Minutes of FONNS meeting
Date: Tuesday, 9th September
2008, 7:30pm
Venue: School Staff Room
Present:
Sarah Penfold, Mrs.Freeman, Lesley Donald, Jason James, Jo Poppy,
Walter Eley, Becky Pain, Catherine Lloyd, Julia Buckley, David Chapman
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Welcome This meeting followed on after the A.G.M. It was suggested to set a few diary dates and
publish them on the Village Diary as soon as possible, so as to avoid clashes
with other organisations.
Upcoming Events
·
School
Gate Sale – Friday
26th September: Donuts (and second
hand school uniform).
·
Sponsored
Sports Event – 23rd October (reserve 24th): To be held in the afternoon
during school hours. A sponsored
circuit-train was suggested, with an inflatable slide at the end. Mrs Freeman needs to consult with Mrs Dixon
for ideas. Walter can organise the
slide; Sarah will organise Sponsor Sheets, Jo will provide posters, and
Catherine will do squash and bickies.
MRS F; SP, WE, JP, CL
·
Half Term Event for the children – Halloween 31st
October: Repeating a successful and popular event last year,
the party will be held in Becky’s barn at Bassett Court Farm, from 6:00pm –
8:30pm. Family tickets will once again
be priced at £5.00, with individual tickets at £1.50. Walter offered to sort the booze license and
get some Severn Vale beer. To be
discussed further at the next meeting.
· Christmas Raffle: Sarah Aston and Helen Brown have kindly volunteered to organise again this year. Carolyn Timbrell has conveyed her ideas to involve the children in creating some of the prizes; each Year Group is to be given a colour theme for a Box or Hamper, and children will be asked to make/provide a small gift of their colour to be included in that box. Helen and Sarah A to be consulted on this. Other “First Prize” options were discussed, such as a short-break stay at Calcot Manor, Tortworth Court, or Bath Spa. Catherine’s offer of her caravan for a weekend in Walter’s field was unanimously rejected. Sarah may be able to arrange a tour of Concorde at Filton.
SA, HB
Raffle to be drawn at the School Nativity Play.
·
Christmas Fayre – 28th November: To be held at Nibley House from 6:00 - 9:00pm. Sarah has discussed the date with Sue Devine,
and the Church is happy there is no clash with this event. Mrs Freeman will invite Friends from the
Village. Carolyn Timbrell has offered to
help organize this event, and Walter advised there is space for around 15
stalls. Carolyn suggested £15 per
stall. Minced pies, mulled wine and
coffee will be served, and the School Choir will sing on the staircase from
7:00pm. Sarah will ask Theresa Eames to
source some Poinsettias.
· Christmas Puddings: Following its success in the past 2 years, Julia Buckley offered to take over the enterprise this year, and will get all the details from Jason.
JB
· Burns Night – 24th January: Scottish Dance Troops will need to be investigated early as they tend to get booked up pretty quickly for this date. Jason volunteered Karen Wheeler to find out at Wotton Town Hall about a local troop. If not, we will Google… or investigate by some other means. To be discussed further.
KW
Wish List
Mrs Freeman
reported a few small items requested by Class 1 and Class 2. More indoor games for rainy-day playtimes are
also needed.
Pantomime – There will be another visit this year to the theatre in Cheltenham, this is being arranged by Mrs Toddhunter. We hope there will be a performance in school for the infants again this year too, but this is yet to be organised.
A.O.B.
·
Suggested to include a Second Hand
Uniform sale in conjunction with the Donut Sale outside school on 26th
September.
·
Table Top or Jumble Sale suggested
after Christmas, maybe January.
·
Recapped Walter’s idea of a Safari
Dinner, to be followed up at a later stage.
· Curry and Quiz Night, to be discussed.
Next Meeting
Next meeting will be in
the School Staff Room on Wednesday,
15th October 2008.