Previous Years

Last year was a remarkable Success Story for the Friends Association. The highlights included the Art Sale (with mince pies and mulled wine), Sponsored Skip, Easter Coffee Afternoon two Disco’s for the children and the Summer Fete. This enable donations to be made for the school for the purchase of PA Equipment and Recorders (£1,269.19), visit by the Theatre Group (£250.00), new Library books (£1,000.00), Role Play Equipment (£1,000,00), Leavers Mugs (£191.76) and Ice Lollies for Sports Day.

Christmas Art Sale 2005

Last year started with the Art Sale and gave parents the opportunity to view the master craft of the children with a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie. The children made beautiful art work on canvas which was then sold to parents. Some of the unsold pieces are on display throughout the school. Although not major financially rewarding, the event was the first opportunity of the year to bring the Howe Park Community together and build the bond between parents, children, teachers and the school.

Christmas Disco 2005

Santa made his annual visit to the school at the end of the Christmas Disco. A present was given to every child and an enjoyable time was had by all (our DJ Natalie is remarkable).

Sponsored Skip 2006

The event enable children to exercise and in many cases, learn a new skill. The children all received certificates for taking part and it enabled The Friends Association to make almost £1,800. As the event was held during the school day, it would not have been as successful without the help of all members of staff.

National Book Week 2006

The Friends Association helped run the Annual Book Week stall in February which enable children/parents to make purchases at discounted prices.

Easter 2006

The Easter Art Competition and Cake Sale was another highlight of the year. The children’s work was displayed in the hall and Easter Egg prizes were awarded to the winners of each class. It was the children themselves who chose the winners. Parents were invited to Cake and Tea in the afternoon. With donations made for photo’s that were taken during the Easter Bonnet Parade earlier in the day, we were able to make a profit of over £350

Summer Fete 2006

Another great year and glorious sunshine. The school Choir performed and there were recitals from the Recorder Group. Despite the Nursery Building Works, stalls were dotted around the field and playground, including the traditional tombolas, raffle, coco-nut shy, nail painting and “wet sponge” Stocks (which was great for those wishing to cool down). It was great to see so many past, present and future children attending the event and the support from parents and teachers was fantastic. It enable us to make an excellent profit of £1,400.41

Other HPFA Activities 2005/6

The Summer Disco again proved a great success with the chance for the children to burn off energy and learn some new moves some new moves.

The Friends Association also provided Leaver’s Mugs for the Children of Year Two who were leaving and moving to pastures new. Hopefully it will provide a memory of their enjoyable days at Howe Park.

Ice Lollies were also provided at the end of Sports Day and the active members of the Friends Association now have a reputation to maintain as holders of both the Mum’s and Dad’s Race!