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Diary Dates!

Diary Dates!

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  • Sunday 18th February – Valentine’s Party
    • Children’s Centre Hall, 10-11.30 – All Tickets Sold Out
  • Monday 19th February – Start of Term 4
  • Wednesday 7th March – Mother’s Day Hamper Raffle Draw
  • Saturday 17th March – Swimmathon
  • Wednesday 21st March – Easter Colouring Competition Deadline
  • Friday 23rd March – End of Term 4

 

  • Monday 9th April – Start of Term 5
  • Sunday 20th May – May Fair
    • Grand Opening of the Brampton Renovation and Celebration of the Royal Wedding!
  • Friday 25th May – End of Term 5

 

  • Monday 4th June – Start of Term 6
  • Sunday 8th July – Raft Race
    • A fundraising stall at the Raft Race, with games and crafts etc
  • Thursday 19th July – End of Term 6

 

 

Volunteers needed to join the committee

Volunteers needed to join the committee

 

The committee are the trustees of the charity that comprises of both Brampton and Hilltop Pre-Schools, without a full and working committee the Pre-Schools would not be able to open.  The only time to join the committee is during the Annual General Meeting which takes place on Tuesday 7th November at 8pm at Brampton.

The committee is made up a mixture of parents, ex-parents and members of the community.  It must have of a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 12, and of this a minimum 60% must be current parents. There are 3 named roles that must be filled: Chair, Treasurer and Secretary.  And these positions are supported by other members who often take on fundraising roles, and in some years a Vice-Chair. This year the committee has 3 members from the previous year (Secretary – Lucy Murdock and Fundraisers – Jenny Niblett and Ross Calderwood) who are able to stay on, but none are currently parents.
Therefore, we need several parents to join the committee to achieve the required 60% parents and to fill the other named roles.
As the committee we are responsible for the charity and our aim is “to ensure accessibility to children and families from all sections of the local and wider community”.  The committee works closely with the team of staff and with them we agree policies, fund staff training, recruitment, purchasing of resources and fundraising.  The committee is also the point of contact with Ofsted, and we are responsible for budgeting, payment and pay scales of staff, legal requirements, maintaining the website and Facebook page etc.
We meet once a term, with the staff and if necessary we meet as a committee between those meetings.
If you think you might be able to help or would like more information, then please speak to a member of staff at a setting or contact the committee – committee@portisheadpreschool.co.uk
AGM

AGM

All parents should have received a letter about the AGM – if you have not received one it is below.  Please fill in and return to settings to allow us to prepare for the meeting.

AGM Letter to Parents

We are also looking for prizes for the Silent Auction.  Last year we had a variety of prizes and vouchers – a coffee machine, a Butchers Block voucher, Nando’s Voucher, soft play sessions, fitness boxing sessions…  These helped us raise about £200.  If you think you could offer something then please let us know by emailing – committee@portisheadpreschool.co.uk

 

 

AGM

AGM

Thank you to all the parents, staff and committee that joined us for our AGM on the 17th November.

The minutes from the meeting will be available soon, both online and at the settings.

We had a great turnout of parents and were really pleased to elect five parents onto the committee – Sally Dyer, Ross Calderwood, Abbie Wilford, Jenny Niblett and Kelly-Ann Jervis.

We also had a silent auction with prizes from Chorus, FootballFun4Little1s, Playzone of Portishead, Beyond Behaviour, The Butchers Block, JellyBugs soft play – Mothercare, ED-PT and Nandos.

We raised a brilliant £151.60!

Thanks to all of those who bid and donated.

Annual General Meeting – 17th November 2016

Annual General Meeting – 17th November 2016

The date of this years AGM is  Thursday 17th November, at Brampton Pre-School, Brampton Way.  The AGM is a chance to view the accounts from the previous year, hear an annual report from the Committee and the Manager, suggest fundraising opportunities and highlight useful contacts that may benefit the settings.

A successful AGM is fundamental to the running of the charity and we must have a percentage of families represented to make it a viable meeting.

We will also be hoping to recruit some new volunteers onto the committee to help run the Pre-School.  Joining the committee is a great way of learning new skills, meet new people and give back to the Pre-School.  For more information about our committee.

We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible!