Monthly Archives: November 2007

Farewell to Ted

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 [...]

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Some PTAs becoming ‘cool’ says The Times

Writing in The Times,  Elizabeth McFarlane says that “parent teacher associations are profiting from the professional working parents in their ranks”. In PTA? More like a PLC she writes:
“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 [...]

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PSA’s Annual General Meeting

[ 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 [...]

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Non-Uniform Day

[ 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 [...]

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Buy from Yellow Moon catalogue

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 [...]

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