If your kids are suffering with the January Blues, fear not – it’s almost Party Time… the February Fiestas (i.e. school discos) will soon be upon us!
Key information on the 8th February events:
Timings
2.15-2.45pm YR (no parental attendance required)
3.00-3.45pm Y1 & 2
4.00-4.45pm Y3 & 4
5.00-5.45pm Y5 & 6
Further Details
Any YR children not wishing to attend will be able to stay in a supervised classroom.
We would be grateful if all parents/carers of KS1 and KS2 children attending could complete this attendance form, to allow teachers and After School Club staff to get the children to the right place.
It will be a non-uniform day for the whole school, so dust down those sparkly duds and party frocks!
What to Bring
Year R: Nothing Required- Children will be provided with free healthy snacks and a party ring biscuit.
Years 1-6: Spending money (for cakes, hotdogs etc). Children can have free healthy snacks.
Suggested Donations
£1.50 per child
Donations of healthy snacks, specifically cucumbers / carrots / breadsticks will be wonderful. If you have any suitable small plates / bowls e.g. paper ones, they would be really helpful.
Any cake donations will also be gratefully received (which may be purchased by Y1-6). As ever, no nuts please.
What: Camp Goldstone is when Goldstone families take over a whole field at WoWo Campsite, meaning families can all camp together and children play surround by people from the Goldstone Community.
Booking is open for Camp Goldstone 2024 using the group code goldstone2438 – please follow the instructions below to book your place.
Please follow the instructions to make your camping booking by 11th March 2024, (if you are wanting to glamp but it wasn’t reserved with us then please book an available option as soon as the code comes to you or speak to us about which options are available – all glamping to be booked by the 15th January.
Pop up glamping – if we don’t have any glamping options available for your stay then please enquire with a local pop up glamping company. We recommend Maxabell Tents – email only.
Your group organiser is aware of our campsite rulesbut please remind yourselves so all campers and glampers have a great experience. You will be asked to turn off any amplified music so best to leave the stereos at home and bring the acoustic guitar instead.
Input the number of nights, children (4-16 yrs of age) and adults
Click on next step
We do ask that everyone completes their bookings by 11th March 2024
Please avoid using any other navigation tools when on the booking portal – if you leave the page you will no longer be on your promotional code.
When you make your bookings you will see all the workshop options. Please either select your group workshop or any public workshop you wish to attend. Workshops and treatments are generally fully booked on the day so we advise you book these with your camping stay.
The Fair is a highlight of the school year, with a fantastic range of toys, activity & games stalls; prizes to win; festive food & drink and other surprises. It does need lots of help in the form of donations and time, but the more that goes in, the more the children get out of it!
Volunteers
First and foremost: in order to operate everything we’d like to offer, successfully and smoothly, we need as many people as possible to volunteer to help set up / take down and staff stalls and games.
We have a Volunteer Sheet, with all tasks broken down into (hopefully) manageable time slots. Please consider pitching in to help with the Fair – perhaps ‘tag teaming’ with another parent/carer of a child’s friend?
Raffle tickets will be sent home in book bags. Please complete and return to the school office with payment by Tuesday 28th November.
Thursday 23rd November:
Non-Uniform Day, in exchange for chocolate donations (no nuts please).
There will be donation boxes outside the school office, Breakfast Club and all other entrances.
Monday 27th November:
Toy donations!
We need very good-condition, complete (no broken / missing parts) toys for the secondhand toy stall, as well as clean, good condition soft toys for the cuddly toy cave. Donations will be collected at the school office.
Cuddly toy cave
Tuesday 28th November:
Raffle tickets must be back at the school office with payment.
Wednesday 29th November:
Token Pre-Sale: Fair tokens will be available to purchase (card only) from Matt at the school office, between 8.30-9am and 3-3.30pm.
Thursday 30th November:
Non-Uniform Day, in exchange for bottle donations.
The bottles can be anything as long as it’s unopened and in date so bubble bath, olive oil or wine will all be welcomed. There will be donation boxes outside the school office, Breakfast Club and all other entrances. Please note, alcohol must be handed to an adult.
Friday 1st December:
Pre-Fair
On the morning of the Fair, we’d love any donations of the following:
Jolly Jars ~ decorated jars filled with sweets (see example photos)
Jolly JarsJolly Jars
Healthy Snacks ~ cheese, crackers, cucumber, carrot batons, etc (no nuts or raisins/sultanas)
Cake donations ~ no nuts. All home made cakes need an ingredients list for display please (due to allergies).
Please leave these donations outside the school office.
Friday 1st December:
Winter Fair
Starts at 3:15pm. Entry through reception gates for KS1 (the bottom gate as you come down Laburnum Avenue from Elm Drive) and through infants hall for KS2. £1 suggested donation per family.
Payment Options:
As with previous events, we will be operating a ‘token’ system, with tokens (denominations of 50p/£1) available to purchase on entry to the Fair, by cash or card. All stalls will also accept cash.
We also plan to offer a pre-sale of tokens this year, in an effort to speed up the entry process. Please look out for the Ping with timings on, which will also be updated here.
Christmas Jumper Swap Shop
There will be a stall where you can exchange Christmas jumpers that you or family have grown out of – and see if you can find a replacement from other donations. This will be a free stall, no donations needed (but always welcome!).
Live Music!
Our fantastic ukulele and guitar clubs, led by local music legend Sharon Lewis, will be performing live on the stage in the Junior (main) Hall:-
Ukelele – 3.45pm
Guitar – 4pm
Eco Shop
Please note that, among the Fair stalls, the Squeaky Clean Eco Shop will be in place. You may therefore like to bring your empty bottle(s) to stock up on washing up liquid, hand wash etc!
Any Questions?
This page contains all the relevant information for the upcoming Winter Fair; the page will be updated with any changes and/or further detail as we approach the 1st December. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact us or ask your WhatsApp Class Rep.
If you need volunteer childcare while volunteering, please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/xUcusFvva5XM2Lje6 Childcare will be in classroom 3L near the hall.
Reception children Parents can collect their children at 2:55pm to help them get ready and bring them to the disco. Younger siblings are welcome. Please keep buggies out of the hall. Remember the disco is for the children, no matter how much you all want to boogie!
Uniform
if your child would like to wear non-uniform to go to the disco in, they are welcome to do so. Sensible shoes and no scary costumes please, they can be changed into at the end of the day if the children want to.
Healthy Snack/Cake Donations
We would appreciate healthy snack (fruits/breadsticks/cheese – no raisins!) and nut free cake donations on Thursday morning after drop off at the office.
After School Club
If your child is attending after school club, please pick up from there after the disco, not from the hall, we need to ensure ASC need to know where their children are at all times. They should be registered to help ASC with monitoring children: https://tinyurl.com/disco-registration
Hot dogs (meat and vegetarian): £1 Spooky tattoos: 50p Healthy Snacks: 50p Cakes/biscuits: 50p
Collection KS1 children’s belongings will be taken from the classroom to the hall, where they can be collected. KS1 parents/carers should collect children by entering the disco through the hall doors at 3:45 and exit through the office. All years, please collect children promptly and exit as quickly as you can so we are ready for the next disco.
Any other questions? Email frogsptagroup@gmail.com
PLEASE NOTE CHANGED TIMES FOR YEAR 3/4 AND YEAR 5/6 DISCOS!
Spooky Disco is back, it will be on Thursday 12th October and we’re again splitting into 3 discos for the safety and enjoyment of all. Entry and pick up will be through the KS2 hall door and adults should collect children and exit through the office again.
Reception, Year 1 & Year 2: 3:00pm – 3:45pm Year 5 & Year 6: 4pm – 4:45pm Year 3 & Year 4: 5pm – 5:45pm
Ticket donations will be all in advance online, to smooth entry and reduce confusion, so if your child wants to attend, please donate at https://frogs.sumupstore.com/product/spooky-disco-entry-donation before 12th October. Children should only bring some spending money to the disco.
We rely on volunteers to make this event safe and fun, so if you can help at all, please sign up as soon as you can at https://tinyurl.com/spookydisco23
If you want to help, but need help with childcare, FrOGS will have a DBS checked volunteer or staff member looking after children in a classroom. If this is helpful, please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/xUcusFvva5XM2Lje6 Volunteers are welcome to wear a spooky (not scary!) outfit!!
Come along on Friday 6th October at 2pm to the room next to the school office to meet the PTA, chat about FrOGS success last year, discuss ideas for next year, confirm and meet the committee and find out how you can get involved.
We would be hugely grateful if we could fill the following roles this year, let us know if you can help at frogsptagroup@gmail.com
Co-chair person
Are you organised? Perhaps you could help organise some of our events and ensure a smooth running PTA.
Co-treasurer
Head for numbers? You could assist in the treasurer roll, paying expenses, invoices and helping handle the money raised at our fundraising events.
Pantry manager
Help relieve the pressure on families by managing the pantry. Keep it tidy, manage donation requests and shopping list from Pantry funds.
Comms manager Good communicator and love writing? Liaise with the office about comms to parents/carers. Message Class Reps to spread news/requests, update the FrOGS website and write posters to be designed to put up around school.
Class Reps
WhatsApp aficionado? If your class or year have a WhatsApp group we need people to pass on FrOGS messages and requests every now and then. Usually just a case of forwarding a message you will get from FrOGS to your class/year WhatsApp group and passing any questions back to the FrOGS team. Fill in this form to let us know if you can help: https://forms.gle/PTdMmeLzbYXFpDda8
Uniform Rep
Manage incoming uniform donations and sort into the FrOGS container and restock the Pantry uniform stock every now and then. Some regular uniform sales would be great too for new terms and new starters.
What else could you do!?
If you have a skill (and I think everyone does!) you could help FrOGS in some capacity. Just let us know!
The FRoGS Summer Fair on 30th June will include the draw of our huge raffle, which includes a host of amazing prizes. This is the full list of things up for grabs! Thank you so much to all the individuals and companies that have been so generous with the following donations.
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Lenovo Tab M8 8″ tablet (thanks to a Goldstone parent)
Yoga voucher for From a Small Seed Wellbeing (Thanks to Madeleine Zindel). www.fromasmallseed.co.uk
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Tooth whitening treatment worth £139 at 3D Lipo Brighton (thanks to Maria Cortell). www.brightonlipo.com
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Entry for 4 people to any LV County Championship or Royal London Cup fixture at The 1st Central County Ground, Hove during the 2023 season. www.sussexcricket.co.uk
Life is hard enough at the moment without worrying if you can clothe and feed your children. This is why FROGS and the School have worked together to plan the “Pantry” where families can take what they need, donate when they have spare and work together to reduce waste. The benefit of the pantry will hopefully reduce hunger in school (which affects learning) and relieve a bit of the pressures from a huge increase in cost of living recently.
The pantry will allow parents and carers to access the following items, when they need them:
Food – tinned and dried food
Hygiene products
Household items (toilet roll, toothpaste, etc)
School Uniform
Coats
Shoes
Inspired by Elm Grove School’s pantry, who we would like to thank for their help and advice setting up this venture, we hope that we can help families who need help as a school community.
While FROGS will fund initial stock, we really need help with donations of both money and consumables that we can pass on to the families who really need it. You can donate to FROGS online or you can contact us by email at frogsptagroup@gmail.com if you can help in any other way.
We need people that can help find and apply to grants to maintain and improve the pantry, find access to cheap hygiene products, and anyone who can donate a small amount regularly to help maintain stock levels – but any help is really appreciated.
All year groups may come to school in non-uniform on Thursday. Any accessories not suitable for school should be brought in a named carrier bag but this will be the child’s responsibility to look after.
Reception and KS1 disco.
Reception parents must attend with their children, Year 1 and 2 parents can not attend unfortunately. At the end of the disco, reception coats and bags will be on the side of the hall nearest the office, with exit through the main school entrance, Year 1 and Year 2 pick up will be through the hall doors to the left of the main entrance, with their bags & coats on this side of the hall too.
After School Club.
If your child is booked into After School Club, then they should be picked up from there. For example – if their disco finishes at 4:45, please continue to collect from ASC at 5pm. ASC will bring children to the disco should they want to attend. We need to know where the children are and this is the only way we can be sure.
If you need to nip to collect your child from an after school activity, let Matt Bee know and he can fill in or find someone to take over for a short time while you collect your children and take to the FROGS childcare in class 3L.
There will be no change available on the entrance door, if you want to send your entry donation in a sealed envelope, they will be collected during the day.
Food and drink There will be free squash and water for all children. There will be healthy snacks available for 30p (vegetarian and vegan options), hot dogs (vegetarian and standard) for £1 and cakes/bistcuits for 50p. There will be a limited number of hawaiian leis available for 50p too.
Collection after the discos
Please collect children promptly, as we will have to charge for After School Club if you’re running late, due to the short turnaround between the discos.
If there are any more questions, please email us at frogsptagroup@gmail.com
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