Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School PTA

Our Quiz Night returned in roaring style. Maybe it was the complimentary fizz on the door, or maybe the bring-your-own bottle policy, but everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and the quizmasters hosted a fantastic evening. Ticket sales, a raffle and an impromptu game of Heads and Tails all helped us raise nearly £1,000 toward this year's school funding priorities.

Our first event of 2022 got off to a great start for those with a sweet tooth, with pre-ordered boxes of doughnuts being delivered to school and distributed at the end of the school day. All the money we raised will be contributed to the school's fundraising priorities for this year

Our Christmas bazaar was a resounding success - many thanks to everyone who attended, and to all of our wonderful volunteers who helped put on a very special occassion for all the children, parents and carers. In the end we raised nearly £3,500 which will be contributed toward this year's spending priorities.

Many thanks to those who attended our Fireworks Night on Friday, we hope that you enjoyed it. A very special thanks to our volunteers who went truly above and beyond with unprecedented numbers attending - well over double our normal attendance. This includes parents, carers and amazing teaching and support staff. Fireworks Jack did us proud with a spectacular display as ever. We are also grateful for sponsorship and advertising from Caplen Estates . For anyone hosting a board, we are so appreciative, and the boards will be removed shortly. The event raised a profit of £8,750 ! This is the most that we have raised in a single event, and will be spent on the agreed priority with the school - refreshing laptops and other IT equipment for our kids.

Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone who volunteered, spread the word and turned out to support Fireworks Night on Friday. We will share more details on funds raised for the school in due course.  But in the meantime, on to the next main event! !!! SAVE THE DATE !!! The PTA will be hosting a Christmas Bazaar - see messages from your class rep for dates and times. Please note that this event is for the school community only - i.e. parents, carers and their guests and is not open to the general public. More details will follow shortly but in the meantime please get in touch with the PTA if: You are a local business owner and would be interested in having a stall at the event, £25 per stall (please note that we have a limited number of stalls available so cannot guarantee a space for all interested parties). You are able to volunteer for the event : tasks will include set up, running stalls such as the tombola and games, and dismantling / tidying pos...

The results are in from our Halloween fund raising events: Event £ Halloween Activity Sheet £ 214 Wizards and Witches non-uniform day £ 206 Total £ 420 The money will be added to the PTA funds and used to buy equipment for the school and fund other exciting activities. Many thanks to all the parents who donated, and children who participated in these events - it was a lot of fun seeing so many children in their wizard and witch costumes, especially *all* the Harry Potters 🙂.

We've designed a Halloween activity sheet to keep your little ones busy for a couple of hours over the half-term break, and we'll be selling it at the school gates this week. Look out for some of the Year 6 children lending a helping hand! Remember to return your completed sheet by the 5th November to be entered into a prize draw for a £20 Smyths voucher.

We're getting into the Halloween spirit on the last day of half-term with a fancy dress day.

We're super-excited to announce that our regular firework night celebration returns this year on Friday 5th November, featuring a spectacular firework display and a giant bonfire! Tickets are available now from IG9 cafe and Rue Gourmet.