Registered Charity: 1105351
Registered Charity: 1105351 Welcome! Welcome! Sandgate Primary - - PDF document
Registered Charity: 1105351 Welcome! Welcome! Sandgate Primary - - PDF document
Registered Charity: 1105351 Welcome! Welcome! Sandgate Primary School Sandgate Primary School PTA would like to PTA would like to welcome you and your welcome you and your children to the school. children to the school. As a parent you
Welcome! Welcome!
Sandgate Primary School Sandgate Primary School PTA would like to PTA would like to welcome you and your welcome you and your children to the school. children to the school. As a parent you are As a parent you are automatically a member automatically a member
- f the PTA
- f the PTA
Why have a PTA at Why have a PTA at Sandgate School? Sandgate School?
To help parents: To help parents:
- socialise and get to know each other whilst taking part in a ran
socialise and get to know each other whilst taking part in a range of activities ge of activities
- find out more about how the school works, developing partnership
find out more about how the school works, developing partnerships with the teaching s with the teaching and non and non-
- teaching staff
teaching staff
To help our children: To help our children:
- receive a richer education as a result of items bought by the PT
receive a richer education as a result of items bought by the PTA A
- socialise by taking part in activities and fundraising events
socialise by taking part in activities and fundraising events
- understand the importance of giving
understand the importance of giving
and help Sandgate school: and help Sandgate school:
- reach potential volunteers and enthusiasts who may help with sch
reach potential volunteers and enthusiasts who may help with school projects
- ol projects
- engage with more parents, particularly those that may be harder
engage with more parents, particularly those that may be harder to reach to reach
- enhance the profile and awareness of the school within the local
enhance the profile and awareness of the school within the local community community
Who Who’ ’s on the Committee? s on the Committee?
- Chairperson
Chairperson – – Heather Bradley Heather Bradley
- Vice Chairperson
Vice Chairperson – – Emma Shipley Emma Shipley
- Treasurer
Treasurer – – Sheila Haugh Sheila Haugh
- Minute Secretary
Minute Secretary – – Sarah Fargher Sarah Fargher
- Volunteer Organiser
Volunteer Organiser – – Nannette Van der Wal Nannette Van der Wal
- And lots of regular volunteers who help out with
And lots of regular volunteers who help out with different projects and activities different projects and activities
Favourite events of the year Favourite events of the year
The Summer Sizzle The Summer Sizzle
raising a magnificent raising a magnificent £ £3100 3100
And The Christmas Fayre And The Christmas Fayre
raising raising £ £2,735 2,735
… …Meeting our challenges 2009/10 Meeting our challenges 2009/10
During the year, we were hoping to During the year, we were hoping to
- Help finance the main school playground improvements,
Help finance the main school playground improvements, including markings for including markings for
- a 100 square,
a 100 square,
- Hopscotch
Hopscotch
- Snakes and ladders
Snakes and ladders
- Cover the costs of creating a secure bike & scooter rack
Cover the costs of creating a secure bike & scooter rack for Foundation, KS1 and KS2 for Foundation, KS1 and KS2
- Cover the costs for replacing the trees at the front of the
Cover the costs for replacing the trees at the front of the school school
…… ……..and we did this ..and we did this
- We have supported
We have supported Sandgate School by Sandgate School by making a donation of making a donation of
- ver
- ver £
£4,000 for 4,000 for playground markings playground markings in the main in the main playground area playground area
……… ………and this and this
- Money has been
Money has been raised to plant new raised to plant new trees at the front of trees at the front of the school the school
…………… ……………and this and this
- We
We’ ’ve raised the ve raised the money and paid for money and paid for the new scooter and the new scooter and bike rack bike rack
………… ………….and more! .and more!
And on top of all that And on top of all that… ….. ..
- We have donated money
We have donated money to fund Skipping to fund Skipping Workshops, Theatre Workshops, Theatre Workshops and Year 1 Workshops and Year 1 transition play equipment. transition play equipment.
- Over
Over £ £5,600 has been 5,600 has been raised and donated to the raised and donated to the school to build the new school to build the new log house in the main log house in the main playground playground
- And the PE sheds have
And the PE sheds have been replaced been replaced
Just some of our 2009/10 Just some of our 2009/10 Fundraising so far...... Fundraising so far......
- Recycled Jewellery
Recycled Jewellery -
- £
£278.37 278.37
- Phil the Bag Recycling
Phil the Bag Recycling -
- £
£328.77 328.77
- Governors Hamper
Governors Hamper -
- £
£690.45 690.45
- Fashion Show
Fashion Show -
- £
£387.00 387.00
- Easter Egg Hunt
Easter Egg Hunt -
- £
£72.58 72.58
- Match Funding
Match Funding -
- £
£2000.00 2000.00
- Family Film Night
Family Film Night -
- £
£204.56 204.56
- Puffin Book Club
Puffin Book Club – – approx approx £ £500 worth of books donated to School 500 worth of books donated to School
- School Calendars
School Calendars -
- £
£459.50 459.50
- Christmas Fayre
Christmas Fayre -
- £
£2735.02 2735.02
- Quiz Night
Quiz Night -
- £
£414.00 414.00
This year This year’ ’s challenges s challenges
- By attending meetings of the School
By attending meetings of the School Council, we asked the children how they Council, we asked the children how they would like to spend some of the money would like to spend some of the money we have raised and their ideas include we have raised and their ideas include
- Flip bars
Flip bars
- Benches with backs
Benches with backs
- More playground markings
More playground markings
- An outside covered area
An outside covered area
… …but it but it’ ’s not all about fundraising! s not all about fundraising!
The PTA does its best to provide events that the whole The PTA does its best to provide events that the whole school community will really enjoy, organising activities school community will really enjoy, organising activities like like
- Emporium Discos
Emporium Discos™ ™ for the older children for the older children
- The Animal Man
The Animal Man™ ™ for the younger children for the younger children
- We provide Ice Pops on warm, sunny Sports Days (and
We provide Ice Pops on warm, sunny Sports Days (and
- n those cooler days too!)
- n those cooler days too!)
- We serve juice and biscuits for thirsty thespians and
We serve juice and biscuits for thirsty thespians and stagehands during Christmas play performances, stagehands during Christmas play performances, followed by wine and mince pies for our audiences followed by wine and mince pies for our audiences
And it And it’ ’s not all about making s not all about making money! money!
For our parents and children, teachers and For our parents and children, teachers and friends we have arranged trips and friends we have arranged trips and events like events like
- Christmas Shopping trip to Bruges
Christmas Shopping trip to Bruges
- Autumn Ball at The Pavilion
Autumn Ball at The Pavilion
- Shopping trips to Romford and
Shopping trips to Romford and Bromley Bromley
- Coach trip to The Ideal Home Show
Coach trip to The Ideal Home Show as well as in as well as in-
- house events such as
house events such as
- “
“Ladies Night Ladies Night” ”
- Children
Children’ ’s Fashion Show s Fashion Show
- Film Night (showing
Film Night (showing “ “Up Up” ”) )
- Bingo night
Bingo night
- Quiz night
Quiz night
- Race night
Race night
Putting the Putting the “ “Fun Fun” ” into Fundraising into Fundraising for 2010/11 for 2010/11
All this to come and more All this to come and more…… …… For the remainder of this term For the remainder of this term
- Race and Chilli Night on Friday 11
Race and Chilli Night on Friday 11th
th June
June
- This year
This year’ ’s Summer Sizzle on Saturday 3rd July between s Summer Sizzle on Saturday 3rd July between 11am and 2pm 11am and 2pm And from September And from September
- Family Film Night
Family Film Night
- Family Quiz Night
Family Quiz Night
- Family Games Night
Family Games Night
- School calendars
School calendars
- Autumn Ball
Autumn Ball
- Shopping Trip to Lilles
Shopping Trip to Lilles
- The Christmas Fayre
The Christmas Fayre
What can What can you
you do?
do?
As much or as little as you want! As much or as little as you want!
- Attend the meetings
Attend the meetings – – usually around once a term for about an hour usually around once a term for about an hour
- Volunteer to help out at events
Volunteer to help out at events – – setting up, packing away, manning a stall setting up, packing away, manning a stall
- Serving drinks, washing up
Serving drinks, washing up
- Selling raffle tickets
Selling raffle tickets
- Getting your employer to help support the school through
Getting your employer to help support the school through “ “Matched Matched Funding Funding” ”
- Or if you
Or if you’ ’d rather not be an active member, simply come along with your d rather not be an active member, simply come along with your children, family and friends to enjoy our events and activities children, family and friends to enjoy our events and activities and support and support Sandgate School Sandgate School’ ’s PTA s PTA If you If you’ ’d like to become involved on a regular basis, you d like to become involved on a regular basis, you’ ’ll need to be CRB ll need to be CRB checked which is quickly and easily done with Beverly Thompson, checked which is quickly and easily done with Beverly Thompson, the the school school’ ’s Business Manager s Business Manager
… ….and finally .and finally
- Please take a few moments to complete our
Please take a few moments to complete our questionnaire questionnaire – – you you’ ’re not committing yourself re not committing yourself to anything you don to anything you don’ ’t want to! t want to!
- Need more information? See Heather or Emma
Need more information? See Heather or Emma
- r drop a note with your name and contact
- r drop a note with your name and contact
number in the yellow number in the yellow “ “PTA box PTA box” ” in the school in the school
- ffice reception area and we
- ffice reception area and we’
’ll get back to you ll get back to you
- We look forward to meeting you