We will keep updating this page with our events for the year. Some of the dates will need to be TBC as they will rely on external factors, but we will do our best to confirm them as soon as possible!
If you want to get involved in any of these events, then just get in touch. It might be you help run the bar for an hour at Inflatables Day, support the Father’s Day stall for one lunchtime in school, or put up some posters to advertise the Scarecrow Trail.
With future events, we are always looking for support in having prizes donated, match funding or time actually organising or setting up an event. You don’t have to be on the committee to help and you won’t even need to attend any meetings if you don’t want to!
Autumn term:
Lego afternoon: 6th OctoberPersonalised Christmas cards and giftsFireworks: 9th NovemberAutumn disco: 15th November- Father Christmas letters: 2nd – 9th December
Wreath making: 4th DecemberChristmas Fayre: 5th DecemberNon-uniform day: 6th DecemberChristmas tombola at Coggeshall Christmas: 7th December- Christmas present stall: 12th, 13th and 19th December
- Christmas raffle
Spring term
- Bag2School: January 23rd – confirmed
- Film night: February – tbc
- Spring disco: 7th February – confirmed
- eBay postcard auction: tbc
- Mother’s Day stall: March
- Non-uniform day: 28th March
- Easter raffle: 4th April (winners pulled, tickets sold for two weeks before)
Summer term
- Spare change bottle challenge: 22nd April – 9th May
- Summer disco: 25th April
- No- uniform day: 9th May
- Inflatables: 18th May
- Scarecrow Trail: 24th May – 1st June
- Car wash: 9th June
- Match funding individual sponsorship: June – July
- Father’s Day stall: June
- Final Monday of school cake sale: July
Christmas letters and gift stalls
Letters to the North Pole
For the letters, the letterbox will be put out in reception from Monday 2nd December to Monday 9th December. The 9th is the final deadline for the letters, as Father Christmas needs plenty of time to write back to all of the children! Once he has had time to confer with his elves, he will send the letters back and they will be handed out on Tuesday 17th December.
As there are so many messages to reply to, please make sure the child’s name, age, and class is clearly visible on the letter. Donations are welcome (please include this with your letter or in a separate envelope to our FOSP box).
Christmas gift stalls
Our popular gift stalls are back, allowing the children to choose a surprise gift for loved ones. You can order these online here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-st-peters-school-coggeshall – the stalls will be on 12th, 13th and 19th December during lunch break. The deadline for ordering is 17th December, in order to get the list and presents ready for the final stall.
Bag2School
Bag2School is a free eco-friendly fundraising scheme that helps schools, businesses, community groups, local councils, and charities raise funds through textile recycling as well as spreading textile recycling awareness. They pay 50p per kilo or £500 per tonne.
They collect, clothes, paired shoes, handbags and hats, bags scarves and ties, bras, jewellery and socks, belts soft toys, household linen, household curtains, towels and bedding. Items they don’t collect are duvets and blankets, pillows or cushions, carpets rugs or mats, soiled painted ripped or wet clothing, school uniform with or without logos, corporate clothing or workwear, textile off cuts, yarn or threaded material, furniture or large items and batteries.
You can drop off your bags of suitable items in the Woolpack car park on the morning of Thursday, 23rd January – they will then be taken away, weighed and we will be paid!