PSA Christmas Fair, Sunday 4 December 11.00am - 3.30pm
- Tickets for the raffle are available on Classlist
- There's still time to volunteeer to help at the event, sign up here
- It will be card-only payments on the day (cashless event)
- All money raised will go towards refurbishing the audio/visual and lights in the hall.
Carol Service, Wednesday 7 December 7.00 - 8.30pm All Saints Parish Church Kingston
- Book your tickets via ParentMail under ‘Carol Service 2022’, £10 adult / £5 child, concessions and TGMS members.
- We can only guarantee a seat to those who buy tickets in advance, as capacity in the Church is limited. Your child will not need a ticket if they are performing in the service.
- Ensembles performing will include Year 7 Choir, Junior Choir, Senior Choir, a cappella Choir, Middle Choir, Concert Orchestra, Sinfonia, Brass Group, Guitar Club, Recorder Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra.
- The Carol Service will consist of readings, carols for choirs and congregation, and some instrumental performances.
- Student performers please note the formal nature of ‘concert black’; students are welcome to wear a dress, skirt or trousers or any other smart, formal black clothing.
- There will be the opportunity to donate to The Tiffin Girls’ Music Society and the Church will be also holding a retiring collection.
Students' Christmas Lunch, Thursday 8 December
- Lunches will take place in the Canteen with allocated time slots for each year group.
- Payment for the Christmas Lunch must be made by Monday 5 December, please ensure there is enough money on your child’s account for payment.
- Students must present their ticket on the day (including children in receipt of free school meals). All students who receive free school meals will have the full cost of the meal paid for.
- Only Christmas Lunch will be available.
- The canteen will not be open before school or for first break to purchase any food, therefore students who do not wish to have a Christmas lunch will need to bring with them food for first break and/or a packed lunch.
Christmas Jumper Day, Friday 9 December
- We are fundraising for Save the Children and Dalemead Care Home and are requesting voluntary contributions of £1.25. 75p will go to Save the Children and the remaining 50p will go towards presents for residents at Dalemead who would not ordinarily receive many or any gifts.
- Students can wear their own clothes, including a Christmas jumper or jumper decorated with tinsel, baubles, snowflakes or other festive accessories.
- Students interested in a new jumper can take part in our Christmas jumper swap shop on Wednesday 7 December.
- All funds raised for Save the Children will support children in the UK and around the world. Your contributions will help bring essentials like healthcare, education, protection and food to the millions of children around the world who are missing out on the most basic support.
- If you’d like to find out more about Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day, please visit https://christmasjumperday.org/.
- We will be visiting a number of care homes in the run up to Christmas with cards that the students have made, and will also be taking musicians and presents to Dalemead, a care home in Richmond.
- Please make your payment on ParentMail by Friday 9 December. This contribution is of course optional. Thank you in advance for your support of these fundraising initiatives.
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Give sustainable gifts this Christmas and support our school
Local business, KAPDAA - the offcut company, will support the school by donating 15% of any of your sustainable gift purchases from their Kingston pop-up shop or at kapdaa.com. The store at 9 Castle Street KT1 1ST is open 10.00am to 6.00pm daily. Please mention/use the code 'TiffinGirls' at the checkout (in store or online).
KAPDAA works with leftover fabrics/offcuts/end of rolls and upcycles them into one-off pieces (headbands, bags, bunting, journals etc.) They have so far saved over 10,000 metres of fabric from going to landfill.