Thanks to all the parents who attended this morning's meeting.
1. CONFIDENTIAL
2. Class Representatives:
A. You were asked to attend the class sharing assembly, introduce themselves to parents, provide any leaflets or flyers and make any necessary announcements. If you are a Class Rep and are unable to attend the sharing assembly, please let Melanie and I know as soon as possible so we can make arrangements to fill-in for you. Melanie and I will provide all the necessary flyers for you to distribute before the assembly. It is best to put the flyer on every seat and then the parents can read it when they leave the event. ALSO, be sure to collect any flyers after the assembly and return them to us--we will re-use those flyers at the next assembly.
B. Communication: Remember, you are a great ambassador to the FOA. Chat up what we do, encourage parents to join us and recruit for our upcoming events.
C. First Friday Fundraiser: Beginning in May, we will continue to build on our Friday Fundraiser--sometimes ice cream, sometimes fruit, sometimes a morning coffee. It is a small fundraising event and a great opportunity for us to fine-tune our selling skills before the summer fair! We learnt that just two parents doing an ice cream sale does not work! We definitely need 4 parents to ensure that all the kids get their fair share. So, save the date of the FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH and help out from 3-4pm.
3. Tea Party: You will all be getting reminders on 8 April of what to make for this event. Earl will be out of town--WE NEED PARENTS TO HELP SET UP AND CLEAN UP ON THE DAY! Let me know.
We are still waiting to hear exactly how many of the products Tesco will supply. Kudos to Roula for collecting £40 of vouchers from the Warwick Tesco!
Remember, the Mayor will be there--so let's have a great turn-out for the press!
4. Avonmore Does India: If you signed up to help with this event but haven't contacted me, please do so. We must sell a minimum of 50 tickets to make this a successful furndraiser. The money we raise is for new plants and equipment for our student's gardens throughout the school. Please help us sell tickets to this event! Invite your friends and family. A ticket is only £10 and includes the show, catered dinner, drinks and entry into the raffle for a door prize.
Prizes are: Pashmina, dinner for two people, a dance lesson.
That is a HUGE bargain of an evening!
5. SUMMER FAIR: Yes, we have a plan, reservations on bouncy castles and we need to get some sponsors! This year's event will be quite different from previous years. Please attend a meeting to learn about everything we are offering! Melanie and I simply cannot do it on our own. We have one party committed to the "Strawberry and Cream" stand and to selling "photograph frames" and we have the bouncy castles reserved and one parent from Reception is in a band--and will be performing. Please email me and tell me exactly what you want to do for the summer fair.
6. BARONS COURT LIBRARY: We had some questions regarding this hot topic. I have emailed the Board of Governors with our interest in having the library as part of Avonmore School. I have emailed the Councillor for Avonmore--who is also a parent of a Reception year student--Councillor Joe Carlebach. I am every hopeful that Avonmore will get the library space and we can move forward with accessing a great space for our students.
7. LONG-TERM Goals of FOA: This question was asked of Melanie and I, "What are the long-term goals of FOA?" We want to increase our fundraising so that we can offer a greater selection of in-school and/or afterschool programmes to our students. That is a broad statement--and we need the input of all of you, the staff and the board of governors to make it happen.
Both the Chair of the Board of Governors and Councillor Joe Carlebach welcome your comments! Here are their email addresses:
Stephen Bucheron, Chair, Board of Governors: sbashorun@msn.com
Kindest regards,
Melina & Melanie
The Friends of Avonmore
Chair: Melina Paesler
Vice-Chair: Melanie Carlebach
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