Preston School Association

Y O U ' R E • I N V I T E D

On Sunday 5 June Preston Celebrates the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 with a street party!

Past, present and future families are invited to join in with the village celebrations and bring along a picnic to enjoy from 12pm.

So the celebration committee can make sure there is enough seating for everyone they would appreciate a quick RSVP via this form: https://forms.gle/1oNSxJiJfj5WvZBD9

The Red Lion will be open serving drinks and you are invited to bring your own as well.

There's lots of other things happening on the day and we'll let you know more details this week.

W O W !

A huge thank you to everyone that supported the PSA refreshment stand on Saturday! You’ve helped us raise a whopping £767.90 to help enrich the school and the children’s learning 🙌🏻

W E • A C C E P T • C A R D S !

Finally!

We are super excited to be using our new SumUp card reader for the first time today! The PSA can now finally accept payment by cash AND card. Or watch. Or phone….

There may be a few teething issues as we all know what Preston is like for phone reception but trials have worked so there’s no excuse to not have that extra scone or Prosecco!

Looking forward to seeing everyone from 2pm today!

Your schedule for tomorrow…..

Preston Primary School's Jubilee Celebrations

CALLING ALL HELPERS!

Can you help on Saturday at the school's jubilee celebrations?

We need helpers for the bar, serving scones and of course our fun games!

Let the PSA know by filling out this form or sending us a quick message.

We're looking forward to seeing everyone else that can come from 2pm!

Preston Primary School's Jubilee Celebrations Can you help with our celebrations this Saturday? The PSA needs help with games and stalls. If you can help with anything please let us know by contacting one of the PSA members or filling out this form. Thank you! :)

S A V E • T H E • D A T E !

👑 Another date for your diaries!

The PSA are planning a day of fun and games to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Bring a picnic and enjoy some family friendly games along with a bar serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic refreshments.

Stay tuned for more info as we finalise the details!

S A V E • T H E • D A T E

Our favourite event is back!!! Dust off those tents and dig out the sleeping bags! We are so excited to be able to do this again this year!

More details to follow soon 🏕

Preston School Association updated their address.

Preston School Association updated their address.

A HUGE thank you to everyone that emptied their drawers for our Bag 2 School collection. You’ve helped us raise £132!

We think it’s safe to say the children enjoyed their disco last night!!

A HUGE thank you to all the parents that volunteered their time to help on the night - we couldn’t put on events like this without your help 💛

Easter Disco | Preston Primary School

E A S T E R • D I S C O

Don’t forget those disco tickets! It’s tomorrow!

Chestnut and Birch: 16:15 - 18:00
Maple and Oak: 18:15 - 20:15

Tickets can be purchased via the link below for £6 and includes sweets and drinks and an Easter egg.

Easter Disco | Preston Primary School Preston Primary School

B A G S • 2 • S C H O O L - T O M O R R O W !

Just a reminder to drop your bags of pre-loved clothes in the conservatory tomorrow morning. 💛

Photos from St. Martin's Church, Preston, Herts.'s post

👚 B A G S • 2 • S C H O O L ~ 29 March

Bags2School is a company which specialises in good quality second hand clothing that can be re-used.

Please use this opportunity to have a clear out over the weekend and fill a bag. Children will be bringing an empty bag home from school today, however, if you have lots to donate, you can always use extra black bin bags.

These bags will be collected from school on the morning of Tuesday 29th March at 9am and weighed. Bags2School will pay the PSA depending on the weight of the collection.

This is a great way to raise money for the school so we urge you to support your PSA.

Please bring your bags to school on the morning of Tuesday 29th March by 9am and not prior to this. Bags must be brought into the conservatory and cannot be left outside. The driver will check to ensure that the contents are not wet or damp before accepting the collection.

Art Evening | Preston Primary School

🖼Last chance to order rainforest art prints and greetings cards!

❗️Please place your orders by midnight on Tuesday 22nd March

Thank you to everyone who attended the Art Exhibition on Thursday night – we hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed being able to hold a school social event again! A full report about the event will follow in the next school newsletter.
In the meantime, if you haven’t yet ordered your prints or cards, there’s still time – head to:

https://www.prestonjmi.herts.sch.uk/art-evening/

Where you can….

🖼View all the artworks
🖼Get the codes for any artwork prints / cards you would like to buy
🖼Download an order form to fill in
🖼Access the link to pay for your items

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the PSA: [email protected]

Art Evening | Preston Primary School Preston Primary School

Art Evening | Preston Primary School

🖼 Thank you to everyone who attend Thursday’s Art Exhibition and placed orders for prints and cards.

It’s not too late to see the artwork online or place orders.

Please go to:
https://www.prestonjmi.herts.sch.uk/art-evening/
to view the artwork, download an order form which can be emailed to the PSA, and also for a link to the Just Giving Page where you can make the payment for your prints and cards.

The cut off date for orders is midnight on 22nd March.

Thanks for all your support! Katie, PSA xx

Art Evening | Preston Primary School Preston Primary School

Art Exhibition Tickets

🖼 Don’t forget to buy your tickets!!
School Art Exhibition and Drinks Reception
Thursday 17th March 5:30pm-7pm

Don’t forget to buy your tickets for the School Art Exhibition and Drinks Reception, this Thursday 17th March, between 5:30pm and 7:00pm to view the beautiful portraits made by the children to celebrate our rainforests.
Proceeds from the tickets will help raise funds for Preston School Association. Adult tickets* are available to buy for £6 which will entitle, ticket holders to a glass of prosecco, bottle of beer, or soft drink and a selection of canapés. Entry and refreshments for children are free. Please head to the following link to purchase your tickets. (Click on the green “give now” button, and manually enter the amount of your donation). ​
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/artexhibitiontickets?invite=true
We will also be offering you the opportunity to order professionally produced greetings cards and colour prints of all the artwork: order forms will be available for you to fill in on the night. Funds raised from the sale of prints and cards will be spilt between the PSA and a wildlife charity chosen by the pupils.
Prizes, which have been generously sponsored by Tim’s Art Supplies in Hitchin, will also be awarded during the evening for the best wildlife picture in each school year group.

*Please note we won’t be issuing paper tickets for the event but we will have a list of ticket holders so nobody will miss out on their drink! We will not be able to sell refreshments at the event due to licencing restrictions, so please make sure you have bought your ticket in advance.

Art Exhibition Tickets Please make a contribution of £6 per adult ticket for the Art Exhibition on Thursday 17th March 2022.

🍷Thank you to everyone that purchased a Christmas wine glass charm! You’ve helped raise 🌟 £75🌟 for the PSA! 🙌🏻

🎄Sadly we didn’t win this year at the Hitchin Christmas Tree Festival - there was some stiff competition. A huge thank you to everyone that made a decoration and to those that went to put the tree up and take it down today - there wouldn’t have been an entry without you! 🙌🏻

Here’s to next year!!!!

🍾ALL SOLD! Thank you! Wishing I’d bought more supplies now!

🍷Because our Christmas Fair couldn’t go ahead as planned there were some items that should have made it to the fair for sale including these wine glass charms made by yours truly, Vicky Pullinger.

So instead of having them sitting around gathering dust for a year I’m offering them for sale here with 100% of your payment going straight to the PSA.

There are basically 6 of each colourful charms available and 1 of each silver coloured charms.

They are priced at:
£1.50 for 1
£5.50 for 4
£1 for every additional one thereafter
Of course you can donate more if you’re feeling festive 😉

To order….
🍷Take a look through the pics and decide which ones you want and have a look at the list below which tells you how many of each quantity I have (I’ll update THIS list as/when/if any are sold)

🍷Ping me a message or email at [email protected] to let me know which ones you want and I can make sure I still have them

🍷I’ll send you a link to this Just Giving campaign so you can make payment. Please remember to tocl the Gift Aid box if you’re eligible - this is at no extra cost to you.

🍷I’ll grab you at school during the week or drop your charms off to you 😊

Quantities available:

Charm B: Santa’s Face: 1
Charm C: Gingerbread House: 1
Charm P: Silver Coloured Bells: 1
Charm Q: Silver Coloured Santa: 1

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🎄What an amazing day!!! The PSA are truly exhausted but so happy that all the children seemed to enjoy themselves!

They all had a visit from the Big Man himself and received a gift from him. The younger ones were lucky enough to visit his grotto and have a story with him.

They all had great fun knocking that mischievous little elf off his shelf, winning some awesome prizes on the tombola and they all desperately searched for the golden feather in our Turkey!

The crafting table was a huge success - if they haven’t come home with their crafts we’ll see that they get them next week as some of them still needed to dry.

Amazing work today by our volunteers - I think it’s safe to say they all deserve a glass of wine tonight!

🎄T O M O R R O W 🎄

We didn’t want the children to miss out on all the fun of the Christmas Fair so the PSA have arranged a Christmas FUNdraising day for them to include all the fun and games of our usual fair.

We’ve organised a day packed full of fun and activities to help raise funds for the PSA, Children in Need and the Make a Wish Foundation AND they can enjoy the day in their Christmas jumpers and Santa hats!

Here’s what we have lined up….

🎅 Santa dash

🧝‍♂️ Knock the Elf off the Shelf

🦃 Pluck a lucky feather from the Turkey and possibly win a prize

🏠Find which chimney Santa got stuck in for a chance to win a £10 voucher

✂️The children can enjoy some crafting fun and decorate a bauble or card to take home

🍀 There will be a lucky dip for a chance to win an extra Christmas present

🥤 Refreshments will be provided

🤫 We also have heard that a very special guest will be dropping by with some early Christmas presents before he gets his final rest in before the big night….

To help cover the cost of the fair and help raise funds for the PSA we are asking for a voluntary donation of £5 per pupil. Father Christmas has also asked that families consider making an optional small donation to Make a Wish Foundation or Children in Need. To do this you can follow the link below and please do reach out to the PSA if you have any questions 💛

https://www.prestonjmi.herts.sch.uk/buy-tickets-for-the-childrens-christmas-fair-make-/

🎄Our Elves and the Shoemaker themed Christmas tree for the Hitchin Christmas Tree Festival is up and ready for the weekend! How amazing does it look?!

🎄 Hi everyone!

A little plea for donations for the kids’ tombola at the Christmas Fair on Friday…

If you have any new toys / games / craft kits / puzzles / books that need a new home, or unopened boxes of confectionery, please consider donating them for the kids’ tombola.

Please drop them off in the atrium by 3:15 pick up on Thursday. Many thanks!!

Katie (PSA Chair) xx

The Preston Trust Christmas Tree Lights will be switched on at The Red Lion, Preston on Sunday 5th Dec at 6pm. There may be a few competition winners there doing the honours!

Come along and enjoy some carols, mulled wine and nibbles. Gazebos are being provided to encourage some distancing and space - so please wrap up warm!!
(Image borrowed from the pub😝)

🎄How lovely does this sound??

Not to forget that Preston Primary School will have their own tree at the Hitchin Christmas Tree Festival too!