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Parents and Friends Association
We are very fortunate to have an active and successful Parents and Friends Association here at Christ Church; a reflection of the strong community spirit that exists at our school.
PAFA’s main aim is to raise funds to purchase equipment needed by the school. They also aim to support school activities by providing another pair of hands wherever possible. Over the last years they have purchased many items of equipment from sports and playground equipment to laminators and ICT equipment (interactive whiteboards), all things that are much needed and items that would not be funded by any other source. In addition to buying equipment, PAFA also subsidises every school trip, thus reducing the parental contribution for outings. In this way they ensure that every child benefits directly from PAFA funds.
Recently PAFA has supported the school with updating its ICT equipment.
Here are some pictures showing the digital cameras, video cameras, magnetic letters and boards and water table that we have recently bought for the school.
 
 
Events
Most money is raised through events. We have Christmas and Summer Fairs and an Easter ‘Eggstravaganza’ and a variety of other social events. All the events are family orientated, but specifically with the children in mind. Some events are not always about raising funds, but about having fun and involving parents, children and their families and friends and also the community at Christ Church.
Help
PAFA’s success is especially dependent on the support of parents at school and they need and welcome help in many ways. Of course, they rely on parents to join in the events, but they also depend on help behind the scenes: from attending committees, to making crafts, to helping tidy up – all are greatly appreciated and all directly contribute to PAFA’s success.
We are very proud of our school and we like to think that PAFA plays an important role in helping maintain our small, but special community. Every parent is a member of PAFA, and by contributing whatever they can, no matter how large or how small, every parent can do their bit.
PAFA Christmas Fayre
SATURDAY 28TH November 2009
CALLING ALL PARENTS - PAFA NEEDS YOU!
I am sure you are aware by now that there will be a PAFA Xmas Fayre on Saturday 28th November 09.
Donations are requested please on Non Uniform Day Friday 13th November. Details of what each year should bring will follow / be in Headlines.
Volunteers for the fayre would be gratefully appreciated! Any amount of time that you can spare would be of value.
Please contact your year rep to volunteer and find out what sort of jobs / stalls need you (details of year reps at the end of this notice.)
Help is always needed for the following:
Setting up / clearing up of stalls – from approx. 9am on the Saturday morning to set up and from approx. 4pm on the Saturday afternoon to clear up.
Stalls – there will be rotas for manning of stalls, so even if you can only spare an hour, that would be great. Please contact your year rep below to see which stalls have vacant slots.
Various preparation jobs – there will also be preparation needed for the event in general, again contact your year rep.
Donations
- Cakes/scones – please bring these in on the morning of the fayre for the cake stall and cream tea stall.
If you can spare some time or would like to volunteer on the day of the fayre, please contact your year reps listed below with detail of what you can do and what times via the following:
PAFA Class Representatives
Points of contact for any PAFA event
Reception – Malika Agossou, Andrew Mitchell
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Year 1 – Denise O’Malley, Francesca Cook, Kelly Hayes
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Year 2 - Jill Moore, Charlotte Warwick
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Year 3 – Jill Ratcliffe, Lisa Zaninetti
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Year 4 – Linda Kasparian, Rachel Maxwell
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Year 5 – Jane Thompson, Sophie Beresford Allen
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Year 6 – Debbie Grogan, Teresa Todd
Thank you
Spring Event Pictures
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