It's here!!

So, after weeks of planning, raffle prize acquiring, volunteer searching, blog posting, game making, letter writting and much much more we are just about ready for the Christmas fair.  Doors open straight after school tom (Fri 7th Dec) but raffle tickets will be on sale from 3pm outside the school office, so even if you cant come to the fair, why not buy a few tickets, you may win one of the following prizes:

Family ticket to Wooky Hole
Moors valley Country park car park ticket
Akemi Spa Manicure
Akemi Spa Pedicure
£25 voucher for Dunfords Hair and Beauty
Family Ticket to DTFC Home league match
£10 Voucher Bonjour cafe
and many more...

Also i am going to take this opportunity to say Thank you to the staff of the Dorchester Duchy office and Poundbury garden centre for kindly donating our beautiful Christmas tree, Which if you haven't seen it is standing tall just under the mezzanine, THANK YOU.
Just one more thing, Don't forget its non school uniform day tomorrow, so throw that uniform in the wash for the weekend and dress as you like for the day, however in all the excitement, don't forget to bring your prize for the tombola.
I think that's it.  Nothing more to say, other than, Please come and support the Christmas Fair, it truly i one of the highlights of the year, hours of work and preparation go into it, some come along, bring your friends and family, and have yourself a jolly good time!

Christmas Fair!

We are desperate for volunteers to help at the fair this Friday!  Please let us know if you can help at any time during the afternoon to help setup or after school for running a stall.  There is a form on the white board by the school office or you could email us to let us know - powsa@hotmail.co.uk

Thanks - Jon

1 WEEK TO GO!

Just one week to go! This time next week everyone will be gathered together, excited children, carols playing and adults sharing Christmas cheer.  No, Not Christmas day but almost as exciting, The annual school festivities of the Christmas fair.  I would encourasge you to make every effort to attend and bring friends and family.  It is one of the school yearly highlights, a chance for the whole school community to come together and have a lovely time, enjoying being part of an amazing community, help raise some money for our school and of course a chance to get into the festive spirit!
Volunteers are still urgently needed, so if you feel able to volunteer on the day please please please sign up on the sign up rota on the POWSA board next to the school office.  If all the spots are full please add your name to the bottom of the list as we can never have too many volunteers!
Last thing, Dont forget, Non School Uniform day the friday, and please bring a bottle of something or a box of chocolates as the prizes for our ever-so-popular tombola.
Any questions, feel free to ask any POWSA member, or post a comment and I will get back to you.
See you next week.
ONE WEEK TO GO!

Roll up, Roll up.

Just a quick reminder to say, that on the POWSA board in the school office, there is now a sign up sheet for volunteers for the Christmas fair. All the stalls are listed, so if you feel you could spend some time helping out this year, please sign up!

Christmas Fair

It's that time of year already.  Here at POWSA HQ we are busy planning and organising this years annual festive family fun evening.  So get out your diaries and calenders and put a BIG RED CIRCLE around Friday 7th December, after school onwards.  There will be many an opportunity to play games, have your face painted, win at a tombola and buy those last minute gifts, along with your chance to win some amazing raffle prizes (more details to follow).  Bring your friends and family for a fantastically fun afternoon, the chance to get in the festive mood and help raise money for our fantastic school.

Rag Bag

We have just been informed that since installing the Rag Bag Bin a year ago, we have managed to raise a staggering £402.50!!  This is fantastic news.  A huge thank you to all of you who have donated old clothes, shoes, bedding, towels etc.  An additional special note of thanks to Tim Norris who organised the installation of the rag bag and continues to organise the collection of our donations once the bin is full, Thanks Tim.
Don't let the good work stop there, keep giving and lets see if this year we can beat last years total!

Christmas Pudding's

So it's nearly here, just 5 weeks away, but that is still plenty of time to grab yourself one of the delicious Ultimate Christmas pudding's.  There is only limited stock left, so hurry!  For each Pudding sold, the school receives a proportion of the profit.  Drop into the school office to find out more. 

Christmas is coming!

As we are all well aware, Christmas is fast approaching, and along with the Christmas fair, card writing, cake making, mince pie eating, house cleaning and decorating, Christmas party invites, carol concerts and performances (you get the idea!) there is the present shopping.  POWSA can't make this any easier, but we can make you feel a bit better about it by reminding you about easy fundraising.  When you buy on-line from the selected retailers, a small percentage comes to us here at school at no extra cost to you! It free money that we can use to buy the all important items for the children here at The Prince of Wales school.  All you have to do is sign up at easyfundraising.org.uk and get shopping. Please check it out.

Welcome back!

Hi there everyone, hope you all had a fun filled, jam packed half term.
As I'm sure you'll remember, just before we broke up for half term, the school experienced non ICT day.  There are varied reports about computer usage but generally everyone seemed to be very well behaved! Altogether, we collected £27.26, a ruler, 2 rubbers, 3 pencils, a tissue and an i.o.u from Mickey Mouse!  I have been reliably informed that the stationary has been returned to the appropriate classes, the tissue has found the bin and at the time of writing we wait to hear from Mr M. Mouse!
Please keep checking the blog for up to date information about all things POWSA, how you can help and how we spend the money.
Thanks for all your support,
Kate

Christmas Puddings

Just a quick reminder that today is your last chance to pre order the most delicious, scrumptious mouthwatering Christmas puddings around.  If your not a Christmas pudding fan, don't worry you can also pre order a delectable chocolate pudding instead (or maybe as well!) Both puddings are £5 with the school making profit on every pudding sold.  Each pudding is personalised with the school logo, so would make an excellent gift for those relatives that you're never sure what to buy them!
Thank you for your continued support, and from all the POWSA committee have a wonderful half term.

Non ICT day

Charlie and Lola have been very busy getting ready for tomorrow's Non ICT day.
Remember, all teachers and children cannot use computers or other technology in school! There will be no blogging, no typing, no googling, no surfing. There will certainly be no interactive white boarding, no tweeting, no ipadding, no videoing and certainly no tomatoes!
All children need to be on the lookout because if they catch their teacher using any ICT they will have to pay a 50p fine!
Thank you
p.s.  Donations to POWSA for school equipment will be welcomed (as always!!)

Meeting tonight!

Hi there everyone,
Just to say that POWSA are meeting tonight, 19.45 at the Poet Laureate on Poundbury.
As we are heading into one of our busiest periods with the Christmas fair coming up, it would be great to see some new faces.  DON'T PANIC, there is no expectation that you will volunteer for anything, but its a great opportunity to meet other parents, have a drink, relax (without the kids) and have a go at raising some money for the school.
Hope to see you there

Kate (POWSA)

Weekend reminder!

Just a quick reminder about all that is happening at the moment.
Firstly, the Scholastic book fair is going strong with many titles selling fast, Don't miss out!! The book fair will be open after school tomorrow (Fri) and on Monday so hurry, hurry, hurry.
Secondly, don't forget to send back your pre-orders for the most delicious, tempting, scrumptious Christmas puddings going. There is a choice of Traditional or a Triple chocolate pudding, but why not make life easier and have one of each!  For each pudding sold POWSA makes profit for the school.
Finally, don't forget that Non ICT day is coming up on 24th October and everyone is going to have to be super stealthy and focused if we're going to catch Mr Spracklen or Miss Johnson using their computer or iPads!
Have a fab weekend
POWSA

Non-ICT Day!

I have this little sister Lola, she is small and very funny.  Next Wednesday (the 24^th of October) will be a non-ICT day.  That means all the children, including Lola and all the teachers cannot use computers or other technology in school!

There will be no blogging, no typing, no googling, no surfing.

There will certainly be no interactive white boarding, no tweeting, no ipadding, no videoing and certainly no tomatoes!

Lola is looking forward to catching out her teachers, if they use some ICT, they have to pay a 50p fine!  Hopefully all the children will help Lola and raise funds for the school. 

Thank you

Charlie (and the POWSA Committee)

PS donations to POWSA for school equipment will be welcomed (as always!!)

Scholastic Book Fair!!

Just a quick reminder that the scholastic book fair starts today.  The books are available to browse by both children and parents after school Wed-Mon and at the parents evening tonight.
Why not stock up on a few Christmas presents, or introduce your kids to another fantastic author?
Once our target has been reached, the school receive 60% of the profit back to spend on books for school.  This has proven a very profitable venture in the past and we hope to replicate the success again this year!

POWSA AGM

Last week POWSA held our AGM.  We are pleased to welcome new faces to the group, but always keen to see some more!
Nominated this year were-
Jon Thornton as Chair
Fiona Staddon as Vice Chair
Karen Briant as Treasurer
Secretary as Amanda Shelvey
Publicist Kate Hopkins (That's me!!)
As always we will continue to fund raise for the school and have loads of ideas for the coming year, but any other ideas always welcome.
Our next meeting 23/10/12 at 19:45, meeting at the Poet Laureate (Poundbury) 

 

 



POWSA - contact

If you would like to make contact with POWSA, either speak to a committee member, a teacher or email powsa@hotmail.co.uk

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