CAMPION NEWSLETTER

Issue 19.13, Friday, 24th June 2016

Tel: 01708 452332 Email: contact@thecampionschool.org.uk Website: www.campion.havering.sch.uk

HIT THE ROAD

This year’s event has raised approx. £12,000, including gift aid, for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Thank you for your fantastic fundraising efforts!

Please put next year’s date in your diary - Saturday, 29th April 2017.

Caroline Meehan on behalf of the Hit the Road Committee

THE QUEEN BIRTHDAY

CELEBRATIONS

Well done to Alastair Cowley 8 Garent who took part in The Queens Patron Lunch, Parade on the Mall on Sunday 12th June as part of the Brentwood Youth Imperial Band.

THE GREAT NEWHAM SWIM

Oliver Cunningham, 10 Southwell, is doing a charity swim, The Great Newham Swim, on the 16th July 2016. It is the first time Oliver has ever tried open water swimming and swimming in the Thames so this is going to be a huge challenge for him. If you would like to sponsor him all donations will be gratefully received. Please go to his justgiving page

https://www.justgiving.com/n-cunningham1

PE DEPARTMENT RESULTS

Athletics Essex Schools’ Championship In total we have 12 boys representing Havering in the competition. There were a number of notable performances: Junior Boys Alex Ugoh 2nd Discus Joe Hogan-O’Neill 3rd Shot Putt Ben Olusesan 3rd triple Jump—Ben’s performance ranks him 5th nationally. He will now go on to represent Essex in the English Schools’ Championships International Boys Mathieu Yates 2nd Discus John Fennessy 1st 1500m Steeplechase

SAFETY FIRST

Please observe the speed limit within the school grounds at all times.

Campion PE Department are on Twitter!!

Please feel free to follow us

@campionpe

All your fixtures, results and general sports info. Please note this is a one way account, any comment or correspondence should still be sent via the official channels.

PUPIL ABSENCES

The school should be notified of any absences by 9 am each day. You can either call: 01708 452332 x313 or email: attendance@thecampionschool.org Leaving your child’s name, form and reason for absence.

MUSIC

Practice makes perfect. Learning an instrument is great for co-ordination, integrating physical and mental activity, using creativity and imagination and learning to learn. but only with PRACTICE!! Start your regular practice routine today, if you have not already done so. It is only 10 minutes a day for grades 1-3. How about 7.30 in the morning before you catch the bus? How about straight after tea before you start your homework! When are you doing your practice? Come and tell us. C O’Hanlon Music Department

SAINSBURY’S ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS

We are now collecting Sainsbury's Active Vouchers at the school and would greatly appreciate if you could hand them into the front office.

UNIFORM

Havering Schoolwear, 119 Belgrave Avenue, Gidea Park,

RM2 6PS Tel No: 01708 767890

www.haveringschoolwear.co.uk

Their opening hours are:

Monday – Thursday, 9.00 am – 5.30 pm Friday and Saturday, 9.00 am – 5.00 pm

During summer holidays, they have late opening onThursday evenings until 8.00 pm.

All approved school uniform and supplies can be purchased from this shop.

FATHER’S DAY Well we shopped, we wrapped, we sold and the boys bought 200 gifts last week. Hopefully there were some happy Dads enjoying their chocolate and presents, a great service for the students and a profit of over £300! Thanks to all who helped and supported.

NEWS FROM THE PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION

SILENT AUCTION

Signed memorabilia, vouchers, services, holidays, Red Letter experiences – this is new this year so please be generous and donate what you can.

The Parents’ Association has had the idea of running a silent auction during the school’s annual Sports Day & Garden Party to help raise funds for the school. In order to determine if this would be a feasible/viable fund raising activity to pursue we need to be able to quantify the types of items or services we can auction, examples are as below: Are you a hairdresser - could you donate a free cut & blow dry?

Are you a beautician – could you donate a free beauty treatment, nails painted, massage etc?

Are you a gardener – would you be willing to tidy up someone’s garden?

Would you be willing to do some ironing for someone, or walk their dogs?

Do you have a signed ball or shirt you may wish to pass on?

Do you work anywhere that could donate a prize, cinema tickets, theatre tickets, activity centres, restaurants?

Other ideas would include: MOTs, Dog Grooming, Driving Lessons, Golf Rounds

The list is endless…………….

If you have a skill or service you are will to provide/offer free of charge that we can auction at the annual Garden Party

could you please contact Lucy Parham on lparham32@googlemail.com ADVENTURE ISLAND WRISTBANDS

We have discounted wristbands which are ideal for birthday outings or to keep the kids occupied during school holidays. To buy on the day you would be charged £28 but you can buy from us for only £16, a saving of £12 per wristband!

D Pembroke Parents’ Association

SOCIAL MEDIA

To keep up to date with fundraising events, ‘like' us on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/CampionPA/ (Campion School

Parents Association)

or ‘follow’ us on twitter

https://twitter.com/CampionSchool-

PA (@CampionSchoolPA)

Please share or retweet our status updates so that as many people as possible get to find out what is going on in and around the Campion School community.

GARDEN PARTY

MATCH FUNDING—It is easy!

We already have £1500 pledged from two companies, all you have to do is ask, fill in a form with Campion details and charity number and after the event the Head will confirm your involvement. Give it a try and you may boost our profits.

GRAND DRAW Tickets will be distributed soon and the 1st prize will be an i watch.

If you work in retail or a company that supplies these watches at a discount rate, you can help profits so please email chair@campionpa.org.uk

DONATIONS

Balls, football, cricket, rugby, tennis Bottles of wine, spirits and soft drinks Toys, games, DVDs and video games Cakes for sale Gifts and toiletries Crockery for smashing

HELP

Friday Night or anytime on Saturday, an hour or more, all help gratefully received.

All help and enquiries to:

Chair@campionpa.org.uk

GARDEN PARTY AUCTION APPEAL

SATURDAY 9TH JULY 2016

WHERE DO YOU WORK?

Could your company donate an item to our auction? Does

your company operate match funding?

If you need a formal letter please ask a member of the PTA

ITEMS WANTED

• Sports tickets

• Signed sports memorabilia

• Sort stadium tour

• Kids group party packages

• Function hall hill

• Red letter Days / Experiences

• Cookery Courses

• Tourist attraction tickets

• Hotel Accommodation

• Theatre tickets

• Holiday homes

• Restaurants – Lunch of Dinner

• Food Hampers

• Gift cards

• Celebrity items

• New electronics

• Hair & beauty

• Swimming lessons (course of)

• Music Lessons (course of)

• Tourist attraction tickets

To submit your donation please contact Lucy Parham at

lparham32@googlemail.com or alternatively please contact

any member of the PTA