Heber P&F

That's right MG, raffle drawn towards end of fair, you can buy tickets right up to the draw. Come earlier though, it's going to be a lovely start to the season!

Hi All, The season is finally upon us and after the first door of those advents are opened tomorrow why not come along to the Heber School Christmas Fair - there's so much for you to enjoy! * Visit Santa in his grotto - have you been good this year? * Take part in some lovely craft activities including making a bauble, spin painting and decorate your Christmas biscuits! * Pick up some lovely Christmas presents at our pop up shopping emporium, traders include unique T-shirts and bags; gorgeous cotton bunting; fine silver prints and jewellery; homemade jams and jellies; products from Neal's Yard; beautiful children's clothes (dresses, hats scarves etc) and more! * Games rooms, try your hand at Wheel of Fortune, Lucky Plucky Turkey, Santa's secret stockings, Teddy Tombola and much more! * All this shopping, craft activities and games will make you hungry - don't worry we have sausages on the grill, homemade cakes, candy floss and a Fair Trade Columbian coffee bar (you can purchase coffee to take home too!) as well as mulled cider doing the rounds! * This year's Raffle has fantastic prizes, generously donated by many lovely local businesses and parents of Heber kids - you can buy tickets on the day, you have to be in it to win it! * Fair favourites, including jolly jam jars, nearly new book stall, face painting, nail, hair and tattoo bar. * Stand alone Raffle to win a trip to Goodwood in an exotic 1965 Cabriolet - this beautiful car will be on show on the day for all your admiration! Come and join us - let's get this festive season started!! 11.30 - 3pm Heber Primary School Heber Road

Calling all creative traders! Alongside the fabulous festivities for the children (including games, activities and Santa?s grotto), this year?s Xmas Fair at Heber Primary School will include stalls from parents and/or the local community selling their own products and creations. The number of stalls is limited, and we are keen to have a variety of things on sale. Stalls are offered to local traders at ?35 per stall/table. The Xmas Fair is on Sunday 1st December, 11.30 ? 3pm. If you would like to rent a stall to sell your fabulous creations (you can rent a stall outright or team up with another seller) please contact Kristy at [email protected] or PM by Monday 25th November.

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GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! We know of at least 5 other local schools having their fair today. Thank goodness for the sunshine...

One day to go! Lying awake at night wondering how we're going to fit two bouncy castles, one giant slide and some inflatable Sumo wrestlers into just one playground area...

Hello to all you fellow hardworking East Dulwich PTA committee members and fair organisers out there! (waves tiredly) It's Summer Fair season for our local schools - this coming Saturday alone there are fairs at Goodrich, Goose Green and here at Heber. If you've got a young family, do come along and check them out - they're a cheap, fun way to spend a few hours, and you get to support your local community schools. You don't need to have a child at the school to attend. Feel free to use this thread to plug your own school's fair - they tend to get a bit lost in the What's On section. For our part, Heber's fair is this Saturday 6 July from 12-3pm at Heber School, Heber Road SE22. We've got a 'Carnival of Nations' theme this year, so in addition to our usual giant inflatables, crazy games and popular cafe, we've got lots of international food, activities and live entertainment, from Jamaican jerk chicken to Japanese calligraphy to Irish dancing. Make a Brazilian-style carnival headdress in our craft area, get your face painted with a flag, have a go at the Las Vegas-themed human fruit machine or hang out in La Guinguette, with its authentic French food, drink and games. There'll be a grand carnival parade just before 3pm led by a Samba-style parent/teacher band, and we'll be giving out spot prizes to children in international dress or carnival outfits. Hope to see you there!

On Saturday 6 July, Heber Primary School is holding its annual summer fair from 12-3pm. This year the theme is ?Carnival of Nations? and the fair will be taking on an international flavour as we celebrate summer with food, music and games from around the world. Expect to see Japanese-style inflatable Sumo wrestling, French boules, Jamaican jerk chicken, Brazilian football games, Irish dancing and a carnival-style grand parade with prizes for the best international-themed costume ? plus a giant slide, two bouncy castles and much, much more! To support this year?s theme, we are looking for local groups with international connections who might be interested in providing a short performance at the fair. Are there any Indian dancers / African drummers / American-style cheerleaders out there who might like to showcase their talents in return for some free publicity? Are there any children or grown-ups who can play the didgeridoo, the sitar or the bagpipes? If so, we?d love to hear from you! Hope to see you at the Fair ? and if you are interested in taking part, please contact [email protected] or PM us on this address.

Just a reminder the open morning is being held this Wednesday. No need to book - just come along and have a look round the school.

OPEN MORNING AT HEBER PRIMARY SCHOOL, Wednesday 22 May, 9.30am to 11am Heber School is one of the most oversubscribed schools in Southwark, but we do have a few spaces in Key Stage 2 (Years 3-6). We are therefore holding an open morning for prospective parents to look around the school and meet the headmaster and members of the Parents & Friends committee. We are on Heber Road, SE22 9LA; we hope you can join us. More info about the school: At our last inspection we were described as a school with a 'successful, relentless and expert focus on improving the quality of teaching and raising pupils' level of achievement'. We maintain this focus by tracking the progress of each and every child in the school with the aim of achieving outstanding progress for all. Our highly experienced staff includes specialist Art and Music teachers; concerts and exhibitions are regular features of school life. To get a flavour of the school please take a look at our website: www.heberprimaryschool.com. Come and visit on the 22nd. You will be struck by the calm, purposeful atmosphere and by children pleased to be in school, eager to learn and whose behaviour reflects our three values: thoughtfulness, resilience and responsibility.

It's a really lovely nursery; both my kids were extremely happy there. Melbourne Groover - when my youngest Blossoms left to start school, I had to be physically extracted from Julie because I couldn't stop crying all over her at the thought of not going back there any more!

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Just to add our support for shopping locally this Christmas. The Heber School Parents & Friends Association has been asking local businesses to donate raffle prizes for our Christmas fair next Saturday (see the events listings for details) and we have been blown away by the generosity of the local traders on and around the lane. We know times are tough but they have all dug deep and supported their local primary school. We will do a separate post thanking everyone shortly but in the meantime we at the P&F intend to do all our shopping in East Dulwich this year as a more practical way of expressing gratitude!

Reminder that this is this morning. Look forward to seeing you. Heber P&F

Heber Primary School will be holding an Open Morning on 21 November between 9.30 and 11 am. Visitors will be shown around the school in small groups, visiting classrooms, and seeing our art and music rooms. The head teacher and other senior staff will talk about Heber and answer questions, and the P&F will be serving tea and biscuits and offering a parental perspective on our school. You do not need to book. Heber Primary School is on Heber Road, off Lordship Lane. Children are welcome, but we do have lots of stairs so the tour part can be tiring for very little legs! We look forward to welcoming prospective parents and children to the Open Morning. If you have any queries in advance do let us know. Heber P&F

We have had a busy term at Heber P&F! This is to say thank you and well done to all the adults and children who ran in the Fun Run, despite the terrible weather on the day. A fantastic ?4,600 was raised in total. This will be going towards the cost of the new music room, new music education software and a set of djembe drums. Thank you to the fabulous volunteer force, and also to our corporate sponsors Winkworth, Mirash resturant, Ultimate Discount Heating, Dulwich Physio, Vale Practice, SE22 magazine and High Vibe. The big one is on 30 June - the Summer Fair. Please save the date! All the local community welcome.

Thank you so much to everyone who supported the Heber Boot Sale on 13 May. It was great to see the local community out in force buying and selling. Last year our focus was on buying new books for the school. This year we are supporting the school in creating a music room. We are contributing to the costs of the refit, and also purchasing musical instruments for the children to use. We want them to get the most out of the new room and our dedicated music teacher! We are delighted to report that the event raised ?1,200. Thank you to the volunteer helpers, and also to Daisy Lets, our sponsor for this event. Finally well done to the Year 6 stall - ?77 raised for their chosen charity Leukaemia Research.

Heber Primary School Parents & Friends are holding the annual Car Boot Sale at the school this coming Sunday morning between 9.30am and 1pm. It's just 50p to get in to the car boot sale (kids go free). There will be loads of fantastic bargains to snap up and delicious refreshments to enjoy at the cafe. Come and enjoy a sunny morning raising money for the kids of Heber School. Hope to see you there! If you have any questions about the event, or would like to book a pitch (small number of table top pitches at ?5 still available) please contact us at [email protected]. Heber P&F