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Good thinking HP+F Goose Green has our traditional (10th annual!) carnival parade across Grove Vale down Ondine and up Adys to Goose Green where our fair begins at 12pm. The parade is great the whole school out singing led by the school samba and steel pan bands. We have a packed schedule on stage including the talented choirs and there will be hot food including pizza, Thai and jerk chicken and a fully stocked bar. Panning for gold, bouncy castle and slides, sideshow type pocket money games, coconut shy, facepainting etc Raffle with fab prizes including a Kindle Fire HD, London Eye tickets and tickets to the Dr Who Prom at the Royal Albert Hall as well as loads of lovely prizes from our fabulous local businesses. Oh and Dr Bike will be present offering free bike servicing. See you there Bring on the sunshine

Yes there is a tour around the school for prospective parents tomorrow. It will leave from the reception at 9.15am. I'm afraid that the PTA can't be there tomorrow but please feel free to PM if you have any queries that we could help with and don't forget to come along this Saturday (6th) to our carnival procession onto the Green where we will be hosting our 10th annual school fair. All welcome GGPTA

Dear Verds, Are you coming to the new reception parents meeting on Wednesday? There are 2 sessions; 2pm or 6pm. At those meetings you will be able to sign up for stay and play sessions where your daughter will have a chance to meet her classmates to be. Also the PTA plan a picnic (on the basis that the sun has to shine one day) at the start of the summer and another at the end. These have proved very popular and a good way to make some contacts. The PTA will be at those meetings and happy to chat. Don't presume that nursery kids will stick together it really isn't like that at all, it's a lovely friendly welcoming place and your little girl will be just fine.

There should be another one on first Tuesday in July. Will confirm dates and post accordingly GGPTA

We won't be expanding permanently to three form entry and are unlikely to take a bulge for September 2014 but it can't be entirely ruled out. Certainly wouldn't know until the application process starts. Hope that helps GGPTA

Dear all, If you have been collecting vouchers and would like to donate them to Goose Green please PM and I'll arrange collection or delivery. All local schools and nurseries will be collecting and would appreciate your donation. Many thanks GGPTA

Pitches still available. Do email if you would like further details or a booking form GGPTA

Parents/carers whose children are starting in September are more than welcome to attend the tour (indeed encouraged!) but it is not exclusively for them. There are meet the teacher sessions planned for later this month when you will also have the opportunity to sign up for stay and play sessions for your new reception starter to come and have a taste of the reception classroom whilst you tearfully clutch a cup of tea nearby. Attendance at those are strongly recommended, if you haven't had the details of the meet the teacher sessions then contact the school for details (my understanding is that the dates of the stay and plays are arranged at the meet the teacher sessions) The tour is for and parent or carer looking for a school place for their child whether that be in the near or distant future, for reception or the upper years. We look forward to seeing you there GGPTA

School tour this Tuesday at 9,15am, all welcome. Come and join the PTA afterwards, we will be in the onsite breakfast/afterschool club annexe with cups of tea and coffee and maybe even a biscuit. See you there GGPTA If you cant take the tour but would like to know more about the school and/or the PTA please feel free to PM or email [email protected] and we will do our very best to answer your queries.

Dear all, For those fortunate enough to have a secured place at our lovely school or are interested in a place for their child in the future come along and have a tour of the whole school on Tuesday 7th May at 9.15. Come to the gate on Tintagel Crescent and make your way to the school office. Children can join you but do note that it is a beautiful Victorian building with quite a lot of stairs! I'm afraid that it won't be possible to admit latecomers so try and arrive early. The PTA hope to be able to rustle up some parents of current students to provide hot drinks, biscuits chat and advice after the tour. See you there GGPTA

A huge welcome from the PTA to all of those who have secured a place at this high achieving, happy, vibrant local school. You are now part of our school community and can keep in touch with events and achievements by accessing the newsletters from the website www.goosegreenprimaryschool.org (school newsletters in the parent pages and PTA newsletters under the community - PTA section) The school will be sending out details of a welcome meeting shortly and the PTA will be at that meeting. In the meantime you can join our mailing list by sending us a PM with your email address or emailing [email protected] See you soon GGPTA

Saturday Dear family roomers, Goose Green Primary School will be holding it's annual carnival and fair on Goose Green on 6th July 2013 between 12-4pm. This is always a super day which is very well attended by the school and wider community. We invite external stallholders to take a pitch at a cost of ?35 and always make sure that there is no significant duplication of stalls so that traders have a fair chance to make a profit. If you would like further details or a booking form please email [email protected] or PM us on the forum. GGPTA

Goose Green Primary School's 10th annual carnival and fair will take place on 6th July 2013. After a carnival procession from school via Adys Road to Goose Green a fair will take place on the Green between 12-4pm. This is always a well attended event being as it is so central with live entertainment, bouncy castles, facepainting, children's activities, hot food and drinks. We are seeking stallholders for the fair and always make sure that there is no significant duplication of stalls (eg too may cake stalls) so that each trader has a fair chance to make a profit. The cost of the pitch is ?35. If interested please email [email protected] or PM us here on the forum and we will send out more details and a booking form. GGPTA

Excellent news - we are all very proud of our school!

Dear all, Goose Green primary school years 3 and 4 are staging their best ever (so they say!) production this week. It is the Wizard of Oz complete with a smoke machine (music teacher is v.impressed with this) an Oscar worthy performance from our Dorothy and tunes a plenty, what is not to love? Because it is going to be so brilliant we really would like to fill every seat and so the PTA have been asked to advertise it to the wider ED community. the evening performances are very popular but there are some spaces left for the daytime performances; Tuesday 2pm and Thursday 9.30am. For those parents of younger children looking to go on school tours and the like this may be a great way of seeing the school in action. Tickets are ?2 adults and 50p for children and can be purchased from the school office on Tintagel Crescent. See you there GGPTA

Dear all, Sainsburys have begun their annual active kids voucher scheme. At the checkout they will give out vouchers that schools can exchange for sports equipment. All of the local schools and nurseries will be collecting and would be grateful for your vouchers. Please donate to your local school, if you would like to donate to Goose Green Primary School then your vouchers will certainly be gratefully received and put to good use. When they ask you at the checkout if you are collecting please say yes, save them up til the end of the scheme and drop off to your local school. Goose Green School is on Tintagel Cresenct, postal address; Tintagel Crescent, East Dulwich, SE22 8HG or PM us and we will arrange to pick up. Thanks forumites GGPTA

However if you are looking for in year admission to KS2 you will probably have your pick of schools. Most will have open days as the application deadline for reception places is looming. Goose Green Primary School has a school tour on Tuesday 8th January at 9.15 which takes in the whole school including, of course, KS2 and the music and art facilities. There will be parents of current pupils on hand to chat over hot drinks and biscuits after the tour and this is likely to include at least one or two with children in whichever year you are looking for. Good luck. We have lots of good schools and it's a great area to live in, you'll love it. GGPTA

Thank you so much to all who attended the first Goose Green School carol service on Goose Green this evening. We had such a lovely time and now feel very Christmassy. We hope you enjoyed the singing and mulled wine and mince pies. We were very grateful for everyone's kind donations all of which will be used to buy resources for our school. Thank you to the Salvation Army Brass band for their lovely music and to the pop up Xmas tree shop by the leisure centre for their kind donation of a tree and lights. Merry Christmas from GGPTA

Great to see so many parents on the tour again. Good luck with those applications and try not to worry too much! GGPTA

Several parents including parent governors and parents of current reception children will be present tomorrow so do join us after the tour for hot drinks and chat. Babies and toddlers welcome. GGPTA

Dear all, The last school tour of the year will take place on Tuesday 11th December. There will be the chance to visit the whole school from nursery to year 6, the music and art rooms and breakfast/after school room. Parents of current students will be available for a chat and cuppa afterwards. Please note that the tours have been so popular that we really can't admit latecomers. However there is no need to book, just turn up at the school gates on Tintagel Cresecent between 9am and 9.15 (any earlier and youll get caught up in the morning rush and at this time of year when it's cold and or raining the children don't line up in the playground but in the lower hall which is a bit of a squeeze and best avoided!) We have a beautiful Victorian building with lots of stairs so please bear this in mind if bringing babies and toddlers. If you can't make the tour and/or have any questions for the PTA please feel See you there GGPTA

GGPTA would like to echo the sentiments of Heber P&F above. We too ask for raffle prizes twice a year (at our Summer and Christmas fairs) and try to target those businesses where the school parents and teachers shop/eat/drink. We recognise that there are lots of schools and other charities doing the same and the good grace and generosity of those local traders is really gratifying and much appreciated, it makes us very proud to be part of this community. Best wishes for a busy, profitable Christmas and New Year from GGPTA to those business on and around Lordship Lane, Northcross Road, Melbourne Grove and Bellenden Road.

The Goose Green Primary School Choir will be doing an outdoors 'Carols by Candelight' on the Goose Green (on the bit opposite the roundabout 7 EDT) on Friday December 14th from 6pmish. Everyone welcome to join in - young&old!

Hi Millsa, Hopefully some of our lovely reception parents will answer your call. In the meantime, GGPTA is always here to help so do feel free to PM. GGPTA

Next Goose Green tour is 11th December at 9.15 and that's right, no need to book (although we cant rule out that being a feature in the future we will keep the forum posted!) However the tours are so busy during this reception place application window that in order to make the tours manageable and limit disruption to teaching we won't be able to admit latecomers anymore, sorry about that. Good advice by Alieh to try and look at a school outside that reception application window or book early for those that require booking.