Hello,
In this newsletter you will find information about our next events, a parents initiative to help raise funds for Choose Love’s Ukraine appeal, and the entries for our Big Build competition (there’s still time to take part, just send us your entry asap!)
Thank you
To our Year 3 volunteers who helped raise £151.70!
UKRAINE APPEAL
The war in Ukraine is directly affecting some families in our community – some Grasmere children have close relatives currently in Kyiv and Kharkiv.
Grasmere parents are organising a special cake sale to raise funds for Choose Love’s Ukraine appeal, please take part if you can.
And if you can spare any cash to help Ukrainian people at this terrible time, parents have recommended the following organisations:
– The Red Cross’ Ukraine Appeal
There’s also a parent’s friend private initiative on Just Giving here.
You could also sign this petition asking for safe passage for Ukrainian refugees, or write to your local MP. Finally, you can also donate blankets, hygiene products and clothes etc to the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, 16 Taviton St, London WC1H 0BW.
This Guardian article has helpful tips on how to talk to children about this issue.
THE BIG BUILD COMPETITION
We have lots of amazing entries for our Big Build Competion – see them all here! Think you can do better? There’s still time to take part, just send your entry as soon as possible!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We’re organising our traditional Easter Egg hunt on Thursday 31 March. We need a volunteer to manage the event (collecting eggs from donation box from school, and making sure there are enough for the whole school) and volunteers to help on the day by hiding the eggs in the garden. Please let us know if you can help with this much-loved Easter egg hunt and we’ll prepare a flyer and volunteer sign up.
The school is also looking for some Library helpers so that the library can stay open at lunchtime for kids. Grandparents welcome! Please see Schoolping for more info.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:
Wednesday 2 March – Choose Love Ukraine Appeal cake sale, 3.30
Friday 18 March – FROGS meeting, 9am, at the school
Friday 25 March – Year 2 Cake sale, 3.30
Thursday 31st March – Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday 23 April – Spring Jumble sale, 10.30
Friday 6 May – Year 1 cake sale, 3.30
If you’d like to help organise other events – Jubilee party, Summer fair, etc, please get in touch!
Thank you and take care,
FROGS