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We would like to thank everyone who came to the Summer Fair and our Family Picnic / AGM where we shared what we have acomplished this year and said goodbye to one of our long lasting PTA members, whose daugher is leaving this year.

Review of fundraising in 2024-25

This year we raised an incredible £8218.57

Our biggest hitters as always were the Christmas Fair (£2350) and Summer Fair (£1955).
We also had lots of smaller events throughout the year – our Krispy Kreme sales, which
were a steep learning curve but were incredibly popular, our weekly ice cream sales in the
summer term which have been a big hit in the lovely weather.
We re-introduced a Bingo Night in the spring term, which was a lot of fun and a great way to
get the school community together. We are hoping to run more events like this next year.
We launched an online uniform shop, which is a great way to recycle school uniform, save
money and earn some money for the PTA – in its first year we have taken just over £100 on
this.
We also had some success with the ASDA cashpot scheme, as well as EasyFundraising
and the School Lottery. Please do continue to support us through these schemes as they
really add up.

What we have spent it on!

We have funded coaches for school trips in Year 1 and 2, and swimming lessons for Year 3
and 4.
We funded a Greensands workshop for Early Years.
We paid for the new outdoor library which was officially opened by author James Mayhew on
World Book Day.
We have ordered a replacement Buddy Bench which should be in situ by the end of term,
and have commissioned a new sign to go with it.
We also organised a visit from Father Christmas, who brought a gift for every child in the
school, as well as an Easter Egg Hunt where every child received a chocolate egg.

Thank you!

We are really proud of our achievements this year, but of course we couldn’t do it without
your help.
So a huge thank you to….
All of our amazing volunteers and school staff who give up their time and energy to help
plan, organise and run our events, we couldn’t do it without you.
Everyone who has contributed by attending an event, signing up to the Lottery or
EasyFundraising, or buying an ice cream or doughnut after school!

But there is one person in particular we want to give an extra big thank you to. Our amazing
secretary Thais is leaving the committee this year, after having children at the school for 7
years, her daughter is about to move on to middle school. She has been an absolutely
integral part of the PTA, giving up so much of her time to make sure that everything the PTA
does for the school is a success. She’s hardworking, amazingly organised, great fun and so
welcoming to the rest of us who only started on the committee last year. We are going to
miss her loads, although we hope that she will be back in a year’s time when her youngest
starts school (hopefully here!). So to say thank you we have got her a little gift.

The official part

The current committee is
Rosie and Isabel – co-chairs
Becca – treasurer
Thais – outgoing secretary – Laura Botelho has been voted as the new Secretary

Targets for next year

We are working with the school on a plan to fundraise for a new outdoor gym. We are in the
process of applying for a grant for this, which we will top up with our own funds raised
through activities in school.
As mentioned before we’d also like to hold more events for adults in the evenings, including
a quiz night and a race night. If you would like to help run these events or have a great idea
then please let us know!

Volunteer with us!

We are always looking for more volunteers, so if you would like to get involved with the PTA,
please don’t be shy – come and speak to one of us or drop us an email or a whatsapp
message. You can be involved as little or as much as you like, whether that’s helping set up
for a fair, selling ice creams after school or just contributing ideas. Please also consider us
as a recipient for any charity funding that your workplace might offer – we are a registered
charity and therefore eligible for these types of schemes.

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Thank you for your continuos support. Remember, you can support us from home, keep reading:

We are fast approaching the end of another year! Where does the time go? We met last 28th of April to review previous events and discuss the next ones among other bits and pieces so here are the important dates for your calendar and the meeting minutes.

14th May – Meeting at the Clay Pipe (7pm) to plan the Summer Fair

16th May – Little recyclers clothes collection

13th June – Bring a bottle for the summer fair

16th June – Bring a plant for the summer fair

20th June – Summer Fair

7th July – Summer Picnic / AGM

11th July – Y4 Leavers disco

22nd September – Welcome Party

Here are the meeting minutes:

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First of all we would like to thank BannerBuzz for funding our new brand new banner that will allow us to advertise our events on the school gate!

We had a meeting on Monday the 3rd of March where we discussed a few things, including the following dates for your calendar:

6th March – World Book Day book sale

7th March – Little recyclers clothes collection

14th March – Bingo night

2nd April – Easter Egg Hunt (during school hours)

28th April – PTA meeting

16th May – Little recyclers clothes collection

13th June – Bring a bottle for the summer fair

16th June – Bring a plant for the summer fair

20th June – Summer Fair

11th July – Y4 Leavers disco

As usual, here are the meeting notes for anyone who would like to have a read through!

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We had a meeting on Monday the 20th of January where we discussed a few things, including the following dates for your calendar:

14th February – Krispy Kreme sale

3rd March – PTA meeting

6th March – World Book Day book sale

7th March – Little recyclers clothes collection

14th March – Bingo night

2nd April – Easter Egg Hunt (during school hours)

13th June – Bring a bottle for the summer fair + Little recyclers clothes collection

16th June – Bring a plant for the summer fair

20th June – Summer Fair

11th July – Y4 Leavers disco

As usual, here are the meeting notes for anyone who would like to have a read through!

We would like to welcome you all back to school and celebrate the fantastic fundraising results of last term! Thank you to all the volunteers and everyone who attended the Christmas Fair or purchased something or contributed in any way, we’ve done it once again!! and thanks to all your continuous support we have managed to fund all of these in the last few months (since last summer)!

One of the greatest news this term is that we finally have a bank account that we can access! So expenses can be paid much quicker and can be done by bank transfer rather than cash so that’s a big win!

Our first meeting of the year will be on Monday the 20th of January and we hope to see old and new faces! As usual, everyone is welcome! The more the merrier!

NEW NOTICEBOARD BANNER

We have just updated our logo in order to be able to print in large and we are now in the process of ordering a new Noticeboard banner from Bannerbuzz to promote our events! Watch this space! Bannerbuzz is giving a FREE banner to all charities, which is amazing and we are very grateful! Here’s the link to all the information in case anyone is interested for another charity.

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MY CHILD’S ART

My child’s Art 10% discount has now expired but you can still place an order and we will get 20% commssion from all sales. Order by the 13th of December for guaranteed Christmas delivery! We have earned £208 so far and are incredibly grateful, thank you to everyone that has contributed so far!

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CHRISTMAS RAFFLE

We have 40 prizes and counting!!

We are collecting prizes for our Christmas raffle and have had a few great prizes confirmed, such as a Family ticket (2 adults 2 children) for Peter Pan Panto at Milton Keynes theatre, a £200 John Lewis gift card donated by Ridgeways, a Family season ticket for Bletchley Park or a 1 child 1 adult ticket for Beckonscot model village.

Other prizes include 1 month membership for Tiddenfoot Leisure Centre and Energie Fitness, A baby and child first aid class voucher by Mini First Aid, 3x family portrait sessions with a framed image by Oakley studios, a £20 voucher for King Sushi, a painting worth £30 and a gift bottle by Red Poppies Studios, a term of Art after school club at Beaudesert by Artventurers, a £12 KFC voucher, a family ticket to watch an MKL game, 3 issues of Whizz Pop Bang magazine, a family ticket for ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, a family ticket for Woodside Animal farm, a free valet by Headturners detailing, a new vinyl flooring for a bathroom/washroom by Criterion flooring, a Express facial worth £30 by GeLaura Nails & Beauty, a £10 voucher for Adrienne’s flowers, a £20 voucher for The Anchor in Tilsworth, a voucher for 4x 500ml ice cream tubs from Clipstone Dairy, 2x £10 vouchers for DJ’s playzone soft play in Hemel Hamstead, a £30 gift voucher for Thrift Farm, a Stamp and an ink pad from Stamptastic, a 1 child entry voucher for Climbquest, 2x 1 adult 2 children game vouchers for GoBowling Dunstable, a day pass for 360 MK softplay, a small hamper from Tesco Vimy Road, 1 adult 1 child ticket for Mead Open farm, 2 entrance tickets for Gulliver’s Land, a kids digital camera donated by the Chair of Governors, a sticky notes folder book, 3x day passes for 360 Play MK for 1 adult and 1 child, 4 x grounds admission tickets (adult or child) and 4 x shuttle bus tickets for Waddesdon Manor, 11 gift vouchers £120 all together from Shan Shui, 3 months subscription to Whizz Pop Bang magazine, a hamper donated by Tesco, a hamper donated by Pecks Farm and an Octopus Energy plushie bundle.

A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS!!!

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GROTTO TICKETS

Bookings for the Grotto Experience at the Christmas Fair will be open from the 22nd of November 5pm. Click here to see all info and book your slot.

BOOK HERE

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ELFRIDGES

This year we will be doing Elfridges separate from the Christmas Fair, to give all children the chance to buy a gift for their family members at pocket money prices. All gift prices will range from 50p to £2 and the gifts will be available for them to purchase during the school day (the teachers will bring one class at a time) on the 25th and 26th of November. The children will also be able to wrap their gifts and put a name tag before taking them home on the day. More info coming soon!

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BAKE OFF COMPETITION!

Don’t forget we will be having a Bake Off competition again! Most children love to get messy in the kitchen and bake cakes and biscuits so what better excuse than a Christmas themed competition that will also give us the opportunity to raise money for the school? All bakes will need to be brought into school on the 29th November before 9am and will be sold at the Christmas Fair in the afternoon. There are 1 adult and 3 junior prizes up for grabs! Please remember NO NUTS!

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GIVE A JUMPER A NEW HOME THIS CHRISTMAS!

We are collecting preloved children’s and adults’ Christmas jumpers/tops/dresses to sell at the Christmas Fair on 29th November (in time for School Christmas Jumper Day on 18th December).

Please drop your jumpers in our special collection bin outside the school office any time from 13th November! THANK YOU!

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My Nametags

We have teamed up with My Nametags so every time you order from this link or quote our School ID 35735 when ordering, we will be given 24% cashback.

ORDER HERE

We met on Monday 4th November to discuss ongoing events and things plus the Christmas Fair logistics. Here are the minutes for anyone who would like to see what we talked about and a few dates for your calendar:

8th November – Krispy Kreme doughnuts BIG sale at 2:45pm

10% Discount code (BeaudesertX24) for My Child’s Art ends today 8th November too (you can still order after this date, at full price) – Use these login details:
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15th November – Non Uniform Day – Bring some chocolate for the Christmas Fair tombola (it is also Children in Need day so you might want to dress in spots as your non uniform)

22nd November – Non Uniform Day – Bring a bottle for the Christmas Fair tombola

25th November 1pm – Grotto setup in the school library

26th-27th November – Elfridges in the library (Tuesday 10-12pm and 1-3pm and Wednesday 10-12pm)

29th November 15:15-17:00– Christmas Fair (setup from 1pm)

5th December – Christmas Carols Concert (with alcohol free punch provided by the PTA)

And this is what we will be fundraising for this term:

Scooter track outside of running track – the school has requested this as the running track is not good enough for scooters.

Park gym – We are looking to add children’s outdoor exercise machines to the playground

Outdoor wicker den and box of dressing up masks and accessories for play time

Revamp the library – We are looking to re-organise the library, paint and get new shelves to make a better use of the space and hide the IT equipment.

Buddy bench – We are looking to replace the buddy bench as it is in poor condition

Butterfly kit – We would like to offer the children the opportunity to see the transformation of caterpillars into butterflies and release them afterwards.

It was great to meet many of the new families at the Welcome Event! It was great despite the last minute cancellation due to the weather and everyone seemed to be enjoying the evening! So thank you all for coming!

Yesterday we had our first PTA meeting of the year, where we welcomed a few new faces! Thank you all for showing up, it is great to have new people contributing! Here are the minutes for anyone who would like to see what we talked about. Here are a few dates for your calendar:

21st October – Meeting at The Clay Pipe at 6:45pm to discuss Christmas Fair organisation

25th October – Rainbow Day (bring £1) and Krispy Kreme sale after school

4th November – PTA meeting at school at 6:30pm

15th November – Non Uniform Day – Bring some chocolate for the Christmas Fair tombola

22nd November – Non Uniform Day – Bring a bottle for the Christmas Fair tombola

29th November – Christmas Fair

5th December – Christmas Carols Concert (with mulled wine provided by the PTA)

And this is what we will be fundraising for this term:

Scooter track outside of running track – the school has requested this as the running track is not good enough for scooters.

Park gym – We are looking to add children’s outdoor exercise machines to the playground

Revamp the library – We are looking to re-organise the library, paint and get new shelves to make a better use of the space and hide the IT equipment.

Buddy bench – We are looking to replace the buddy bench as it is in poor condition

Butterfly kit – We would like to offer the children the opportunity to see the transformation of caterpillars into butterflies and release them afterwards.

Welcome to all the new parents whose children are starting at Beaudesert Lower School this year and welcome back to the rest! I hope everyone has enjoyed the summer holidays and is ready for new routines and new adventures!

To celebrate the start we are planning a welcome evening on Monday 23rd Spetember 17:30 – 19:30, it will be an opportunity to meet fellow families, find out more about what we do and enjoy one last summer evening outdoors while the children play and have fun!. We hope to see you there! If you are coming, please RSVP so we can gauge how much food and drinks we need to provide. https://forms.gle/WvQGdgwNstGrF3mo8

And just like that, another school year has ended! here’s a summary of the money raised this year, thank you to everyone who has contributed, one way or another, from volunteering to donating, we couldn’t have made it without your support! We will share a similar infographic with where the money goes details in September. Have a great summer!