FOSVPS Newsletter

 

Friends Of Swindon   Village   Primary School

 

September – December 07       Issue 7 - Christmas

Contact Details:   FOSVPS   Swindon   Village   Primary School   Church Road     Swindon   Village   Cheltenham   Glos    GL51 9QP      Email:    Rebecca Teasdale, Chairperson   rebecca.teasdale2104@sky.com   Telephone:   01242 680807      Or   Lorraine Atkins, Publicity Officer   miniwrecker@blueyonder.co.uk         Our Website is: www.swindonvillage.ncpta.net

FOSVPS Meetings:   7pm in the Staff Room   All welcome     Tues 15th January 2008   Tues 26th February 2008

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We warmly welcome all new parents, children and teachers to Swindon   Village   Primary School .  We hope that your time at the school will be successful and enjoyable.  We look forward to you joining in all the events the FOSVPS have planned for the forthcoming academic year!

 

 

Firstly, we have a new Chairperson, Rebecca Teasdale and a new Publicity Officer, Lorraine Atkins.  Our Treasurer is Jane Berry and our Secretary is Julie Vizor, who remain unchanged this year. 

 

 

We would like to thank Ann Willemstein (retiring chair) and Cyndi Taylor (retiring Publicity Officer) for their hard work and support in the past few years.

 

  

A note from the new Chair:

 

Hello everyone, just a few lines to introduce myself.

 

I am new to the school as my daughter India started in reception this September.  I decided that I wanted to get involved in supporting the school, I wasn’t quite anticipating becoming the chair but still - in for a penny, in for pound!  I am married to Paul who will no doubt get roped in to help out and we have a one year old boy called Saul.  I am the HR Director for a local charity that supports disadvantaged families and young people.  I have worked for them for almost 4 years and previously 17 years at Zurich Financial Services.  I am really looking forward to getting involved in fundraising for the school and would like to encourage all parents who feel they could help, even just occasionally, to let me know.  We need help with anything from making the teas at school performances to organising and planning big events like the June fair.  Something for everyone!  So don’t be shy, come to the next meeting and find out how you can help.

 

  

  

FORTHCOMING EVENTS:

 

  

Christmas Discos                                 20^th December 2007

 

Sponsored Event (details TBC)                    14^th February 2008

 

Cake and Bake & Easter Egg Hunt         20^th March 2008

 

June Fair                                           21^st June 2008

 

Year 6 leavers BBQ                            21^st July 2008

 

 

Future events may include a Quiz Night,

Beetle Drive

, Race Night, Bingo, Car Boot Sale, and Children’s Games night

 

 

Christmas Disco

 

 

The Christmas Discos will take place on 20^th December.  Tickets will be on sale from the office on Monday 10^th December at a cost of £1.50, which includes entrance and soft drinks.  There will also be snacks, glow sticks and nail painting available at a small extra charge. 

 

Timings are as follows (and parents do not have to stay!)

 

                                                Reception, Year 1 and Year 2     5:30pm – 6:30pm

 

Year 3 & Year 4                        6:45pm – 7:45pm

 

Year 5 & Year 6                        8:00pm – 9:00pm

 

 

If you can help in any way, especially with nail painting, please let us know via the office or in person to any of the committee members.

 

 

For the new parents, the Friends of Swindon Village Primary school is a registered charity, who raise money to be spent in school.  Last year, Sept 06 to July 07, we raised an amazing £11,170.14.   Barclays also donated £3,000 under their £ for £ scheme for employees.     This was made up by:   Winter Fair                         £1460   Cake and Bake                     £ 650   June Fair                            £3815   Quiz Night                          £ 350   Sponsored event                 £2645   Gift Aid                              £ 970   Yellow Moon                        £ 108   Phones 4 schools                 £ 300   Thrift Shop, Teas, Other   £ 872     And last year we spent:   £50 per class                    £ 700   Towards year 6 trip           £ 500   Towards year 4 trip           £ 250   Netball skirts                    £ 156   School reading books         £2100   Headphones                       £1935   Yr 6 leavers do & presents £420   Jr playground equipment   £8500			Phones 4 School     You should have received a letter, prize list and a plastic bag this week.  This is a scheme that the FOSVPS ran last year and it proved very sucessful.  For every phone your child recycles, they can claim a prize, the more phones the greater the prize.  Last year we recycled 200 phones for which we received £300 plus £147 Argos vouchers for the school.   The sim card needs to be removed before being recycled.  The box will be in reception this week to start the collections.      This is an ongoing scheme, so if Father Christmas brings you a new phone and you need to get rid of your old one, please consider recycling it!     Webb Ivory.   Lorraine volunteered to organise the Webb Ivory orders this year.  The total order value was £1394, which means we will receive £210 in commission.     Thank you all for your orders.
	The FOSVPS would like to wish you all a   Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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