The PTA held a stall at Saturday's election polling booth held at the school. This proved to be very successful. There were socks, chocolates, books and raffles for sale. There was a great but small team who worked to make this fundraiser a success before the event and on the day. Thank you to you all.
We are waiting on the calendars to come back from the printer and the order for the creative pads has been sent.
We have a hot dog day scheduled for this Tuesday so get your orders in by Monday after school.
We have our last PTA meeting this Wednesday evening at 7pm, you are welcome to attend.
Jeanine
Saturday, 26 November 2011
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Book Fair a huge success
Well what a huge effort and there was a pretty good end result achieved as well. Thanks so much to the organisers and all the hands on helpers that made the book fair the success it was.
We also had a bake sale, raffle and other items available for sale.
It was wonderful to see such a great team effort in full swing.
Thanks for all your help and support....
We also had a bake sale, raffle and other items available for sale.
It was wonderful to see such a great team effort in full swing.
Thanks for all your help and support....
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
We're back ..........
The PTA blog is now back up and running. Apparently google had changed some settings which blocked us from using this site.
We have a social event coming up for the school community, we are going to have a Fish and Chip tea and then a game of Bingo. This is for families to have a fun and relaxing Friday evening.
I want to thank you all for the awesome support you have given the PTA with the Chocolate Fundraiser, we really appreciate it and have just received our next shipment of chocolate for distribution. Please leave your details with Jane and we will get these organised for you.
Take care and keep warm, Jeanine
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Safe and Sound Talk - Nigel Latta
David and I were lucky enough to get hold of some free tickets to Nigel Latta's Safe and Sound talk that was held at the Riccarton High School auditorium last evening.
It was insightful and he also confirmed that the way in which we have approached our children and their differing reactions to the earthquakes is normal. He also offered other excellent advice coupled with the right amount of humour. His talk also shed light on some of the behaviours we have been experiencing that we didn't realise related back to the earthquakes, therefore giving us a better understanding of what our kids are going through.
I have copied a link from Nigel Latta's website that will take you directly to information summarised from his Safe and Sound talk.
I hope that you read something beneficial from this link. The talk for us as parents was worth its weight in gold.
Monday, 2 May 2011
Mothers Day Stall Cancelled
Hello everyone
Unfortunately the Mothers Day Stall has had to be cancelled due to insufficient donations but, the PTA are holding a Mothers Day Raffle with the donations that have been made.
Tickets are $2 each and will be on sale from Wednesday 4th May after school and the raffle will be drawn on Friday at assembly.
Unfortunately the Mothers Day Stall has had to be cancelled due to insufficient donations but, the PTA are holding a Mothers Day Raffle with the donations that have been made.
Tickets are $2 each and will be on sale from Wednesday 4th May after school and the raffle will be drawn on Friday at assembly.
Sunday, 10 April 2011
Family Fun Afternoon - 10 April, 2011
Well ....... the weather came to the party today and what a turn out we had.
Thank you so much to those of you who supported the PTA and our Family Fun Afternoon. Also a big thank you to Mr Robertson who made himself available for this time.
In particular I would like to thank Helen Sidaway and her husband for leading the ponies, it was very labour intensive but the kids did surely enjoy it.
It was great to see so many of you and those of you that I spoke to seemed to have a fantastic time. Our idea was that we all just relax and have a chilled out time and I really think that this was achieved. The kids had fun on the ponies, the bouncy castle, a social game of soccer (even the big kids), and the slot car set filled in the 3 hours beautifully.
There was a great selection of food provided by everyone and the hot drinks went down well with the adults as well.
This may be an activity that we could undertake again but not through the winter months. It may be best to wait until Spring/Summer.
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| Bouncy Castle provided by Mitre 10 Mega |
Well ....... the weather came to the party today and what a turn out we had.
Thank you so much to those of you who supported the PTA and our Family Fun Afternoon. Also a big thank you to Mr Robertson who made himself available for this time.
In particular I would like to thank Helen Sidaway and her husband for leading the ponies, it was very labour intensive but the kids did surely enjoy it.
It was great to see so many of you and those of you that I spoke to seemed to have a fantastic time. Our idea was that we all just relax and have a chilled out time and I really think that this was achieved. The kids had fun on the ponies, the bouncy castle, a social game of soccer (even the big kids), and the slot car set filled in the 3 hours beautifully.
There was a great selection of food provided by everyone and the hot drinks went down well with the adults as well.
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| Slot car racing set provided by Sandra and Chris Rogers |
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| Emily Sidaway leading her horse with Cassidy Barbet riding |
This may be an activity that we could undertake again but not through the winter months. It may be best to wait until Spring/Summer.
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| The YMS friendly game of soccer |
Saturday, 2 April 2011
Family Fun Day
The PTA have decided to have a "Family Fun Day" this coming weekend. It is going to be held at the school grounds and if the metservice is to be believed the best day will be Sunday.
We are going to organise a few activities and the kids can use the school playground as well.
We are to bring a plate for a shared afternoon tea, our own drinks and a deck chair.
The PTA are also hoping to have a sausage sizzle as well.
If the weather is changeable then cancellation notification will be posted on the schools website http://www.yaldhurst.school.nz
A notice will be sent home during this week with further details.
Hope you are having a great weekend.
See you next week at school
We are going to organise a few activities and the kids can use the school playground as well.
We are to bring a plate for a shared afternoon tea, our own drinks and a deck chair.
The PTA are also hoping to have a sausage sizzle as well.
If the weather is changeable then cancellation notification will be posted on the schools website http://www.yaldhurst.school.nz
A notice will be sent home during this week with further details.
Hope you are having a great weekend.
See you next week at school
Monday, 14 March 2011
Mufti Day - Earthquake Fundraiser
Hello everyone
Thank you all so much for contributing your spare change to the earthquake appeal. The kids seem to really enjoy their mufti days.
We raised approximately $280.00 and this amount will be donated to the Christchurch City Mission. They are wanting funds for food parcels over the coming months. The PTA decided on the City Mission as we felt this was an appropriate place that would reach our fellow Cantabrians in need.
There is talk of perhaps having a day where we bring non-perishable grocery items along to also go to a charity that is helping those in need, but this is yet to be confirmed.
Take care and keep safe, Jeanine
Thank you all so much for contributing your spare change to the earthquake appeal. The kids seem to really enjoy their mufti days.
We raised approximately $280.00 and this amount will be donated to the Christchurch City Mission. They are wanting funds for food parcels over the coming months. The PTA decided on the City Mission as we felt this was an appropriate place that would reach our fellow Cantabrians in need.
There is talk of perhaps having a day where we bring non-perishable grocery items along to also go to a charity that is helping those in need, but this is yet to be confirmed.
Take care and keep safe, Jeanine
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Look after your family and your neighbours
Hello everyone
This blog is coming to you from Dunedin. The girls and I have escaped for a break from the aftershocks. We are planning to come back to Christchurch on either Tuesday or Wednesday next week.
The PTA and I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and that you are getting through this time the best that you can.
On the day of the 6.3 earthquake/aftershock I picked up Alexandra from kindy and then went to get Jorgiana from school. This latter trip took over an hour instead of my usual 10 minutes. The drive to school was sombre and when i watched fellow Cantabrians driving to their destinations their emotions were etched deeply in their faces. I was fairly shaken up and when I got to the school I was thrilled to see the kids watching a movie in the library with all the teachers there. I personally would like to thank the teaching and administration staff for the kindness and empathy they showed towards me and all the other parents and also for the offers of somewhere to go to while I waited for David to come back from Dunedin. This is what our school spirit is about and it was humbling to see it at work.
All fundraising initiatives are being put on hold as we (PTA) feel that there are more pressing issues that we all need to focus our energies on.
Take care and keep safe
Jeanine Cassidy
This blog is coming to you from Dunedin. The girls and I have escaped for a break from the aftershocks. We are planning to come back to Christchurch on either Tuesday or Wednesday next week.
The PTA and I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and that you are getting through this time the best that you can.
On the day of the 6.3 earthquake/aftershock I picked up Alexandra from kindy and then went to get Jorgiana from school. This latter trip took over an hour instead of my usual 10 minutes. The drive to school was sombre and when i watched fellow Cantabrians driving to their destinations their emotions were etched deeply in their faces. I was fairly shaken up and when I got to the school I was thrilled to see the kids watching a movie in the library with all the teachers there. I personally would like to thank the teaching and administration staff for the kindness and empathy they showed towards me and all the other parents and also for the offers of somewhere to go to while I waited for David to come back from Dunedin. This is what our school spirit is about and it was humbling to see it at work.
All fundraising initiatives are being put on hold as we (PTA) feel that there are more pressing issues that we all need to focus our energies on.
Take care and keep safe
Jeanine Cassidy
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
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