Lord Williams's Parents Association

Just a reminder about our AGM 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Come and join us for our next AGM meeting!

Taking place on Monday 26th September at 7pm via teams.

If you would like to join the meeting please email for further information to [email protected]

All are welcome 😊

Come and join us for our next AGM meeting!

Taking place on Monday 26th September at 7pm via teams.

If you would like to join the meeting please email for further information to [email protected]

All are welcome 😊

Queen Elizabeth II 1926 - 2022 ❤️🤍💙

We hope your children have had a great summer!

With lots of new students and parents becoming part of the school community, it would be great if you could help spread the word about the Lord Williams’s Parents Association.

We are here to support the school in their work by providing funds for additional equipment and resources through events and fundraising.

Please follow our page to keep up with the latest news!! 🤗

Welcome back to School!

During the holidays you can still use the Astra Clothing Recycling Banks 👖👗🧦👕🧤

These are based at Lower School by Sports Hall and at Upper School behind the Foundation Centre.

By using these banks, you help raise funds for the school and stop clothes going into landfill.

See further details about what can be recycled below 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

We really feel for our friends at Barley Hill School. Please get in touch with them, if you can provide any information.

The LWPA raised £1,683.90 from our recent Silent Auction!

A huge thank you for your support!!

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As we near the end of the year, we just wanted to say a huge thank you from the Lord Williams’s
Parents Association (LWPA) for your continued
support.

This academic year, together we have raised in excess of £18,000!!!

The LWPA donated £9,000 to faculties back in February 2022 to support the students by enabling faculties to purchase items that could not be bought out of the normal school budget.

We will be donating an additional £10,000 to
support further faculty requests in September 2022

For more details on all our fundraising and other school news check out the latest “Take Me Home” Newsletter 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

https://sway.office.com/1MyqgzvIn3UBE39B

We have just received some good news from the company who runs our school lottery. The LWPA has been awarded an additional £250 as one of the new schools with the biggest sign up!

The money raised by the LWPA goes towards funding projects, resources and equipment for the school.

If you are interested in playing the school lottery then please check out the link for details:

https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/lord-williams-school

The weekend is in sight!!! Enjoy the sunshine ☀️

LWPA supporter and quiz master Sue Boyle will be retiring. Please see information below from Sue.....

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It’s official! After almost 30 years at Barley Hill, I am retiring at the end of this term. It has been a privilege to be involved with this wonderful school for so long and I have many happy memories.

On Saturday 16th July, I am hosting an End of Year Drop-In at the Thame Cricket Club between 4pm and 7pm and it would be lovely if lots of past pupils and their parents, and former colleagues could call in to say
hello (not goodbye - we’re staying in Thame).

There will be lots of old photos and school memorabilia to look at. I’m making a new collection of photos which I’ve called All Grown Up; pictures of me with past pupils and I’d love to add to it!

I hope you will be able to join me to share stories and memories from Barley Hill across the years and to help me celebrate my retirement. If you can let me know you’re coming, that would be great or do just come along on the day.

Looking forward to seeing lots of ‘old’ faces from Class SB, Bumblebees, Hedgehogs, Foundation Stage and more!

Love from Mrs Boyle xx

There’s still time to bag yourself a bid and win one of our fabulous auction prizes 🤩🤗🤩 (link below)

https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/lordwilliamssparentsassociationsilentauctionsummer2022

Closes at 9pm tonight!!

Special thanks to all those businesses and individuals who have donated prizes:
Thame Cars Mortgage Advice Bureau - Thame The Aura Room Ruth Mancini Louise Bozon NHPT Thame Food Festival The Dinton Hermit Abbey Business & Office Services The Black Horse, Thame Radical Edge Photography The Handy Fox Racquets fitness centre Powerhouse Performance Club Dog and Comb Daisies Melt Firehorse.fashion Guy Parker, Jeremy Batty, Jim Donald, Victoria Bond Make-up, Rebecca Wasey Sport & Remedial Massage, and Dido’s Fine Food for Every Occasion

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FINAL DAY - bidding closes at 9pm!!

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https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/lordwilliamssparentsassociationsilentauctionsummer2022

Reminder that the Creative Arts Evening is on tonight from 6pm 🎨🎭🖼

There will also be a second hand uniform stall at the event with free uniform on offer ♻️👔

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LWS are proud to invite you to our Creative Arts Open Evening - Thursday 30th June, from 6pm-8pm at Upper School.

Fancy a cricket coaching session from a former professional?? 🏏 Or maybe a 2 hour mountain bike experience for a group of friends with a British cycling coach?! 🚵🏼‍♂️

If active is not your thing, then you could grab yourself a full body massage and a bottle of Moët! 🍾🥂 Or pamper yourself with a set of Chanel Skincare, followed by a dozen decadent red velvet cupcakes!? 🧴🧖🏻‍♀️🧁

These are just a selection of items available to bid on through our silent auction 🤫

Bidding closes at 9pm on Friday 1st July so don’t miss out!

Check out the full list of prizes below 👇🏻🤩👇🏻

https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/lordwilliamssparentsassociationsilentauctionsummer2022

Our Summer auction is officially live!! 🤩🤗🤩

A great range of lots to bid on.

Details of items on offer can be accessed via the link below👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/lordwilliamssparentsassociationsilentauctionsummer2022

Good luck and bidding starts now!!! 🍀🤞🏻🍀

This evening, Esme Humphries accepted a cheque on behalf of the LWPA from the Thame & District Round Table 753 for £572, following the duck race ticket sales.

It was even more than we expected as 100% of the tickets sales were very kindly donated to the charities involved.

A massive thank you again to all those people who bought a ticket 🦆🦆🦆

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Eco-Fete Friday 17th June

The Lower School Eco Club have organised an Eco-Fete for Friday, 17th June. This will involve:

- a cake sale
- a clothes swap/sale
- a plant sale
- some games

Most items will be 50p. Please remind your child to bring some cash to school on the day if they want to enjoy the Eco-Fete.

If your child has clothes they would like to swap they should bring them to the library any day next week. We will offer a ‘token’ for the item which they can then exchange for an item of clothing at the Fete. (Donated clothes must be clean and not too tired.)

LWPA Silent Auction – Summer 2022

****Deadline for donation: Friday 10th June*******

Can you or someone you know offer a service or an item that others would bid for?

It could be a:

Local florist delivery of flowers

White water rafting experience

Pair of tickets to a local event

A break away in a holiday home

Then the LWPA needs you!

Following the success of our first Silent Auction last year we have decided to organise another for 2022 (Sssshh – don’t tell anyone!) Only joking, of course we would like as many people as possible to know about the silent auction. To make this work we are requesting offers of services or items that other people would want to bid for. We will list all the items and people will then be able to place bids, with the money raised going directly to support the students at Lord Williams’s School.

If you, or someone you know could offer anything that we could add to the Silent Auction, please send an e-mail to [email protected] by Friday 10th June with the following information:

Your name

Your contact details – email address and phone number

Details of what you would like to donate to the Silent Auction

The Silent Auction will go live in mid June. Further details will be sent to all parents and carers nearer to this time.

Message from Thame Swimming club 🏊‍♀️🏊🏻🏊‍♂️

Well, that was lots of fun….and the rain held off!?

A big thank you to Thame & District Round Table 753 for organising such a great fundraising event.

It was a record breaking year and more tickets were sold than ever before!?

The LWPA sold 286 tickets in the end and raised over £450!

Congratulations to St Joseph’s School for winning the big duck challenge.

Happy Sunday all 🦆🦆🦆

Come and join in the fun today at the Thame Carnival 🎊🙌🏻🎊🙌🏻

It's Thame Carnival Day - come along and enjoy the fun!!!

Enjoy the celebrations 👑🇬🇧👑🇬🇧👑🇬🇧

We are looking for donations for our Silent Auction. Can you help??? Details below 👇🏻🤩👇🏻🤩👇🏻🤩👇🏻

The big rubber duck challenge is on!

If the LWPA are one of the top 3 sellers for the duck race tickets then we are entered into a big duck race challenge with the potential to win an additional £250!!

If you haven’t got your tickets yet then now is the time!! Link below:

https://duckrace.thameroundtable.org/lwpa/

Here’s where some of the PTFA funds have been put to good use recently.

DofE - were able to buy tents and camping equipment

Food tech - bought pasta machines, a conduction hob and a camera to photograph students work

Thanks to the school for sharing these photos 🤗

Happy Weekend all ☀️😎☀️

Just a reminder to buy your Thame Duck race tickets.

They are £2 each and if you use the link below, 80% of the ticket sale will go to the LWPA to fund school equipment and projects.

Thanks for your support! 😃

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https://duckrace.thameroundtable.org/lwpa/

Our next PTFA meeting is on Monday 9th May at 7pm via zoom.

Please email [email protected] if you would like to join us.

Wishing all our LWS friends and families a very happy Easter!? 🐣

⭐️Does your employer offer 'Matched Funding'?⭐️

This is a fantastic way of obtaining additional funds for our school!

Many organisations offer to contribute to or match any charitable funds raised by their employees for registered charities such as Lord Williams’s Parents Association.

Please get in touch with the LWPA if you are able to assist by emailing: [email protected]

Thank you 🤞🏻

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🟡⚫ Players & Coaches Wanted 🟡⚫

We are looking to enhance our well established teams.

We are reaching out to current school years 6/7/8.

We train on a Monday evening 6-7pm at Whites field OX39 4RF Chinnor.

Please make contact if you want to give it a go by email or phone.
📧 [email protected]
📱 07763569061

Thank you to everyone that took part in the LWPA Virtual Quiz last night. It was a fantastic evening and we raised £529.28!!

A huge thank you to Sue and Phil Boyle and Ken Bruce for running the quiz and to Lucy Electric who sponsored the event.

Congratulations to our three cash prize winners!

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Just a reminder for those who have bought a ticket, it’s the virtual quiz tonight at 7.30pm 🤩

An email has been sent with details of how to join online. Virtual doors open at 7.15pm.

Don’t forget to have your drinks and snacks at the ready!

Here’s to a fun night! 🙌🏻

LWPA Virtual Quiz

LWPA’s Virtual Quiz hosted by Thame’s very own Mrs Sue Boyle and sponsored by Lucy Electric

The news you have been waiting for.... not only are we lucky enough to have Thame's very own Sue Boyle hosting our virtual quiz but we can now confirm that Sue will be joined by the one and only Ken Bruce for a very special Pop Master music round!

Tickets are selling fast! Purchase your family/household ticket soon to avoid disappointment - further information below.

Date and Time – Friday 1st April at 7.30pm to 9.00pm (approx.)

Platform – this will be a virtual quiz via Microsoft Teams. An email will be sent to you closer to the date of the quiz with a link to the Microsoft Teams meeting and further information on the event.

Tickets - £10 per family/household – purchase your tickets online through jumblebee - https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/lwpavirtualquiz

The closing date for purchasing your ticket is Friday 25th March.

Prizes – The quiz will be just for fun. Unfortunately, with the quiz being run virtually, we are unable to mark answers and give prizes for first, second and third place. However, by entering the quiz you will automatically have one entry in to our quiz prize draw with the following three cash prizes up for grabs just for taking part:

1st Prize - £50 cash

2nd Prize - £30 cash

3rd Prize - £20 cash

The prize winners will be chosen at random using the jumblebee platform.

LWPA brings you the opportunity to enjoy the virtual quiz with your family and raise much needed funds for the Lord Williams’s Parents Association. Thank you for your support.



Thank you from the LWPA

LWPA Virtual Quiz Support Lord Williams's School by purchasing tickets for the Virtual Quiz run by Mrs Sue Boyle and sponsored by Lucy Electric!Date and Time - Friday 1st April 7.30pm to approx. 9.00pmPrice - £10 per family/householdPrize draw - The quiz will be just for fun. Unfortunately, with the quiz being run v...

A message from Astra Recycling following the Ukraine appeal:

Good afternoon,

I just wanted to drop you an email to say thank you to all the staff, pupils, parents, carers, and the public that donated to our campaign.

Last week we sent 15 tons of aid to Ukraine. The outpouring of love and generosity from all communities has been overwhelming. What has been particularly touching are the notes sending love and best wishes from people and children written with the donations.

Everyone has been so kind and Dmitry, his family and everyone here at Astra send our sincere thanks to you all,

Please see attached what the warehouse looks like at the moment! Really amazing the amount that has been donated, looks like we are on track to send similar amount next week!

Thanks again,

Charley, Dmitry – Astra Recycling

Astra Recycling Ltd | Unit 30/30A Aston Road | Waerlooville | PO7 7XQ
Tel: 02392 177360 | [email protected] | www.astrarecycling.co.uk

What an absolutely fantastic effort by the local community to support Ukraine.

Thanks to Mr Ryder and the school staff, along with members of the LWPA and their families, who helped with the collection on Saturday 👏🏻💙👏🏻💛