St Richard's Catholic Primary School

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas from all the St Richard’s Team!

3 more sleeps to go until the Advent Fayre! Please, if you haven’t done so already do volunteer for us! We really need more helpers for the refreshments team, crafts table and also the homemade cakes stall in the hall 🎄🥰

https://volunteersignup.org/EYA4R

Thanks again for your ongoing support! We can’t run these events without your help!

The Friends
❤️🌈

A quick reminder that tomorrow is a home clothes day!

Children are invited to come into school in home clothes in exchange for a bottle.

All donations welcome, from shower gel to champagne! 😂🛁🍾 this was the Bottle tombola last year 😄 Not long until the Advent Fayre now!!! 2 more sleeps!!

The Friends
❤️🌈

Friends Bingo Night 2024 | Friends It’s Bingo night! all you need is a pen and a competitive nature to join in the community fun.

Two weeks on Saturday it will be the Advent Fayre 2024! We are busy putting all the final plans in place and are now looking for some lovely volunteers to help us make the day a fantastic success!

We really would appreciate any help you can give, whether you can set-up on the Friday 6th December afternoon after school, help on the Saturday 7th December in the morning or even tidy up at the end! Why not team up with a friend to run a stall for an hour together, or rope your partner into help whilst you enjoy the fayre with the kids! We know time is precious so any support you can give us would be fantastic!

Please click https://volunteersignup.org/EYA4R

We guarantee it will be fun and it's a great way to meet other parents & carers from around the School.

Any questions do email Kat on [email protected].

Many Thanks as always for your continued support,
The Friends

It’s the second hand nativity costume sale on Friday 22nd November at 2:50pm in the school hall. Please do bring any unwanted nativity costumes or Christmas jumpers in to the school office by Friday morning. They will be sold for £1 each, please bring change for this sale. All the money raised will go into our adventure playground pot!
Big thanks,
The Friends 🌈

As you may have seen on the school newsletter last week it’s that time of year again for the infamous colour hampers!

We are asking each class to create a colour coded hamper that can be won at this year's Advent Fayre on Saturday 7th December. Each class has been allocated a colour and we ask, if possible, that each child donates something of that colour to go into the hamper.

We would love the hampers to be full of a variety of items so please use your imagination when shopping or searching through the cupboards at home.

The Friends will then be selling raffle tickets (£1 a ticket, £5 a book) so you can be in with a chance of winning one of the 11 hampers! Keep your eyes peeled for updates of when the tickets are going on sale.

All the finished, decorated hampers will be judged and the winning class will be awarded a home clothes day in the Spring Term!

Home clothes in exchange for chocolate donation TOMORROW

Last reminder! tomorrow (Friday 15th) your child can come to school in their home clothes in exchange for a nut free donation for our chocolate tombola at the Advent Fayre. The Friends will be outside the front of the school and in the playground on Friday morning to collect all the yummy chocolate.

Thank you for your continuous support and donations towards making our Advent Fayre wonderful this year!

See you tomorrow morning,
The Friends ❤️🌈 x

‘Two Little Ducks - Twenty Two' QUACK QUACK!!🦆🦆

We are hosting our very own Saint Richard's charity BINGO NIGHT. Complete with fun prizes and a bar with 'grown up' drinks!

For your ticket cost of 'Man Alive' - £5, you get a book of Bingo sheets for all 6 rounds, nibbles and a drink on arrival.

_(You can buy more books on the night to increase your chances for just £2.50. We will also be doing a quick fire bonus round, selling strips at £50p each or 6 for £2.50.)_

This is going to be such a fun night, but we must stress this is an ADULTS ONLY event! Whether you're a parent/grandparent, teacher, TA - If you're in our school community, this night is for YOU!

Come on your own, bring a friend or get a whole table together!

Friday 22nd Nov
6.45pm - 'Doctors Orders' - 9pm

Tickets are on sale NOW!
https://www.strichardsprimaryfriends.org/event-details/friends-bingo-night-2024

Don't forget to bring a felt tip _(or dobber if you're a seasoned pro)_.

All proceeds will go to fund our 2025 Playground Project.

Get those Bingo Wings Ready!

The Friends 💪🏻

Quick reminder about the Bag2School collection for Wednesday 6th November 2024! Why not have a sort out over the half term!?

If every family brings in one bag of clothes we will raise a really big amount for our new playground!! If you can bring in several bags - that’s even better! 🛍️ Friends and family can donate too so please spread the word!!

What Bag2School accepts:

Clothes, Paired Shoes, handbags, hats, bags, scarves and ties, bras, jewellery, socks, belts, soft toys, household linen, household curtains, household towels & household bedding

What Bag2School DOES NOT accept:

Duvets and blankets, pillows or cushions, carpets, rugs and mats, soiled, painted, ripped or wet clothing, school uniforms with or without logos, corporate clothing or workwear, textile offcuts, yarns or threaded material, furniture or large items and batteries

Let’s have a really good collection & raise lots of money for our new adventure playground!

The Friends ❤️🌈

A wonderful ‘Potions Dress Up Day’ for all of our wonderful children in Year 3 & 4. A huge thank you to the teachers who worked so hard to make it a magical day and to the parents for helping with costumes, boxes and bottles. Enjoy your bath bombs and potions!

Do you have a child due to start school September 2025? Then join us tomorrow, Monday 14th October at 1.30pm. We look forward to welcoming you to our wonderful school!

Kickstar are offering 25% off their Rise and Shine Breakfast Clubs if you book before the 25th October. If you have a need for childcare and your child likes something sporty then this is the one for them! Luke and his team get the children moving in a range of activities from the moment they arrive so that they are ready and raring to go for the start of the school day. To book either go to
www.kickstarsportscoaching.co.uk/school-clubs or contact Luke on 07918 553202.

Award-winning children’s writer Onjali Q Raúf visits Chichester schools Award-winning children’s writer Onjali Q Raúf, whose The Boy At The Back of the Class was a huge hit at Chichester Festival Theatre earlier this year, is a guest at this year’s Chichester Children’s Book Festival.

Very excited about tomorrow and Wednesday 📚