Thanks & Happy Christmas!

Thanks to EVERYONE who helped out with fundraising, selling, making, clearing-up, organising and volunteering in the first term of 2015/16.

When we come back in January we will have news of the excellent gingerbread sale and the total from the excess Xmas pudding sales.

It's been a LONG term… have a FANTASTIC Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.

x

A Letter From Mrs Kimani

Dear Parents/Carers,

Your fundraising efforts at the Christmas Fair 2015 were impressive indeed. £3,923 raised by such a small parent community is cause for celebration!

Thanks to ALL parents who contributed as organisers, cooks, stall-holders and customers! I know that the HTSA committee will echo my particular thanks to the familiar faces that I see helping at every HTSA event. You do amazing work.

It is always great to see new faces helping out at HTSA events and this year was no exception. Welcome and thanks to all first-time volunteers.

Looking forward to the Summer Fair! Good luck with all your preparations

Mrs Kimani

Thanks to Everyone Who Helped Out At The Xmas Fair. The Total Take Is…

Thanks to everyone who helped out at the fair. 

The total take is £3,925.

Happy Christmas.

Please Join Us This Friday Morning After Drop-Off From 9:00a.m - 10:00a.m

Dear All,

We're having a final wrapping & prep session for the Christmas Fair this Friday morning after drop off in the club room from 9:00a.m to 10:00a.m – everybody welcome.

There will be biscuits…

Thanks Dominos!

Huge thanks to Dominos Pizza on the High Road for donating pizzas for the Christmas Fair on Saturday!

Ask Me What I Did Post 20:11:15

The Ask Me What I Did Post is the HTSA's version of the school's Ask Me What I Did Postcards that get sent home to mark our children's achievements.


Thanks this week to Y6 parents Alex (Will's mum) & Linda (Freya's mum) who have volunteered to stage their very own wrapping session on Tuesday for the tombola at the Xmas Fair. 

It's a HUGE job, fiddly and time consuming and when it's done, we'll have more time for our wrapping and prep session next Friday 27th in the Club Room (everyone welcome).

Thanks Linda & Alex!

If you have seen someone doing great work on behalf our children and feel they should be thanked, get in touch with us. Grass someone up for good behaviour!

Can you provide sponsorship for the HTSA? Get in touch please.

Film Night – Thanks Everyone!

With some ticket sales yet to be returned, we're already at a profit figure of over £350 for last week's Film Night. Huge thanks to everyone who made it happen!

Wrapping Session This Friday – Please Come & Join Us

Calling all wrappers – we're having wrapping session for the Christmas Fair this Friday after drop-off in the club room. We'll be wrapping raffle prizes and generally prepping ahead of the fair. Tea, coffee & biscuits will be supplied, come and help us if you can!

Thanks Haven!

Huge thanks to local estate agents Haven for providing us with a hamper for our raffle at the Christmas Fair!

Well Done Year 1!

Thanks to all who baked on bought on Friday. The Y1 Cake Sale made £180!

Next cake sale 15th January 2016 Y3!

Santa Wanted For Xmas Fair

Calling all Santas – we need volunteers for the Xmas Fair on the 28th November from 11:30 to 2pm.

We need someone to be Santa – just incase the REAL Santa gets held up in traffic, you understand.

Please get in touch at the usual email address or catch one of the committee in the playground.

Ask Me What I Did Post 09:11:15

The Ask Me What I Did Post is the HTSA's version of the school's Ask Me What I Did Postcards that get sent home to mark our children's achievements.

Thanks this week go to Tris, Amelie's dad in Y5.


Once again Tris has helped out in getting our posters printed, this time for the Xmas Fair on the 28th November.


Thanks Tris!

If you have seen someone doing great work on behalf our children and feel they should be thanked, get in touch with us. Grass someone up for good behaviour!

Can you provide sponsorship for the HTSA? Get in touch please.

Wanted! One Face Painter!

Can you help?

We urgently need a face painter for this year's Xmas Fair on the 28th November.

Get in touch if you can paint faces and are free between 12 noon and 2pm!

Y4 Cake Sale Raised £194.50! Have A Great Half Term!

Well done EVERYONE!

Y4 Cake Sale Raised £194.50! 

Thanks to all who bought & baked.

HAVE A GREAT HALF TERM!

Next HTSA Meeting Friday 6th November 9:00a.m – Everybody Welcome

The next HTSA Meeting Friday 6th November 9:00a.m in the club room.

On the agenda: The Christmas Fair.

Four Things For Half Term

1. For better of for worse there will be a LOT of sweeties flying about the place this Halloween. If you can, do remember to keep a few aside to fill decorated jars for the Jarbola at this year's Xmas Fair. The jarbola made a LOAD of money at last year's Xmas Fair. Here are last year's instructions.

2. Keep scratching your heads for new sponsorship deals for the HTSA. It came up time and again in parents' suggestions last year, let's see if we can bring those ideas to fruition this year.

3. Buy a ticket for the Film Night from your class rep!

4. Have a fantastic Half Term break and we'll see you in November!

Y4 Cake Sale Friday 23rd October

Ask Me What I Did Post 21:10:15… Thanks Chen, Eddie's Mum (Y4)

The Ask Me What I Did Post is the HTSA's version of the school's Ask Me What I Did Postcards that get sent home to mark our children's achievements.

Thanks this week go to Chen, Eddie's mum in Y4.


Chen is way ahead of the game this year and she's organised the excellent Christmas Puddings that will be on sale at the Christmas Fair on the 28th November.


Did you know that the company that provides us with our puds also supplies Fortnum & Mason? There's posh!


Thanks Chen!

If you have seen someone doing great work on behalf our children and feel they should be thanked, get in touch with us. Grass someone up for good behaviour!

Can you provide sponsorship for the HTSA? Get in touch please.

Film Night 13th November

The first fundraiser/social/evening meeting of the year!

The dress code for Film Night is… PYJAMAS. Bring a pillow!

The 3:45pm screening of Spongebob The Movie is for KS1 children and parents – your child's £3 ticket includes popcorn and a drink – parents go free! As with the KS1 school disco, there will be no drop-off facility and parents/carers will be required to stay with their children. Running time 91 minutes.

The 6:00p.m screening of Inside Out is for KS2 children and your child's £3 ticket also includes popcorn and a drink. While the film is screening we welcome parents to get together in the Club Room for our first HTSA evening meeting. 

Come along to meet other parents, hear what the HTSA is about and start shaping it your way. First glass of wine is free.

Tickets – £3 per child – can be purchased from your class reps.

Please Don't Forget The Giving Machine

In 2014/15 we raised over £650 for our school by shopping via The Giving Machine.

www.thegivingmachine.co.uk

If you haven't done so already, PLEASE sign up. It's free!

If you need any help with the sign up, or want a tutorial on how it works, please drop us a line at the usual address or grab one of the committee at drop off/pick up.

Ask Me What I Did Post 16:10:15… Thanks Lucy's Mum!

The Ask Me What I Did Post is the HTSA's version of the school's Ask Me What I Did Postcards that get sent home to mark our children's achievements.

Thanks this week go to Ginie, Lucy's mum in Y2E. Ginie has brought in £150 of sponsorship from the Zabludowicz Collection for the HTSA Film Night on the 13th November!

Thanks Ginie! And thanks to the Zabludowicz Collection!

If you have seen someone doing great work on behalf our children and feel they should be thanked, get in touch with us. Grass someone up for good behaviour!

Can you provide sponsorship for the HTSA? Get in touch please.

Suggestion 4 HTSA Evening Meeting 13th November 6:00p.m

We appreciate that many parents want to get involved with the HTSA but cannot attend morning meetings due to work commitments. We therefore propose to run and support working-groups for a variety of events, and these groups could meet in the evening instead of the morning.

To get the ball rolling on The Night Shift we'd like to extend an invitation to parents and carers to join the first HTSA Evening Meeting on the 13th November – a social brain-storming evening that coincides with the movie night.

Time 6pm, venue the club room. Free glass of wine/bottle of beer + snacks.

We've come up with FOUR suggestions to get us started – these are only SUGGESTIONS, mind, you may have your own ideas as to how to raise funds in 2015/16.

SUGGESTION 4/4

GO SOLO

Maybe you hate meetings? Maybe it's just rotten luck that the meetings are stage at a time when you can't make them. Maybe you just don't like the look of the committee.

So… GO IT ALONE. Grow a moustache, stop drinking, cycle, run, walk and get sponsors.

You don't have to wait for permission to fundraise for YOUR HTSA.

If your solo fundraising needs support – posters, sponsor forms, announcements, reasonable expenses – get in touch with the committee – Adam, Marina, Gemma, Wiebke & Hannah.

THE FILM NIGHT IS SPONOSRED BY…

Suggestion 3 HTSA Evening Meeting 13th November 2015

To get the ball rolling on HTSA Evening Meetings we'd like to extend an invitation to parents and carers to join the first HTSA Evening Meeting on the 13th November – a social brain-storming evening that coincides with the movie night.

Time 6pm, venue the club room. Free glass of wine/bottle of beer + snacks.

We've come up with FOUR suggestions to get us started – these are only SUGGESTIONS, mind, you may have your own ideas as to how to raise funds in 2015/16.

SUGGESTION 3/4

NEW IDEAS

You've got a great idea – GO FOR IT with a Night Shift meeting.

Some of your own suggestions from last year included…

CAMPING ON THE SCHOOL FIELD

TABLE TENNIS NIGHT

CINEMA NIGHT

STAND UP COMEDY NIGHT

RACE NIGHT

TREASURE HUNT

PARENT FUN RUN

BARN DANCE

BURNS NIGHT

BEAUTY NIGHT/SPA DAY

HTSA COOKBOOK

Tickets & posters can be printed in the usual way and all reasonable expenses (based on last year's expenses) will be covered. And as was stated at the AGM, those parents who can muck in will do so where they can to support the event.

Next Time… Going Solo

THE FILM NIGHT IS SPONSORED BY…

Suggestion 2 HTSA Evening Meeting 13th November 6:00p.m

We appreciate that many parents want to get involved with the HTSA but cannot attend morning meetings due to work commitments. We therefore propose to run and support working-groups for a variety of events, and these groups could meet in the evening instead of the morning.

To get the ball rolling on The Night Shift we'd like to extend an invitation to parents and carers to join the first HTSA Evening Meeting on the 13th November – a social brain-storming evening that coincides with the movie night.

Time 6pm, venue the club room. Free glass of wine/bottle of beer + snacks.

We've come up with FOUR suggestions to get us started – these are only SUGGESTIONS, mind, you may have your own ideas as to how to raise funds in 2015/16.

SUGGESTION 2/4

Have a NIGHTSHIFT meeting to brainstorm corporate sponsors.

One of the BIG ideas last year was to get corporate sponsorship. It was often suggested by dads.

So… get together with a couple of friends – at the pub, at someone's house, in Cherry Tree Woods, at the school, anywhere – and brainstorm corporate sponsors. Follow up in your own time by approaching as many as you have the time to approach.

Corporate sponsors will get their logo on all our correspondence and social media communications.

EXTRA: If anyone brings in £500 worth of corporate sponsorship then they will be entered into a prize draw at the end of the year to win £100 to be spent on uniform items at Braggs.

Next Time: New Ideas

THE FILM NIGHT IS SPONSORED BY…

HTSA Evening Meeting 13th November 6:00p.m

We appreciate that many parents want to get involved with the HTSA but cannot attend morning meetings due to work commitments. We therefore propose to run and support working-groups for a variety of events, and these groups could meet in the evening instead of the morning.

To get the ball rolling on The Night Shift we'd like to extend an invitation to parents and carers to join the first HTSA Evening Meeting on the 13th November – a social brain-storming evening that coincides with the movie night.

Time 6pm, venue the club room. Free glass of wine/bottle of beer + snacks.

We've come up with FOUR suggestions to get us started – these are only SUGGESTIONS, mind, you may have your own ideas as to how to raise funds in 2015/16.

SUGGESTION 1/4

HAVE A NIGHTSHIFT MEETING TO PLAN ONE OF OUR EXISTING EVENTS

The HTSA organised three successful nighttime events last year. Can you put together an evening committee with some friends to organise one of the following:

Auction Night

Quiz Night

Wine Tasting Night

Tickets & posters can be printed in the usual way and all reasonable expenses (based on last year's expenses) will be covered. 

Next Time: Corporate Sponsorship Brainstorming

THE FILM NIGHT IS SPONSORED BY…

Zabludowicz Collection Sponsors the HTSA Film Night

Zabludowicz Collection is happy to sponsor the HTSA Film Night on Friday 13th November.

The Zabludowicz Collection is a contemporary art gallery and our current show is composed of 8 videos art by artist Jon Rafman and one video piece by artist Charles Richardson.

The current show is intended for adults but we do have family events, too – free, fun and creative ways to spend a family Saturday afternoon. 

Led by artist Adam James, each week takes on a different theme using the current exhibitions as inspiration. Painting, drawing, film making…it's a chance to let the imagination run wild! Drop in anytime from 2pm to 5pm to take part.

Zabludowicz Collection

176 Prince of Wales Road

London NW5 3PT, UK

Tel   +44 (0) 207 428 8944

Fax   +44 (0) 207 428 8949

Chalk Farm or Kentish Town West

www.zabludowiczcollection.com

Pop in! It's all FREE

Book A Disco For Your Child's Party – And Raise Money For The School

The people at Kids Fun Disco have been in touch with a special offer for HTS parents that could help raise funds for our school.

Kids Fun Disco is willing to donate £25 to the HTSA every time a Holy Trinity parent books their services for a party.

They offer disco, dance lessons, face-painting and games.

If they receive 10 bookings from Holy Trinity parents, they will also offer a free disco for the school.

Check out their website for rates & booking details here: kidsfundisco.co.uk

HTSA Evening Meeting on the 13th November

HTSA EVENING MEETING & FILM NIGHT 13th November

We appreciate that many parents want to get involved with the HTSA but cannot attend morning meetings due to work commitments. We therefore propose to run and support working-groups for a variety of events, and these groups could meet in the evening instead of the morning.

We will kick off with a social brain-storming evening that coincides with the movie night on November 13th. (Time and film TBA).

In the meantime, we are looking for a sponsor for the film night. Can you provide workplaces or organisations that can sponsor the event? We're looking for £150 of sponsorship. Don't forget that we are a registered charity. Grab a member of the committee or email us on n2htsa@gmail.com.

The Treasurer's Report 2014/15

As circulated at the AGM last Friday, here's the Treasurer's Report for 2014/15. Thanks again to Paula Dozier…

HTSA TREASURER REPORT 2014-15 (Draft)

Opening CAF Bank Balance: £13600.34 (27/08/14 Statement)

Closing CAF Bank Balance: £20950.42 (27/08/15 Statement)

Cash held (Floats): £698.95

Total Raised: £15446.85

Paid to school: £7658.74

O/S Payments to school: £8595 (HTSA bank balance - £12,355)

HTSA FUNDRAISING:-

Autumn Term

·      Christmas fair - £3121.37

·      Wine tasting - £867.00

·      Cake sales - £313.70

·      Website adverts - £100.00

·      Movember sponsor - £270

·      Year 2 ( DVD) - £130

·      The Giving Machine - £136.46

·      Northbrook Christmas catalogue: £86.13

·      Yellow Moon catalogue - £9.49

Total Raised: £5034.15

Spring Term

·      Christmas production DVDs £360

·      Cake sales £493.31

·      School Disco £613.52

·      Yellow Moon £17.64

·      The Giving Machine (Jan to March) £213.86

·       Quiz night £1034.16

Total Raised: £2732.49

Summer Term

·       Spring Fair £3001.29

·       Cake sales £886.40

·       The Giving Machine £332.39

·       Auction Night £2946

·       Ice Lolly £57.63

·       Summer Concert £456.50  

Total Raised £7680.21

OTHER ITEMS

·      Corporate Web Donations: Tony’s Continental (50), Fletrans (50): £100

·      Xmas Donations: Karen P-G (50), MM Prop (200), Exec Dev (280): £530

·      Giving Machine (up to  Aug 2015 ): £704.01

·      Gift Aid – still to claim on Wine Tasting and Auction

·      Martyn Gerrard Estate Agents interested to do Corporate Sponsorship

EXPENDITURE (School):

Paid to the school: £ 7658.74

Includes:

Buffalo Landscapes/Raised Sleeper Beds/Rubber chippings - £3500

Batanai Workshop (Black History Month) - £300

Build-a-Bear Workshops/Teachers Pets - £253.37

Coach Trips/Travel – Y1-6 (Suntrap, Willow Project etc) - £2,700

Incredible Eggs (Ducklings) - £250

Easter Egg Hunt - £101

Pastries (OFSTED gift for teachers) - £55.40

Outstanding payments to the school: £8595 – incl. School Playground markings (£5500), Trip to Phoenix Cinema