Dear parents and caregivers,

Our operational funding from the Ministry of Education does not fully meet the costs of running our operations at the level you expect and which we wish to provide. Fundraising, including donations and grants, makes up the balance.

In 2010, parent donations allowed us to fund a number of very worthwhile initiatives, including:

• additional teachers to reduce class sizes;
• the Reading Recovery programme;
• the Gifted and Talented and other special abilities programmes;
• Subsidising out-of-school experiences, such as camps and other class trips.

In 2011, your donation will be used to:

• Pay for additional teachers to reduces class sizes;
• Employ an extra teacher for Reading Recovery;
• Subsidise music opportunities (a school band!);
• Subsidise enrichment programmes, eg computers, art, sport, camps and other school trips;
• Increase teacher aide time for special needs students;
• Subsidise programmes for gifted and talented students and other enrichment programmes;
• Extra reading and mathematics resources to support classroom teaching and learning.

We regard annual parental contributions as the fairest and most feasible way to provide educational opportunities for all our children. This view is shared by most parents at the school, regardless of their ability to pay.

Please support our school. The contribution we suggest per child equates to only a little over a dollar a day! Please find attached alternative ways you can choose to contribute. The automatic payment option has proven to be very popular.

We rely on parental donations so that we can continue to meet and exceed your expectations about what we can deliver for all of our children.

Many thanks for your support – we really appreciate it.

Kindest regards,                  

Sandra Jenkins                                                        Peter Bateman

Principal                                                                    Chair, Board of Trustees

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DONATION CONTRIBUTION FOR 2011

Suggested contribution per child:    Full payment for year                      $260

Or 4 Term payments                        $65 each term

Or 10 Monthly payments                $26 each month

Family subsidy – 2 or more children        $360

                                                            Or 4 Term payments                        $90 each term

                                                            Or 10 Monthly payments                $36

Payments can be made:                   Full payment – by cash/cheque at the school office

                                                            Term payment – by cash/cheque at the school office

(we will send you a reminder)

                                                            Monthly payments – by automatic payment

This is a voluntary contribution to your child’s education and is the minimum amount we have estimated is needed to supplement government funding. If you do not wish to make a contribution in 2010, we would appreciate you letting us know to help with our budgeting and so that we do not send you any further reminders this year.

All contributions are tax deductible and we will issue you with a receipt for tax purposes.