THIS SATURDAY IT'S THE CHRISTMAS FAIR !

 THE COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN...

AND IF WE'RE LUCKY, IT WILL STILL BE SNOWING!

The Fair is in the Church Hall from 12.00 to 3.00. The Choir will be performing in church at 1.30 and the Raffle Draw will be at 2.30. It promises to be a magical day.

Please we still need help with donations of:
Finger Food - any delicious savoury or sweet treats
Toys
Book
Tombola Items - big or small (the idea is that they are an unwanted item)

There will be lots to do at the fair, don't miss out - Santa's Grotto, Fantastic Food, New Gift Stall, Games, Lucky Dip, Tombola, Toys and Games, CD's and DVD's and the ever popular but messy biscuit decorating!

Don't forget your raffle tickets, really fantastic prizes for both adults and children. If you can sell to friends or family, then ask the raffle sellers in the playground who will be able to give you a batch.

And of course, we need you to come on the day to support one of the biggest PiP events of the year. If you can help set-up then you would be most welcome, please come along earlier as we are setting up from 9.00am

SEE YOU ON SATURDAY - FOR WHAT PROMISES TO BE A FANTASTIC DAY OF FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY

Exciting News - Your Child's Christmas Card Design Has Arrived!

You will receive a proof of the card and an order form.

PLEASE CHECK THE CARD CAREFULLY:
Is their name spelt correctly?
Is it correct class?
Is the image the right way round?

PiP will be collecting your order form (with any corrections) and payment on at the beginning and end of the day on:
Thursday 2nd Dec
Friday 3rd Dec
Please, correct money only and cheques payable to Holy Trinity & St Silas

IMPORTANT: To ensure that cards are received for the end of term, we must have your order form and payment by FRIDAY 3rd DECEMBER at the latest.
Sorry, any later and you will miss the opportunity to buy your child's card. Please don't give to Rita, this is a PiP initiative.

Thankyou

The last Cake Sale

The last Cake sale on 18th November raised £226.63! Thanks everyone.

Do you shop online?

IF YOU DO, THEN YOU COULD BE EARNING MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL BY SIMPLY SHOPPING THROUGH:

www.easyfundraising.org.uk

How it works:
They provide a FREE service where you can shop with your favourite online stores and at no extra cost raise funds for any charity, good cause or group you choose to support. You still shop directly with each retailer as you would normally, but simply by using the links from their site first, each purchase you make will generate a cashback donation to our school.

For example, spend £25 with WH Smith and 3.5% will be donated. You will have raised £0.88, at no extra cost to your purchase. Make any purchase from Amazon and 2.5% will be donated. Insure your car with Direct Line and raise £35.00, or purchase a mobile phone from O2 and earn £17.50, and so on.
You can shop with 2000+ Brand Name retailers and to raise funds you just use the links from the site first - it's that simple!
If you ALREADY shop online, why not help good causes at no extra cost from purchases you would make anyway.
Using the site
Using the FREE service is as easy as 1-2-3.

To start please Register so we they know which cause you want to support. Registration is completely FREE.
Search for our school : Holy Trinity & St Silas, Camden

Next, login using your username / password. This is how the system recognises who you are and which cause benefits when you make purchases.

Finally, click any of the retailer links provided and then shop just as you would normally.

That's all you need to do - apart from remembering to return to the site next time you are going to shop online!! Providing you login and use the retailer links provided they will track all your transactions and pay our school the appropriate donations. These will then be displayed in your easyfundraising account (which you can access online).

AND THEN DON’T DELAY - SEND DETAILS ALL YOUR ONLINE FRIENDS TODAY!

You child's Christmas cards are at the printers!

Your child has designed their very own Christmas card. You will soon receive a proof card and order form, we will need payment before we can process your order, more details to follow.
The prices will be
12 cards for £6.50 (£1.50 goes to the school)
8 cards for £5.00 (£1.00 goes to the school)


With Thanks
Tracey Oakley,
Chair PiP (Parents in Partnership) with
Holy Trinity and St Silas School, Camden
'Supporting our School to Support our Children'

Christmas Fair - Only 2 weeks to go!

Don't Forget ...we need your help please with
Second Hand Toys and Books
New Items for the Tombola Stall
Finger food for the Food stall

From Wed 24th Nov be will be able to take collection of your second hand toys and books and tombola items for sale at the the Christmas Fair.
So please bring in on these days (either before or after school) when there will be a PiP rep on hand.
Wed 24th
Thurs 25th
Fri 26th
Mon 29th
Wed 1st Dec
Fri 3rd Dec
We will also be selling Raffle tickets on these days. We have fantastic prizes and have 2 raffles - a Kids raffle at 50p and Adults raffle at £1. If you can sell tickets to family, friends or work colleagues and need a batch of tickets - then please speak to Elena (Yr 6) or Afsaneh (Recp).

Food - Please we do need donations of sweet and savory finger food on the day of the fair - fairy cakes, samosa's and any other yummy treats. If you intend to bring in some food it would be great if you could let Year 1 reps Jenny and TracyM know - or just bring in on the day!

We will be running the ever so popular biscuit decorating stall, which we know the children really enjoy. We will need donations of sprinkles, decorations and icing in a tube. If you can help us by supplying any of these we would be most grateful (let's say the children are quite liberal with icing and so we do go through alot!) . If you can help or would like to be invollved then please speak to Davina know (Recp, Yr3, Yr5).

School Merchandising (an update)

We have had lots of pre-orders for Tea towels and Bags, and thank-you to all parents/carers who placed their orders - this has meant we have got the best price and so have maximized profit for the school. We had such a good response that we have been able to order extra, so if you didn’t manage to get your order in on time don’t worry you haven’t missed out, you will have the opportunity to buy the finished product once they are back from the printers – stock availability will be limited so keep linked in to find out when we will be selling.

TEA TOWELS £4.00 EACH
Every child in the school has been asked to draw their self portrait. So there will be one design for the whole school. In the centre will be school logo. Will make a great stocking filler and ideal to post to family overseas or here in the UK!

CANVAS SHOPPING BAGS - £7.50 EACH
Very High quality, canvas shopping bag. The main part of the bag is unbleached cotton with long coloured handles and coloured side seams (red). Very strong and can be carried over your shoulder – features the now famous Pip apple logo also in red. Don’t leave home without it

Raffle prizes for the Christmas Fair!!

We have got a fantastic raffle prizes for the Christmas Fair, please see below. A big thank-you to all the Companies who have provided prizes, we are very grateful. Raffle tickets will be on sale soon....keep linked in for all the latest info. If you think you can sell tickets to your friends, neighbours and work colleague and need a batch of tickets to sell then please speak to your class rep.

Tracey Oakley. PiP Chair


Grown-Up Raffle
tickets £1

1. 2 tickets to Romeo and Juliet at the English National Ballet
2. 4 front row tickets to Chelsea vs West Ham Utd at Stamford Bridge
3. Dinner for 2 at the Giaconda Dining Room, Denmark Street
4. 2 cases of wine
5. Pizza for 4 and a bottle of wine at the Lansdowne, Primrose Hill
6. Karrimor rucksack, Cougar 60-70 (Adult Red and Grey)
7. 5 yoga pass at Triyoga
8. Hamper from Melrose and Morgan
9. 2 tickets to the Everyman Cinema


Kids' Raffle
tickets 50p

1. 24" children's bike from Evans
2. Dot’s Music Box Surprise
3. Hobby’s store Remote Control Vehicle
4. 4 tickets to Pinocchio at the Roundhouse, Camden
5. 4 tickets to the pantomime, Dick Whittington and his Cat, at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith
6. £50 Restaurant voucher from the Tragus Group for use at Strada, Café Rouge, Bella Italia, Belgo, Huxleys, Ortega, Amalfi or Potters restaurants
7. Oddballs Diablo & DVD set

And more on the day!

School Merchandising

We do not have printed samples to show you as this would cost us extra and means we make less money for the school. To make sure that we make the most profit for the school we are asking parents to pre-order items. Rest assured, we have sourced the highest quality at the best price and you won’t be disappointed. All in time for Christmas.

DEADLINE FOR RETURNED ORDER FORM (AVAILABLE FROM PIP CHAIR TRACEY OAKLEY) with PAYMENT is Thursday 11th November.

HOW TO PAY:

PiP WILL BE IN THE PLAYGROUND AFTER SCHOOL COLLECTING YOUR ORDERS AND PAYMENT ON THURSDAY 11TH NOVEMBER

If you are unable to be there then please hand to your class rep BEFORE the 11th Nov your:
1. Completed order form and payment
2. Cheques payable to Holy Trinity & St Silas with order form attached
3. Cash in an envelope with order form attached


TEA TOWELS £4.00 EACH
Every child in the school has been asked to draw their self portrait. So there will be one design for the whole school. In the centre will be school logo. Will make a great stocking filler and ideal to post to family overseas or here in the UK!


CANVAS SHOPPING BAGS - £7.50 EACH
Very High quality, canvas shopping bag. The main part of the bag is unbleached cotton with long coloured handles and coloured side seams (red). Very strong and can be carried over your shoulder – features the now famous Pip apple logo also in red. Don’t leave home without it

ORDER FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM PIP CHAIR TRACEY OAKLEY

Second-hand toys and books

Hope you're storing up your old toys and books, dates coming shortly when we will ask you to bring them in for sale at the Christmas Fair.

Next cake sale 18th Nov!

Next cake sale 18th Nov, will be hosted by Year 5. Please NO NUTS in any of cake products. Thank-you.

Unwanted gifts....wanted!

For the Christmas Fair we need any unwanted but new gifts for the tombola, please let Year 5 reps know as they are looking after this stall.

Knitting club

Some of the mums are organising a knitting club. The mums and children intend to knit scarves from reclaimed wool and sell them at the Christmas Fair. If you are interested it been involved then please turn up on Monday 8th Nov after drop off for a meeting about how we can make this happen. Year 2 rep Tracey Merrony is co-ordinating so please speak to Tracey or your own class rep.

Great news!

The spooky cake sale raised £221.70!

Things to do locally: CAVATINA Family concert at Swiss Cottage Library

The next CAVATINA family concert at Swiss Cottage Library takes place on Sunday November 7 at 2.30 prompt. (Free entry - Doors open at 2.10 - Limited numbers)
The Harlequin Winds are looking forward to playing for you and demonstrating the versatility of their instruments - flute, clarinet and bassoon.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL CHILDREN ARE WELCOME.
But if you find your child is making a noise or movements that interfere with
the enjoyment of the rest of the audience, we would respectfully ask you to
take the child out of the gallery as quickly as possible

CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust
www.cavatina.net
SWISS COTTAGE CENTRAL LIBRARY
88 Avenue Rd, London NW3 3HA
http://www.camden,gov.uk/swisscottagelibrary

Coffee mornings every Monday

Every Monday, there is a special coffee morning in the Holy Trinity church hall at 9am. These events are a great way to meet other parents, and stay in touch with activity at school.

School Carnival

It's carnival time at school tomorrow (Friday 5th). The children will be leaving school at 2.30pm and marching through the streets singing and playing the drums. Please come and support them.

Local news item

Local news item: Free schools: Wacky class experiment or future of education? http://tiny.cc/d4p9f