Hello,
Here are the minutes of our last meeting and the latest financials. We have agreed to spend just over £1,000 on buying new flipcharts for each of the school’s eight classrooms; we will be voting on further spends, including buying some induction hobs and pans for cooking classes, later in the year.
Our main project this year will be to raise money for a £30,000+ woodland play area in the garden to complement the garden classroom, more details to follow soon. If you would like to learn more about it please join us at the Garden Party this Friday!
YEAR 6 CAKE SALE, Friday 29 September, 3.30
Year 6 is organising the first cake sale of the year this Friday. They will be raising money for a trip to The Globe theatre, after which their class is named (plus, they are studying Macbeth this year)!
You will be able to buy cakes using cash, bank card or stamp cards if you have any left. Everyone can take part: for children who need them, there will be free stamp cards available from the office.
GARDEN PARTY, Friday 29 September, 6-8pm
Please join us this Friday at the FROGS Garden Party! Drinks, soft drinks and nibbles will be served, and it’s a great opportunity to meet other Grasmere parents. We will be fundraising to cover the costs of the party, and for our big project of the year, a new Woodland Play Area for the garden. There will be some information on the project on display; our target is to raise over £30,000 for this amazing project this year. We will also be selling T-shirts, tote bags and stamp cards which you can use at FROGS events throughout the year.
Jumble Sale
Our next big fundraiser is the Jumble Sale on Saturday 7 October. Please help if you can by running a stall for an hour on the day; there are still a few slots to fill and just 1 hour of your time would make a massive difference. Dads, don’t be shy – you too can help! Please use our sign up sheet.
If you are worried about childcare, one of our volunteers can look after the kids while you sort on the Friday afternoon; and children are welcome to ‘help’ with their adults on all the stalls (except the kitchen one for safety reasons).
Friday volunteers get first pick of the best bargains; Saturday volunteers get free hot drinks, treats and soup and bread if they want it.
This is a lovely community event that helps a lot of families and makes great money for the school (we’re hoping to raise over £1,500). Kids love it as they can find a 50p book or toy, and run around with their friends while adults help or find some lovely clothes for next to nothing.
Please also ask your friends and neighbours if they have any jumble to donate! Thank you.
FROGS’ SHARING Shelf
In the covered walkway you will find our main noticeboard with all the FROGS info and dates. Next to it is the Sharing Shelf. At the top is a space for adults, staff and carers to exchange books. In the middle are shelves for kids to swap books. (If the shelf is full, please keep your books for the Jumble sale!). There’s also more information taped to the side of the shelf.
The two bottom shelves are our Food Bank shelves, and they need replenishing! Please donate what you can (pasta, rice, tins, toiletries); there is a full list of suggested items on the shelves. And of course, please take anything that you might need for there (if you wait a few minutes in the KS1 playground at drop off there won’t be anyone in the walkway).
Also please save the dates: our Year 5 Cake sale will be on Friday 13 October, to raise money for an IMAX session at the Science museum; and our school disco will be on Friday 3 November.
Thank you and take care,
FROGS