| 28 November 2008 | ||
| 5:00 pm | to | 7:00 pm |
- Christmas in Love … by krisdecurtis, on Flickr
A new venture for the PSA. (Times to be confirmed).
If you want to get involved and run a stall or help in some way, please contact Ruth on 01206 533178 or contact .
Archive for October, 2008
Christmas Bazaar
Friday, October 10th, 2008Key Stage 1 book has some fundraising insight
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
You don’t often find fundraising textbooks amongst primary school children’s reading material, but I came across one this week.
“Mrs Bean” by Jane Langford highlights the problems that school PTAs face in finding good ideas for fundraising.
In this story there is no PTA, and the fundraising for the new school garden is carried out by the teacher, Mrs Bean, and the pupils.
The pupils come up with lots of ideas such as a talent show, a sponsored car wash, and a quiz but they’ve all been tried before. Luckily, Asif comes up with a novel suggestion based on his teacher’s name. He tells his teacher: “we can use your name to help raise money. We can have a Bean Day!”
And that is what they do. The event features stalls where you can guess the weight of beans, throw beanbags, eat bean burgers, and guess the number of beans in a jar. The event is a success and they raise £549.
It is an amusing short read that introduces children to fundraising and event planning, with a useful example of how to create a new spin on fundraising events.
Join in the Quiz Night [no - postponed]
Sunday, October 5th, 2008Sorry but the Quiz night has been postponed. We’ll let you know when we have sorted a new date.
It’s the Hamilton Quiz Night on Friday 7th November. Come and join us for a fantastic evening.
Get yourself a team of 6 people together and come along to test your brain cells. This year’s theme is The School Quiz – obvious but interesting. Think Saint Trinian’s mixed with a bit of Tom Brown’s Schooldays plus a hint of Grange Hill.
There will be a licensed bar plus nibbles. Tickets cost £24 for a table of six. There will be a prize for the team who come out top of the class – plus the usual fabulous Hamilton Academicals trophy – and the cane for whoever come bottom. Get there for 7.30 for a prompt 8.00pm start. Bring lots of cash to spend at the bar and be prepared for an evening of extreme competitiveness and a small amount of mayhem. Feel free to dress in school uniform.
There will be a raffle on the evening so please donate some prizes! You can leave them in the school office – unwanted bottles, presents, chocolates, etc. All will be welcome and help with the fundraising.
To order your tickets, fill out the form (PDF) and leave it with your payment in the blue box outside the school office. Be quick as tickets sell fast. Any questions, please contact Bill or Jane Lawrance on 01206 542200 or .
Win an Apple iPod at easyfundraising
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
Win a stylish Apple iPod touch
Every time you support Hamilton PSA with easyfundraising during October you’ll be in with a chance to win a stylish Apple iPod touch worth £199.
You’ll get one entry into the prize draw every time you make a purchase through the easyfundraising site during October 2008. So, if you make 20 purchases from any of the 600+ well known retailers, you’ll get 20 entries into the draw. If you purchase from Apple, you’ll get two entries into the draw.
And of course, you’ll be benefiting Hamilton PSA for each item you buy.
Half-term
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008| 27 October 2008 | to | 31 October 2008 |
Wine Tasting and Art Evening
Monday, September 22nd, 2008| 11 October 2008 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Join us for a fine selection of affordable wines to try under the direction of wine connoisseur Emile Mercier, and enjoy canapes and good company among the inspirational art of talented local artists.
TIckets cost £11 per person including canapes and wine. Available from Kim Lane on 01206 760386.
There is also a day-time preview of the art exhibition on the same day, open to the public, in the lower school hall from 1pm to 5pm. Entrance is 50p and no charge for children.
A percentage from all pictures sold will be donated to the PSA.
Jeans for Genes day
Monday, September 22nd, 2008| 3 October 2008 |
Hamilton children are taking part in this year’s campaign on 3 October to try to raise £3 million for the Jeans for Genes campaign which aims to “change the world for children affected by genetic disorders”.
Children can wear jeans/denim or other casual trousers for the day, but not sports kit.
Children should bring a suggested donation of £1 on the day, but you can send whatever you want.
