EAST TILBURY SCHOOLS PFA

Whose feeling excited ?? No school tomorrow and only 1 week till Christmas Day! 🎅🏻🎄🎁

Hope you have an amazing first week of your Christmas holidays 🎅🏻

Don’t forget it’s non school uniform day tomorrow!

Hope everyone has a fabulous last day of term :)

10 sleeps until Christmas 🎅🏻 🎄

Tomorrow is Non-School Uniform Day

A huge thank you to local business All Seasons Gazebos who supplied the large 6mx3m gazebo which comfortably fitted all of the games stalls at our Christmas Reindeer event.

They are based in the Thames Industrial Estate (just next to the Bata Factory) and their communication and customer service was second to none.

Please check out their page, give them a 'like' and remember them for any future gazebo needs

🦌 Reindeer Event 🦌

We would love to see your photos from last night. Please do tag us in your posts or share your photos below so we can share in your enjoyment and fun from last night. 🎄🦌

Thanks again to all who came and joined in the games, seeing the reindeer, Father Christmas and listen to the school choir sing.

Thanks also to the volunteers and teachers who helped us out last night 🦌🎅🏻🦌🎄

Thank you very much to East tilbury post office and Sugardipity, Asda and Tesco for contributing refreshments for our event last night. 🌭☕️🍫🥤🧃

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the reindeer 🦌 and jar of maltesers (reindeer p**p) was Lauren who guessed 314 sweets.

Well done Lauren 👏🏻

🎄🦌🎅🏻 Christmas Raffle Prize Winners 🎄🎅🏻🎟

The PFA would like to thank everyone who joined us this evening and everyone who purchased raffle tickets or donated prizes. Without you this wouldn’t be possible.

Well done to the school choir for their amazing singing - we all thoroughly enjoyed it.

Please see below a list of all the winning numbers of the Christmas raffle.

You will be contacted in the next couple of days to organise collection of your prizes. Well done to you all 👏🏻

Just a reminder that tomorrow is Christmas Dinner Day - Wednesday 14 December 🎅🏻🎄

❄️⛄️ Unless there are significant changes to the weather, tomorrow's reindeer event 🦌🦌is ON. 🎄

Refreshments include hot dogs for £1 🌭 and loaded hot chocolate for £1.50. 🔥🍫

There will be some free of charge activities as well as some games starting from 20p on the memorial when the children finish school.

The reindeer are scheduled from 3:30 - 5:30pm.🦌

Torches/lamps are encouraged, particularly if you're staying until the end. 🔦 Please dress up warm. 🧥

We can't wait to see you all tomorrow.

Please remember to bring change. 💰

🎄🎅🏻 Don’t forget our Christmas Raffle Prize draw will take place tomorrow at 5pm at the Christmas Choir and Reindeer event. 🎼🎄🦌

If you haven’t managed to drop your stubs back to us you can bring them to one of our stalls tomorrow and there will be a chance to purchase additional tickets 🎟

Thank you to Grays Morrisons Community Champion for donating this lovely hamper as a prize in our Christmas Raffle

Don’t forget the draw is tomorrow after school at the Christmas choir and Reindeer Event 🎄🦌🎅🏻

Pampering at home with Georgina has kindly donated a pamper hamper fully of Body Shop products - perfect for taking care of yourself during the busy holiday season. 🎄

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🎄 Christmas jumper day - Thursday 8 December 🎄

Don’t forget that tomorrow is Christmas jumper day. To be worn with school uniform

Make your home smell amazing with one of these 2 Scentsy Bundles. Thank you to Appeal to your SCENTses Mel your Independent Scentsy Consultant for donating these lovely prizes.

🎄🦌 one week to go until you can join the the PFA in some festive fun, listen to the East Tilbury Primary School Choir sing some Christmas songs and see the Reindeer 🦌🎄

Tuesday 13 December 2022 from 3.30-5.30pm

The perfect prize for anyone who would like to improve their health and fitness with this bundle from the The Nutrition Hub located at Walton Hall Farm.

Many thanks to the Nutrition Hub for donating this prize.

🎄Our Christmas Raffle will be drawn at the Reindeer event after school on Tuesday 13th December 🦌🎄🎅

If you want to purchase the tickets the children came home with, you just need to return the completed stubs and money in an envelope to the PFA box by the gate (reception & Y1/2) where Mr Gowland stands or in the post box at the school reception.

You can also buy additional ones from PFA Members. Also the George and Dragon pub are selling some on our behalf (thank you very much)

Please return any tickets that you don't need.

Good Luck🤞We look forward to seeing you at the Reindeer Event 🦌🎄

🎄🎅🏻 Crafts From The Heart have also donated 2 Christmas themed craft kits to our Christmas Raffle. These look lovely and will be fun for your children to do in the run up to Christmas 🎄

❄️ let it snow ❄️ One lucky player of our Christmas raffle could win this lovely bottle light which has been kindly donated by Crafts From The Heart 💜 thank you Sarah xx

Year 3 will be making magnetic games as part of their science lesson - the school as asking for children to take in empty clear plastic bottles they can use please - see post below

During the week beginning the 12th of December the pupils in year 3 will be making magnetic games as part of their science lesson. If you have any clear plastic bottles at home that are no longer needed could you please send them into school with your child.
Thank you

Oh how we would love one of these to share with our families ! With thanks to Inflatabakes for donating these prizes.

By entering our Christmas raffle you will have 2 chances of winning a Giant Cookie which you could be sharing with your family 🍪

More tasty treats that you could win by taking part In our Christmas Raffle - a tray of brownies! Perfect treats to have with a hot chocolate watching a Christmas movie in the lead up to Christmas or as a new year treat to cheer you up in January

With many thanks to Sugardipity for this prize

So what’s your New Years resolution going to be? Get fit and healthy? Join an exercise class ?

Well thanks to Heidi Bell you can make a start on that as she has donated 2 prizes :-

One is a a boxercise class for 2 people 🥊
The other is a HITT class for one person
🎄🎟.

Thank you https://www.facebook.com/heidi.bell.7

We all love to nibble over Christmas and new year - what could be more enjoyable then a grazing plate from Graze & Nibble who have kindly donated a gift voucher for one lucky winner!

Thanks very much for your donation Graze & Nibble.

Just in time for Christmas sweet treats or to give as a gift The Sweetie Shoppie have kindly donated a jar of sweets for our Christmas raffle.

They have sweets to cover all tastes and flavours hopefully winning a sweet jar will keeping you fulfilled over the Christmas holidays 🍡🍬🍭🍫

Thank you for your kind donation Sweetie Shoppie 🍬🍬🎄

(Images just for display and may not be identical to the prize)

Thank you to Curran Packaging, East Tilbury! For supplying us with cardboard tubes for the arts and craft activity making snowman ⛄️ santa 🎅🏻 and Christmas trees 🎄

Thank you also to Thurrock Play Network - The Pyramid Resource Centre for the resources from them which were also used for the craft activities

Many thanks to all the families that visited us and took part in our various activities yesterday. It was lovely seeing so many of you and look forward to seeing you again on Tuesday 13 December for our Reindeer Event 🦌🎅🏻🎄

We are delighted to add another prize to our Christmas raffle. Enlightened are at Barleylands this year with an amazing lights display. The Luminarium - Barleylands 2022

They have offered one lucky winner a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children) to see the lights.

Thank you Barleylands & Enlightened for this prize

🦌 Unfortunately the Reindeer Slots 🦌 are now sold out! Thank you to everyone enough has purchased tickets.

Don't worry, you'll still be able to come along and see the reindeer and participate in all other activities on the day (Tuesday 13 December from 3.30pm)

🎄🎅🏻 The PFA are ready for you to visit us at the Christmas Fayre. 🎄🎅🏻

You can do arts and crafts with us or if you haven’t got time we have kits ready to take away to do at home

We also have Christmas crackers, baubles, hair bows and Alice bands and a few miscellaneous items for purchase all between 50p and £2

We also have children’s lucky dip at 50p a go 🎁

The East Tilbury Primary School choir will be joining us at 2pm along with a visit from the Grinch!!

Come and visit us between 11am and 4pm

🎄🎅🏻 Just a reminder that we are at the East Tilbury Village Hall today from 11am with our arts and crafts stall plus we will be selling slots for our reindeer event 🦌 and our Christmas raffle tickets 🎟 🎄🦌🎅🏻

There will be lots of other stalls for you to visit as well today.

Please note the hall are charging a £1 entry fee. Children under 12 go free.

🎄 Treat yourself and a loved one to a meal out for Christmas or as a pick me up in the new year at the The Ship Pub East Tilbury Village.

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They have have kindly donated a £30 meal voucher as one of our Christmas Raffle prizes 🎄🎅🏻

🎄thank you for your kind donation 🎄

🎄🦌🎅🏻 Don’t forget we are at the East Tilbury Village Hall on Sunday 27th November from 11am with our arts and crafts stall.

You can also book your slots for the reindeer event when you visit our stall 🦌🦌🎄🎅🏻

🎄🎟 Christmas Raffle

Get your dancing shoes on with a free dance lesson with Ballroom Bliss Dance Studio who is located at Walton Hall Farm

Ballroom Bliss offer a range of lessons for all ages and also offers SEN sessions so this prize would be lovely for anyone to win.

Thank you to Ballroom Bliss for their kind donation 🕺🏼 💃

🎄🎟 Christmas Raffle

Get yourself glammed up for Christmas festivities with hair done by Lucys hair Lucy has kindly donated a gift voucher for the value of £28 ✂️ 💇

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🎄🎅🏻 🦌🦌 REINDEER EVENT - TUESDAY 13TH DECEMBER 🦌🦌🎅🏻🎄

Slots for the event will be available to book at the East Tilbury Christmas Fayre this Sunday 27 November (at East Tilbury Village Hall). Please see photos attached for further details

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🎄🎟 Christmas Raffle

Thanks to 💈 Memo's, our local gents & boys barbers 💇‍♂️ who have donated a free child's haircut ✂️ 💈👦🧑🏼‍🦱 as one of the prizes in our Christmas Raffle

🎄🎅🏻 Christmas Raffle

You could win a mini session with Dionne Simmons Photography 📷 This locally based photographer specialises in capturing your precious memories from bump to baby and beyond. 📸

Winner to contact Dionne Simmons Photography to discuss options and arrange the session after the draw on 13 December

Thank you for your donation Dionne Simmons📷🎄 🎟

🎄 Come and join the PFA for some Christmas crafts 🎄

We will be at the Christmas Fete on Sunday 27 November at East Tilbury Village Hall

Crafts start from 50p and we have a lucky dip

Name the polar bear is back as he was so popular last year.

We look forward to seeing you 🎅🏻 🎄