Hello,
In this newsletter you will find information about the latest jumble sale; our next event, the Autumn fair & International evening; our next meeting and our future events.
OCTOBER JUMBLE SALE
A big thank you to everyone who donated, sorted, baked, manned stalls and tidied up – and of course bought some items – it was all worth the effort as you help raised over £1,700 for the school, and created a lovely community event at the same time!
Totals:
Kitchen: £205
Bric-à-brac: £178
Toys: £243
Books: £168
Clothes & shoes: £510
Parent matched funding: £400 (if you work for a big company you might be eligible to help us raise money in this way, please email grasmere.frogs@gmail.com for more info)
We will get a bit more money by selling the leftover books and clothes (if you have any more clothes & shoes to donate please leave them by the blue container before Wednesday 9am, thank you!)
AUTUMN FAIR & INTERNATIONAL EVENING —
HOMEMADE DISHES & VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Our next event is the Autumn Fair and International Evening. This will be a free event with autumnal crafts and games, hot drinks and cakes, as well a small exhibition of the children’s artworks. We need about 20 volunteers to make it happen: please sign up here!
You will also be able to taste dishes from around the world – the school is organising this part of the event so if you can bring a dish from your country please let Burcu or Pembe know, thank you.
There will also be a rail of free or pay-what-you-want dressing up clothes, so if you have any to give away please let us/your class rep know.
FROGS MEETING & EVENT PLANNING
Our next meeting will be via Zoom at 8pm on Wednesday 2 November.
Please join us to help us decide where we should focus our work/funds next, and plan our next social and fundraising events.
Winter fair 9th December
We’re looking for a coordinator to help on the day and volunteers to help decorate the grotto! We’re also planning a grotto gift wrapping session on Friday 4 November, 9am in the school library, so please let us know if you can help.
It would be very helpful if each class could also start thinking of which stall they’d like to run: we usually have Teddy tombola, bonfire and marshmallows; winter bingo; craft stall; lucky dip and Gingerbread decorating, but new ideas welcome! We’ve kept a stash of baubles so we could also have a Guess how many Baubles stall. We’d like to make sure we buy small prizes and gifts in advance – if you have any unopened toys & games (including small items such as party bag fillers) you’d like to donate, please let us know!
Movie night (January)
Our volunteers Nicola (Y6) and Caroline (Y2 & Y4) are organising a movie night, please get in touch with them if you have any tips or if you can help.
Disco (March)
Our volunteer Jenny (Reception/Y2) is organising this, please get in touch with her if you have any tips, or if you can help.
Easter Egg Hunt (March)
We’re looking for one or two volunteers to help prepare this. There are two main jobs: 1. collecting the eggs from Patsy’s office, bringing them home to count them and sort them into equal batches in time for the egg hunt. 2. coordinating the egg hunts at school; you’d need to be free the morning of the event – probably Thursday 29 March.
We’re also hoping to organise a fun competition, a circus workshop and a sport challenge, please get in touch if you have any ideas for these.
Thank you and take care,
FROGS