2nd Hand Uniform Schedule for the Year!

We are pleased to announce a full schedule for the 2nd Hand Uniform sales for the year- including all donation days, sale weekends and collection days.

Sales will take place online over the FIRST WEEKEND OF EVERY MONTH within term time. Donations and collections are at the School Field, at the top of Banner Farm Road. Donation mornings take place the Monday before the sale (or the earliest day the week before that school is open). Collection of orders is on the Thursday following the sale.

DONATION DAY	ONLINE SALE	COLLECTION DAY
MONDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER	2ND - 3RD OCTOBER	THURSDAY 7TH OCTOBER
MONDAY 1ST NOVEMBER	6TH - 7TH NOVEMBER	THURSDAY 11TH NOVEMBER
MONDAY 29TH NOVEMBER	4TH - 5TH DECEMBER	THURSDAY 9TH DECEMBER
WEDNESDAY 5TH JANUARY (1ST DAY BACK)	8TH - 9TH JANUARY	THURSDAY 13TH JANUARY
MONDAY 31ST JANUARY	5TH - 6TH FEBRUARY	THURSDAY 10TH FEBRUARY
MONDAY 28TH FEBRUARY	5TH - 6TH MARCH	THURSDAY 10TH MARCH
N/A	NO SALE IN EASTER HOLS (APRIL)	N/A
MONDAY 25TH APRIL	30TH APRIL - 1ST MAY	THURSDAY 5TH MAY
TUES 7TH JUNE (1ST DAY BACK)	11TH - 12TH JUNE	THURSDAY 16TH JUNE
MONDAY 27TH JUNE	2ND - 3RD JULY	THURSDAY 7TH JULY
FRIDAY 22ND JULY (LAST DAY OF TERM)	NO SALE (SUMMER HOLS)	NO COLLECTION (SUMMER HOLS)

Dates may be subject to change although we hope not to have to. If we do, we will communicate via the school.

Welcome Back!

In our first blog of the new academic year we wish you a warm welcome back and answer the two questions we are sure have been on your lips all summer….

1) How do I get involved in the PTA?!

2) When is the PTA’s AGM?

To end the suspense right away, here goes with the answers:

1. There are two main ways you can volunteer your time…

Join the Committee – this year we have vacancies for Treasurer and general Committee positions.

Do you have enthusiasm and good organisation skills? Do you get a warm fuzzy feeling from helping others? If so, we’d love to hear from you! Email us claremonttwpta@gmail.com .

No prior knowledge of the school or the PTA is needed for any of the Committee positions although familiarity with numbers is obviously essential to be Treasurer. Marketing skills, events experience and/or writing grant applications is always useful but certainly not essential. Committee members are expected to attend Committee meetings (approx. every 6 weeks), help take key decisions and to coordinate at least one of our fundraising event teams (such as Clarefest, the Summer Fete or even something new that you’re passionate about). The Treasurer is responsible for managing the bank accounts, processing all payments and preparing the year-end accounts. All Committee members are of course fully supported by the rest of the Committee and the wider PTA community.

Become a Friend of the PTA – be added to our distribution list to find out when we need help on an adhoc basis. This could be anything from help putting up the Christmas trees or running a stall at the summer fete. Please email us to be added to our Friends of the PTA list.

2. The PTA’s AGM (Annual General Meeting) is on Thursday 30th September at 8pm, in the Lodge classroom on the school's top playground (enter via the Banner Farm Road entrance).

All are welcome! Remember all parents are automatically members of the PTA so you don’t have to be a Friend or Committee member to come to the AGM. The AGM is a legal meeting where we review what happened last year and discuss plans for the year ahead. We'd love to welcome old and new parents and hear your feedback. It's also a great way to meet other parents and teachers.

Don’t forget you can always find out more about the PTA website at our website, Instagram, Facebook and email us with any questions.

Reception and Year One Parent Social Night

Lastly, we look forward to seeing Year 1 parents this Friday 17th Sept from 7.30pm at the Claremont Pub and then Reception parents the following week Friday 24th Sept, same time and place. Please RSVP to saratitmuss@hotmail.com if you are coming so we can gauge numbers.

Best regards,

Claire, Natalie & Sara

(Chair, Vice-Chair & Secretary)

The Kids Are Taking Over...!!

Claremont pupils have taken over the very last blog of the year by sharing some of their special memories from Sports Day and the School Fete. Whilst parents couldn't attend either event this year, we hope by sharing some of the blogs that the children have written, that you can share in their excitement of the events too!

SPORTS DAY

The effort on these Key Stage 2 boys faces is reflective of the effort all children put into their relevant Sports Days.

Mrs Roberts has chosen to share a few of the best blogs that the children have written....

SUMMER FETE

No wonder the kids had a great time at the fete...here are photos and more of the best blogs to show you what they got up to!