Bingo Night Success

Thanks to everyone who came along, helped out and had fun at our bingo night for the Philippines on Friday. We're very happy and proud to say the evening raised a whopping £840 for the disaster relief effort.

On Saturday November 30th at 11am in the school hall we will be packing donations into boxes ready for shipment to the Philippines. Come along if you can and help out, even half an hour is a big help!

Celebrating 80 Years at Our Lady's School

Did you know Our Lady's School is 80 years old? To celebrate this wonderful achievement the Friends of Our Lady's School would like to collect stories, memories and photographs of the school past and present.

Are you a past pupil and now a parent? Have several generations of your family been to school here? Are you new to the area and have your children just started? We'd  love to hear everyone's thoughts. Between us could we find the oldest graduate of the school? The eldest graduate with our youngest pupil, what a great photograph that would be.

Where have all Our Lady's' graduates gone? Please spread the word, we might get responses from all over the world!

Please have a think and let us know your thoughts. You can always email us at OurLadysPA@gmail.com

We will also be seeking what the staff, Sisters and pupils think about supporting, working and learning in our school.

Our Lady's - Our School, Our Community

Check our the story on our plans in the Oxford Mail

Family Fun Bingo Night November 22nd

 

With our twin school in the Philippines and many of our pupils with relatives there, the PTA Committee has decided to donate all proceeds from the upcoming bingo night to Typhoon Haiyan disaster relief as so many families have had their lives destroyed as a consequence of this horrific storm.

Everyone is invited to family bingo but if you are unable to come along on the night but wish to donate, please send your donation into school in a sealed envelope marked 'Donation for disaster fund'.

AGM Minutes

The FOOLS Annual General Meeting was held on October 23rd, 2013. The meeting was well attended with some lively debate about future events and spending. To read the minutes of the meeting click here.

Cook for Books

Congratulations to Mrs. Hastings' class for raising £230 from their class cake sale! The class will now decide what supplies they wish to spend the proceeds on. Thanks to all who supported the sale by baking cakes and coming along to support the class.

Friends of Our Lady's School First Newsletter

The Friends of Our Lady's School have created their first newsletter to go out to all parents. You'll get a black and white copy in your child's book bag but you can see the full colour version here.

The Container Arrives!

Remember all those donations collected at the end of last year to send off to our twin school in the Philippines? The container has arrived and the contents are being distributed this week to many needy families in remote areas. Huge thanks to all those who made donations and helped out and a massive congratulations to Debbie del Rosario and her family for making such an amazing thing happen.

The container arrives.

Unpacking the container.

So many donations, thank you!

 

 The jeepney crosses the river half submerged

Play equipment purchased with proceeds from our July cake sale

Enjoying some new toys

Let's play!

The children line up to choose clothes and shoes

Thank you all, a small effort on the part of many people and the inspired thinking and hard work of one family has changed many lives.