FoBPS CONTACT DETAILS: FoBPS Newsletter Twitter or Facebook, then please email andrea.kechiche@hotmail.co.uk and we will arrange to give you either printed versions or a JPEG version. June 2017 Andrea Kechiche, Chair (E) andrea.kechiche@hotmail.co.uk Hello Everyone Hopefully you have all seen that FOBPs has donated money towards Sports Week and we have also bought a school sailflag that will be used at future external sports events. I think you will agree it s a great addition to the school. Lets hope this glorious weather stays around for the next few weeks and we have a dry day for the Summer Fair! More details about the Fair can be found below. If you want to get in touch about the Fair or anything else, please feel free to email me at the address above. Thanks. Summer fair, SUNDAY 2 nd July (12-3PM) As in the previous newsletter we have lots of attractions available on the day and hope that you will attend! Sinclair Hammelton are judging the Design a Summer Fair and we will be announcing winners shortly. Help us to advertise the summer fair There are some A3 and A4 size poster in the office that can be advertised, and we will be looking to display these in local shops, businesses and clubs. If you are able to help distribute these and / or can promote the Fair on your company website, intranet, Raffle Tickets Please see end of newsletter for some of the great prizes we have this year! Raffle tickets went out in book bags just before half term. All unsold tickets will be sold during the Fair, so it is extremely important that we receive these back at your earliest convenience (closing date is 29 th June). Please ensure that you only return complete books (with completed counterfoils) via the Green FoBPS box in the office. For those who require more tickets, please take from the bundle in the office. If you would like to donate a prize for the raffle, please email Andrea. SILENT AUCTION: If you are interested in bidding for the signed Chelsea Football, slips are in the office. Bids started at 50. The winner will be announced at the Fair on the 2 nd July. Own clothes day in aid of the Tombola Children are invited to come to school on Friday 30 th June in own clothes (non-school uniform) in aid of the Summer Fair and the Tombola. Instead of paying the usual 1 charity donation, please bring either a bottle or chocolates! Class Reps will be on hand near the office to collect your very generous donations, which will be used during the Summer Fair on this very popular stall. Please note that due to the fact that the own clothes day is so close to the Fair, we are unable to accept late donations. Please therefore ensure that items are brought in on the morning of the 30th thank you! Jolly Jam Jars Due to the popularity of the Jolly Jam Jar lucky dip at previous Fairs and the amazing amounts raised, we have decided to do it again at the Summer Fair. We would like every pupil to fill a jam jar (or equivalent - in advance of the Fair) with small items that the children will want to win i.e. chocolate, sweets, pocket money toys and so on. These donated jars will then be ticketed and displayed on 1 P a g e
a stall near the regular Tombola and children will have the chance of winning them. 1) Use any size jar, making sure its clean and the labels have been taken off. 2) Try to make your jar appeal to either a girl or a boy. Fill your jar with small items that you think children would like to win, like the above list anything that fits in the jar. 3) Decorate your jar to a summer theme i.e. with stickers, ribbons, glitter, and so on. 4) Hand these in to FoBPS on the morning of Friday 23 June Class Reps will be on hand near the office to collect your very generous donations. Reception Higham Hook a Duck and Hoopla YR 1 Warren Spin a Prize/ Lollipop Lucky Dip YR 1 Newings Crazy Sand and Sand Art Pictures YR 2 Both classes Tombola 1. Alcohol 2. Choc/toiletries Hook a Duck 50p a go/ 1 for x3 Hoopla x6 rings for 1 50p per go 1-2.50 50p a go or 1 for x3 5) This year we are going to hold a competition for the best Jolly Jam Jar 1 st and 2 nd prize for KS1 and KS2. We re also going to ask the teachers for a Teacher s JJJ, and will give a prize to the best teacher JJJ, so lets make them as jolly as possible! PLEASE REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR NAME ON THE BOTTOM OF THE JAR. Bake us a cake We really need people to bake cakes or biscuits for the Summer Fair for selling on the refreshment stall. If you are able to help, please bring along your yummy treats on the day of the Fair and hand in to the lovely ladies manning the stall. If you would like your container back, please ensure that it is labelled with your child s name and class and we will arrange to get it back to you on the Monday after the Fair. Class Stalls Class representatives will soon be canvassing in the playground to gain help for your class stall your help in giving an hour of your time, will ensure that we are able to run the stall and also stops the same parent(s) manning it all day so please volunteer. Helping is easy and fun (we promise)! Please see below a list of class stalls. YR 3 Bull Coconut Shy/Splat a Rat Price (TBC) YR 3 Belbun Glitter Tattoos TBC YR 4 Clarke Pimms & Beer Lager - 1.50 Pimms - 1.50 Cans 50p Water 50p Crisps 30p YR 4 Clarke Bouncy Castle YR 5 Lloyd YR 5 McNamara BBQ Refreshments (tea, coffee, squash & cake) YR 6 Sawyers Jolly Jam Jars Tea 30p Coffee 30 p Squash 10p Cake from 50p Year Teacher Name of Stall Price Reception Dakin Archery 1 for 3 arrows YR 6 Sammons YR 6 PUPILS Organising something 2 P a g e
OTHER FoBPS Football Beat the Goalie and Tournament OTHER Coach P Shoot the Hoop OTHER Sinclair Hammelton London Karting Company Stand giving out balloons 50p a shot / 1 for 3 50p a shot / 1 for x3 Wednesday 5 July End of term discos KS1 4:15 5:15PM KS2 5:30 7PM Venue: main school hall Tickets must be purchased in advance More details will be sent nearer the time September (Date TBC) FoBPS AGM, 7:30PM Venue: School Hall Everyone is welcome so feel free to pop along Wednesday 20 th December Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs Churchill Theatre New FoBPS committee - AGM 2017/2018 We are delighted to welcome back the London Karting Company to the Bickley Summer Fair, with what was a very popular attraction for both boys and girls last year. Each F1 themed car is safe and easy to drive with a start/stop button operated by staff to ensure safety. This attraction will be fully manned by the experienced team at the London Karting Company and they are fully insured. Please arrive at the Fair early as we expect queues all day price 4 per child. Dates for your diary Friday 23 June Jolly Jam Jar contributions Hand to class reps near school office Thursday 29 June Deadline for raffle tickets and money Post in the green FoBPS post box Friday 30 June Own clothes day Tombola contributions Hand to class reps near school office Sunday 2 July Bickley Primary School Summer Fair 12-3pm Adults 1, children FREE In September, Andrea will be standing down as Chair of FOBPs, so the position will be up for grabs! Details regarding the AGM and new FoBPS committee roles will be sent via Parentmail before the summer break. Panto, 2017 FoBPS have once again secured tickets for this year s panto at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs. I will be sharing details with you all prior to the end of term. STAMPtastic The FASTEST way to name all your children s belongings! Never find the time (or inclination!) to sew in or iron on labels? Tired of replacing your kids lost belongings? Bin those needles and threads, labels are now a thing of the past because STAMPtastic is a naming revolution! STAMPtastic is a personalised stamp, handmade in the UK and usable on fabric, metal, wood and plastic yes on everything! No more sewing or ironing on labels no more losing your pencil case or P.E kit! Now you can stamp everything (and you will!) The transparent name block will ensure accurate, easy positioning and the ink will last wash after wash! 3 P a g e
Order your stamp now and be ready to stamp future clothing and accessories throughout the school year our little darlings have a habit of growing too quickly and any newly purchased or replaced items can be named quickly and easily using STAMPtastic. Order your personalised stamp and ink pad now from www.stamptastic.co.uk And now you can order STAMPtastic and raise money for Bickley Primary School - FoBPS will receive up to 25% cash back! Anyone can order STAMPtastic and raise money for our school, so tell your friends and family about it too! Just make sure that when ordering via the STAMPtastic website, that you put the code BICK12 in the discount code box to ensure that FoBPS receive cash back simple! Love it? Stamp it! Keep it! Easyfundraising FoBPS use www.easyfundraising.org.uk to raise extra funds, which means that if you shop online you could help us raise funds and it won't cost you a penny more, in fact it can help you save money. With over 1,000 online shops to deal with there is plenty of choice (including major brands like Amazon, M&S, Sainsbury's and Boots) for more information and to help with fundraising simply visit and click Friends of Bickley Primary School as your chosen charity. 4 P a g e
PRIZES Due to the amazing generosity of the companies shown above, FoBPS are very pleased to confirm that this year s Summer Fair Raffle will include the following prizes: - Two Tickets to see Wicked - the multi award-winning musical phenomenon about the Land of Oz witches - A Day Ticket to the beautiful Leeds Castle in Maidstone for two adults and three children (worth around 100) - A One Month Pass for the exclusive Virgin Active Health Club in Bromley (worth 87) - Two Day Passes for the exciting Barracudas Activity Camp in Bromley over the Summer (worth 78) - Any pair of pyjamas in any size from the stylish and super comfy cyberjammies range - designed by our own talented Bickley Primary School mum, Laura Grayston (worth up to 50) - A Meal for Two at the iconic Belgian restaurant Belgo in Bromley - A free oven clean by the professional Hither Green Oven Clean company (worth 49) - Afternoon Tea for Two at the lovely Bromley Court Hotel (worth 39) 5 P a g e
- A Family Day Pass to the luxurious David Lloyd Club in Beckenham - A Day Ticket for two adults and two children for Godstone Farm perfect for a family fun-filled day out (worth around 36) - A Day Pass for two adults and two children for Gambado the Ultimate Softplay Centre in Beckenham (worth 30) - A 20 Voucher for the delicious and child-friendly Giraffe restaurant - Free entrance for up to ten people to any action-packed Delta Paintballing Centre (each ticket allows 10 people free entrance so potentially worth 100) - A Family Pass to the exciting Quasar Elite Bromley Centre - Swim passes for the Pavilion Leisure Centre in Bromley 6 P a g e