Archive for January, 2008

Reception Parents Coffee Morning

Thursday, January 24th, 2008
31 January 2008
9:15 amto11:00 am

Cup of coffee - photo: Ivan Freaner

Please join us for a coffee morning at Christchurch, Ireton Road, for a chance to meet all the Reception mums and dads, sit down and have a chat.

Entrance fee is 50p (to benefit Hamilton School PSA), which will get you “endless cups of tea/coffee and biscuits”.

Contact:

Q. How many quiz teams is enough?

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

A. Just a few more please. We’ve still got space for a few more teams to take part in the PSA’s Quiz Night on Friday 1 February.

You don’t have to field a full complement of six people in a team: you’re welcome to attend with any number up to that amount. So, download and fill in your application form as soon as you can, and drop it into the box by the school office with the £23 team entry fee.

PSA Meeting on 22 January

Saturday, January 12th, 2008
22 January 2008
7:30 pmto9:00 pm

The next PSA meeting will be held in the demountable classroom. All parents are welcome: there’s no secret handshake. Find out what we do, come with ideas for fundraising, or if you can offer time or expertise.

The agenda is:

1. Apologies

2. Introductions & Welcome from the Chair

3. Minutes of last PSA Meeting (26/06/07)

4. Matters Arising

5. Confirmation of Committee Members

6. Treasurers Update (including money raised from calendars & cards)

7. Fundraising Aims for 2008

8. Fundraising Events for 2008

9. PSA Website & Fundraising Opportunities

10. PSA Notice Board

11. Charitable Status

12. AOB

Income from buying via Amazon.co.uk

Friday, January 11th, 2008

The PSA has received its first commission payment from Amazon.co.uk for sales generated via the Hamilton PSA website. From the site’s launch until the end of November, your purchases have generated £85.91.

Not a bad start since all it involved was remembering to shop at Amazon via the PSA’s dedicated shop or link.

However, we think we can do a lot better. Hamilton parents, staff, friends and anyone else you’ve told about this site, bought 120 books, CDs, videos etc via Amazon during those six months, spending £1,446.19.

Imagine how much the PSA would earn if we boosted that to 1000 items. It’s far from impossible: think how many books, CDs, toys, DVDs, electrical appliances that Hamilton parents and their contacts buy each year for their children, themselves and others. Of course not everyone will use Amazon or even shop online, but a good proportion of us probably do and might be open to using Amazon if the purchase made money for the PSA.

So, bookmark the Hamilton PSA shop and let other’s know about it.

Sign up for the Quiz Night on 1 February

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

The popular Quiz Night is back on Friday 1st February at 19.30 in the Lower School Hall.

Teams can consist of up to six people at a cost of £23. Of course there will be the usual licensed bar to help stimulate those brain cells…

Tickets usually sell very quickly, so complete the form on the event’s page and leave it with payment in the PSA box outside the school office. Tickets will be allocated on a first come-first served basis. This is not a secure box, so if you need to pay cash please leave it in the school office.

Quiz Night

Friday, January 4th, 2008
1 February 2008
7:30 pmto9:30 pm

Our first event of 2008. It’s time to reveal the anorak-within and demonstrate the wide range of only occasionally useful information that is stuck inside your head.

You can book your team ticket using the form below (PDF).

2008 Quiz night booking form

First day of Spring term

Friday, August 3rd, 2007
3 January 2008