Parents and Carers - 

Come and find out how you can be involved in our school community. Enjoy some coffee and meet some new people too. 

Friday 18th November at 9.00-10.00am.

This morning will be run by parents - come and join us!

Welcome to 'Friends of St. Stephen's'!

We are in the process of relaunching!  Look out for more details throughout the summer term...

In the meantime, do get involved in helping out with our Summer School Fayre.

The next planning meeting is on Friday 22nd April at 9.00am.

Term Meeting

We are very excited to be meeting again soon. Our first meeting will be on 

Tuesday 22nd March 2022 at 9.00am 

Please come and meet other parents and carers, have coffee and hear about how you can be involved.

Our January 2020 Newsletter is now available to download using the links below

Monday 16th December & Tuesday 17th December 3pm

Following the lower school's Christmas performances the cafe will be open for the purchase of treats, again, we need parents to bake for these two events.  Donations of baked goods required.  Please avoid the use of nuts/nut products and label all ingredients for allergy purposes.

*UPDATE our Festive Bake Sales raised £178 for our school fund*

Our December Newsletter is now available to download using the links below

*UPDATE* Thank you to all those who helped at our Christmas Fair held on Friday 29th November - we managed to raise a total of £543.30 for school fund which will contribute towards playground redevelopment!

Our Christmas Fair is just a few weeks away and we need your help!

Click here to volunteer 

Orders for cards, mugs, gift tags etc must be handed in to the school office (with payment) by

Thursday 7th November.

* Deadline has been extended to 3.30pm on Monday 11th November *

*UPDATE* All orders have now been delivered and distributed.  Thanks to your purchases we've raised £140 for our school fund

Term Meeting

Following our recent survey, our Autumn Term meeting will be held on 

Friday 11th October at 2.00pm

 (either in the Welcome Room or Lower Hall (depending on numbers) 

The agenda will be published shortly, but if you have any items you'd like discussed, please email us directly

ststephensparentforum@gmail.com

UPDATE: Minutes of our Autumn Term meeting are now available to download

Friday 11th November - Friday 15th November

3.15pm - 4.15pm

Lower Hall

*UPDATE*

A huge thank you to all our volunteers at the Fair in November.  Yet again we had book sales of over £600 ensuring books to the value of £300 for our pupils.  Well done to all involved.

2019/20

Our Autumn term has begun and our September Newsletter is available to download!

Our Summer Term Newsletter is now available to download below, with updates on the Easter Bake Sale, Book Fair, Summer Fair and the future of St Stephen's Parent Forum

Our annual Summer Fair raised over £1,300!

to everyone who helped support this fundraiser!

The countdown is on! 4 days to go!!

UPDATE - 23 June 

We are raising money for playground equipment this year so need your support with our Summer Fair taking place after school, this Friday 28th June!

In order for the fair to be a success we need the following donations to be brought in and given to Sue Flory (Hope - Yr4/Elana - Reception).  You can find her in the playground any day this week:

We need:

• Uniform
• Plants 
• Cakes
• Used children's books
• Teddy bears and soft toys
• Bottles for the Tombola

 

It is going to be an exciting afternoon with bouncy castles, bowling, coconut shy and takeaway food for your dinner... and lots more.

Bring the family, and plenty of money and have fun.  Please share this email with other St Stephen’s parents, as I know som may not be on our mailing list so word of mouth helps too!

Friday 28th June 3.00pm- 5.30pm

UPDATE - 18 June 

The countdown is on to our Annual Summer Fayre taking place next Friday 28th June from 3.00pm - 5.30pm.

We will have bowling alley, coconut shy, bouncy castles, food, ice creams, uniform stall, plants, cakes, face painting and the chance to throw wet sponges at your favourite teachers

There will also be a special suprise guest!

Raffle tickets are now on sale before and after school in the main playground, by the gate priced at just 50p. Raffle prizes include:

On Blackheath family weekend tickets

Theatre tickets

Cinema tickets

Wine

£40 Tesco voucher

Meals out

Pamper basket and much more!..

There is still great need for parents and careers to support this cause in a number of ways, primarily helping out on one of the stalls. You can also donate:

School uniform

Bottles for tombola

Teddies for tombola

Plants

Childrens books

Cake

Please contact Sue Flory (Hope Yr4/Elana Reception) to confirm your support and for more information - sueflory@hotmail.co.uk

Thursday 13th June - Wednesday 19th June

3.30pm- 4.15pm

Lower Hall

The Book fair is great opportunity to purchase books AND raise money for the school as they receive books based on the value of those purchased by you, to add to our new Reading room and for the children to enjoy in their classrooms.

You can purchase gift vouchers online and save money too! 

UPDATE: Sales at the book fair enabled the school to receive books to the value of £330! Thank you to all the volunteers who helped sell books during the fair.

Friday 28th June 3.00pm- 5.30pm

Save the date!

We are now gearing up to the annual St Stephens Summer Fayre which is being held on Fri 28th June from 3.00pm -5.30pm

As always we need the support of parents both before and on the day itself. I've included a list of all the things we need help with in the hope that you will be able to assist or talk to your parent friends and see if they can help.

In brief we need the following:

* Face painters

* People to call local businesses for raffle prizes and sponsorship

* Green fingered gardeners who can donate plants

* Bakers

* Cooks who can supply food for the fayre

And of course about one thousand people to run stalls on the day for an hour at a time.  If you have any skills that you think could help raise money for the school please do contact me. We have lots of ideas but there are always new and exciting things that we haven't thought about.

Other ideas could be things like:

* Musicians

* Entertainers

* Photographers

* Art activities

If anyone knows a local celebrity who can open the fair this would be helpful. Please give me your inspiration!

Any ideas or offers of help please contact Sue Flory 

Friday 5th April - 3.15pm

We'll be holding an Easter Bake Sale on the last day term; Friday 5th April after school, welcome donations of Easter themed baked treats to sell. Remember that we are a nut free school so please avoid the use of nuts in your bakes, and for allergy purposes, please also list any allergens used in your recipes eg; gluten, dairy.

Your baked treats can be brought to school on Thursday afternoon or Friday morning and left in the welcome room (clearly labelled SPF EASTER BAKE SALE) - please email us with details of bakes you plan to donate so we'll have a list of what to expect and the quantity.

If the weather is nice we'll be in the playground otherwise you'll be able to find us in the lower hall. Remember to bring small change; we'll have treats from just 20p!

Term Meeting

Friday 22nd March - 2.30pm - Ground Floor Lunch Room
Please join us at our Spring term meeting.  Agenda items will include the Summer Fayre amongst other things

UPDATE: Minutes of this meeting are now available to download using the link above

We hope you had an enjoyable Christmastide and wish you well for the new year.

This week saw the introduction of breakfast bagels for pupils which are provided through the charity magicbreakfast and so far, seem to have been well received.

However, more volunteers are needed to assist in the slicing/buttering of bagels each morning. You will need to be at school from around 8.20am. If you are able to help, please let the school office know, they are currently short on volunteers for particular days, you could also email us at ststephensparetntforum@gmail.com and I will ensure the school are aware of your interest.

Our Spring term begins on Tuesday 8th January 2019

2018-2019

Recycle Day - Friday 14th December

Phil the Bag is back for the Autumn term.  You can help the school raise money by recycling your unwanted textile item. Bring your bag to school from Wednesday 12th December and by no later than 9am on Friday 14th December.  It's a great opportunity for your to sort out all those outgrown clothes!

The school receives 35p per kilo, so the more bags you 'phil', the more money we raise for the school!  A minimum of 40 bags are required for a collection, so it's vital that as many families as possible 'phil' a bag so we can reach this target.

*UPDATE*

After a failed collection on Friday 14th December, we were pleased that we managed to reach the target of over 40 bags when the collection eventually took place on Monday 17th December.

FRIDAY 30TH NOVEMBER

3PM - 5PM

Join us, after watching the Lower school’s performance of ‘The Inn-Spectors’

The Lower Hall will be home to our Festive Café with treats from just 50p including savoury snacks too.

There will be craft activities for the children and Christian Books supplied by

You can also purchase tickets for our Parish Church’s Christmas Raffle

Our Tombola will be in the Ground Floor Lunch Room along with Face Painting and the Christmas Wishing Tree (prize guaranteed every time!)

Cash only transactions; items vary in price from approximately 50p. Please bring small change

BOOK FAIR

Lower Hall: Monday 12th November - Friday 16th November

Can you spare an hour (3.15pm-4.15pm) during book fair week to help out?  Please email us if you can

If not, simply come along and buy some books!   You can purchase vouchers online to print at home and save money!

UPDATE: This term we had total sales of £600.45 which means the school will  receive books to the value of £300 Well done to everyone involved in the Book Fair this term!

Christmas Cards

You will have now received the sample Christmas card featuring your child's design.  

The deadline for orders is Friday 16th November.  Please ensure your order from and payment; cash or cheques made payable to 'St Stephen's CE Primary School' are returned to the school office by this date.

UPDATE: We managed to raise £152.10 for school fund following your orders of Christmas cards and more! 

Term Meeting

Monday 15th October - 9.10am - Ground Floor Lunch Room
Please join us at our Autumn term meeting.  Agenda to follow.....

UPDATE: The minutes of our Autumn Term meeting are available to download.  Many thanks to all those parents who attended and their valuable input.

October Newsletter

Welcome to the new term at St Stephen's our October newsletter is now available.

2017 - 2018

July Newsletter

Our July newsletter is now available using the links above.

Term Meeting

Thursday 14th June - 9.10am - Ground Floor Lunch Room
Calling all St Stephen's Parents and Carers to attend our Summer Term Meeting on Thursday 14th June.  As always, refreshments will be served and babies and toddlers are welcome too.

UPDATE: Minutes of our Summer Term Meeting are available to download

BOOK FAIR

Lower Hall: Thursday 7th June - Wednesday 13th June

Can you spare an hour (3.15pm-4.15pm) during book fair week to help out?  Please email us if you can

If not, simply come along and buy some books!   You can purchase vouchers online to print at home and save money!

UPDATE: The book fair was a great success this term, we had total sales of £776.00 which means the school will  receive books to the value of over £380! Well done to everyone involved in the Book Fair this term!

May Newsletter

Our May newsletter is now available and can be found above, along with all other PF related files and documents.

Please note the dates our new

 Friday 29th June   Friday 6th July

UPDATE: Thanks for everyone's support at our Friday Fayres; we raised over £1,200 for our School Fund!

Easter Bake Sale Update

Our Easter Bake sale raised a total of £113.05 for our school fund.  Many thanks to everyone; whether you baked or bought the yummy treats that were on offer!

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Are you looking for a challenge that will not only reward you spiritually but also raise much needed funds for our school?

Perhaps you and a group of like-minded friends would like to take on the responsibility of planning our annual Summer Fayre!

The Summer Fayre Newsletter will tell you more and is available to download.

Easter Bake Sale

Thursday 29th March

Calling once again,  on our talented bakers for donations of cakes and Easter treats for our forthcoming Easter Bake Sale at the end of the Spring term.  We also need volunteers to help sell the bakes too so please let us know what you can donate.

* Please avoid the use of nuts/nut products when baking for school events, due to allergies *

Don't forgot to hand in any sponsor money raised from the Sport Relief 'Run Around The Block' taking place Thursday 22nd March

Term Meeting

Thursday 15th March - 9.10am - Ground Floor Lunch Room
Thank you to those who attended our Spring Term Meeting; minutes are now available to download.

March Newsletter

Our March newsletter is now available and can be found above, along with all other PF related files and documents.

Term Meeting

Thursday 9th November - 9.10am - Ground Floor Lunch Room
Please join us at our Autumn term meeting to discuss, amongst other things, our Christmas Fundraisers. Babies and toddlers are welcome and refreshments will be available.

UPDATE: The minutes for our Autumn Term meeting are now available to download - please use the link at the links above.

November Newsletter

Our November newsletter is now available and can be found above, along with all other PF related files and documents.

BOOK FAIR

Lower Hall: Monday 13th November - Friday 17th November

Can you spare an hour (3.15pm-4.15pm) during book fair week to help out?  Please email us if you can

If not, simply come along and buy some books!   You can purchase vouchers online to print at home and save money!

Our September Newsletter is available to download at the top of the page.

2016-2017

Summer Fayre Update

Thanks for all your support - we raised a grand total of £1970 at our Summer Fayre!  Well done to Sue, Nickole and all the other parent volunteers!

BOOK FAIR

Lower Hall: Tuesday 6th June - Wednesday 14th June

Can you spare an hour (3.15pm-4.15pm) during book fair week to help out?  Please email us if you can

If not, simply come along and buy some books!   You can purchase vouchers online to print at home and save money!

https://www.scholastic.co.uk/blog/32912

UPDATE: The school were able to receive books to the value of £330 for our children to enjoy!

Summer Fayre Meeting

Thursday 8th March - 9.00am - Welcome Room
The countdown is on!  Year 2 Parents Nickole (Kamari) and Sue (Hope) would like you to join them for an update meeting in relation to our forthcoming Summer Fayre! 

Easter Bake Sale

Thursday 30th March

Calling all our master bakers for donations of cakes and Easter treats would be greatly appreciated for our Easter Bake Sale at the end of the Spring term.  We also need volunteers to help sell the bakes too so please let us know what you can donate.

Recycle Day - Thursday 23rd March

Phil the Bag is back for the Spring term.  You can help the school raise money by recycling your unwanted textile item. Bring your bag to school from Monday 19th March and by no later than 9am on Thursday 23rd March.  It's a great opportunity for your to sort out all those outgrown clothes!

The school receives 35p per kilo, so the more bags you 'phil', the more money we raise for the school!  A minimum of 40 bags are required for a collection, so it's vital that as many families as possible 'phil' a bag so we can reach this target.

How to 'phil' a bag:

• Find a plastic bag; any will do or even use a pillow case!
• 'Phil' it with all kinds of adult and childrens' clothing, hats, shoes, belts, handbags and household textiles including sheets, pillow cases, duvet covers and towels - all times must be in a clean, useable condition.

Not to be included:

Blankets, bric-a-brac, duvet, pillows, sleeping bags, rugs, carpet, offcuts of fabric, any WET items, tent canvas, ripped or stained clothing.

School Uniform Sale - Wednesday 22nd March

Pick up some Summer uniform for your child at our sale next week.  All items are just £1.00.  We welcome donations of uniform in a clean and in reasonable condition.  They can be brought to school and left in the Welcome room from Monday 20th March, any other outgrown clothes can be added to a separate bag for our Phil the Bag collection the following day.  The sale will take place in the school playground before and after school.

March Newsletter

Our March newsletter is now available and can be found at the foot of this page, along with all other PF related files and documents. Highlights include our Uniform Sale, Phil the Bag Recycle Day and Easter Bake Sale,   Please get in touch in you are able to help out with any of these events.

Summer Fayre Meeting

Wednesday 1st March - 9.00am - Welcome Room
The date for our annual Summer Fayre is Saturday 1st July.  Year 2 Parents Nickole (Kamari) and Sue (Hope) will be organising the Fayre again this year and would really appreciate your support.  Please join them at this meeting to find out more. 

Term Meeting

Thursday 9th February - 9.10am - Ground Floor Lunch Room
Please join us at our Spring term meeting to discuss, amongst other things, the Summer Fayre!  Babies and toddlers are welcome and refreshments will be available.

*UPDATE*
Minutes of our Autumn Term meeting are now available to download and can be found at the foot of this page

Spring Term

Welcome to the new term!  Our February newsletter is available to download below.

Thursday 1st December and Wednesday 14th December from 3.00pm

Come along for a festive treat in our Cafe or grab some lovely Christmas gifts from our Tiger gift shop after seeing your child/ren perform in the matinee productions of 'Babushka' and 'Alice in Wonderland'.  Christian books and more will be available from 10ofthose.com, you can also support our church by purchasing raffle tickets and we'll also have some craft activities to keep the children occupied too so don't miss out!

*UPDATE*
Great fundraising everyone!  Our Christmas Gift Shop and Festive Cafe raised £710.50 for our school fund

Safer Parking Leaflet

Please take the time to read the SPF Safer Parking Information leaflet being distributed this week, especially if you drive your children to school.  It includes vital information regarding the proposed Deptford South Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ).  You can download  a copy to read from the documents section at the foot of the page.

BOOK FAIR

Lower Hall: Monday 14th November - Friday 18th November

Can you spare an hour (3.15pm-4.15pm) during book fair week to help out?  Please email us if you can?

*UPDATE*
We managed to secure books to the value of £250.56 for our children

November Newsletter

Our November newsletter is now available and can be found at the foot of this page, along with all other PF related files and documents.

Recycle Day - Wednesday 12th October

Phil the Bag is back for the Autumn term.  You can help the school raise money by recycling your unwanted textile item. Bring your bag to school from Monday 10th October and by no later than 9am on Wednesday 12th October.

The school receives 35p per kilo, so the more bags you 'phil', the more money we raise for the school!  A minimum of 40 bags are required for a collection, so it's vital that as many families as possible 'phil' a bag so we can reach this target.

How to 'phil' a bag:

• Find a plastic bag; any will do or even use a pillow case!
• 'Phil' it with all kinds of adult and childrens' clothing, hats, shoes, belts, handbags and household textiles including sheets, pillow cases, duvet covers and towels - all times must be in a clean, useable condition.

Not to be included:

Blankets, bric-a-brac, duvet, pillows, sleeping bags, rugs, carpet, offcuts of fabric, any WET items, tent canvas, ripped or stained clothing.

School Uniform Sale - Wednesday 28th September

Has your child had a growth spurt over the Summer?  If so, please donate any school uniform you have for our uniform sale.  Items must be clean and in reasonable condition and can be brought to school and left in the Welcome room.  The sale will take place in the school playground before and after school.

*UPDATE*
Our school uniform sale held in September raised £55.00 for our School Fund.  Many thanks to all who donated items and also those who made bought from the sale.

* Free Delivery on MAPAC orders to school *

New school uniform can be purchased from our supplier directly online, and we are pleased to announce that MAPAC now provide an automated FREE weekly delivery to school during term time. Simply order and pay for your items online, but select 'Deliver to St Stephen's CE Primary School' and your order will be available to collect from the school office.

Friday 30th September is the first deadline for orders; items will be delivered on Friday 14th October.  You will still have the option to take delivery at your home or work, however this will incur the normal delivery charge.

Only deliveries to school will be free of charge.

2015 - 2016

Term Meeting

Thursday 7th July - 9.10am - Welcome Room
All are welcome at our termly meeting. We value input from all our parents so do come along and meet the other parents and join in with discussions regarding future events and fundraising for our school; learn more about getting involved with the Parent Forum.

 The minutes for our Summer Term meeting are now available to download - please use the links above.

Summer Fayre

Saturday 25th June 2016

Well done to all those involved in the planning and preparation of our Summer Fayre and many thanks to everyone who came along to support us; whether you cooked, baked, or helped on on a stall.  We raised a grand total of £2,330 which will be a much needed boost to our School Fun.

BOOK FAIR

Lower Hall: Thursday 9th June - Wednesday 15th June

*UPDATE*
The book fair is officially over.  A huge thank you to those who visited the fair and purchased books.  We had sales of £673, which means our school will receive books for the value of over £336!  Well done to the volunteers for their help during that week.

We received well over the required 40 bags for our Phil the Bag collection last week; and thanks to everyone who participated, we've raised £115.15 for our school fund! 

Summer Fayre Meeting - Thursday 5th May - 9.00am

Join us in the Welcome Room on Thursday morning, after drop off to discuss plans for our forthcoming Summer Fayre next month. Nickole and Flora would very much appreciate your support!

Recycle Day - Thursday 28th April

Phil the Bag is back for the Summer term.  You can help the school raise money by recycling your unwanted textile items such as shoes, belts, bags, hats, clothing and bedding. Just ‘phil’ any bag or bin liner.  Bring your bag to school from Wednesday 27th April and by no later than 9am on Thursday 28th April.

March Newsletter

Our March newsletter was sent out in book bags this week and is available to download along with all other SPF related documents, using the links above.

Summer Fayre - Saturday 25th June: 1.00pm-4.00pm

Can you help out with the planning for our Summer Fayre next term?  Please take the time to read the Summer Fayre letter which was sent out via book bags, but it also available to download above.

 Year 1 parents Nickole (Kamari) and Sue (Hope) are planning the event this year, and would appreciate your support, so please speak with them directly, email us at ststephensparentforum@gmail.com, or post a message on our Facebook Group

St Stephen's Parent Forum SE8

TIGER Spring Sale

Wednesday 16th March: 3.30pm-5.00pm & Thursday 17th March: 8.45am-10.00am
We will be holding a TIGER Spring Sale in the afternoon of Wednesday 16th March and the morning of Thursday 17th March which we hope you will attend.

As many of you will know, the TIGER store in Lewisham kindly donates their excess stock to our school, which we are then able to sell to raise money for our School Fund.

The Christmas Gift Shop last year was very popular, with many of you grabbing some great bargains!  New stock is collected each week so it's definitely worth paying us a visit again with Easter fast approaching. 

We need volunteers on the day to help set up the store (from 1.30pm) which will be inside school, in the Ground Floor Lunch Room.  We also hope to be selling cakes and healthy snacks on the Wednesday, so need donations so you can bake something sweet or make a savoury or healthy snack for us to sell, it's up to you!

Remember, all the money raised helps replenish the School Fund which benefits all the children equally, so please get in touch if you can help in any way.

Parent Forum Meeting Minutes - Spring Term
 

Many thanks to Frances Holland and the parents who attended our Spring Term on 24th February.  The minutes are now available to download, by following the links above.

Term Meeting

Wednesday 24th February - 9.00am - Ground Floor Lunch Room
All are welcome at our termly meeting. We value input from all our parents so do come along and meet the other parents and join in with discussions regarding future events and fundraising for our school; learn more about getting involved with the Parent Forum.  Miss Holland (Head Teacher) will be joining us for part of the meeting and the agenda is below.

February Newsletter

Our February newsletter is now available and can be found above, along with all other PF related files and documents.

January Newsletter

Our January newsletter is now available and can be found using the links above, along with all other PF related files and documents.

Wednesday 16th December: 3.00pm - 5.00pm
The Lower Hall will be home to our Festive Café with treats from just 50p. There will be craft activities for the children and Christian Books supplied by 10ofthose.

Come visit our Christmas Gift Shop in the Ground Floor Lunch Room where you'll find an array of items from stationery to kitchenware; kindly supplied to us by TIGER. Gift wrapping service available for children buying presents for friends and family.  

* Cash transactions only and please remember to bring a bag for your purchases *

ADDITIONAL OPENING HOURS ON
THURSDAY 17TH DECEMBER: 8.45AM - 9.30AM

SPF Christmas Tree 2015

Many children enjoyed personalising a bauble to place on our Christmas tree this year.  Their efforts raised a total of £46.50 for School Fund.  Baubles will be returned to the children before the end of term.  In the meantime, here is our tree!

Christmas Bauble Sale

Monday 30th November - Friday 4th December
8.45am to 9am & 3.15pm to 3.45pm
Decorate a bauble to be added to SPF Christmas Tree, located in the School Reception.  Baubles cost just 50p each (or 3 for £1.00) and will be on sale in the playground from Monday 30th November.

December Newsletter

Our December newsletter is now available and can be found above along with all other PF related files and documents.

Safer Parking Leaflet

Please take the time to read the SPF Safer Parking Information leaflet sent home earlier this week.  A version is available for you to download at the foot of this page.  Parking well during drop off and pick up times not only makes it safe for all our children, but will also prevent you from being issued with a PCN for parking where prohibited.

Christmas Orders

Orders placed before the original deadline, please note that all items have now been delivered to school, and should have made their way to you via your child/ren.

If you would still like to place an order for personalised items, please submit your order form (complete with payment) by Thursday 26th November 2015 delivery is guaranteed before the end of term.

November Newsletter

Our November newsletter is now available and can be found at the above, along with all other PF related files and documents.

BOOK FAIR

Lower Hall: Monday 16th November - Friday 20th November

*UPDATE*
The book fair is officially over.  A huge thank you to those who visited the fair and purchased books.  We had record sales of £635, which means our school will receive books for the value of over £320! Well done to the volunteers for their help over the last few days.

Come along to the Travelling Books book fair, which will run after school, from 3.30pm all week long.  Buy some books for your child/ren and earn more for the school!

If you're able to assist at the fair on any day that week, please get in touch in the usual way as we could always do with a helping hand.

A great start to our Autumn Term fundraising!

Wednesday 14th October
 
Bags can be brought to school from Monday 12th October
 
The school receives 35p per kilo, so the more bags we receive; the more money we raise for the school!   A minimum of 40 bags are required for a collection so it’s vital that as many  families as possible ‘phil’ a bag, so we are able to reach this target*
 
How to ‘phil’ a bag:
      Find a plastic bag; any will do or even use a pillow case!
 ‘Phil’ it with all kinds of adult and childrens’ clothing, hats, shoes, belts, handbags, and household textiles including sheets, pillow cases, duvet covers, curtains and towels – all items must be in a clean, useable condition.
 
Not to be included:
Blankets, Bric-a-Brac, Duvets, Pillows, Sleeping Bags, Rugs, Carpet, Offcuts of fabric, any WET items, Tent Canvas, ripped or stained clothing
 
*Should you have bags ‘philled’ but no means of getting them to school, please email the Forum, who may be able to arrange a collection.*

Parent Forum Meeting Minutes - Autumn Term
 

Many thanks to Frances Holland and the parents who attended our Autumn Term on 28th September.  The minutes are now available to download, please see the links above.

Autumn Term Meeting

Monday 28th September - 9.10am - Ground Floor Lunch Room
All are welcome at our termly meeting. We value input from all our parents so do come along and meet the other parents and join in with discussions regarding future events and fundraising for our school; learn more about getting involved with the Parent Forum.  Miss Holland (Head Teacher) will be joining us for part of the meeting and the agenda is below:

September Newsletter

Our September newsletter is now available and can be found above, along with all other PF related files and documents.

2014-2015

Tuesday 7th July
Phil the Bag is back for the Summer term.  You can help the school raise money by recycling your unwanted textile items such as shoes, belts, bags, hats, clothing and bedding. Just ‘phil’ any bag or bin liner speak to Year 4 Class Rep, Gill Parker, should you require further information. 

*UPDATE*
Thanks to your donations of textiles and clothes we were able to raise a total of £67.90 for the school.  We hope to organise another collection later in the Autumn Term for all those outgrown clothes!

Summer Fayre 2015

What a glorious day we had at our Fayre!  We hope that those of you who were lucky enough to be there had a wonderful time with friends and family.  Weren't Fr. Philip Corbett and Nick Harris good sports for going in the Stocks?
 
We would like to thank you all for supporting the school and SPF by contributing to the Fayre, but special thanks to those parents who worked tirelessly behind the scenes in the run up to the Fayre, the bakers amongst you all and of course the volunteers who gave their time to work on a stall, many for more than an hour.  I hope you were able to use your vouchers to get a treat from our Cafe.   All of the names of volunteers will be entered into our volunteers raffle; prizes will be from the TIGER gift store so I'm sure there'll be something you can use.  Winners will be announced on Wednesday.
 
Our Fayre this year raised £1979.79 for the school to be used on new iPads, apps and software for the children to use.

PRIZE DRAW RAFFLE WINNERS

Raffle tickets were sent home to each family to buy and many of you bought them.  We did some some last minute selling on the day of the Fayre too; our winners are as follows:

Beat the Goalie

If you were skilful enough to Beat the Goalie your name was entered into a draw to win a Complimentary Day at Futsal@Jam Summer Camp.  Our winner this year was Luke in Year 5. 

 Hula Hoop Champions

Deja in Year 4 and ex pupil Precious each won 5 day passes to Lewisham Community Sports Summer Camp for their Hula Hooping skills. 

Summer Fayre - 27 June 2015: 1-4pm

BOOK FAIR

Lower Hall: Thursday 11th June - Wednesday 17th June

June Newsletter

Our June newsletter is now available and can be found at the foot of this page, along with all other PF related files and documents.

Summer Fayre - 27 June 2015: 1-4pm

Summer Fayre 2015 Feedback

Please return you feedback forms to the school office by Wednesday 22nd April.  The letter was sent out via your child's book back, however, should you require another copy, it's available at the foot of the page to download and print out.

Parent Forum Meeting Minutes - Spring Term

 
Many thanks to Frances Holland, Parents and Class Representatives for their attendance and contribution our Spring meeting which took place before the Easter Holidays.  The minutes are now available to download, please see the link at the foot of this page.

March Newsletter

Our March newsletter is now available and can be found at the foot of this page, along with all other PF related files and documents.

Summer Fayre - June 2015

We desperately need parents to help with the planning of this year's Summer Fayre. Please see the Summer Fayre Letter sent out earlier this week for details of the roles and responsibilities that need to be filled.   The letter is available to download at the foot of this page.  For more information please contact Irene or Ingrid or email us at the usual address ststephensparentforum@gmail.com

Wednesday 25th March
Phil the Bag is back again for the Spring term.  You can help the school raise money by recycling your unwanted textile items such as shoes, belts, bags, hats, clothing and bedding. Just ‘phil’ the bag handed out through your child’s book bag and speak to Year 4 Class Rep, Gill Parker, should you require further information or bags. 

*UPDATE*
Thanks to your donations of textiles and clothes we were able to raise a total of £144.80 for the school.  We hope to organise another collection later in the Summer Term.

Spring Term Meeting

Wednesday 11th March - 9.10am - Ground Floor Lunch Room
All are welcome at our termly meeting which has has been rescheduled. We value input from all our parents so do come along and join in with discussions regarding future events and fundraising for our school, and learn more about getting involved with the Parent Forum.  Miss Holland (Head Teacher) will be joining us on this occasion.  See agenda below:

January Newsletter

Our January newsletter is now available and can be found at the foot of this page, along with all other PF related files and documents.

Happy New Year

Welcome to the Spring Term, especially to any new parents joining us.  We hope you are refreshed after the Christmas Break and enjoyed time with your families.

Christmas Fundraisers

More details will be included in our January newsletter but in the meantime.  Here is our Christmas tree; adorned with baubles personalised by the children.

*UPDATE*
Our fundraising efforts in the run up to Christmas raised a grand total of £1,285! The school have chosen to spend this money on new iPads and Apps.

November Newsletter

Our November newsletter is now available and can be found at the foot of this page, along with all other PF related files and documents.

Winter Fayre & Table Top Sale

Lower Hall: Saturday 29th November: 1-4pm
Join us for our first ever Winter Fayre!  Our cafe will be open with lovely baked treats and our festive puddings will be available to purchase too.  Our special TIGER gift shop (complete with complimentary wrapping service for children only) will be open to buy stocking fillers and small gifts for friends/family.  You could also pick up a bargain from our Table Top Sale as there will be a selection of new and used items available.  We also hope to have some festive based art activities to keep the children occupied as well.

If you can help in any way; volunteering on a stall, in the cafe or gift shop, bake cakes or run a craft stall please get in touch!

For information regarding table hire fees or to volunteer with the planning of this event, please download the Winter Fayre and Table Top Sale letter at the foot of this page.

October Newsletter

Our October newsletter is now available and can be found at the foot of this page, along with all other PF related files and documents.

BOOK FAIR

Lower Hall: Monday 10th November - Friday 14th November
*UPDATE*
Thank you to all our parent volunteers who helped sell at the book fair and also to the parents and carers who purchased books too, we hope you enjoyed your complimentary TIGER gifts.  Our children will benefit from books to the value of £319.89 as a result of all the books that were sold.  Well done everyone! The book fair returns in the Summer Term.

Monday 10th November: 3.30pm

Tuesday 11th November: 3.30pm

Wednesday 12th November: 8.30am-8.50am AND 3.30pm

Thursday 13th November: 3.30pm

Friday 14th November: 3.30pm

You can buy vouchers in advance from www.travellingbooks.co.uk at a discount price!

NB please redeem the full value of your voucher as we cannot give cash change

Parent Forum Meeting Minutes - Autumn Term

 
Many thanks to Erica Olley (Deputy Head Teacher), Parents and Class Representatives for their attendance and contribution our Autumn meeting last week.  The minutes are now available to download, please see the link at the foot of this page.

Uniform Sale & Phil the Bag

*UPDATE*
Thanks to your donations of used to school uniform and your unwanted clothes and fabrics, we were able to raise a total of £121.00 for the school. Both the uniform sale and Phil the Bag will return in the Spring and Summer Terms so in the meantime, keep hold of those outgrown items!

Autumn Term Meeting

Thursday 9th October - 9.10am - Reading Room
All are welcome at our termly meeting. We value input from all our parents so do come along and meet the new Class Representatives, join in with discussions regarding future events and fundraising for our school, and learn more about getting involved with the Parent Forum.  Mrs Olley (Deputy Head Teacher) will be joining us on this occasion and the agenda is below:

Uniform Sale

We are holding another sale of used school uniform items this term.  The sale will take place in the playground on Tuesday 23rd September from 3.15pm and on Wednesday 24th September from 8.30am

Donations of quality uniform items that your child may have outgrown over the summer, will be greatly received from now until the morning of Monday 22nd September.   This is to allow us to sort, label and price the items.  They can left in the Welcome Room or given directly to Irene.  If you are available on either day and can help out with the sale, please email us at ststephensparentforum@gmail.com

Phil the Bag is back again for the Autumn term.  You can help the school raise money by recycling your unwanted textile items such as shoes, belts, bags, hats, clothing and bedding. Just ‘phil’ the bag handed out through your child’s book bag and speak to Year 3 Class Rep, Gill Parker, should you require further information or bags. 

September Newsletter

We hope your children have settled well in their new classes.  Our September newsletter is now available and can be found at the foot of this page, along with all other PF related files and documents.

2013 - 2014

Ice Cream Sale

Monday 14th July - 3.15pm - Playground

Monday was a glorious day full of sunshine, so the perfect conditions for an ice cream sale; certainly preferable to the rainy Friday!  Apologies to those children who were unable to buy an ice cream or lolly as we completely sold out, we understand, however, that there will be frozen treats available on Fun Day - Friday 18th July.   

The ice cream sale raised a further £37.90 to add to our Summer Fayre total.
Thank you everyone!

July Newsletter

Our final newsletter for the term is now available to download using the links above

Summer Fayre 2014

We would just like to say a huge thank you to all those who contributed in some way to our annual Summer Fayre held on Saturday 28th June.   We are especially grateful to all those who stuck it out in the rain, staff members for giving up their Saturday and Fr Philip Corbett and Mr Newman for their sessions in the stocks.   

Despite the rain, our families all came out to have a fun day!  The Cafe was especially busy when the heaven's opened but thankfully, due to the delicious cakes donated by parents, everyone could come inside, have a hot drink and dry off!

We're pleased to let you know that we raised a total of £1,990.11 for the school so a big well done to all involved!

PRIZE DRAW RAFFLE WINNERS

For the last month, parent volunteers have been selling raffle tickets in the playground before and after school and at St Stephen's Church too.  If you bought a ticket, and were not at the Fayre when the prize draw took place, see the document at the foot of the page for a list of all the winners.  We had a last minute 11th Prize of a Pamper Hamper which was won by none other than Fr Philip Corbett!

Guess the weight of the cake 

Historically, a member of the Leech family have always guessed, to the nearest ounce, the weight of the cake baked by Marcia Palmer. This year, history repeated itself yet again!  The cake weighed exactly 6lb and Hannah's was the closest guess at 6lb 5oz, so another win for the Leech family

Beat the Goalie

At the Fayre this year, the football cage was turned over to Futsal@Jam who ran football skills and training for the children.  There was also Beat the Goalie where children attempted shots at goal.  If you were skilful enough to Beat the Goalie your name was entered into a draw to win some great prizes including a Complimentary Day at Futsal@Jam Spy Camp and a signed, framed photo of the Millwall FC squad. A couple of St Stephen's ex pupils were winners as well as two Year 6 pupils; Akin and Max.

Summer Term Meeting

Thursday 19th June - 9.10am - Rainbow Room

*UPDATE*
The minutes of this meeting are now available to download using links above.

Our Summer Term meeting will take place on Thursday 19th June, in the Rainbow Room from 9.10am. All St Stephen's parents and carers are welcome to attend, along with babies and toddlers too.  Please speak to your Class Representative if there is something your would like to be discussed so it can be added to the Agenda.

BOOK FAIR

Lower Hall: Thursday 19th June - Wednesday 25th June

*UPDATE*
Thanks to all your book buying; the school were able to receive books to the value of  £233.30! The book fair will be back again in the Autumn Term.

Summer Fayre - Saturday 28th June

The Parent Forum are busy with preparations for our annual Summer Fayre, we hope the date is now in your diary and don't forget to tell friends and family too.

Raffle tickets for our prize draw will be available to purchase after the half term and we have some great prizes up for grabs. If you would like to sell tickets, please contact us for more details at ststephensparentforum@gmail.com

May 2014 Newsletter

Our May Newsletter is now available to download above

Thursday 1st May
Help the school raise money by recycling your unwanted textile items such as shoes, belts, bags, hats, clothing and bedding. Just ‘phil’ the bag handed out through your child’s book bag and speak to Year 3 Class Rep, Gill Parker, should you require further information or bags. 

The collection date for the bags is Thursday 1st May, so please ensure you return your bags in the morning so they can be loaded onto the van in good time.

*UPDATE*
A total of 62 bags were collected weighing 341.2kg which resulted in a total of £170.60 for our school.  We will be arranging another collection in the next school year.

Summer Fayre Meetings

The date for our annual Summer Fayre is Saturday 28th June.  We will be holding meetings to discuss the plans for this event in the Rainbow Room on the following dates:

Tuesday 1st April - 3.00pm

Wednesday 2nd April - 9.10am

March Newsletter

 
Our March Newsletter is now available to download above

Auction & Table Top Sale - Saturday 15th March
10am - 12 noon
 
The Parent Forum will be holding an Auction and Table Top Sale on Saturday 15th March.

Lower Hall: SPF Cafe and Table Top Sale

Middle Hall at 10.45am: Auction

 
Parent Forum Meeting Minutes - Spring Term

 
Many thanks to Frances Holland (Head Teacher), Parents and Class Representatives for their attendance and contribution to Spring meeting last week.  The minutes are now available to download, please see the links above

Spring Term Meeting

Thursday 30th January - 9.10am - Year 5 Classroom
 
Our Spring Term meeting will take place on Thursday 30th January, in the Year 5 Classroom from 9.10am.  Current class representatives will be present as well as Head Teacher, Frances Holland. All St Stephen's parents and carers are welcome to attend, along with babies and toddlers too.

We estimate the meeting will finish no later than 10.30am.  Please come if you are available, even if you cannot stay for the entire meeting.

AGENDA
1.    Welcome and Introductions
 
2.    Update from last PF meeting on 22nd October
 
-       Parking & Road Safety
-       Christmas Fundraisers; puddings/cards/bauble sale
-       New SPF Noticeboard
 
3.    School Uniform
 
-       Supplier change
-       Uniform Sale/Phil the Bag?
 
4.    Forthcoming Events & Fundraisers
 
-       Auction & Table Top Sale – Date TBC
-       World Book Day – 6 March
-       Scholastic Book Fair – June?
-       Aim or focus for raised funds
 
5.    Summer Fayre Saturday (probably) 28 June
 
-         Ideas for theme/structure
-         Roles & Responsibilities/assistance with planning
 
6.    AOB
 
7.    Action points/next meeting date

Please note there will be no SPF Coffee Morning in the Welcome Room on this date.

January Newsletter 2014

Our latest newsletter can be found using the links above, along with all other PF related files and documents.

Bauble Sale 2013

Doesn't the tree look amazing?  The Christmas Bauble sale was a hit with the children and managed to raise £75.00 for the school.

Monday 2nd December - Friday 6th December

To celebrate the first week in Advent we will be holding a Bauble Sale in the playground, before and after school.  For just 50p, your child can personalise a coloured bauble of their choice with their name using special pens.  The bauble will then be placed on the SPF Christmas Tree located in the Foyer, just outside Miss Holland's office.  At the end of term, the bauble will be returned to your child for you to enjoy on your own tree, or just to have as a keepsake.

Discount for multiple purchases; 3 baubles for £1.00.  Please note that only one bauble for each child will be placed on the tree.  Your child is welcome to decorate more than one bauble which they can take away immediately.  All proceeds of the sale go to the school fund.

Festive Puddings

St Stephen's Parent Forum branded puddings are now available to buy supplied by the Ultimate Plum Pudding Company!  

We have limited quantities of Plum (Christmas) Puddings, Triple Chocolate, Sticky Toffee and Zingy Lemon Puddings.

Order Forms, if you haven't already received one, are available in the Foyer.  Completed forms and payment should be passed to the school office; be sure to order early to avoid disappointment!

Alternatively you can pick up a pudding at our Bauble Sale which takes place in the playground before and after school from Monday 2nd December to Friday 6th December.

Please note ingredients below for each pudding:

Ultimate Plum (Christmas) Pudding: Ingredients: vine fruits(raisins, sultanas)(27%),  free range egg, dark sugar, carrot,  fresh breadcrumbs (wheat flour, water, yeast, vegetable oil, salt, spirit vinegar, soya flour), apple(6%), flour, non-hydrogenated vegetable oils, mixed peel(4%), dates(3%), brandy(2.5%), sherry(2.5%), cherries(natural colour)(2.5%), stem ginger(2.5%), almonds(1%), walnuts(1%), apricots(1%), golden syrup, spices, salt, preservative-potassium sorbate. Allergens:contains nuts, wheat, eggs, soya. May contain mustard.
 
Triple Chocolate: Net weight 290g. Ingredients: Unsalted butter,free range egg,wheat flour,dark Belgian chocolate(14%),fresh breadcrumbs(wheat flour,water,yeast,veg.oil,salt,spirit vinegar,soya flour),inverted sugar,caster sugar,dark brown sugar,milk,dark chocolate chips(3.5%),ground almonds,brandy(0.75%),cocoa powder(0.6%),crème de cacao(0.6%),baking powder,vanilla,preservative:potassium sorbate. Allergens: contains nuts, eggs, wheat, soya. May contain mustard.
 
Sticky Toffee: Net weight 300g. Ingredients: sticky toffee sauce (golden syrup, butter, soft light brown sugar, treacle, salt) wheat flour, chopped dates, dark sugar, water, free range egg, butter, invert sugar, vanilla, raising agent: bicarbonate of soda, preservative: potassium sorbate.   Allergens: eggs,milk,wheat. May contain nuts & mustard
 
Zingy Lemon: Net weight 290g. Ingredients: free range egg, butter, wheat flour, caster sugar, fresh breadcrumbs(wheat flour,water,yeast,veg.oil,salt,spirit vinegar,soya flour), lemon curd (sugar, eggs, lemons, butter)(5%), invert sugar, candied lemon peel(3.2%), fresh lemon zest(3.2%), milk, lemon juice(1.5%), ground almond, baking powder, lemon oil(0.2%), preservative: potassium sorbate. Allergens: nuts,eggs,milk,wheat, soya. May contain mustard

BOOK FAIR

A very big thank you to those who volunteered at the recent Travelling Books Fair, and of course those who came and brought books too.

All our hard work and effort paid off, and as a result of record sales, we were able to raise almost £360 which the school can exchange for books for our children to enjoy.

Well done everyone!

The next Book Fair will be in the Summer Term, and books will be provided by Scholastic.

Lower Hall: Monday 11th November - Friday 15th November

Monday 11th November: 3.30pm

Tuesday 12th November: 3.30pm

Wednesday 13th November: 8.30am-8.50am AND 3.30pm

Thursday 14th November: 3.30pm

Friday 15th November: 3.30pm

You can buy vouchers in advance from www.travellingbooks.co.uk at a discount price!

NB please redeem the full value of your voucher as we cannot give cash change

Parent Forum Meeting Minutes - Autumn Term

Many thanks to Erica Olley (Deputy Head Teacher), Parents and Class Representatives (old and new!) for their attendance at our recent meeting. The minutes are now available; the link can be found at the foot of the page, along with other SPF documents. 

Autumn Term Meeting

Tuesday 22nd October - 9.10am - Rainbow Room
 
Our first meeting for the new school year will be held on Tuesday 22nd October, in the Rainbow Room from 9.10am.  Current class representatives will be present and all St Stephen's parents and carers are welcome to attend, along with babies and toddlers too.

We estimate the meeting will finish no later than 10.30am

AGENDA
 
Welcome & Introduction
SPF Management/Class Representatives
 
Updates from last PF Meeting -19 April 2013
Parking & Road Safety
 
Forthcoming Events & Fundraisers
Book Fair – w/c 11 November 2013 (Travelling Books)
Christmas Puddings
Christmas Bauble Sale
Auction & Table Top Sale (Spring Term 2014) 
 
AOB
 
Dates for Spring & Summer Term Meetings 2014

October Newsletter

Our latest newsletter can be found at the foot of this page, along with all other PF related files and documents.

2012 -2013

Uniform Sale

Tuesday 16th July
We are holding a sale of used school uniform items and left over books from the Summer Fayre.  The sale will take place in the playground from 3.15pm.  Please donate any quality uniform items for us to sell and leve them in the Welcome room by the morning of Monday 15th July so that we have time to sort the items.

Wednesday 17th July
Help the school raise money by recycling your unwanted textile items such as shoes, belts, bags, hats, clothing and bedding. Just ‘phil’ the bag handed out through your child’s book bag and speak to Year 2 Class Rep, Gill Parker, should you require further information or bags.

The bags will be collected on Wednesday 17th July so please ensure your filled bag is returned to the school by 9am on Wednesday at the very latest.

 
BOOK FAIR

Lower Hall: Thursday 20th June - Wednesday 26th June

Thursday 20th June: 3.30pm

Friday 21st June: 3.30pm

Monday 24th June: 8.30am AND 3.30pm

Tuesday 25th June: 3.30pm

Wednesday 26th June: 8.30am AND 3.30pm

Newsletters

Our latest newsletter can be found at the top of the page, along with all previous Parent Forum updates and newsletters

Summer Fayre Prize Draw

Raffle tickets for the Summer Fayre Prize draw are now available to purchase.  Make sure you visit the raffle table in the playground before or after school.  At just 50p a ticket, you could win a fantastic prize including 4 tickets on the London Eye, 2 weeks family membership at David Lloyd Leisure, Private Tuition for 4 at The Reach Climbing Wall, £50 cash courtesy of Swiftkill and a meal for 4 at Nando's.

You can also volunteer your time at the Fayre by helping set up, clear away or to man one of our lovely stalls or cafe.  You can speak with either Anya Delap (Finlay Yr2 and Rafe Recption Green) or Flora MacFayden (Oliver Yr1) who are maintaing or list ov volunteers, alternatively you can always email us at ststephensparentfourm@gmail.com 

Allotment Bake Sale - Tuesday 21st May

A huge "thank you" to all those who baked, who helped and who bought!
With your support, we raised £150.15 for the allotment which is a great result.

The reports back from the allotment in Deloraine Street, Albyn Road are of how great the space is looking.
Potatoes and onions are in the ground, strawberry plants are hanging in baskets, courgettes and herbs are growing in the greenhouse. There is even a resident frog.

It is well worth a visit so do go and have a look for yourselves! Also, Stephen (Jefcoate from Reception blue) and his team could do with more help in the coming months so if you have some time to spare, please give a hand.Just speak to Stephen or contact the forum and we will put you in touch.

Summer Term Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the most recent Parent Forum Meeting, held on Friday 19th April, are now available, please use the link at the foot of the page where you will also find other Parent Forum documents.

Parent Forum Meeting - Summer Term

We have set a date for our next Parent Forum Meeting; it will be held in the Rainbow Room on Friday 19th April between 9.15am and 10.45am. We will be discussing, amongst other things, the Summer Fayre so you have any ideas, please speak with your Class Representative.  All parents/carers are welcome to attend.

Summer Fayre Information Sessions

The date for our annual Summer Fayre is Saturday 29th June and we will be holding information sessions in the Welcome Room on the following dates:

Wednesday 13th March - 9.00am

Thursday 14th March - 3.00pm

World Book Day Bake Sale

We hope that you all enjoyed the World Book Day celebrations, with great costumes worn by children and staff alike and so many fun activities throughout the day.

And what a way to finish with a very successful cake sale which raised £168.26 for Book Aid International.
Thank you so much to all those who ate, who baked and who helped out!!

Parent Forum Meeting Minutes - Spring Term

Our Parent Forum meeting was very well attended both by Class Representatives and Parents. Minutes are now available; link can be found above. 

Inaugural Meeting - January 2013

 Our first Parent Forum meeting will take place on Wednesday 30th January between 9.15am and 10.45pm. The Class Representatives will be there, as well as Parent Governor - Philip Ratcliff. The meeting is open to all parents/carers at St Stephen's and will take place in the Welcome Room, accessible via the Foyer.

Bauble Sale 2012

Our bauble sale was a great success raising just under £100!
Children and parents from all year groups enjoyed personalising their baubles for the tree.
Can you spot your bauble?