Category Archives: Fundraising

Fruit and Toy Fund

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We collect £3.00 per child per week to cover the costs of children’s fruit and toy fund. Payment for term one is now payable.You can pay £3 per week or if it’s easier £27 for this term.

For the whole year ahead:

Term 1 – £27

Term 2 – £27

Term 3 – £39

Term 4 – £39

Total amount payable for the whole year is £132 if you prefer to pay in one go.

Please pay via Parent Pay or by cheque made out to Isobel Mair Family Centre

Kind thanks in advance

Celebrating Who We Are Week

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

All staff at Isobel Mair Family Centre would just like to say a

HUGE ‘Thank You’

for your wonderful support of our

‘Celebrating Who We Are’ week.

So far we have raised a total of just over £350, however we still have more bags and ‘shrinkie’ key rings to make and sell so the grand total will increase, with every penny donated to our three named charities.

Thank you for your support.

If you have not yet received your pre-ordered pens, trolley tokens and wrist bands – please let us know as we have a few surplus in the office. In addition, if you have not had the opportunity to purchase your child’s hand made reusable bag and/or shrinkie key ring – please let us know!

 

Parent Pay Update

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Parent Pay is now up and running for all our ‘returning’ children;  term one toy and fruit fund can be paid.

If your child is new to the family centre, we are waiting on user names and passwords being issued to enable you to set up and use this service.

Many parents have spoken to staff, worried about not having paid for term one as yet. We are so sorry for this inconvenience.

If you would prefer not to wait – please pop the outstanding £33.00 in to an envelope, clearly marked with your child’s name and we will ensure our records are updated accordingly once up and running. Cheques are also acceptable – again, just pop in an envelope.

 

Summer Party

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Our Summer Party is taking place on Friday 23rd June from 9.30am -11.30am and again in the afternoon from 1.30pm – 3.30pm

We do hope you will come along and enjoy the fun!

We are having karaoke, quizzes, raffle, tombola, guess the bear’s birthday, face painting and much more.

Bring your purses and support the Family Centre’s fundraising and have a great day out too.

Your Summer Party Ticket

Easter Celebrations

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We certainly got into holiday mode today by coming to nursery in our pyjamas to help support Isobel Mair School’s very own Special Olympian Rhythmic Gymnast, Amy Clark.

We have raised £74.39 for Amy to help support her venture to the GB National Games.

In addition to our pyjama day, we welcomed a very special fluffy friend who delivered some Easter Treats to all our children, courtesy of the Parent Council – many thanks from all our delighted boys and girls.

Nursery will reopen after the Spring Break on Tuesday 18th April. Have a wonderful holiday.

Red Nose Day 2017

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Isobel Mair School classes Yell, Unst and Fetlar have been busy processing their orders of red noses in REDiness for the big day on Friday 24th March.  There’s still time to order your nose if you have not alREDy done so!

Order forms are on the table in the foyer – please complete and return to myself or Joanne to ensure you have a nose on the day! The cut off day for ordering is Monday 20th March.

All money raised will help people living really tough lives in the UK and across Africa. For example £2.50 could buy a mosquito net to protect a family in Africa. In the UK, £5 could pay for an isolated elderly person with dementia to have dinner at their local support group. On their behalf, thank you.

The children are encouraged to bring a donation, wear red on Friday and of course have their noses on!

For further information visit: http://www.rednoseday.com/order-a-fundraising-kit

 

Lots of Socks

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Lots of Socks

Lots of Socks is a fun initiative to support Down’s syndrome Awareness Day on 21st March every year.

Why socks? Well, because chromosomes look like socks and people with Down’s syndrome have an extra chromosome! “Lots of Socks” is acknowledged around the world as being associated with Ds.

We are asking for children (and staff, parents!) to wear ‘lots of socks’ in creative ways – you might wear socks on your feet, on your arms, as a belt, in your hair!? Or perhaps you might want to wear odd socks – as long as they are prominent and shout out that we are supporting Ds, anything goes J Bring along a donation on the day and all proceeds will go directly towards Down’s Syndrome Scotland.

For more information please see

https://www.dsscotland.org.uk/support-us/awareness-week/lots-of-socks/

Welly Waddle

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A letter went out recently asking for you to share your views on the best way to host our upcoming sponsored Welly Waddle fundraiser.

From the 68 letters than went out to parents, we had a total of 15 return slips with mixed responses.

6 parents said they would prefer the waddle to take place at Eastwood Park and were happy to meet there.

4 parents said they would prefer the waddle to take place in and around Isobel Mair School and Family Centre grounds.

3 parents said they would love to attend but had no preference to where the waddle takes place.

2 parents said they did not want to attend and therefore did not state where to waddle.

Following some discussion with staff it has been decided that we will offer both waddles!

Colette and Joanne or Donna will be at the car park at Eastwood Park at 10.30am and again at 2pm to meet children and parents ready for the park waddle. If you decide to waddle in the park you MUST stay with your child for the duration. Please bring along a small snack for your child too. Siblings and other family members are welcome to waddle along too!

All other staff will be waddling in and around the school and family centre grounds. Please come along and join us if you can!

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