What Do the Children Wear

ASTBURY MAY DAY 2015

May Day 2015 is fast approaching and we hope you find the information below useful in preparing for May Day. As this is an annual important event in our school calendar it is expected that all children attend May Day, if your child cannot attend May Day on Saturday 16th May then please inform the school as soon as possible. Thank you.

What do the children wear

GIRLS

Little Maids (RECEPTION) - need white knee length socks and white pumps (dresses and ribbons supplied by school)

Retiring Maids (YEAR 1) – need white knee length sock and white pumps (dresses provided by school, use ribbon etc. from last year)

YEAR 2 to YEAR 6 – need a white long sleeved blouse, white knee length socks and black pumps/trainers (skirts/aprons and headscarves provided by school.)

BOYS

Reception and Years 1 to 6 – need a white long sleeved shirt, white knee length socks and black pumps/trainers (trousers/waistcoats and neckerchief provided by school.)

All costumes will be given to the children prior to May Day. Please return all costumes (unwashed) in the bags provided on Monday 18th May.

Tempest photographs

The official May Day photos will take place in school on Wednesday 6th May. The May Queen, attendants, year 6 boys and reception little maids will all have their photos taken on this afternoon. Please make sure your child has the correct items of clothing which they need to bring into school for the photographs. (see lists above)

If there are any reception mums of the “little maids” that are able to come in and help dress the reception girls on this afternoon then please speak to Miss Irwin.

Band Practice

There will be a May pole dance practice with Rode Hall Silver Band on Thursday 14th May at 6.30pm – look out for more information in the school newsletter. (Year 5 and 6 only)

Dropping Off Children on May Day

All children should be dropped off by 12.45pm at the school gate (normal morning entrance gate). All children to be dropped off at Class Jonah via the Reception outdoor play area, where a member of staff will mark them off on a register.

Please enter the May Day site via the Peel Lane entrance gate or the Glebe Farm gate (£2 entrance fee for adults in exchange for a wristband which will provide quick re-entry and a programme).

Car Parking is at Glebe Farm and Egerton Arms (donation please for car parking – all donations will go to Astbury Church)

May Day donations (Please bring to school on a Friday from now until May Day)

May Day is fast approaching and as we have done for the last couple of years, we would like to encourage people to bring in donations to sell at May Day.Team points will be offered to the children in exchange for books, toys, bottles, chocolate, raffle prizes and cakes.

All items will be sold at May Day to raise funds for the school, church and local community groups.

Help is needed

Help is needed to set up the gazebos, thrones and stalls on Thursday 14th (all day), Friday 15th (all day) and Saturday 16th May am at Glebe Farm front paddock. Volunteers are also needed please to help prepare the refreshments in the marquee from 9am on 16th May. The take down will commence at 5pm on May Day and help will be needed to pack everything away.

We also need parents, grandparents, older brothers and sisters to help run stalls on May Day. Just an hour of your time would be a great help.

We have very few offers of help and desperately need help in the afternoon of May Day in the refreshment marquee, cooking on the BBQ and on the entrance gates. We open at approximately 12 noon and close at 4.30pm. Even half an hour of help will make such a big difference, thank you.

This year’s attractions

We will have craft stalls outdoors at Glebe Farm. There are a few places left so if you make crafts or are a food producer or know somebody who would like to trade then please contact Kath Moore. Pitches are £20 each, gazebos and tables are not provided.

Refreshment Marquee – in the traditional tea marquee we will be selling homemade cakes, sandwiches, snacks and drinks.

Games stalls – Splat the Rat, Coconut Shy, Plate smashing, Hook a duck, Tin Can alley, Stocks, Bouncy Castle, fairground rides, swing boats……

Traction and steam engine rally

And

The now famous Astbury St Mary’s class stalls selling the children’s handmade craft items and also selling Toys & Books, Sweets, Tombolas, May Day Raffle,

And the even more famous Mrs Darlington Jams stall

And the May Day BBQ – all meat provided by Egerton-Brooks Butchers

May Day Programme of Events

11:30Stalls to be set up by this time and all vehicles off site.

12:45All children to be dropped off by 12.45pm. Please go to Astbury Village Hall and then proceed along the path to the school. Parking will be available at Glebe Farm car park opposite Astbury Rectory or Egerton Arms, there is no parking available at the school.

13:00Procession to assemble in the school playground

13:15Procession to proceed from school to Astbury St Mary’s church (the road will be closed for a short time but please take care on the road and remain on the pavements at all times)

13:30Short service in church

14:30Procession entersGlebe Farm paddock

Crowning of the May Queen

Presentation of visiting dignitaries

May pole dancing and country dances performed by the children of Astbury St Mary’s School

17:00Clear down

Committee:

Kath Moore phone: 07979 614525 or email:

Donna Graham

Steph Morris

Kathryn Egerton-Brooks

Ralf Hoffmann

Andrea Hoffmann

Louise Goodier

Richard Goodier