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Calendar: Spring Term 2013

Family Fun Day

at Upton Country Park on Sunday 19th May

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School Ball on 6th July

Yarrells is hosting the Summer Ball

Every one is talking about the event of the year

Black Tie and Beautiful Ladies

music and dancing

On a grand scale.

Details to follow, please put the date in your social calendar.

YARRELLS SCHOOL CHRISTMAS FAIR

Saturday 1st December starts at 2pm  with Santa

A GREAT FAMILY EVENT

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details of events and volunteer reply slip

SPOOKS AND SPARKS

FRIENDS FIREWORKS EVENING - Saturday 10th November 2012

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Fireworks Night Helpers List 2012

Your Current Committee

The Friends of Yarrells is run by a committee and officers who meet on a regular basis throughout the year. At these meetings the committee consider the fundraising events of the year, where funds will be allocated, and how parents may be brought together socially. We endeavour to recruit committee members from each year group.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with if you require any further information about the Friends’ activities. More information can be found in your Parents login section.

Friends of Yarrells – some contact information for you

Current Committee Members

Volunteers:

The September Annual General Meeting is open to all parents and well publicised in advance via the school calendar.

The Friends of Yarrells extends a warm welcome to all. We aim to bring together the parents of the children attending the school to provide a platform for communication, fun, learning and making new friends. This brings cohesion between the parents in different year groups.

The main aims are to:

• To act as ambassadors and promote the fellowship among the parents and pupils of Yarrells School
• Engage in fund-raising and other activities serving to enhance and advance the children’s learning experience
• Deploy the profits across the year groups
• Foster the community spirit of the School by encouraging more extended relationships between the staff, parents old girls and boys (“Yarrellians”) and others associated with the School.

To Conclude: we are a friendly, informal group organising fun events that bring together the Yarrells community spirit and that provide funds for the “important little extras”  in terms of items and equipment for our children. Our actions and results are a strong testament to our team work.

We all sincerely hope that you will feel able to lend your support to the committee and that, over the course of your time as a Yarrells’ parent or friend, you will be able to take part in and enjoy as many social events and gatherings as possible

The Membership

Membership is open to all parents with a child or children currently at the School, all domestic and teaching staff and all former pupils of the School

What have we spent the money on in the past?

The Friends are open to suggestions from all departments and sectors of the school and always give each request our full consideration. The aim is to ensure that the broadest range of pupils is being served by each donation and that everyone gets a fair chance of receiving support.

Hardly a department or area of the school has not benefitted over the years from the Friends funds. Below highlights a small selection of recent projects to which we have contributed:

• 3 x Interactive SMART boards, 2  for the Science Department & 1 for Maths Department
• Wooden climbing equipment in the woods
• Benches for Reception Area
• Fireworks and circus skills experiences
• Gardening Equipment
• Purpose built school rabbit hutches
• Music Stands and Percussion instruments
• Sports kits for the teams across the school
• Weather Station for Science Department

 We also have some new ideas such as Clay Shooting Day and a Sponsored event. Any ideas please contact us.

Up and Coming Events 

• Fireworks Night - Sat 10th November 2012 Fantastic display, social fun, hot food, hot chocolate & winter mulled wine!
  

• Christmas Fair - Sat 1st December 2012 Traditionally exciting, stalls, Santa, cakes & face painting
  

• Coffee Morning - Wed 9th January 2013
  
  

• Quiz in Swan - 8th Feb 2013
  
  

• Coffee Morning - Wed 17th April 2013
  
  

• May Fun Day - Sun 19th May 2013
  
  

• Summer Ball - In school grounds - Sat 6th July
  
  

• Sports Week -10th to 14th June 2013                                       
  
  

• Parents Day - Sat 13th July 2013    

Events held in 2012

• April 25th - Welcome Back Coffee in the Courtyard

• May 27th - Upton House Family Fun Day

• June 16th - Summer Barn Dance

• September 5th - Welcome Back Coffee in the Courtyard

Events held in 2011

• 1^st Day of Term - Coffee Morning @ 8.45am
• Autumn Friends AGM and social
• November – Fireworks (Mr Brady improved on previous years, if that’s possible!)
• November – Christmas Fair
• March – Quiz Night
• May – Family Fun Day
• June – Sports Day – Friends provide every child with a lolly
• June – Summer Ball @ RNLI
• July – We provide Pimms on Parents Day
  
  

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