SHANBALLY NATIONAL PARENTS ASSOCIATION
14th October 2013
Re: Shanbally National School Parents Association 1st Newsletter.
Outlining all the Parents Association upcoming events from October to December 13′.
Dear Parents,
Welcome back and welcome to our very first newsletter this year from the Shanbally National School Parents Association J
As you all know The Parents Association plays a key role within the school. We are currently busily preparing for our upcoming events for another fun-filled fundraising year. The money raised each year goes directly back into the school and more importantly benefits each and every one of our children.
A outlined at our AGM we will require Spot Prizes for our up coming events, which include The School Bazaar and our Table Quiz Night held in November. The PA have started the grueling task of calling to business in the locality and wider community looking for spot prizes. If you have any unused presents you may not want/need, boxes of chocolates, wine or anything else you think would be of use to us we would really appreciate them. Also if you have any affiliation with a business or know someone who could help us please try these avenues. A hamper, a voucher or donation would be fantastic!
We are very excited to share the following list of upcoming events with you all. These events are scheduled to take place from now until December;
1) Cake Sale: Our Halloween Cake Sale will take place on Friday the 25th of October. This will take place as usual in the Halla. Its Fancy Dress so get the thinking caps on for those costumes! The children always love coming in with their class to make their purchases! Everyone is welcome to pop in & help support our school. More information will be given out closer to the date, just in time for all you mums, dads, grandparents and children to bake up a storm J
2) Junior Infants Photographs: Each year a professional Photographer comes to the school to photograph our new Junior Infants pupils and their siblings. This will be taking place on Monday the 4th of November. Adrian O’ Herlihy photographer will be doing the photos on the day. You can see some of Adrian’s work on www.adrianoherlihy.com. More details will given closer to the day.
3) Table Quiz: The Table Quiz is booked for Friday the 8th of November in the Shamrock Bar. This is always a fantastic evening and raises a lot of money for the school but most importantly it is great fun!! Spot Prizes will be given out on the night. A table of four people is €30. Please support this night if you possibly can.
4) Panto: The West Midlands Children’s theatre group will be a visiting the school once again this year. This will be happening on Tuesday the 5th December Their performance is yet to be disclosed but we will have more information shortly. This play will be for 1st class to 6th class. You can check out their website atwww.wmct.co.uk. This is costing €360 and we are delighted that the Parents Association are in the position to fund this fantastic play.
On the same day the Panto is visiting we will have a special surprise for our juniors & seniors in the Halla that morning. We are currently looking at some exciting options!
5) Bazaar: Our annual School Bazaar will be taking place on Sunday the 1st of December at 2pm in Pfizer’s Sports Hall. There will many stalls on display including the children’s very own “craft stall”. There will be toys, bric-a-brac, books and much more. We have loads of fabulous Prizes to be won on the day! Any unwanted items that you wish to donate will be gladly accepted. More details of the Bazaar will be sent out to you in November.
6) Santa Visits the School: As always Santa will be making a very special stop this Christmas to Shanbally National School. This is always a fantastic day for the children. Santa will be bringing every boy and girl a special treat. A Christmas raffle is also held on this day.
In order to sustain the above and our many more events & programmes throughout the school year, we rely hugely on the generosity of each and every one of you.
We look forward to celebrating and participating in the above with you all. Make sure to pencil the dates into your calendars J.
Kind Regards,
Shanbally National School Parents Association