1. Recent Money Raised Quiz Night – almost £1000 Years 5 & 6 cake sale - £60 Reception cake sale - £117 Planned Spending Outdoor classroom - for all classes to use (£8000) School Council - to improve Quiet Area (£1000) New books for school library (£3000) Nursery - outside playhouse (cost to be confirmed) Next Main Event Spring Fair – 2 - 4pm Saturday 18 th May 2013 Planned Events Non-Uniform Day (bring a bottle for Spring Fair) – 10th May 2013 Summer Camp Out – 15/16 th June 2013 Nursery Cake Sale – 28 th June 2013 Bishops Down PSA May 2013 update

2. Spring Fair Donations of the following items for the Fair are welcomed please as listed below. Please hand them into the office: Clean Soft Toy donations for the Soft Toy Tombola from now on please. Non-Uniform Day 10th May 2012, please bring a bottle for the Bottle Tombola 17th and 18th May Cakes and plant donations. (Plates will be coming home in book bags for cake donations) Please note there will be parking for the Spring Fair in Rose Hill Car Park, please use the entrance on Rydal Drive to enter and exit the car park. Finance notes During the last academic year the PSA donated an impressive £13,593 to the school. This included £1,448 for digital cameras for each class, £9,455 for 15 brand new computers in the ICT suite, £500 for the School Council, £1,030 towards building the bridge in the woods and £300 on the end of year celebrations (bouncy castle & circus skills training). Easy Fundraising We also do Easy Fundraising where money you spend shopping online goes to the PSA with no cost to you. The shops include thousands of retailers from Amazon, Asda and Argos to Ebay, Tesco, Boots and M&S. For more help and information please look at links on the PSA website, Bishops Down PSA website (you may need to right click to open link). Bishops Down PSA website Advertising space for sale Do you want to advertise on the PSA Noticeboard or PSA website? Cost will be £1.50 per week. See Mel Joyce or email bishopsdownpsa@hotmail.co.uk if interested.bishopsdownpsa@hotmail.co.uk

3. Bishops Down PSA May 2013 update The 200 Club The 200 Club is a lottery which generates a steady income to the PSA, whilst giving members a chance to win a cash prize each month. If you would like to join the club, forms are available from the school office and at PSA events. Cake sales Every class will get a turn of baking cakes to be sold at a Friday pick up time. Cakes are sold at 30p each or 4 for £1. We are combining 2 classes together to increase the number of cakes on sale. Uniform sales The PSA has a number of items of second hand uniform which are all sold at £1 each. Look out for sale dates on the PSA bulletin. We often sell alongside a cake sale. If you have any items of uniform you would like to donate, please pass them to a PSA member or the school office. Items for hire The PSA has a number of items available for hire, e.g. the tug of war rope, chocolate fountain and a small bouncy castle (donations to be made to the PSA). PSA website and Facebook page For our latest news check the PSA website, Bishops Down PSA website. The PSA also has a Facebook page, Bishops Down PSA page (you may need to right click to open links).Bishops Down PSA websiteBishops Down PSA page Next PSA Meetings DATE CHANGE, now 7:30pm 22 nd May 2013 at the school. The PSA meetings are open to all. New members always welcome.