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Where does the money go?Although you see all the fundraising events going on in the school, you may not be aware of where how these efforts benefit the school. So far, the PTA has purchased the school a fabulous new stage, much needed gazebos and some outdoor lighting. Our focus now is on the playground space. We plan to spend the bulk of the £12,000 we have on improving our playground spaces. We feel this is where improvements are most needed and where all children will benefit from our efforts. We have already ordered £1,000 worth of much needed sports equipment (including nets, balls and rackets!) for the Paxton and main playgrounds.
Our vision, however, is much bigger than just getting equipment. We are working closely with Mr Hyde and Jo N’disang. Jo runs the playgrounds as well as the newly appointed school council (pupils from each year group yr 2 and up) and together we want to make big changes to our outdoor space.
We have also been in touch with a local artist who is famous for transforming spaces. She has visited the school and we look forward to hearing her ideas. The process may take place over a number of years but we hope you will start seeing changes soon!
Here are a few initial ideas from our mood board so you get a feel of what we are after; bright, colourful and interactive spaces to make an impact on the children and add a wow factor to the school.
Alexandra BourdelonChair
Julia MurrayCo chair
Jane FergusonVice Chair
Shakera RahmanSecretary
Wei KellyTreasurerCOMM
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About the PtAIn February the Kelvin Grove PTA celebrated its 1 year anniversary! In that year, we have managed to raise an astonishing £9,442 in profit! This would not have been possible without the amazing support and dedication of parents, teachers and local community. For all you who have helped in small or large ways thank you and let’s keep it up!
We have built solid relationships with businesses in the area which we will continue to maintain. If you know of any businesses that can support our school please do let us know!
Join the committeeThe Friends of Kelvin Grove welcome Wei Kelly, our new treasurer. It took a while to find her but she was worth the wait!
The PTA chair will be stepping down at the end of summer term. So please consider bringing yourself forward for this role.
The pTa is also looking for...• graphic Designer to design a series of print materials throughout the year starting in September.• pr/Marketing guru to help us with a very exciting project starting in April.• grant writer to help us apply for a series of grants for the school ASAP. eVent cALendAr
May 26th - cake sale
JUNE 5th - Fair poster design competition deadline
JUNE 7th - bring a tombola gift
JUNE 20th - yr6 Film night
£3.50 includes popcorn & drink
JUNE 24th - nightline walk
JUNE 29th- despicable me day come dress as you favourite minion for £1
JUly 7th - summer Fair ‘At the movies’
PLeAse Join us/friendsofkelvingrove(PtA)
For great discussions about events and how to spend profits and to have your say.
nightLine WALk 2017Join us for a fantastic event that challenges you and raises money towards our children’s outdoor learning too!
This June, KG will again be taking part in The Nightline Walk - a 25km or 50km walk across urban London and beautiful Kent countryside
The walk is organised by Wide Horizons, a charity promoting outdoor adventure learning who we’ve worked with for over 5 years.
Sponsorship money raised from the walk pro-vides KG pupils and teachers with unforgettable outdoor adventure learning. All money raised by Kelvin Grove is matched and spent on activities for our students such as:
• Forest School linked Outreach Sessions to the Upper Key Stage pupils led by a Wide Horizons Outreach Teacher
• Curriculum based and team-building activities at a Wide Horizons Education Centre• Professional Development courses for teachers to incorporate outdoor learning
activities into the curriculum/topic teaching.Staff have participated in the Nightline Walk for the past three years. Last year they
raised nearly £800! We’d love to have more teachers and parents involved this year. You can participate by signing up at www.widehorizons.org.uk/nightline or donate via the KG fundraising page. This years evenT Takes place on June 24Th sign up aT www.wiDehorizons.org.uk/nighTline or speak To Mrs BallarD, Ms DeaDMan or Mr Murray.
kg cookbookWe have created a special Kelvin Grove cookbook of dessert recipes from the school dinner menu. Classic, easy recipes that are low in sugar, healthy and that the kids love. You might have seen it at the previous fairs but if you missed out, it’s not too late to get a copy at the bargain price of just £3. It can be purchased on SIMS angora and collected from the office. Bon Appetit!
Classic delicious desserts to satisfy your child’s sweet tooth
Kelvin Grove
BEST DESSERTS EVER
Courtesy of Chartwells
Sign up at www.widehorizons.org.uk/nightlineT: 020 8294 8160E: [email protected]
Step up to challenge yourself & challenge child poverty!
WIDE HORIZONS IS A REGISTERED CHARITY – CHARITY NUMBER: 1105847
www.newsshopper.co.uk
www.greenwichmums.com
www.better.org.uk
www.elthamSE9.co.uk
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SUNSET IN LONDON. SUNRISE IN KENT.SATURDAY 24th JUNE
Walk 25km or 50km through the urban beauty of London to the gorgeous countryside of Kent on a mid-summer’s night and help to provide life changing adventures for local disadvantaged children and young people. The Nightline Challenge is a great event that everyone can enjoy and includes some of the region’s most famous trails including the Green Chain Link, London Loop, Darent Valley Path and North Downs Way. Unearth your sense of adventure with this exhilarating challenge and change lives in 2017.
Nightline 2017
tomboLA giFtCome in non-uniform on the 7th June and bring an unwanted gift which we use for the ever popular tombola stall. This can be anything from bubble bath to notebooks, toys or wine. Please do ensure that all gifts are new and unopened.Bring ToMBola gifT on June 7Th
A3 sheets will be handed out before the May half term. The sheets will include all the information for the summer fair so all that is left to do is get those creative juices going and hand in your masterpiece to the office or your teach-er by the deadline. Winning posters will be used to advertise the fair.DeaDline June 5th
A significant amount of the money raised at last year’s summer fair was raised through people’s companies that run ‘matched funding’ schemes. This means that you can apply to your company to match £ for £ the money you help to raise. (Yes this does mean you would have to volunteer at the fair) Last year an additional £1250 was raised through this method! A third of the total! This is a fantastic (and very simple!) way to increase our totals. If your company offers this scheme please signing up or get in touch for further information. Thank you.
Our Summer Fair plans are already underway and we are all extremely excited about it! This year’s fair theme is ‘At the movies’. A celebration of all the great children’s films over the years. Think: red carpets, popcorn, ka-raoke, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, choc-olate fountain, cocktails, and people dressed up as characters from various films, as well as lots of different games and activities... It is set to be a fair to remember!
your help!As always we need your help and input to put this together!
We need people to volunteer to ask for donations from businesses in the area, look after stalls on the day, as well as doing lots of preparation jobs in the run up to the fair. Please contact us directly if you think you can help, or look out for further info on our facebook page/friendsofkelvingrove(PTA).
summer FAir ‘At the moVies’ — JuLy 7th 2017 3.30-5.30Pm
mAtch Funding
Poster comPetition
PtA meetingthe next PtA meeting is Wed. 17th may at 9:15 am Please join us!
doN’t forgEt to sigN Up to havE aN EstatE agENt board to advErtisE fair EithEr at [email protected] or thE officE
yoU caN Now bUy yoUr rafflE tickEts oN siMs agora, gEt yoUrs today!
