- ideas generating meeting for parents. Staff VERY welcome.
o THOSE PRESENT & APOLOGISES
o MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING
o RAISING MONEY FOR THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM – IDEAS?
• DECORATED/PERSONALISED HANGING MOMENTOS? Sponsors pay £2.50 to decorate a card insert which is sealed into a plastic key fob. This kay fob is then hung with small cup rings into the roof joists of the gazebo. (Key-fobs =20p each. Profit £2.30)
• PYROGRAPH/PAINT BENCHES – sponsors pay £3 to burn/paint a wildlife design (what are we likely to see on the school field?) into the bench, signing their artwork. Are we able to purchase the benches before the main gazebo?
o USEFUL PURCHASES FOR H.S.A. & school?
• FREEZER – slim chest style. £120
• H.S.A. could use for ice cream / frozen fruit sales at events.
• School could use to extend cookery options.
• SANDWICH STYLE OUTDOOR CHALK BOARDS £50 each x4?
• H.S.A. could use for much needed signage at events.
• School could use in FOUNDATION play area.
o PAGEANT – 24/4/08
• Mrs W suggested the H.S.A. serve tea and coffee at this event. We need to confirm that facilities to make hot drinks are available. It seems a good opportunity to have a stand and promote our big project – THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM. MS is producing posters and display boards with buckets for direct giving. Should we have GIFT AID envelopes?
• The OUTDOOR CLASSROOM fundraising activity.
o SPECIAL SPORTS DAY EVENT – date TBC by EJ
• 3:30-6:00pm?
• MAIN H.S.A. stand with buckets and display boards. We could also introduce sale of:
• personalised name pens with school crest (cost 70p, sell at £2) min order = 10!!
• I’m a “school team” winner ’08 badges (costs less than 50p, sell £1) min order = 10!! Print out all three winning options, cut and then make up badges as purchased (would take a few seconds at the table, about 2hrs prep time)
• New enamelled school crest badges, 3 background colours to correspond with teams.
• TOMBOLA – with sports theme (see pg 144 of Spring08 Baker Ross catalogue). 50p a ticket and 3 for a £1.
• LOLLY STAND (see pg 159 of BR cat). Pay 50p. Pick a lolly out of the sand pit. Some sticks are blank – you win the lolly. Some sticks are yellow and you get another go! Some sticks are red – you win a prize (see prize ideas)
• FACE PAINTING
• PAINT A CUP – buy mugs from IKEA (about 50p each), buy ceramic felt tips (fixed on impact – not oven fix). £3 a go. Return unused mags. Could use ceramic paints for glass candle holders at Christmas Bazaar.
• CHUCK A CHICKEN – via a friend of Mandy’s. Using the devise, propel the chicken across the playground. If it lands in the pool you get a prize. 50p for 3 go. 1 hit lolly, 2 hits icecream. 3 hits bouncy castle.
• HIT THE HAMMER AND MAKE IT RING – 50p for 3 goes - make it ring to go on the bouncy castle.
• NETBALL SHOOT OUT – 50p for 3 balls. 1 ball get a lolly, 2 balls an icecream ticket, 3 a go on the bouncy castle.
• BBQ
• PRE-ORDERED PICNICS
• ICE CREAMS
• HOT & COLD REFRESHMENTS
• PRIZE IDEAS
• A lolly
• Ticket for the bouncy castle
• Ticket for an ice cream
• USE OF THE TIMBER TRAIL & PRE-SCHOOL SAND PIT with clear signage that children must be supervised and it is at parents risk – like in public playgrounds/pub gardens.
• SUN SHADES
• BOUNCY CASTLE - £2 a go, or with a winning ticket.
• Hire complications due to unconfirmed date of event.
• PHOTOS ON SPORTS RACES / FIELD EVENTS.
• Ask Dr M & RS. Make up a slide show to present in LG classroom. Numbered slides. Order form for parents to fill in. Name, EMAIL, photo numbers. £1 a photo. Sent over coming week via email.
• PONY RIDES – any contacts?
o ALL PARENTS HAVE BEEN INVITED TO ADD AGENDA ITEMS – WATCH THIS SPACE!!
o AOB.