We would like to thank everyone for their continual support of fundraising events. We hope that you enjoy the events and will continue to support them by offering donations, helping out or simply by turning up to take part!

Popular events that we like to run every year include the summer fete, the pre-Christmas shopping evening, the Christmas fayre, cake sales, Bags 2 School, Yellow Moon crafts catalogues, bulb orders and 2nd hand uniform sales.

What you can do to help:

Summer fete - donate something for the tombola or cake stalls, come and help run a stall or activity, come along and enjoy the day

Pre-Christmas shop - come along and buy some interesting and unusual Christmas presents. If you would like to have a table or know a friend who might then contact the committee.

Christmas fayre - donate something for the tombola or cake stalls, come and help run a stall or activity, come along and enjoy the day.

Cake sales - buy or make some cakes and bring them into school on the appropriate day. Come along and buy lots of cakes (and our recipe book) from the stall. You can help run the stall too if you wish!

Bags 2 Schools - keep hold of old clothes ready for when the bags come home then fill the bags and bring them back into school on the day.

Yellow Moon - browse the arts, crafts and educational toys catalogue over a cup of tea, place an order and enjoy your bits and pieces with your children - a small percentage (usually 10%) of your order comes to the school.

Bulb and plant catalogues - take a look at the catalogue of beautiful spring bulbs or summer bedding plants and place an order. A percentage of your order will come back to the school.

2nd hand uniform sales - hold on to any good quality uniform and PE kit as your child outgrows them then donate them to the school ready for a sale. Heronsgate uniform is also gratefully accepted. Come along to the sale and pick up a uniform for bargain prices.

Christmas gift fundraiser - each year we help the children to produce a piece of artwork to personalise an object such as a tea towel, shopping bag, mouse mat etc. which we then offer to parents and carers to buy. These make ideal gifts for granny and aunts and uncles so tick off a few people from your Christmas list with these lovely gifts.

Raffle - Once a year we hold a grand raffle. If you know of any companies willing to offer prizes please contact a member of the committee. Buy lots of raffle tickets and keep your fingers crossed that you win one of the fantastic prizes.

Highlights from 2009/10

Pre-Christmas shop - £51 raised

Tea towels - £223 raised

Bags 2 School - £125 raised

Bulb order - £91 raised

Fireworks fundraiser - £65 raised

Cakes sales - £240 raised

Make a firework fundraiser - £65

Christmas fayre - £659 raised

Yellow Moon arts & craft catalogue - £42 raised

2nd hand uniform sale - £78 raised

Easter raffle - £1428 raised

Car boot sale - £160 raised

Summer fete - £790 raised

What the Funds have recently paid for

£1000 for new reading books and storage

£50 for listening station for year 2

£230 for 6 digital cameras

£350 for story spinners DVD

£129 on toys

£185 on nursery outdoor posters

£300 to convert the "Group Room" into the "Quiet Room" with relaxing lighting and seating.

£1000 contributed to the cost of building the covered area outside the main reception

£160 to repair and replace listening stations in reception and Year 1 so that 6 children at a time can listen to an audio story

£300 to buy a beautiful wooden safari park play set for use by reception and nursery children

£50 to buy new dressing up clothes across all year groups

£100 to buy new games and activities for Golden Time for all year groups including ribbon, play dough, craft items, 2 easels, dolls, pushchair and cars

£70 for mini allotment in nursery playground

£25 Mad Hatter's Tea Party ingredients

£33 African dance pack

£6 Santa suit

£100 Christmas entertainer

£500 for Year 1 and 2 to visit the Black Country museum

£150 pottery workshops for Years 1 and 2

£1000 for 2 theatre visits to school

£90 for Talking tins to help children remember what they want to write

£90 for number DVDs

Our current fundraising wish list

Mobile Planetarium to visit the school

More reading books

Reward for healthy lunches

Vtech digital cameras for school and nursery

Entertainer for end of year party

Small items such as Lego, ploy dough and dressing up clothes