
News - 01 January 2007
Happy new year from the PFA!! Let's hope 2007
is as successful as 2006. We can all be proud of the fundraising
we achieved in 2006 - which was topped off quite nicely by raising TWO
THOUSAND POUNDS at the Christmas fete. Wow!! Well done
and a big thank you to everyone that helped and made this possible.
News - 22 November 2006
Mrs Miles has kindly agreed to allow us access from
3.30pm on Friday 1st December, and she will arrange for Year 6 to bring
out all the tables to the hall before this time
This is a massive help to us and should ensure everything gets done on
time. We therefore require helpers to attend at the school anytime from
3.30-6pm on this date (Fri 1st Dec). Prior to the fayre we will need to:
1. set the tables out
2. Decorate santa's grotto ready for his arrival!
3. stack the relevant prizes to the relevant stalls.
4. Familiarise ourselves with the layout and where we are all situated
5. Ensure we all know how our stall is run and what we're charging
The more of this we can do on Friday, the less there will be to do on
Saturday morning, so please make every effort to attend, and bring a
helper!
If you ARE able to attend on the Friday, please drop an email to Tracy
Williams, at
tracyTYDU@rogerstoneprimary.co.uk (remove TYDU) or text 07793 317598
If anyone has spare tinsel or anything to decorate the grotto with
please bring it with you.
Everyone has put a tremendous amount of effort into this fayre, so THANK
YOU in advance!!
News - 21 November 2006
IFrom December 2006 the PFA meetings will be held the
first Tuesday of every month at 7.30. The next meeting is Tuesday 5th
December 2006.
News - 20 November 2006
Unfortunately due to lack of volunteers we've shelved
the idea of having videos done of the Christmas concerts. But fear
not - we're putting all our efforts into the Christmas fete instead.
It's gonna be fab!!
Latest News from 8th November -
NEWSLETTER
Well its been a hard year for us all, and I’m sure we’re all beginning
to feel the benefits of being reunited into one premises, and benefiting
from the fabulous surroundings of the new School. A BIG thank you to
everyone who has supported the Parents and Friends Association (PFA/PTA)
in the past year- with your help we managed to buy lots of equipment for
our children, the largest purchase being the outside play equipment for
the new school. There is still more to buy to enhance our children’s
learning, and hopefully you’ll support us in some of the following
events.
PLEASE spare a thought for the volunteers who give up their own time and
effort to organise these events – and come to support us. Although our
primary aim is to raise funds for OUR children’s education, there are
always plenty of laughs along the way ! (Especially at events where the
bar is open!).
Some of the upcoming events are highlighted below.
• Friday 10th November – Ladies night shopping
Extravaganza 7.30pm at the Redwood Club, clothing for ladies and
children, jewellery, shoes, lingerie. All the models for the fashion
show are mums and grans from Rogerstone. Tickets are only £3.50 and
available at the Redwood Club, on the door, or phone 07919 384 035 for
delivery of tickets.
• Saturday 2nd December – Christmas Fayre starting
at 1pm. This is the first big event to be held at the school since it
opened. There are loads of stalls, raffle, tombola, hotdogs, crafts,
jewellery etc, etc. WE NEED HELP!! If you can help for an hour or so on
a stall, please contact one of the PFA members, or call Tracy on 07793
317 598. Also, if you have a business or hobby and would like a stall,
call Tracy on the above number.
• 6th and 7th Decembeber – This is a completely
new venture for the PFA which has been agreed by Mrs Miles, and will
give our children the opportunity to buy Christmas gifts for us,
ENTIRELY from them. During 6/7th Dec each class will be given a chance
to visit the hall where the PFA will have a “ shop” set up. We’ve
sourced many gifts for both ladies and gents which we think the children
will enjoy buying as presents for their parents. Because we’ve used
wholesalers, the gifts will be sold to the children at LESS THAN THE
RETAIL price, but the PFA will still make a small amount for the school.
If you want your child to be able to take part in this, please allow
them to take money into school on 6th and 7th December. (You will be
notified of the date your child’s class will take part nearer the time)
Once your child has chosen their gift, the PFA will help them wrap it,
and they will bring home a Christmas gift, “especially for you”. Gifts
range from £1-£5, so every child should be able to take part.
• Saturday 9th December – Cheltenham shopping
Trip. Luxury coach departing from Rogerstone Primary school. A bargain
price of £11 per seat. Telephone Helen: 07855 613 135.
• Wednesday 20th December – Christmas discos.
These are funded and staffed by PFA for the enjoyment of the kids. If
you’re attending with kids and would like to volunteer to lend a hand
(nothing too taxing, just handing out refreshments or watching the doors
etc) please ring Tracy Withers on 07791 777 901
Get rummaging in your drawers! As an “Entry fee” to the disco, we
usually ask you to donate a bottle. However, this year the discos will
take place AFTER the Christmas Fayre, so we will be very short of prizes
for the tombola, lucky dip and raffle. PLEASE have a dig about for
unwanted gifts from last Christmas, or for new clothes you’ve bought and
failed to return before the 28 days! (come on ladies we’ve all got one
hidden away from the family now’s our chance to get rid of it!)
We will have volunteers at the bus stops on Tuesday 14th
November to collect bottles or gifts. Please give generously-
this is a way of directly raising funds for Rogerstone school. If you
would like to make a donation instead or as well as donating, please
contact Katherine Fraser on 07919 384 035.
We will also have volunteers at the school in the morning and afternoon
on Wednesday 15th November to collect your
donations. If you don’t see a volunteer, please take your donation to
the multi use room any Friday from 3pm (through reception). ** We still
sell school uniform/ PE KIT from 3pm every Friday (except 10th November
) at the school- enter through reception and turn right***
Do you buy from the Internet? PLEASE set us as your homepage by going to
www.rogerstoneprimary.co.uk and clicking the link. If you use
GOOGLE or AMAZON
through the PFA website we receive money but it costs you nothing extra.
AND FINALLY! a reminder – The PFA welcome parents / guardians to come
along to our meetings and join in. The next one is on
Thursday 9th November at 7.30pm at Rogerstone School. We are
always looking for volunteers to help with events, so even if you can
only spare us an hour we will be grateful.
We realise there is too much information on this sheet, and that unless
you’re super human you just won’t remember half of it, so please find
attached a NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
schedule (you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader, click
HERE if you don't have it installed), which you can write your own
events onto as well as seeing the school events which are looming.
Hope to see you in the coming events….. especially the Christmas Fayre!
PS! ANY POSH TOTS FOR A LIMO RIDE?? We’ve managed to get a local limo
company to attend the Christmas Fayre........ Spaces will be limited but
there will be a number of rides available at £5 each. More information
will follow soon but it’ll be first come first served once the list
comes out!
Latest News from 8th November - RUGBY TICKETS
Konica, the firm who supplies the school’s photo
copiers have donated 4 rugby tickets for the WALES v PACIFIC ISLANDS
match which is taking place this Saturday, 11th November with a 2.30pm
kick-off.
As the tickets were only given yesterday we do not have time to organise
a raffle, so we have decided to ask for sealed bids by Thursday at noon.
The school will then contact the highest bidder Thursday afternoon.
You can either bid for two or four tickets. The ticket details are as
follows:
BLOCK U31 ROW 4 SEATS 23, 24, 25, 26
So get your bids into the school asap!
CHRISTMAS CONCERT VIDEOS
Why fret about trying to get a good seat for the
Christmas concerts to video from when you could just buy a video from
the PFA?
Sound like a good idea? If so read on……
This December we’re planning on videoing either the school Christmas
concerts OR the rehearsals OR both. We then intend to put all of this
footage onto one DVD and sell it for a fiver.
HOWEVER – there are a LOTS of dates to cover and I still have a day job
to do!! So what I need is for 2 volunteers for each day (a primary and a
standby) that can come to the concert and record the event.
The volunteers just need to turn up (60 minutes before the start of the
event) - and bring their own video camera (either MINI-DV, HI-8 or DVD)
– and record the event. I’ll then collate all the tapes and put onto
DVD.
Here’s the dates in question:-
CONCERTS
a) Tue 12 December – Nursery (not sure how many concerts and at what
times)
b) Wed 13 December 10:00 – Morgan/Cook/Dunn/Davies
c) Thu 14 December 10:00 – Cunningham/Boladz/Jenkins
d) Fri 15 December 10:00 – Murphy/Lewis/Withey/Pridham/Price
e) Tue 19 December 10:00 – Birch/Sweet/Jones/Wiltshire/McLeod
REHEARSALS
f) Mon 11 December 09:30 – KS1
g) Thu 14 December 2.00 – Y3/Y4
h) Mon 18 December 10:00 – Y5/Y6
I think we’d be nuts if we tried to video the concerts AND the
rehearsals, so we’ll have to choose. Personally I’d rather have a video
of the real thing – but I’d obviously welcome comments.
Also collating the tapes and putting onto DVD and then running off loads
of copies is going to be very time consuming, so I want to gauge
interest first.
So please can EVERYONE email Brad the following information (see the
WHO ARE WE page for the email address)…
NAME :
PARENT OF :
EMAIL ADDRESS :
WHETHER YOU’D PREFER TO GET A DVD OF YOUR CHILD’S REHEARSAL OR ACTUAL
CONCERT :
Also, if you’re prepared to volunteer to film the event, please email
Brad with the following info (see the WHO ARE WE
page for the email address)…
NAME :
PARENT OF :
EMAIL ADDRESS :
ADDRESS :
LANDLINE & MOBILE NUMBER :
LIST THE SLOTS YOU’D BE ABLE TO DO THE VIDEO : e.g. “a, c, d & g” or “e
only” or “i could do all of the events” etc etc
TYPE OF CAMERA YOU HAVE (MINI-DV, HI-8 or DVD) :
I’ll then draw up a rota – or depending on the
response I get I may abandon the entire thing!! But let’s hope
not. C’mon – send me those replies and volunteer...!!!!!!
Thanks
Brad
AMAZON AT CHRISTMAS
Our partnership with Amazon earns us money - so let's
spread the word during the run-up to Christmas.
So please help us by trying out the followng idea.
1. Visit the following web page.
http://www.rogerstoneprimary.co.uk/affiliates.htm
2. Download the template document (click where it says "Use our template
by clicking HERE, then post this flyer to everyone in your street").
3. Amend the template for your street name.
4. Push it through the doors in your street.
Thanks for your help!
GOOGLE
Do you use Google? You may even have it set as
your home page. Then why not change your home page to be the PFA
web site instead? You can then search Google from there, and
depending on the types of links you click on, we'll get some money, so
you'll be helping the school....!!
On the front page of the PFA website (at the bottom
right), there is even a link to make the PFA website your home page.
Go on - try it out!!
NEWS FROM 15 JUNE 2006
Baseball Hats
We’re selling navy baseball caps embroidered with the
school logo – invaluable during this hot weather! They cost £3.95 each
and they’ll be sold before school on Monday 19th June at Westfield. If
you want to buy one, please send the money in with your child on Monday
and we’ll send them home with a hat. We’ll also have a stall set up in
the Rogerstone yard after school on the same day, if you’d rather buy
one then. Unfortunately we’ve had problems obtaining beanie-style hats,
so we only have baseball hats available. Any other queries, please
contact any PFA member.
Summer Discos
These will be on Tuesday 27th June at Griffin Hall,
Bassaleg High School. Infants disco 5.30pm-6.30pm and Juniors
6.45pm-7.45pm. We’re not charging an entry fee, but like last
year, we’d appreciate bottle donations for our fete tombola stall. As
always, please can adults carry any glass bottles of alcohol, thanks.
Summer Fete
This will take place at Ty-Du Welfare Ground on
Sunday 2nd July, 2pm-4pm. We’ve got lots of stalls lined up again
this year, some familiar and some new: cake stall, splat the rat,
pick-an-envelope game, tombola, lucky dip, jam jar ping pong, lollipop
pick, hook a duck, raffle, refreshments, etc. We’ll also have a rodeo
bull ride, a bouncy castle and slide, and dancing displays. Obviously, a
lot of work is going on behind the scenes to prepare for the day – but
if you can help in any way please let Jude know (tel. 894511). We’re
looking for cake donations, helpers on stalls, raffle prizes and also
people to help us put up gazebos beforehand. The support we’ve had from
parents for the last two fetes has been fantastic, so long may it
continue! It’ll be a great afternoon out for all the family.
Other News
Just to let you know that the Plant Sales raised
£154, the Belooshie Blues Brothers evening raised £200 and the eBay
auction of a rugby ball signed by last year’s Welsh Grand Slam Champions
raised a whopping £360! We’ve lots planned for the future, including a
commemorative gift for each child when the new school opens, a Ladies
Fashion Show, a shopping trip to Cheltenham, and, of course, the
Christmas Fayre. Keep up to date with everything that’s going on by
subscribing to our email newsletter – visit
www.rogerstoneprimary.co.uk for details.
LATEST NEWS FROM 11 JUNE 2006
Video of New School
Courtesy of E Turner & Sons & Liz Miles, we have a
video of
what the new school may look like! Click on the picture below.
Summer Fete
After last year’s successful event we are once again hosting a fete
which is planned for Sunday 2nd July. As always we are
looking for helpers to assist with preparations and to run stalls on the
day, so if you can help in any way please let us know by contacting
Judith Naylor on 894511 or Joanne Peterson on 894901 (or contact us
ON LINE).
Also, if you have a spare gazebo - let us know!!
Plant Sale
We had 2 very successful plant sales in May.
Click on the photo below for details.
Belooshie Blues Brothers
The figures have come in - we raised £230 on this
fantastic night out. If you missed the photos - as a reminder you can view
all 30 of them by clicking on the photo below.
LATEST NEWS FROM 24 MAY 2006
Rugby Ball
After a last minute battle at around 9pm last night,
the recent Rugby ball auction on Ebay raised an UNBELIEVABLE 360
pounds!!!
Well done to everyone involved, especially Tracy!!
Look out for future auctions by clicking on the Ebay
icon below.
LATEST NEWS FROM 15 MAY 2006
Plant Sale
We had a very successful plant sale on 5th May -
here's us in action....
Belooshie Blues Brothers
We all had a really fab night out last week.
You really had to be there!
Have a look at some more photos by clicking
HERE.
Changes to Website
There have been some subtle changes to the website.
The front page now contains even more dates for your diary. Plus
there is a link to the term dates for Newport Schools.
An Ebay page has been created which will link to
upcoming auctions (at the time of writing, the current Ebay rugby ball
auction is also featured on the front page).
The Meeting Minutes section has been expanded and
improved. There are now 4 minutes 'sub pages' rather than all the
minutes being squeezed onto 1 page.
Latest News from 3rd May 2006
PFA NIGHT OUT
Belooshie Blues Brothers tickets are still available.
The show’s at the Alcan club on Friday 12th May and should be a really
good night. If you liked the Blues Brothers film, you’ll love this!
Ticket prices are £5, or £6 on the door. You can buy tickets from PFA
members, at the Alcan club, or at the Plant Sale.
PLANT
SALE
The Plant Sale will take place after school at the
Rogerstone site on Friday 5th May (weather permitting). There’ll be
plenty of bedding plants available from 20p each so come along and stock
up for your containers and baskets. And if you’d like to donate any
plants to our sale, we’d be very grateful - contact Jude on 894511.
Latest News from 6th April 2006
PFA SPRING NEWSLETTER
As you are all probably aware the new school is on
schedule and our children will hopefully all be back on site at
Rogerstone in September. Last year the P.F.A. agreed to raise £10,000 to
purchase large wooden play equipment for the new school playground and
to date, with your help and support, we have raised £6,000 - so we are
only £4,000 short of our target!!
Below are some details of events we have planned in the coming months.
We hope you will be able to support us by attending these events and
help us reach our target.
Friday 5th May - Plant sale at the Rogerstone site at
3.00p.m (weather permitting), If there are any keen gardeners amongst
you who may have plants to spare at the time, then we’d be grateful for
any donations. There are very few of us with green fingers!!
Friday 12th May - We thought it was about time we
organised something for the adults for a change, so why not join us for
a great evening and ask friends and relatives to come along too! See
HERE for full details (you'll need
Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click
HERE if you don't have it installed), tickets are now available.
Sunday 2nd July - Our annual Summer Fete at the Welfare
Ground from 2.00 - 4.00pm. We have already started organising this event
but each year it seems to get bigger (and better) and any additional
help would be very much appreciated. Please contact us if you can help
with the preparations and/or on the day.
You can keep up to date with all our activities and contact us via our
website -
www.rogerstoneprimary.co.uk. For those of you who shop online
with Amazon please use the link on our website to place your orders as
we then get a percentage of the sale - we have received over £100 to
date, it doesn’t cost you any more and we do nothing except bank the
cheque! We also receive money if you use Google via our link, so
remember us when you do your ‘surfing’.
Happy holidays from the P.F.A.
Latest News from 29th March 2006
SCHOOL WEBSITE HAS LAUNCHED
The school website has launched (that is - the
website for the school itself rather than THIS website!!)
Why not take a look?
http://www.rogerstoneprimaryschool.co.uk/
PFA "BELOOSHIE BLUES BROTHERS"
NIGHT OUT
Fancy a fun night out? Click
HERE for full details. (You'll
need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click
HERE if you don't have it installed).
Come to ROGERSTONE & BASSALEG SOCIAL CLUB Friday 12th
May at 7.30pm
Tickets £5 in advance or £6 on the door
Call 01633 894511 or 07981 583687 for details
All profits to Rogerstone Primary School
Over 18’s only
PLEASE PLEASE contact us if you think you can help
sell some tickets!!
AMAZON
Our affiliation with Amazon continues to be a
success. Visit the Affiliates page and try
out our idea of posting a flyer to the people in your street.
Latest News from 8th March 2006
NON UNIFORM DAY
Non Uniform Day on 17th February was successful,
raising £200-300. We have therefore decided to do one each term if
possible. Next date set for Friday 12th May.
Latest News from 5th January
2006
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Happy New Year. Christmas is over for another
year and our website Christmas decorations have gone. But never
mind, there's another year of PFA fundraising to get on with......!!
AMAZON
We've also just found out that Amazon made almost
£1,000 of sales in the month of December from our PFA affiliation.
We'll be getting a healthy slice of commission from this - so thanks
very much and keep spreading the word.
Latest News from
17 December
Our 'Grand Christmas Draw' has been a huge success,
with a total of 863 tickets being sold. After our expenses for first
prize and the cost of printing the tickets we have made £735.00 which is
fantastic.
So our thanks to those of you who bought and sold tickets and gave
hamper donations at the discos, providing us with nine prizes.
Congratulations to the lucky winners, who are:
£100 vouchers/cash -- Chris Hobbs of Cardiff #
Large Christmas hamper -- Vicki Hobin
of Cwmbran
Decorated Christmas cake -- John
Barker of Bristol #
Six bottles of wine -- Mrs K Short of
Rogerstone
Hamper -- Alison Liddell of Rogerstone
/ Mrs E Heath of Rogerstone / Mrs H Johnson of Rogerstone / S. Arnesen
of Rogerstone
Bottle hamper -- Brian of Risca / Mrs
M Peterson of Caldicot
Toy -- Mike Riella of Caerphilly #
Toy -- Sharron Williams of Risca
Chocolates -- C Hamer of Rogerstone #
Bottle of wine -- Ross Heath of
Rogerstone
A special mention also to Paul Smith who sold one hundred tickets at his
place of work and to his neighbours, and the four winners with a # after
their names bought their tickets off Paul, so you know who to buy your
tickets from next year don't you?
Well done Paul, there's a bottle of wine coming your way, a small thank
you for your fantastic effort. Cheers!
Latest News from
13 December
The Christmas Joke Competition was won by Savannah
Beaumont, age 7. Well done!!
Where do Santa's Helpers work for
the rest of the year.............?
.................For the "National
Elf Service".......!!!
Latest News from
12 December
Francesca & Abigail Hughes raised over £20 by selling
toys and books at their mum's recent chocolate party. Here's a
picture of the girls presenting the money to Mrs Miles......
Latest News from
08 December
Thank you for attending our Christmas Fayre. We’re
still finalising the figures, but you’ll be pleased to know that we took
over £1100.
See photos HERE.
Next year’s fayre will be even bigger and better as
it will be held in our new school!
The Christmas Discos will be held at Griffin Hall, Bassaleg School on
Wednesday 14th December, times are:
5.30-6.30pm KS1 6.45-7.45pm KS2
Admission fee = a donated item suitable for a Christmas hamper
(adults to carry any glass bottles or alcohol).
Refreshments for the children will be provided free
of charge. We’ll be selling glowsticks at 20p each, and hair accessories
at various prices.
Please drive in through the rear entrance of the
school and park near the tennis courts.
Note that for insurance and Health & Safety
reasons, these discos are open to Rogerstone School pupils only, not to
ex-pupils or children attending other schools.
Our Grand Christmas Prize Draw will be drawn on Thursday 15th December.
Top prize is £100 Morrisons Vouchers. Tickets will be on sale for £1
each in the Early Years Yard and at the Westfield concerts. Or you can
buy from Committee Members -- if you don’t know who we are,
visit the website
http://www.rogerstoneprimary.co.uk/who.htm
Merry Christmas and thanks for your support during
the last year,
The PFA Committee
Latest News from
28 November
PUB
As an incentive to turn up to the last monthly PFA
meeting of 2005, we'll be going to the pub afterwards!! So, come
on - all welcome - Thursday 1st December at the Rogerstone site.
See you there at 7.30pm.
CHRISTMAS FAYRE
We had a FANTASTIC turn out at last Saturday's
Christmas Fayre and made just over £500 profit. A huge huge thank
you goes out to everyone that helped out. Have a look at some
photos HERE.
Latest News from
25 November
CHRISTMAS FAYRE
Yes, it's tomorrow incase you didn't know.....!!!
Bethesda Church Hall on Saturday 26th November 2.30 - 4.30pm (opposite
the BMW garage). See you there.
SCHOOL DISCOS
They've been booked for Wednesday 14th December, at
Bassaleg School. For KS1 it's 5.30 to 6.30, and for KS2 it's 6.45
to 7.45.
Latest News from
16 November
CHRISTMAS WEB SITE
The website has gone a subtle shade of red to get you
in the mood for the Christmas Fayre!!
The Christmas Fayre will take place at Bethesda
Church Hall on Saturday 26th November 2.30 - 4.30pm. We’ll have lots of
stalls selling stocking fillers, gifts, sweets and also a Santa’s
Grotto. Please come along and support us – and if you can help behind a
stall or can bake something for us to sell, we’d love to hear from
you…..
Don't forget that we also need a first aider.
Please email Judith at
judithtydu@rogerstoneprimary.co.uk (remove TYDU).
Latest News from
10 November
FIRST AIDER NEEDED FOR CHRISTMAS FAYRE
We need a trained First Aider for our Christmas Fayre.
It's on the 26th November.
If you can spare a couple of hours (or know someone else who could),
then please contact us.
Email Judith at
judithtydu@rogerstoneprimary.co.uk (remove TYDU).
Thanks for your help.
Latest News from
08 November
CHANGES TO WEBSITE (INCLUDING GOOGLE)
As you'll notice if you visit the PFA web site, the
front page has now been changed slightly.
There's a NEWS section and a DIARY DATES section at the top.
We also now get paid for Google searches, whereas we didn't in the past.
So if you do a search via the PFA website, then click on a sponsored
link, the PFA will get some money.
There's also a new COMMUNITY page, PHOTO ALBUM page, and AGM page.
I hope you enjoy the changes - and make sure you make the PFA website
your home page. There's no excuse. It's even got the Google facility
which benefits us all.
AMAZON PLEA
Our partnership with Amazon is working well, but not
as well as it could.
So please help us by trying out the followng idea.
1. Visit the following web page.
http://www.rogerstoneprimary.co.uk/affiliates.htm
2. Download the template document (click where it says "Use our template
by clicking HERE, then post this flyer to everyone in your street").
3. Amend the template for your street name.
4. Push it through the doors in your street.
Thanks for your help!
Latest News from
07 November
CHRISTMAS FAYRE
The Christmas Fayre will take place at Bethesda
Church Hall on Saturday 26th November 2.30 - 4.30pm. We’ll have lots of
stalls selling stocking fillers, gifts, sweets and also a Santa’s
Grotto. Please come along and support us – and if you can help behind a
stall or can bake something for us to sell, we’d love to hear from
you…..
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TRIP
This year’s Christmas Shopping Trip is to Bath on
Saturday 3rd December. The coach departs from the Rogerstone site at 8am
and leaves Bath at 6pm. The cost is £13 per person – telephone Judith
894511 to book. The retail therapy was fabulous last year - so don’t
miss out!
CHRISTMAS PRIZE DRAW
We’ve decided to run a Grand Christmas Prize Draw
this year, with a top prize of £100 Morrison’s vouchers (which would be
invaluable for your Christmas grocery shopping!).
Tickets are £1 each and we’ll be selling them during the next few weeks
and at the school concerts. If you can sell some for us at your
workplace or amongst family and friends, please let us know. The more we
sell, the more money we raise. The tickets will be available from
Tuesday 8th November and the draw will take place on Thursday 15th
December. Contact Joanne (894901) or email via the website for details.
AMAZON, EBAY, ETC...
Don’t forget! When Christmas shopping on Amazon or
Ebay, please enter their websites via the links on our site – they give
us money if you do!
JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER
Finally, keep yourself up to date with our
activities. Join our growing newsletter mailing list and be among the
first to know what’s going on (subscribe via the website by clicking
HERE or return this slip to the school).
Name __________________Child’s Name & Class__________________
Email Address: ___________________Do you have broadband? Yes/No
Latest News from
31 October
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
You are hereby given formal notice that the Annual
General meeting of the Rogerstone Primary School Parents and Friends
Association will be held at 7.30p.m. on Thursday 3 November 2005
at the school's Rogerstone site. Please come along and bring a friend.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING -- Thursday 3rd November
AGENDA
1. Minutes of AGM 11th October 2004
2. Presentation of Certified Accounts
3. Election of Officers
4. Any Other Business
5. Ordinary Meeting (including review of minutes from 6th October
Latest News from
04 October
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TRIP
Saturday 3rd December, leaving Rogerstone site at
8.00 am and leaving Bath at 6.00 pm. Price is £13.00 per seat. To book
contact Helen on 01633 892193 or Judith on 894511 (or Judith/Joanne via the web site). Please
please do support us and come along.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The AGM has now been postponed, so will not happen
Thursday 6th October.
BUT - a normal PFA meeting WILL still happen!! So please do come along.
There's a lot to talk about, including the Christmas Fayre.
See you Thursday 6th October at 7.30, at the Rogerstone site.
Latest News from
28 September
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
You are hereby given formal notice that the Annual
General meeting of the Rogerstone Primary School Parents and Friends
Association will be held at 7.30p.m. on Thursday 6th October 2005 at the
school’s Rogerstone site. Please come along and bring a friend.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 6th October 2005
AGENDA
1. Minutes of AGM 11th October 2004
2. Presentation of Certified Accounts
3. Election of Officers
4. Any Other Business
Nominations for Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Committee
Members should be put in writing to the Secretary of the PFA (click
HERE for an explanation of the different roles).
Please click
HERE to print off the voting form. (You'll need Adobe Acrobat
Reader. Click
HERE
if you don't have it installed).
Latest News from
30 August
ROGERSTONE FESTIVAL
Judith and Joanne did a marvelous job on Monday 29th.
When I (Brad) visited them at 4pm, they were still going strong, and
hadn't even managed to eat their lunches! After 6 long hours they raised
£96. Very very well done to you both. You can see a couple
of photos by clicking HERE.
News from
8 August
ROGERSTONE FESTIVAL
Judith and Joanne have agreed to run "Splat the Rat"
at the Rogerstone Festival on Monday 29th August, (in aid of the P.F.A.
naturally). The event is on from 12 noon to 6.00pm so if anyone else is
around on the day and could spare an hour to help out we'd appreciate
it, spread the word. We'll order more hammers as prizes but should the
event be rained off or anything we can keep them for next years fete
anyway.
BARCLAYS £ FOR £
Thank you to Barclays - we got the full £650!!
News from 27 July
FETE PHOTOS
See photographs from the July 16th 2005 Summer Fete
by clicking HERE. Don't forget you can
also click HERE to see
the fete programme of events. (You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Click
HERE if you don't have it installed).
News from 18 July
FETE NEWSFLASH
Dear Parents, Guardians, Friends and Children,
Just a quick note before we all go off on our holidays, to thank
everyone who supported and helped at our fete last Saturday. We were
thrilled with the turn out and hope that everyone had an enjoyable
afternoon.
We can’t give you the exact figure raised as yet but after expenses we
think it will be in the region of £2,000, even more than last year!
Special thanks to everyone who made cakes for the fete and brought
bottles to the disco for our tombola, these two stalls made almost £400,
so many thanks for your generous donations.
Congratulations to Year 6 pupils who together raised over £250 on their
stalls, a fantastic achievement and our thanks to the children who
participated and their parents for all their help.
We hope you all have great summer and look forward to seeing you in
September.
Regards, the P.F.A. Committee.
News from July
FETE PROGRAMME
Click
HERE to see what's going to be at the fete!! (You'll need
Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click
HERE
if you don't have it installed).
News from June
WEBSITE LAUNCH
Click HERE to
see the Web site launch flyer. (You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Click
HERE if you don't have it installed).
News from 1st July 2005
WEBSITE
The website is looking really good and is steadily
raising money from our affiliation with Amazon (if you order from this
company, please do so via the link on our site and the PFA fund will
benefit). Keep yourself updated with our activities and contact us –
visit www.rogerstoneprimary.co.uk
SUMMER DISCOS
These will be held once again at Griffin Hall,
Bassaleg School, on Thursday 14th July.
Key Stage 1 5.30-6.30pm
Key Stage 2 6.45-7.45pm
Entry fee: a donated bottle for our fête tombola stall. This could be
anything from a bottle of bubble bath to a bottle of wine. Obviously, we
don’t want any children carrying glass bottles of alcohol, so please
ensure that an adult carries these into the disco. Refreshments for the
children will be provided free of charge. Cars to enter through the
school’s rear gates as before.
SUMMER FETE
Hooray - work has started on our new school! Due to
the building site at Cefn Wood, this year’s fete will be held at the
Rogerstone Welfare Ground on Saturday 16th July, 2-4pm
We’ll have lots of stalls, activities and the entertainer Mysteeny there
so it should be a really good day out for the whole family.
Please note: parking will be extremely limited (there’ll be a cricket
match taking place at the same time) and we can’t allow the tiny lane
down to the field to be blocked with parked cars (it must be kept clear
for emergency vehicles). Please, please leave your cars at home and walk
to the event if at all possible (for instance, along the river from Afon
Village). Please be considerate – we’ll want to hold next year’s fete
here too.
NEW FUNDRAISING TARGET
Mrs Miles has asked us to raise £10,000 to help pay
for new playground climbing equipment and a commemorative mosaic mural
at the new school. A tall order – but we’re up for the challenge! Please
support us …… your children will be the ones who benefit.
PFA Meetings are held in the Nursery on the first Thursday of every
month (term time only). Next Meeting: Thursday 7th July 7.30pm.
NEEDED FOR THE FETE
Cakes
Are you good at baking? We’d love some donations for
our cake stall. Large cakes for slicing or small individual cakes would
very much appreciated.
Helpers
We need people to put up gazebos, run stalls, sell
raffle tickets, make cups of tea etc. We’d be grateful for any help
offered, even if it’s just for an hour.
Ring Judith on 894511 or see her outside Y1 every afternoon
Archived News - 1 July 2005
EMAIL WINE COMPETITION
We've looked to see who's given us their email
addresses for the Rogerstone PFA email list - and we've picked out 3
names at random. These lucky winners will be notified soon, and a
bottle of wine will be coming their way!
PLANT SALE
On Friday May 6th there were a group of willing
volunteers at the Rogerstone site selling plants. We raised £70!!!!
Yes, £70 - just from selling plants. Well done everyone!!!
See the pictures by clicking HERE.
SUMMER FETE
After last year’s successful event we are once again hosting a fete
which is planned for Saturday 16th July at 2.00 p.m. As always we are
looking for helpers to assist with preparations and to run stalls on the
day, so if you can help in any way please let us know by contacting
Judith Naylor on 894511, Joanne Peterson on 894901 (or contact us
ON LINE) or pop along to our next meeting.
EARLY YEARS YARD PROJECT
This project was completed during the Easter holidays and for those of
you who have seen it, we think you’ll agree that the yard now looks
fantastic and it is a huge hit with the children (and staff). Again we
had a fairly poor response to our request for volunteers to help,
although we appreciate that some families were away on holiday and it
was all arranged at short notice.
See the pictures by clicking
HERE
Those named below were all involved and deserve a pat
on the back for all their hard word and giving up their time so
generously - the sun shone all day and apart from some aching muscles,
an enjoyable day was had by all.
Our grateful thanks to :-
Paul Smith, Michelle Morris, Miss Healey (Class 1), Sharon and Simon
Herritty, Steve Short, Tracy Williams as well as our committee members
Judith Naylor, Kerry Short and Joanne Peterson.
Not forgetting our younger helpers, Tom Peterson and Phillipa Herritty
(Class 6) who worked so hard on the house. (Hope you’ve both been
forgiven for getting so much paint on your clothes and trainers)!
Also a special mention to Rhiannon Short and Isabelle Herritty (Class
1), who both behaved brilliantly, inspired the team and somehow managed
to avoid the wet paint all day - no mean feat.
WELL DONE EVERYONE - IT JUST GOES TO SHOW WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED WITH A
LITTLE ORGANISATION, GOOD WILL AND LESS THAN £120 !!!
Archived News - 19 May 2005
FETE MEETING
Archived News - 11 May 2005
PLANT SALE
There will be a chance to buy plants at the
Rogerstone site between 3pm and 4pm on Friday May 6th. Come and have a
look whilst waiting for the bus. All money will go towards the PFA, and
hence your children!
NEW PFA WEBSITE
We are keen to improve communications with parents/guardians and to this
end we have decided to have a new improved website which is being
designed by Brad and Maria Hughes. It should be up and running soon and
we’ll let you know when you can try it out by e-mailing you at the time.
We can then keep you up to date with our news and activities and you can
contact us with your views and ideas as to how we can all pull together
for the benefit of the school and our children.
Please provide us with your contact details on the slip sent out and
then return to your child’s class teacher (or even quicker, by
subscribing ON LINE).
All completed slips returned by Friday 6th May will also be put into a
prize draw with a bottle of wine for the three lucky winners.
PLAYHOUSE
Our thanks also to Mr Chris Reeks for providing the transport to remove
the playhouse from the Boiler House, which will soon be demolished. The
playhouse
has been safely re-sited courtesy of Andy Naylor and Ray Peterson - many
thanks.
Old News from 28th April 2005
ONE HUNDRED CLUB
Unfortunately we have been unable to go ahead with the setting up of
this club as we only had about 30 replies from parents which was very
disappointing, especially as there are over 400 pupils in the school.
Our thanks though to those who supported the idea and trust you have all
now had your cheques returned.
NEXT PFA MEETING
Our next meeting will be held at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday 28th April at the
Nursery. We have a great group of very committed members but it would be
lovely to see some new faces for a change - why not get involved and do
your bit to support the school - your child/children are the ones who
benefit from our efforts, so pop along and bring a friend if possible,
the more the merrier.
Old News from April 2005
LUTON VAN REQUIRED
The playhouse has been dismantled due to it being vandalised.
We have found somewhere for it to be kept until it can be sited safely
(we hope) on the new school site in September 2006. However, we
need to move it from Rogerstone to Pontymister and wondered if there was
a parent/guardian who had access to a large enough vehicle to transport
it for us before the end of term - we will of course cover any costs
incurred. Please CONTACT US if you can
help.
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