During the winter months, the PTA for both Sir Thomas Rich’s and the High School for Girls run discos for the Year 7 and 8 students.  This is a great way of raising funds for the PTA and is enjoyed by all students. During the disco, we sell soft drinks, sweets and party items such as glow sticks. We are also looking at running a club night for the older students.  This will involve the hiring of a night club where only soft drinks will be sold and officially registered bouncers and staff will be present.  The night club also ensures that no alcohol is bought onto their premises and any advertising for alcohol, gambling or smoking is removed.   

The PTA are always looking for helpers for the discos, so if you can help then please click on this link to register when you can help.  Many thanks.

The whole day was a great success and a real team effort.

Initial figures  show that we raised:

£1267 on the raffle, £144 more than last year! and £1440 from the Fun Day, £350 more than last year!

This is a fantastic result and was very much a team effort - we appreciate the donations from families and supporters, the time given up by parents, students, teachers and the PTA volunteers, not forgetting the school caretakers, Chris and John,  who helped so much in the preparations. 

So a big thank you to everyone who helped in anyway large or small.

We hope everyone enjoyed the day and we look forward to next year.

On Friday 16 November from 6.00-8.00 pm in the School Hall we are holding a Christmas Shopping Fayre.

Entry is FREE and it will be the perfect opportunity to purchase those unique Christmas gifts for friends and family.

So why not come along and get in the festive spirit and enjoy a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie, whilst looking around the stalls? We currently have 25+ stalls but the list is growing every day!

Last year's Christmas Fayre raised just over £700.  

Please look out for details of the next Quiz Night in the new year.

If you are interested in setting up your own fundraising activity, why not create a page on Just Giving. It’s really easy and takes just a few minutes. You can personalise it with your own colours, photos and message. Then just email it to your friends and family, not forgetting the PTA so as we can let all parents know via our parentmail facilities. People can then donate online and leave you messages of support. JustGiving sends donations straight to the High School for Girls’ Parent and Teachers’ Association and adds Gift Aid to every eligible donation.

Don’t forget that you can help to boost HSFG PTA funds by connecting to your selected online retailer via easyfundraising.com   The service is FREE to the charitable cause and donations are made at NO EXTRA COST to you – the money comes from the retailer.

Donations (typically 1 – 5 %) available from Amazon, Argos,  GAME, Halfords, Hawkins Bazaar, HMV, John Lewis, Lego, Letterbox, M&S, Toys R Us, Waterstones & many more……….

Steps to Easy Fundraising:

• Sign up to support High School for Girls, Gloucester at http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/
• Each time you shop online, remember to login to easyfundraising.org.uk then use the links on the site to take you to your chosen retailer.
• Shop as normal and make an effortless donation to school funds at no extra cost!
• Collect FREE donations when you shop on the high street with EasyFundraising participating retailers!  Did you know you can now register for easy fundraising so the PTA can benefit when you shop on the high street which can give the PTA between 1 and 5% of purchases.  If you are already registered,log in to Easy Fundraising and use the add a card option from within my account settings.  Please use the following link: Raise money by shopping on the high street
• Download the App nor for iPhone, iPad or Android.  Easyfundraising have a free app for those important purchases (available on AppStore or Google Play store.  Please follow the link: Easy fundraising App

The PTA are always looking for helpers for the second-hand uniform sale, so if you can help then please click on this link to register when you can help.  Many thanks.

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Dates of sales in 2019:

28 February 2019 - 3.30-4.30 pm

20 June 2019 - 3.30-4.30 pm

Please bring any unwanted/outgrown current uniform into reception at the school.

The High School for Girls’ PTA organises two textile collections every year with ‘Rags to Riches’ in order to raise funds for the school.  

Rags to Riches accept all clothing, from babywear to teenage hand-me-downs to shoes and handbags.  All clothing and accessories should be clean and in good condition.

Please bring Rags to Riches bags to the main school car park by 8.45 am on the day of the collection.

Many thanks indeed for helping us with this unique fundraising opportunity