Chesterton CE Primary School
Chesterton CE Primary School
Chesterton CE Primary School

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Are you thinking about selling your home?
If you are thinking of selling your home, would you consider using Barton Fleming estate agent? They are currently running a scheme whereby they will donate 10% of their commission fee on the sale of your home to our School Association. Click here
Autumn 2024

Christmas Jumper Exchange
Did you know that 1 in 4 Christmas jumpers are thrown away and never worn again?! Let’s change that...
Bring your old/unwanted (children or adult) Christmas jumpers to school (children to drop off on table in the school hall) on 20th and 21st November and donate it to our sale.
The elves from the School Association will sort everything and run the sale on 22 November at collection time (3.15pm).
Only £3 per jumper!
Cash or card accepted.
Chesterton CE Primary School


KS1 & KS2 Light Party
Please see below for the School Association Light Party which will be held on Friday 18th October.
KS1 (Maple, Beech & Ash) 5.00 - 6.15
KS2 (Chestnut, Hawthorn, Rowan & Oak) 6.30 - 8.00
The event costs £5 which will include a snack.
Please go online to Scopay to make payment and give consent. The deadline to book is Wednesday 16th October at 3.00 pm.
Chesterton CE Primary School
Chesterton CE Primary School


Rags 2 Riches
Please find attached poster regarding the Rags 2 Riches collection on Thursday 10th October.
Please support if you can and bring your bags into school on the day.
Please note that the school association will be holding a separate sale for Christmas jumpers later in November, so please do not donate these with your other rags 2 riches items.
Chesterton CE Primary School
Chesterton CE Primary School

Bingo Night Friday 11th October

BINGO! Scopay now LIVE!
Chesterton School’s first bingo night is happening Friday 11th October!
Eyes down for a night of laid back bingo with a musical twist and the chance to win £100 cash! £5 for 3 games! Please purchase via Scopay.
This event is open to the public so please bring along friends and family for a fun night of BINGO! Bar will be available on the night - menu to follow shortly.
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Join us for the School Association's Annual General Meeting!
This year, we have decided to try a different approach and meet online, hopefully giving more of you an opportunity to join. You can decide how involved you want to be. You can take active part in the discussion or just listen to our updates. Whatever the level of your involvement, we would love to have you there!

Date: 26 September
Time: 7pm
Location: Teams Meeting

The meeting will take place on Teams. Please click on the link in the email sent to all parents, to access the meeting. If you don’t use Teams, please download the app and watch a short tutorial on how to use the application here.

Agenda:
  • Chair’s report 2023/24
  • Treasurer’s report 2023/24
  • Election of the committee members
  • Plan for 2024/25
  • Grant opportunities
  • Funding request from the school

Come and meet other parents, hear about our achievements over the past year, and discuss the plans for the upcoming year.
We look forward to seeing you there and working together to make our school the best place it can be!
Summer 2024

School Association: Summer Party
The school year is coming to an end, and guess what? We’re throwing an epic outdoors SUMMER PARTY to celebrate!
Friday 19th July
KS1 (Maple, Beech & Ash) 5 - 6.15pm
KS2 (Chestnut, Hawthorn, Rowan & Oak) 6.30 - 8pm
Please pay via Scopay (deadline 16th July)
£5 including a snack and ice lolly
Chesterton CE Primary School


Summer Fair arrangements:
Payment Options for Games:
Cash: You can pay for all games in cash. Please ensure you have plenty of £1 coins. Please note the stalls will not carry float.

Token Stall: If you don’t have cash, we’ll have a token stall where you can pay by card in exchange for game tokens. The token stall will also provide change if needed.

BBQ:
The BBQ will accept both cash and card payments at all times. Please see menu below

Inflatable Slide and Assault Course:
For the inflatable slide and assault course, you can pay either by cash or card.
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Dress Down Day on Friday 14th June
Chesterton CE Primary School

Rags 2 Riches collection on Wednesday 19th June.
This half term is the perfect opportunity to do a clear out and declutter while helping to raise money for your school! Please support if you can and bring your bags into school on the day. Download the poster
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We Need You
It's just over a month until our annual School Association Summer Fair on 15th June.
It is a big event with many elements and we will need lots of volunteers to deliver it safely and successfully.
Please click for a volunteer sign-up sheet. This year, we are asking for more volunteers to make sure that people running the stalls can do it in shifts and be able to enjoy the Fair with their children and not be stuck at the stall the whole event!
The more people we have signed up, the easier it becomes to everyone involved so please sign up to help if you can. Even help with setting up or cleaning after is appreciated.
Please be aware that we will not be able to run the event if we don't have a sufficient number of volunteers, so thank you in advance for any help you can give.

Summer Fair advertisement boards
The preparations for our annual Summer Fair are in full swing!
Last year some of you kindly agreed to have Summer Fair advertisement boards outside your houses.
This year we will be working with IMS group and they are currently in design/production stage for the boards. We would like to use the same display locations as last year. Additionally, we are looking for locations in Upper Heyford (ideally on the main road/square), so please contact us on the email below if you can assist.
If you previously had a board but would not like to participate this year (or moved) please email chestertonschoolassociation@outlook.com
Kind Regards

Spring 2024

Easter Bonnet Competition - Thursday 28th March

On Thursday, the School Association is running an Easter Bonnet competition, flyer attached. Prizes will be awarded for the best efforts! Thank you for your support.
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Easter Egg Hunt, Thursday 28th March
After the success of last years' Easter Egg Hunt, Chesterton School will be holding this year's event on Thursday 28th March (straight after school - please arrive to school for the usual pick-up time). Children will need to be accompanied by their parents to participate. Please note that there will be no Tree House sessions as this is the final day of term.
£4 per child
Please pay in the usual way via Scopay (deadline Friday 22nd March at midday). Please ensure that you book by the deadline, as we cannot extend the date and some children have been disappointed by missing other activities so far this year.
If your child has a younger sibling (not at the school) who would like to attend, please pay on Scopay. If the younger sibling has any dietary needs, please email the School Association at chestertonschoolassociation@outlook.com.
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Please see the attached flyer for the World Book Day Film Night which takes place on Thursday 7th March from 3.15pm - 5pm.
The films are as follows:
Maple - Shrek (link to Fairytales topic)
Beech and Ash - Jungle Book
Chestnut and Hawthorn - Paddington
Rowan and Oak - The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)

Please go online to give consent, order tuck (crisps & Haribo) and make payment in the usual way. To enable us to purchase supplies, the deadline to book your place is Tuesday 5th March at 3.30pm.
Tree House will not go ahead for the first half session on Thursday, but if you require childcare from 5.00pm - 5.45pm, please book online via Scopay for a half session.
Chesterton CE Primary School

Next week (wb 4th March) is World Book Week
and, in the spirit of that, the School Association would like to run a book sale on Wednesday 6th March. We welcome your donations of unwanted/old (but in good condition) children’s books to the sale. Please limit your donation to 3 books to avoid us being overwhelmed by too many! If the sale is a success, we may well repeat in future. You can drop your donations in the school office from Monday 4th March. Cash or card accepted at the sale on Wednesday.
Thank you for your support.
Chesterton CE Primary School

Please see below details of upcoming events in school next week:
1. Rags to Riches collection Monday 5th February
2. Nick Cope visit to reception/years 1,2 and 3 on Thursday 8th February
3. Chestnut and Hawthorn bake sale on 8th/9th February

Chesterton CE Primary School
Chesterton CE Primary School

To start this year, we have a fun and exciting Quiz Night on 2nd Feb!
Don’t worry if you’re not a quiz egghead, as the emphasis will be very much on fun and some friendly competition!
Team and individual spot prizes will be on offer too.
It’s an adult only event and you will be able to purchase alcoholic/nonalcoholic refreshments on the night - price list to be published closer to the event.
We have a limited amount of tables, so be sure to secure your spot by emailing us (Chestertonschoolassociation@outlook.com)
Last year, the governors' table took the glory. Who is it going to be this time?
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We have organised Rags 2 Riches collection for Monday 5th February 2024.
This is a similar event to Bags 2 School however this time we are trying a new company and see which is most beneficial.
Please see below items they accept for collection.
A perfect opportunity for a clear out while supporting your school
Chesterton CE Primary School
Chesterton CE Primary School

Autumn 2023

December 23 Newsletter: click here


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Annual General Meeting: Thursday 5th October
The School Association would like to invite all parents to our Annual General Meeting, which will be held on Thursday 5th October at the School Hall (7-9pm).
As a registered charity, the School Association is obliged to hold a meeting annually where they summarise the previous year and agree their activities for this academic year.
The meeting is scheduled to last about an hour and the remaining time is dedicated to social activities, drinks(!) and discussion. It's a great opportunity (especially for the new Maple parents) to meet not only the School Association committee members but also other parents/carers at our school.
We always welcome new members to join the committee so if you would like to get involved, please come along!
Chesterton CE Primary School

Chesterton CE Primary School
Alchester Road, Chesterton, Bicester
Oxon OX26 1UN
Tel: 01869 252498
office.3082@chesterton.oxon.sch.uk