Firstly a date for the diary:                                       Ground Force Day It's our first ground force day tomorrow, starting at 2pm. We'll be concentrating on clearing the wild area in preparation for the children being able to use it later this year. Please do come along, armed with your toughest garden equipment if you can!     New Art Equipment We're …
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Bingo A date for the diary - our next fundraiser is a family bingo on Saturday 10th March. This is the first bingo FOPS has organised in a while and we hope it will be a fun family and village event, whilst at the same time raising money for school. There will be a mufti day next Friday (2nd March) and we would be grateful if you could donate food or drink for prizes at the bingo. Look out for the leaflet which will be sent home in book bags shortly for full details.   Ground force Day Our next ground force day is Sunday (25th …
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Kids Cafe Kids Cafe will be held on Wednesday 20th December (and not the last day of term), and is the turn of Beech Class. Offerings for the cafe table from Beech Class parents gratefully received. Please leave in Reception on Wednesday morning, or bring along to the Cafe from 3.15pm, where you can enjoy a quiet cup of tea or coffee (and a moment to breath) before the festive mayhem begins! Offers of help to set up & clear down also welcomed! …
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We have been busy getting everything ready for Saturday's Christmas Fair - and hope that you are able to come along & enjoy all that we have planned. The fair starts at 4pm, with the children singing at 5pm, in the school playground - dress for warmth & Christmas cheer! There will be plenty of stalls for all the family in the hall, Ash class and in the Willow shelter - so be sure to visit them all. Delicious refreshments to feed the family will be available in the Parish hall. As well as the generous donations received for the raffle …
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Firstly a big thank you to everyone who come along to the Kids Cafe on the last day before half term. Oak class parents provided a lovely range of cakes which sold brilliantly. The game created by Alice and Gemma Millett seemed to go down well and William Brainch was the lucky winner of a jar of Smarties. Well done William and thank you to the Millets for creating the game. FOPS have a meeting on: Monday 6th November 3.30pm in the Village Hall to plan for the rest of this term. Please come along, children welcome. …
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Friends of Payhembury School Our aim is to support the school by raising money for the ‘extras’ which otherwise would not be provided, and through this enhancing our children’s experiences. What does FOPS spend our hard-earned money on? Parents, carers, local residents and businesses are always very generous helping FOPS raise money for the school. In the last academic year (September 2016 – July 2017), we gave over £900 to the school. The majority of this was towards trips and events outside of the classrooms although we also bought end …
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Did you know that whenever you buy anything online - from your weekly shop to your annual holiday - you could be collecting free donations for Friends of Payhembury School? There are over 3,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation, including Amazon, John Lewis, Aviva, thetrainline and Sainsbury's – it doesn't cost you a penny extra! It's as easy as 1, 2, 3... 1. Head to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/friendsofpay/ and join for free. 2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want …
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An outstanding effort from the MET office brought the sunshine for May Day and the crowds came to celebrate. A beautifully poignant crowning on the green was followed by fantastic dancing from the children. No permanent injuries came from the welly wanging and all the dogs were very well behaved for Janet East in the dog show. Days of summer were welcomed in by the fabulous Otter Morris dancers, what a way to celebrate. Fun and laughter throughout made it a day to remember. Thank you to all the FOPs committee who worked so hard to make it …
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