Contractors at work...

The contractors Morton Groundworks are in school this week to lay tarmac in the outdoor play area:

Pamper Evening

Do you fancy a little pampering?! If so, the next event we are organising will be one for you to attend! A Pamper Evening will be held in school on Tuesday 1st April, starting at 7 p.m. Tickets cost £3 (including light refreshments) and are available from the office.

How do we intend to pamper you? Well, you could have your nails painted by a professional (fee charged for this going directly to the school) or buy beauty products from a Body Shop representative. Em's Gems (who came to the Christmas Fayre in 2012) will be selling homemade jewellery and beautifully designed candles will also be on sale. We are looking to organise various other stalls and luxuries (eg foot massages etc.) and hope to have competitions where you could win amazing prizes donated by our exhibitors. All in all, it should be a great evening - and one that is not exclusively aimed at women! (It will be a great place to buy presents...!)

Preparing for contractors

On 8th February, an army of willing volunteers started clearing the outdoor area of soil and tree stumps, prior to the contractors coming to tarmac this surface during half-term.

They did a great job:

This Saturday, in winds and rains, another army of volunteers (some back for second helpings!) came to finish off the job:

Mr Barnes, leading by example:

Dressed for the job:

Working hard:

We even had pupils to help!

At the end, the skip was full and the yard was cleared:

Many thanks to all who helped, from the school and from the church. We look forward to updating you when the contractors have been in during half-term.

Updates

Thanks to all who baked for the Bake 'n' Take on Monday; we made £60.20 at this event.

Don't forget the second Maintenance Day on Saturday (15th February), starting at 10 a.m. We had a good number of people who helped out on Saturday and a lot of the heavy work was done. The rest of the work needs finishing this Saturday, including moving all the soil out through the corridors to the EYFS yard where we will be having a skip to get rid of all the soil and rubble.

It really does help us if you can let us know in advance if you are coming, particularly so that we can decide what to do about lunch refreshments and if an afternoon sessions will be required. Please let Mike know in the school office if you are intending to come.

The actual re-surfacing of the play area will take place during the half-term holiday by a firm called Morton Groundworks.

Maintenance day coming up!

Don't forget the maintenance day coming up this Saturday, 8th February. Starting at 10 a.m. and going through until 3 p.m., we will be seeking to level the outdoor play area, clearing the remaining soil and tree stumps so that this area can be resurfaced during the half-term week.

A few parents have already volunteered to help, but the more we have helping, the quicker this work will be completed. Please contact the school office if you can help. We will be running another maintenance day next Saturday (15th February) as well.

Picks, shovels and other tools will be useful, so please bring along what you can!