Highfield School Family and Friends
Exciting news!
We are excited to announce the Friends of Highfield Church of England Trust has merged with the HSA (Highfield School Association -Parents Association) and is now under the new banner of Highfield School Family and Friends. Many fun events are being planned for this coming year and the website will be updated shortly to reflect this change.
Friends of Highfield Church of England School Trust
Since 1955 Highfield School has been a Voluntary Aided Church of England School. As a result the school must make a contribution every year to the Winchester Diocese towards any capital expenditure that may be required, for example to cover the cost of building renovations and improvements.
The income to pay this contribution is not provided in the school’s annual Local Authority budget and is raised from contributions from parents of present and former pupils.
The ‘Friends of Highfield School’ was established as a charitable body to collect these contributions. Being a charity, it is a tax efficient method of raising the necessary funds. The ‘Friends’ continues to this day.
The main fundraising event is in ‘Friends Week’ which is usually held once each school year. There will be a ‘Friends Week’ during the forthcoming school year so please be on the look out for letters coming home with further details.
A contribution of about £20—£30 per child per year is usually suggested. Contributions are not obligatory but we do need this money to continue to develop the school buildings as an excellent resource for education.
The money raised by Friends is used exclusively to improve the fabric of the school, the teaching environment and as a consequence the quality of the education available. And giving to Friends makes great financial sense, as every £100 contributed results in £1000 being available to the school for building works. That’s a tenfold increase on all money raised, and this is even greater where contributions are Gift Aided.
“As a parent who is unable to support the school by helping out in the classroom or through after school activities, I believe the best way I can support the work of the school is by contributing towards Friends.”
We welcome whatever support you can give.
See how have the parent contributions to the Friends of Highfield CE Primary School been spent.
Future plans include developing the facilities in the Infant Department and creating a new Art and DT area at the Juniors.
The school needs to maintain your support in order to obtain the funding.
You can make a contribution in one of the following ways:
By Standing Order – this is a great way to make regular contributions either monthly, quarterly or annually spread over a period of time to suit you.
By Cheque – just make your cheque payable to ‘Friends of Highfield’
By Cash contribution (although making out a cheque is safer) – Please put your contribution in an envelope and send to the School office.
Whatever way you choose to donate, don’t forget to sign the Gift Aid section of the Gift Aid Form (please copy and paste the link below to get access to the Gift Aid form):
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=454041cd38&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1670374090081800035&th=172e5c6289578f63&view=att&disp=inline&realattid=f_kbt6smo50
Highfield School Association (HSA)
Highfield School has a Parents’ Association called the Highfield School Association (the HSA) which is run by a committee of parents as well as some hardworking school representatives. All the parents of Highfield children are welcome to join us at any of our meetings or become part of the committee. Please see the events calendar, Facebook or this page for any forthcoming events and meetings.
The Association exists to raise funds for extra-curricular activities, to forge links between the children, staff and parents and to encourage the children’s education in any way it can.
We have already raised money for:
- Class reading treats across the school
- New picnic bench, pots and plants for the junior school courtyard to make it a place that can be used by children and staff
- Science day consisting of workshops for each class
The HSA organises various events throughout the year for both the children and the parents. Both the Summer and Christmas events are key but we also run new parents welcome evenings and support with refreshments at school concerts. The support of parents, school staff and other residents help make these events so successful and we are grateful for that continued commitment.
Key events
- Christmas Fayre at the Junior School, 5.30-7.30pm
- Kids Disco at the Junior School (after school)
- Summer Fayre at the Junior School, 12-3pm
The H.S.A standing committee are:
- Chair (Jan 19) – Katrina
- Vice-chair (Oct 18) – Jonathan
- Secretary (Jan 19) -Tanya Ossont
- Treasurer (Sep 19) – Sam Cooper
- Vice-treasurer (Sep 19) – Alison Cooper
- School representative (Sep 08) – Jackie James
- School representative (Sep 17) – Jeanette White
- School representative (Jan 19) – Jess Barker
Meetings minutes and dates:
Minutes from the meetings are available to view here.
Read our blog:
New feature for Sep 2019 is our new blog page. Check back regularly for updates and information.
Contact us:
Please check on the event calendar for the next committee meetings or like our Facebook page. For more information on the H.S.A. email hsahighfield@gmail.comor speak to one of the team at school.