Diary of Events
October |
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| Tues 5th Oct | School Photos (Individual & sibling) | Starts 8am |
| Tues 12th Oct | Bag2School | Before 9am |
| Wed 13th Oct | STBSA AGM – Annual Report to Parents (Virtual event) | 7pm- 8pm |
| Fri 15th Oct | Hero’s & Villains dress up day | School time |
| Sun 31st Oct | Virtual Balloon Race – Halloween Race – Dracula’s Castle | 7-day virtual race |
November |
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| Mon 1st Nov | Hamper donation: Reception Classes – Butterflies & Ladybirds | Drop-off & pick-up |
| Fri 5th Nov | Year 1 Classes – St Elizabeth & St Joseph | Drop-off & pick-up |
| Mon 8th Nov | Year 2 Classes – St Francis & St Anne | Drop-off & pick-up |
| Fri Nov 12th | School Disco (Years 5 & 6 -provisional) | 5pm-6.30pm |
| Fri 12th Nov | Year 3 Classes – St Bernadette & St Peter | Drop-off & pick-up |
| Fri 19th & 26th Nov | Fair prep evening (Provisional) | TBC |
| Mon 22nd Nov | Year 4 Classes – St Paul & St Therese | Drop-off & pick-up |
| Fri 26th Nov | Year 5 Classes & Year 6 Classes – St Martin, St Cecilia, St Benedict & St Bridgit | Drop-off & pick-up |
| Sun 28th Nov | Winter Fair / Virtual Christmas Fair / Christmas Market (Provisional) | 12-4pm |
December |
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| Fri 3rd Dec | Salvation Army present donation | Drop-off & pick-up |
| Fri 10th Dec | Non-Uniform day | School time |
| Sat 11th Dec | Raffle draw | 4pm |
| Sat 11th & Sun 12th Dec | A Christmas Trail | All day, at your leisure |
| Keep an eye out for | Christmas Cards designed by your children | |
| Our Parent’s Quiz @ The Portland Arms | ||
| Call out for houses to opt into having estate agents boards advertising our winter events – the STBSA get a donation per board | ||
February |
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| Feb, Mar, Apr | Wooden Hearts – looped until after Easter holiday | |
| Thurs 10th Feb | Non-uniform day | School time |
| Mon 14th Feb | Valentine Cake Sale (provisional) | Pick-up |
| Mon 21st Feb | Start tea towel drawings | |
March |
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| Mon 7th Mar | Submit tea towel drawings to vendor | |
| Wed 16th Mar | Bag2School | Before 9am |
| Fri Mar | School Disco (Years 3&4 – provisional) | 5pm – 6.30pm |
| Fri Mar | School Disco (Years 1&2 – provisional) | 5pm – 6.30pm |
April |
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| Fri 1st Apr | Meet Easter Bunny, school playground (end of term) | Free for all children |
| Mon 4th – Fri 15th Apr | Easter trail | |
May |
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| Wed 25th May | Creative Coin Collection – Tubes distributed | |
| Thurs 26th May | Non-uniform day | |
| Mon 6th June | Creative Coin Collection – Tubes returned; winners selected | |
| Keep an eye out for | Our Parent’s Quiz @ The Portland Arms | Dates TBC |
June |
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| June TBC | School Sports day – Yrs 5&6 | |
| June TBC | School Sports day – Yrs 3&4/Infants | |
| June TBC | Catholic Schools Sports (Infants) | |
| Tues Jun 6th | Rainbow Hamper donation: Reception Classes – Butterflies & Ladybirds | Drop-off & pick-up |
| Fri Jun 10th | Year 1 Classes – St Elizabeth & St Joseph | Drop-off & pick-up |
| Mon Jun 13th | Year 2 Classes – St Francis & St Anne | Drop-off & pick-up |
| Wed 15th Jun | Bag2School | Before 9am |
| Fri Jun 17th | Year 3 Classes – St Bernadette & St Peter | Drop-off & pick-up |
| Mon Jun 20th | Year 4 Classes – St Paul & St Therese | Drop-off & pick-up |
| Fri Jun 24th | Year 5 Classes & Year 6 Classes – St Martin, St Cecilia, St Benedict & St Bridgit | Drop-off & pick-up |
July |
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| Fri 1st July | Fair Prep Evening (Provisional) | |
| Fri 8th July | Non-Uniform Day Fair Prep Evening (Provisional) | School time |
| Sat 9th July | Summer Fair (Provisional) | 2-6pm |
| Sun 10th July | Rainbow Raffle Draw | 4pm |
| Keep an eye out for … | Our Parent’s Quiz @ The Portland Arms | Dates TBC |
| Ice lollies for sale after school on Fridays (Provisional) | ||
| Call out for houses to opt into having estate agents boards advertising our summer events – the STBSA get a donation per board | ||
Other fundraising…
- Easyfundraising and select St Thomas Becket School Association as your chosen charity: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stthomasbecketsa/ everytime you shop online, a donation is triggered – it doesn’t cost you anything extra!
- Your School Lottery and select St Thomas Becket School Association – be in the running to win £25k every week and the STBSA gets 40% of every ticket sold!
- Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/: select St Thomas Becket as your chosen charity, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the net cost of eligible purchases to the school. https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/st-thomas-becket-school-association
- Toucan Box: When you subscribe to Toucan Activity Boxes, using this link, St Thomas Becket will received £5 per box! toucanBox
- Abel and Cole: Fancy a delivery of delicious, organic food that raises money for the STBSA Follow the steps below and Abel & Cole will donate £35 over your first 5 deliveries. You’ll even get a shiny new cookbook free in your first delivery. abelandcole.co.uk > enter the following funding code: St Thomas Becket Primary > select The Good Food Fund in the ‘Wheere did you hear about us’ > select your box and add GOODFOOD20 code at checkout
- The STBSA Uniform Exchange Facebook page: Page created to enable parents to exchange unused or grown out of uniform to help reduce the back to school costs and helping protect our planet, by not being wasteful. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1283717535329136/
- The ink bin – donate ALL hone-use cartridges for recycling or refilling to reduce their carbon miles. The Ink bin will donate to the STBSA for all HP and Cannon cartridges, but any old cartridges can be donated – every cartridge makes a difference.