PTFA News

Next meeting

2012-05-26T11:52:00.002+01:00

Date of next meeting is Monday 11th June, 7.30pm at the Bunch of Carrots. All parents and friends welcome.

Garden Furniture

2012-05-26T11:51:00.004+01:00

Following the success of our Race Night, the PTFA have agreed to spend some funds on some more furniture for the story-telling area in the garden. If anyone has any spare Oak / Cedar wood lying around, please speak to Mrs Kearns.

Bag to School - Tuesday 19th June

2012-05-26T11:51:00.002+01:00

Last time, we raised £225!! Let’s see if we can do it again!

Summer Fete - Sunday 1st July

2012-05-26T11:29:00.003+01:00

There will be a Wear What You Like Day - Friday 22nd June. This will be in aid of the bottle and sweet tombola at the Summer Fete on Sun 1 July. Could we also ask for donations of plants for the plant stall. Please see Ali Watkins.

Jubilee Celebrations

2012-05-26T11:28:00.002+01:00

The street party will be held in the playground from 12.30pm on Thursday 31st May. This will be a lunch followed by the presentation of mugs to all the children at 2pm and the burying of the time capsule at 2.30pm. A list will soon be circulating asking for food donations on the day.

Bingo Tuesday 29th May

2012-05-26T11:26:00.003+01:00

Bingo Tuesday 29th May 4.30pm (doors open) Hampton Bishop Village Hall

We will be holding another bingo night during the week that the Comenius visitors are here. This time, we will not be asking for donations of cakes as we have booked the fish and chip van to come along to provide us with food. The PTFA will be selling Tea / coffee /soft drinks and biscuits from 4.30pm. We will run the bingo from 5pm - 6.15 and then we will round off the evening with a fish supper. We will need to pre-order food so if you want to eat after the bingo, you will need to place your order in advance. A limited menu of fish and chips (£5 adult, £4 child) / sausage and chips (£3 adult, £2 child) will be on offer. Look out for the order form in the book bags or order at the school office nearer the time.

Working day

2012-05-26T11:25:00.000+01:00

A big thank you goes out to all those who came along to school on a Saturday afternoon to help with “school improvements”. (You know who you are!). We managed to achieve a number of things, including digging a flower bed around the story telling chair, weeding the flower beds outside reception classroom, cleaning all the windows, removing the ivy from the front railings and sweeping the yard. As we all enjoyed it so much, we have organised another working day on Saturday 14th July 2 - 4pm. Everyone welcome to help.

Easter Fun Day

2012-05-26T11:24:00.002+01:00

Thanks to everyone who came along to support this event and to those who helped in any way. Everybody seemed to have a lovely afternoon which was helped by the weather! The day raised £200 so we may well repeat the event next year.

Next meeting

2012-03-08T19:32:00.000Z

The next PTFA meeting is on Tuesday 20th March from 7.30pm at the Bunch of Carrots. All parents, staff and friends of the school are welcome.

School Uniform

2012-03-08T19:30:00.002Z

Please bear in mind the second hand school uniform stock if you need any more uniform. It’s all in good condition and it’s only £2 for items with a logo and £1 for items without. We have plenty of summer dresses and shorts available and will have it on sale at the Easter fun day. Or speak to Carrie Gwynne if you need anything. Also, if you have any uniform that your child has grown out of, particularly jumpers size 28 / 32 they would be gratefully received.

Summer Fete

2012-03-08T19:29:00.002Z

Now the weather has turned Spring - like, we can turn our attention to the summer fete. The date has been set as Sunday 1st July and already things are booked in to make it a fun-filled family day out. We are looking for any new ideas on stalls or activities, so if you have any ideas or suggestions, please see Clare Morrall

Bag to school

2012-03-08T19:28:00.002Z

Thank you to everyone who brought in their unwanted clothes etc for the last Bag to school collection. We haven’t heard yet how much we raised but hopefully it will be a good sum as there seemed to be a lot of bags! The next collection date has been set for Tuesday 19th June.

Bingo Night

2012-03-08T19:27:00.002Z

Following the success of the last bingo night, we have decided to hold another on Tuesday 29th May. This will coincide with the Comenius partners visiting from Sweden. There will be a Wear What You Like Day on Friday 25th May in exchange for prizes. Look out for a separate flyer nearer the time.

Diamond Jubilee Celebrations

2012-03-08T19:24:00.002Z

From Friday 1st June there will be a weekend of celebrations in Mordiford to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Planned activites include burying a time capsule, singing, a flotilla of canoes rowing from Hampton Bishop to Mordiford and holding the Children’s Olympics on the school field. This all sounds very exciting and will form lasting memories for our children and our families.

The PTFA have been invited to join in the planning of these activities, so if you would like to get involved, there is a meeting on Monday 12th March 7.30pm in the school hall.

Easter Egg Hunt - Sunday 25th March 2.30 - 5pm

2012-03-08T19:22:00.003Z

We are organising an Easter family fun afternoon around the school grounds. There will be prize competitions, Easter crafts, Easter egg hunt, Easter games and tea and cakes! Look out for further information nearer the time!

The Giving Machine

2012-03-08T19:21:00.002Z

You may remember a while ago we mentioned thegivingmachine.co.uk

This is a website where many online stores donate a percentage of what you spend to the PTFA. There are lots of big names including Amazon, Next, eBay, Sainsbury’s and M&S so if you do any online shopping why not raise some money for the school. Simply log onto www.thegivingmachine.co.uk ,search for Mordiford CE School, register your e-mail address and shop as normal.

Race night - 9th March Hampton Bishop Village Hall

2012-03-08T19:20:00.001Z

Thank you to all the businesses who have sponsored a race and all of you who have bought a horse or a jockey. There are still a few horses and jockeys up for grabs so if you would like one, please see Lisa Hince, Ali Watkins or Louisa Tobin. Buy a horse / jockey for £5 and you could win £20 back!!!

Also, donations of crisps, cheese and crackers are still required so please pass them on to Lisa, Ali or Louisa if you have any.

Tickets are now on sale in the playground or you can request them at the office or buy them at your class assembly. Advance tickets only.

Touch of Red Disco

2012-03-08T19:19:00.002Z

Thanks to everyone who helped set up and clear away and for all the donations of food brought in. The discos raised £95.

Meeting this week

2012-02-21T19:40:00.003Z

There is a PTFA meeting on Thursday 23rd February, 7.30pm, at the Bunch of Carrots, Hampton Bishop. All parents and friends of the school are welcome to come along.

The agenda includes a review of previous events, and planning for Race night, Bingo night, and the Summer Fete. Come along, have fun and get involved!

Budget News

2012-01-18T17:45:00.003Z

Thank you on behalf of the PTFA to everyone who came along to support, helped with or donated prizes to Bonfire Night, the Bingo night and the Christmas Bazaar held last term. These events raised: -

Bonfire night - £2100
Bingo night - £261
Christmas Bazaar - £872

All the money raised from the PTFA events go towards extra equipment or experiences that benefit all our children.

Last term, I attached to the PTFA newsletter a list of options of how we could spend some of the money raised based on what the teachers had said they felt would enhance our children’s learning experiences. We have collated the responses and it has been agreed that the school can purchase 5 laptops (meaning that every child within a class can access a computer at the same time), new PE equipment, musical instruments and new hall curtains.

Race Night

2012-01-18T17:43:00.002Z

Race Night is planned for Friday 9th March from 7pm at Hampton Bishop Village Hall.

Book the babysitter and put the date in your diary! We are organising our very own Mordiford Gold Cup! This is promising to be a great evening of entertainment that you don’t want to miss. £5 a ticket includes a glass of fizz on arrival and a Ploughman’s Supper.

And on the subject of Ploughman’s, if anyone’s waistline is feeling the pinch and you have any packets of cheese biscuits, pickled onions, chutneys or nibbles that you would like to get out of the way of temptation, we would welcome donations! Please give them to Ali Watkins, Lisa Hince or Louisa Tobin ASAP.

The sub-committee is also planning to hold an auction during the evening, so if you have any contacts in the racing world who may be able to donate some racing memorabilia or tickets, please let Ali or Louisa know.

Tickets for the Race night will be on sale soon!

Next PTFA meeting

2012-01-18T17:35:00.002Z

The date of our next meeting is Thursday 23rd February from 7.30pm at the Bunch of Carrots. Everyone welcome!

Touch of Red Disco

2012-01-18T17:33:00.003Z

Early notice of the Touch of Red Disco on Thursday 9th February.

KS1 - 3.30pm - 4.45pm
KS2 - 4.45pm - 6pm

Mordiford Advertiser

2012-01-18T17:31:00.002Z

Mordiford Advertiser - The deadline for the next edition is 27th January. Please put payment into school office and either write or e-mail your ad to Chloe Kidel chloekidel@mac.com

Advertising rates:-

Item value up to £10 - 50p (1st advert), 30p repeat adverts
£100 - £1 (1st advert), 70p repeat adverts
£101 - £999 - £3 (1st ad), £2 (repeat)
£1000+ - £5 1st ad, £3 repeat ad
Wanted - 50p 1st ad, 30p repeat ad
Service / business -£3 1st ad, £2 repeat ad

Bag to School

2012-01-18T17:30:00.002Z

Bag to School - Thursday 2nd February. Last time we raised £345! Blue bags will be in the book bags this week but if you don’t get one, or need more, go to the school office or just fill a black bin bag.