PTFA

Fantastic scarecrow news!

First place..   Peter Rabbit (Lagoon View)

Secind place.... Stickman

Joint third..... Moana

Joint third..... Holiday hell

Well done everyone we raised £857 XXX

If you didn't eveen this year and want to next year or fancy making another here is next year's theme...." Nursery rhymes"

Welcome back to school!!

And a BIG welcome to all new mums and dads who's children have started this year.

We have a lot going on  in this upcoming year so here are a few dates to put in your diaries.

Sept 2017

*The Christmas card project – children design a Christmas card which will be set as homework. Please look out for this, order forms and deadlines on when they need to be back.

*Friday 6^th October – Curry & Quiz night. Our popular Quiz & Curry night ran and organised by one of our mums Tina Duncan. Tickets £10 each includes quiz, curry, naan and poppadum, bring your own drink

Instow School – starts at 7pm, tickets from the school office

*Friday 10^th November – Lantern parade and firework evening

Starts at 5.30pm, hot dogs, soup, hot chocolate and more. The children will parade their lanterns followed by a wonderful firework display

*Saturday 11^th November -Jumble Sale – please start collecting absolutely anything. 2pm Instow parish hall

*Monday 13^th November Bags 2school - you will have a plastic bag in the book bags which we ask you to fill with clothing etc. that you no longer need, bring it to school on the Monday morning before 9am

*End of November date TBC Non Uniform Day

*Saturday 24^th March 2018 -Barn dance, Big Sheep – Save the date more info to follow

*May 5^th, 6^th & 7^th Scarecrow Trail weekend

*Saturday June 9^th - Jumble sale, Instow Parish hall – 2pm

*Monday June 11^th Bags2school

*Friday July 6^th School summer fair

*Cake sales (20p each) and non-uniform days (£1) dates TBC through the year

Upcoming events

Friday 26 May – Non uniform & Cake sale

Friday 9 June - 2pm PTFA meeting

Saturday 10 June – Jumble Sale

Monday 12 June – bags2school

Friday 7 July – Summer Fayre (please note date has changed)

Dates for your diary for the upcoming months ahead.

Friday 11 - Autumn Lantern Parade 5.30pm

Saturday 12 Nov - Jumble Sale 

Next meeting Monday 9 Jan – 2pm

Friday 27 Jan – Funderzone -(cancelled)

Friday 24 Feb – Curry & Quiz night

Tuesday 27 Feb - PTFA Meeting

Friday 17 March - Funderzone

Sat 25 March – Dads, uncle, grandad etc Bike ride

Friday 31 March – Easter Raffle

April  - Bag for life to make

Sat April 29, 30 & 1 May – Scarecrow Trail - Theme of Kids Films (start planning it now)

Friday 26 May – Non uniform & Cake sale

Saturday 10 June – Jumble Sale

Monday 12 June – bags2school

Friday 7 July – Summer Fayre (please note date has changed)

Welcome back to school everyone.  We getting set for another busy year on the PTFA. Let us tell you some of the events coming up:

28 Sep - PTFA AGM - held in school at 9am

2 Oct - Cake sale & Non Uniform day - £1 donation - This is a fundraiser for the playground so the theme for non uniform is play/sports clothes

10 October - Jumble Sale - Instow Village Hall 2pm -  Please have a look and see if there is anything that you can donate. Donations of items to be given in on the Friday 9th Oct at school or dropped into the Village hall between 11.30 and 12.30 on the Saturday morning.

13 November (Tentatively) 7pm - Auction of Promises - If you have any promises that you can donate, for example; a promise to bake a cake once a week for one month; wrap someone's Christmas presents; Promise to do a bag of ironing each week for a month; offer their expertise etc..... please could you let either Sarah, Sam or post a note in the PTFA pigeon hole in reception by the 23rd of October.

Last year the PTFA was really well supported and we thank you for your support last year and in anticipation of your help and assistance in supporting the PTFA again in the upcoming year. 

So how can you help?

Join us – at meetings and at our fundraising events such as the summer fair, autumn festival of light, nearly new for kids sales, Boden sales, cake & book sales & school discos.

Textile recycling – Save your unwanted textiles for our regular collections; we are paid by weight. 

Online – We are registered with Easyfundraising.co.uk, make your online orders via this website and we will receive a donation from the Company you are purchasing from, at no cost to you.  If you need labels for school uniform we are registered with nameitlabels.co.uk.

Donations – Time, books, cakes, items for raffles & stalls.

If you cannot attend meetings or events but would like to be involved in other ways please get in touch. You can get in touch by emailing us on ptfa@instow-cps.devon.sch.uk, by leaving a message in the school office or by speaking to a committee member. 

Thank you for your kind and continued support.