Do you write or contribute to a blog? If so, you can help Hamilton PSA in a number of ways:
You never know who is reading your blog, no matter what its subject.
Link, link, link to us – you know it makes sense. Thank you.
![[Starbucks Bookdrive Crossword]](http://www.hamiltonprimary.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/starbucks_bookdrive_crossword.jpg)
The Starbucks Bookdrive Crossword is offering 20 prizes of £500 worth of books for a local primary school of your choice. Pick up a copy of the crossword in a Starbucks store or download it here (PDF). Once complete, rearrange the 11 letters in shaded squares to identify the winning code phrase.
The Crossword has been put together by The Times, but don’t let that put you off. You’ve got until 7 January 2008 to submit your entry.
Full details at the Starbucks Bookdrive.
![[Junior playground equipment]](http://www.hamiltonprimary.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/junior_playground_equipment.jpg)
The PSA is funding new junior playground equipment, and work starts on it next week. It will be installed in the area where the amphitheatre used to be. If the weather is good, then the children should be able to start using the equipment after two weeks.
The School Council worked with the play equipment firm to decide upon the design of the area.
The school’s stock of sweatshirts is now limited, so it is making another order. However, this will be the last order until June 2008, so if you need new ones, now is your chance.
The small sizes are £7.50, and £8.50 for 34 inch and above. They are available in round neck and V neck styles. Cheques should be made payable to Hamilton School Fund.
You can also order them using the sweatshirt order form. Completed forms must be returned to the school office by 30 November 2007.
You know that you can earn income for Hamilton PSA simply by shopping via our online shop in association with Amazon.co.uk? Now the range of items on offer from Amazon has grown again: the latest additions to its and our shop are baby items and a shoe shop.
Visit them via our shop or click on the adverts below. Almost anything you buy after clicking through will generate up to 10% commission for Hamilton PSA.
Ted Noy, Hamilton Primary’s caretaker, will be retiring soon and his last day at Hamilton will be 7 December. Mr Reynolds, the headmaster, today described him as “a popular figure around the school [who] has helped us in many more ways than is indicated on his job description!”
The PSA committee are very grateful to Ted for his help over the years. Many events would not have been the successes they were without his behind-the-scenes but essential, and friendly, help.
Ian Welham has taken over as Site Manager. He started at the beginning of this week.
Writing in The Times,
“Time was when the average school parent teacher association was a gentle fundraising body that consisted mostly of stay-at-home mums, rather like the WI. It organised the occasional barbecue or jumble sale and the Christmas fair, and made a small amount of money. Not any more. PTAs have modernised to become more businesslike and professional. Some are even “cool”.”
If you want to find out if Hamilton’s PSA is cool or not, or if you’ve got some professional skills to share, or even if you’ve just got some spare time or ideas, come along to the Annual General Meeting on 20 November at 7.30pm in the school: it is open to all parents and staff.
| 20 November 2007 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
The Annual General Meeting of the PSA will be held in the Lower School Hall. All parents are members of the PSA, so do come along.
We need your support at the AGM to appoint new committee members, to vote on how to spend the money we raised and to decide what we will fund raise for next year. Have you got ideas on how the money should be spent? Come and let us know.
Come along and find out about the PSA. We are always keen to welcome more people who can help out. Don’t worry: you won’t be press-ganged into taking part in anything you don’t want to be involved in.
There are 379 children from 309 families at the school but only 16 parents turned up last year. Go on: you see us in the playground, and you come to some of our events. Why not find out what we do and if there’s any way you can help with your skills or a little bit of time?
| 16 November 2007 |
The school is having a non-uniform day in aid of BBC Children in Need. If you child or children decide not to wear uniform on the day then please make a donation to the charity. Donations will be collected by the class teachers on the day. The school says that football shirts are not appropriate for the day.
Hamilton children will have come home recently with a Yellow Moon catalogue, full of educational toys, craft items, and stocking fillers. For every purchase you make Yellow Moon gives up to 25% cash back to the school, so do browse the catalogue to see if anything takes your fancy.
You can place your order direct with Yellow Moon using the order form at the back or by phone, fax or online. If you use one of the last three options, please remember to quote the source code SHA1544 which is on the printed order form. Without this, Hamilton PSA will not earn any commission. Yellow Moon will deliver straight to your door, not via the school.
Yellow Moon says “allow seven working days for delivery”.
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