Hamilton PSA

Before half-term you should have received a copy of the new School Link catalogue, featuring books at discount prices. The school earns over 10% commission on all orders, in the form of free books. Order via the school and you won’t have to pay postage.

Orders should be handed in to one of the blue PSA boxes on the windowsill near the office by Friday 2 November. Please quote Hamilton’s School Link number (0004112299) on the order form, otherwise the school won’t receive any commission, and make sure you fill in all the relevant fields, especially your child’s name and class/teacher. Please do not enclose cash with your order.

Orders should take two to three weeks to arrive and will be sent home with your child.

Before half-term many of the children were busy making Christmas cards which you can pay to get printed, to send to family and friends, with funds being raised for the PSA. If you have forgotten to hand the card, order form and payment in by the original deadline of a week ago, don’t worry. The deadline has been extended until the end of this week. However, it is not guaranteed that cards ordered at this stage will arrive back with the original order. Please contact Mrs Ashdown with any queries on 01206 549559.

The ordered cards will be returned to parents via their child.

Hamilton PSA is collecting Tesco Sport for Schools vouchers to help acquire free sports equipment and experiences. Please place the vouchers in the relevant box just inside the main entrance of the school, opposite the school office corridor. But do hurry: vouchers are available in Tesco stores until 4 November.

Equipment on offer includes items for football, netball, dance, cricket, coaching, outdoor learning, tennis, walkabout, playground and much more.

Last year people in Essex collected 9.6 million vouchers for local schools and community groups.

What is going to be the best-selling toy this Christmas? According to The Guardian it is the Doctor Who – Dalek Sec Hybrid Voice FX Mask. When you put it on it makes your voice sound like a human/Dalek hybrid. So, not much chance of peace on Earth this Christmas then.

And like previous years’ “must-have” toys, this one isn’t cheap at around £34. Still, if you do fancy getting one for Christmas, your purchase can benefit Hamilton PSA: buy it from Amazon.co.uk via the link below and Hamilton PSA will earn up to 10% of the price you pay in commission.

Hamilton children have been busy drawing self-portraits to appear in a school calendar for 2008, and you can order your copy now.

The calendar consists of a self-drawn portrait of each pupil appearing on the page of their birthday month. It is printed on colourful pages and is packed with fun items including famous birthdays, children’s jokes and quizzes. It also features useful term dates and school events.

The calendars cost £5 each and will be delivered to you via your child. To order a calendar fill in the order form circulated to parents and place it with a cash or a cheque (payable to Hamilton School PSA) in an envelope marked ‘PSA Calendar’ and post it in the secure black box outside the school office.

If you don’t have an order form, download one here (Adobe Acrobat format/PDF).

Stocks of the calendar are limited, so order early to avoid disappointment.