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South Tawton School
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I try only to include items that might be of interest to the wider community . For parental issues, please look at the School Site above!
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Tesco – Cartridge Recycling
Your child will bring home a plastic envelope – this is to recycle any inkjet cartridges, which you (or members of your friends and family/work place) may have. For every cartridge that is sent to Tesco, we will receive 10 vouchers towards our collection for ICT equipment. If you require more envelopes, please ask the office. |
Rotary Club Quiz
CONGRATULATIONS to our team of Helena, Maddy, Izzy and Abby who won the final round in a close fought competition. They receive a £50 book token each and the school receive a £50 cheque and a cup to display! They are a credit to our school and we thank everyone who supported them and to Ceri Hoggins for organising and accompanying them.
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Collections – Vouchers
We are still collecting the Nestle Box Tops and Sainsbury Active Kids vouchers. From 6th March to 14th May vouchers will be available when shopping at Tesco – Please encourage your family and friends to collect these for us. Thank you. |
Stick Insects Available!
Free of charge. Easy maintenance pets! Eat nuisance leaves such as ivy and ground elder! contact Sarah Bell on 01837 840424 |
French Language Student
19 year old looking for families. With the Bell family for March, niece of a good friend of theirs in France. Will help with children etc in return for improving her English, bed and board and a little pocket money. Would anybody be interested for April/May for a week or more? Contact Sarah Bell on 01837 840424 |
Wanted!
The Church House Management Committee are looking for a volunteer to act as secretary - this would not be an onerous task, involving at most a committee meeting every month. They are also keen to find additional committee members now that the restoration is complete. If you are interested in our heritage, would like to support the community and would be interested then please speak to either David Youle on 01837 840418 or Pete Kilgannon on 01837 840043 for further details.
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Sainsburys – Active Kids
We are participating in this scheme to collect sports equipment – Please encourage your family and friends to collect the vouchers which will be available from 8th February to 30th May and send them to school (preferably counted and in bundles of 10 or 100 please!)
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iB-Long
Here is a terrific new way in which you can help us to increase our funding without digging into your own pockets. Free membership of www.ib-long.com gives you direct access to a shopping portal with almost 500 of the most important high street shops including M&S, B&Q, Boots, Thomas Cook, Curry’s, Ebay and Tesco, and important service providers such as BT, Tiscali, Tmobile and many others. With every pound you spend, you will receive up to 15% back for yourself and South Tawton Primary School will also receive the same amount again in cash! All for doing something that you are probably doing anyway. On-line shopping! Shopping prices are the same, but the rewards are much greater than the usual credit card or store card points and, for instance, you may get as much as £25 for buying your car or home insurance via ib-long – and, of course, so would South Tawton Primary School.
WHAT TO DO? Simply log into www.ib-long.com and register as a member. It’s free! Nominate South Tawton Primary School as your chosen beneficiary in the first space. Once you are registered just go shopping! Then watch the money that you make for yourself and for us rise! This is a great opportunity for us to raise some much-needed new funds. Thank you for helping.
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Date for your diaries:
12th May: FOSTPS are hosting an ‘Off the Peg’ Fashion Show at the Victory Hall in South Zeal, doors open at 6.30, show starts at 7pm. Tickets are only £5 to include refreshments. Entry by ticket only, available from the office or by telephoning 01837 840242. No ordering – try and buy on the night! Pay by cash, cheque, credit or debit cards. A night out with the girls, a glass of wine and cut price clothes, what more does a girl want? There will also be a raffle – donations of prizes welcome!
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Wanted! - Volunteers to run extra-curricular clubs
At a recent school council meeting the children requested more clubs, especially 'hobby' clubs rather than the sporting and musical clubs offered by staff. Are there any parents who might be able to assist? The children's suggestions included - a cookery club, a board games club and a sewing club. Mrs Culverhouse will be running a Cookery club after Christmas - details to follow.
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Car Parking
We have had a kind offer from The Kings Arms in South Zeal. They are happy for any parents to make use of their car park to the rear of the pub at the beginning and end of the school day to help ease the congestion in the village. Please make use of this offer.
The Kings Arms kindly let us use their car park in the morning and afternoon to help ease congestion in the village. Several parents do use this facility however they are finding that cars are being parked at the entrance to the car park/opposite the pub, which hinders their access. Please use the car parks available in the village and keep the roads clear for access.
Remember that the car park at the Recreation Ground has plenty of spaces with a footpath across to the main street available now.
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Stamps for Hospicecare
Ursula Radford at Buttercup Cottage, South Zeal would be grateful for any used stamps, which she saves for Hospicecare. Please leave them in her porch. |
Requests
COLLECTIONS - We would be grateful for any Box Tops from Nestle Cereal packets, Stars from Persil Washing Powder and used printer cartridges, all of which can be exchanged for cash/educational equipment.
PAINTING APRONS - Does anybody have pvc/painting aprons their children have gown out of? Classes R & 1 would be very grateful!
MATCHBOXES - Y5 will be grateful for empty matchboxes to be collected during the holidays for a literacy project which they will undertaking in the Autumn term.
UNIFORM - We have reversible coats (waterproof/fleece) with our logo for just £15 each, available in the office, all sizes available.
BLANKETS/WALLPAPER - Please could we have any spare blankets/wallpaper for playtime use. Thank you.
PLASTIC BOTTLE TOPS - Please note that Chris Williams at Restland House, Belstone is now collecting these again
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Persil Stars
Persil are running an arts materials scheme again this year, which we are taking part in. Please collect the stars from packs of washing powder, bring them into school over the next 10 months and we can use them to receive free arts resources for school. Please encourage your family, friends and neighbours to collect for us.
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