Fohs newsletter sept 07

Friends of Helmdon School
Newsletter September 2007
Welcome back – we hope that you had a lovely summer even though the weather didn’t want us too!
FOHS COMMITTEE
It’s all change for the committee this term Catherine Ruffley is now Chair, Sarah
Adhemar is Secretary and Denise Baulch is Treasurer.
We are always glad of any new faces at our meetings; more so as new people tend to have new ideas. Our next meeting is MONDAY 8 TH OCTOBER, 7.30 IN
THE STAFF ROOM, please come along everyone is welcome!!
Our Class reps are as follows:
Year R/1
Year 1 / 2
Year 3 / 4
Year 4 / 5
Year 6
Lexi Threlfall
Clare Hedley
Hazel Rock
Becky Leitelmayer
Sue Turner
Becky does not have a child in year 4/5 so if you are a parent in year 4/5 then please consider taking on this role for us. Give poor Becky a break!
EVENTS and DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Reading Evening
Thursday 20th September, We’ll let you know how this went ASAP
Hot Sausage Day
Friday 6th October, This is where FOHS cook at home and bring in pork and vegetarian sausages for the children at lunchtime for them to enjoy a hot lunch.
We will let you know how it went in the next newsletter.
Cake Sale
Friday 12th October is Year 6’s turn to make cakes and bring in to sell after school. The cakes will be available to buy in the hall from 3pm. Remember your pennies!! Again we will let you know how it went in the next newsletter.
Bags to School Day
Friday 12th October, Start collecting your unwanted items of clothing, curtains and bed-linen etc as the children will bring home from school a bag for you to fill.
The whole village is welcome to donate bags of unwanted clothing, curtains, bed-

linen etc, for each bag received we raise money. We will leaflet drop in the village soon with details of where to drop off or leave them to be collected.
Fancy Dress Halloween Disco
Friday 19th October, Everyone at school is welcome. All Key Stage 1 children must be accompanied by an adult and it would be great to have Key Stage 2
parents stay to dance and drink at the bar, every drink bought helps to raise more money. Older brothers and sisters are only allowed into the disco if with a parent. The cost will be £2.50 per child or £5 for the family. Get those costumes ready!!
SPENDING
We are still working on plans for the outdoor seating for the top playground and hope that you will see the results of this soon.
The staff have requested for Friends to purchase presentation folders for every child.
We have more plans of events for next half term and there more purchases in the pipeline.
Don’t forget, our next meeting, 7.30pm on Monday 8th October in the staff room, everyone’s welcome