St Joseph's PTFA

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the website area for the PTFA. We will use this page to update you about PTFA fundraising and forthcoming events.

 

The Ark

Have you seen the new Ark play equipment in the playground?  The PTFA has helped build the Ark by donating £6,000 to the school to assist with the costs of the project.  We need your continued support to help us achieve similiar fundraising goals in 2009/10. 

 

We need your ideas! 

We are currently planning new PTFA events for this year.  If you have any ideas or would like to help us fund-raise for the school, please come along to one of the PTFA meetings or drop a message into the school reception. There were lots of new faces at our last meeting in October - it would be great to see some more!!!

 

Our Meetings

 

The PTFA meet on the first Monday of every month at The Poacher in Portishead from 8pm onwards.  Please come to our meetings to help us create new fundraising ideas, run our events and generally raise money for the school.

 

Our next meeting is on the: 2nd November 2009

 

Dates for your Diary 2009 

 

 

 

15th Oct

 

 Quiz Night

Another chance to pit your wits against teachers and fellow parents!  The conveted PTFA Quiz trophy is at stake!  £10 per team (max 4 people)

 

19th Nov

 

  Shopping & Pamper Evening

Do your Christmas shopping and pamper yourself - all in the same evening. We have a variety of stalls and therapists available.  It is a great night to bring along friends, neighbours and relatives.  £2.50 in advance or £3.50 on the door.  Ticket price includes free glass of sparkling wine and entry to raffle draw.  Coffee and cakes will be served.   

 

20/21

Oct

  Book Fair

Books on sale during the parent's evening. Every book purchased raises money for the school to spend on books for the library and classrooms.   

 

 

4th Dec

 

  Christmas Discos

A great night out for the children which is sponsored and run by the PTFA.  Look out for letters in bookbags with more details.

 

Dec

 

  Christmas Hampers

Re-run of the coloured hamper raffles which were so succesful at Easter.  More details to follow.

 

 

 

 

 

More events to come in 2010 including...

 

Race Night

St Joseph's Got Talent

Quiz Night

Summer Fete

Family Fun Run

   

 

On the last Friday of every month the PTFA organise coffee / tea for parents following the morning assembly.  Please come along.  It is great chance to have a general chat, meet other parents and find out more about the PTFA.

 

Your help is required!

 

* Standing Order Forms

Would you really miss £2 per month? If every family at St. Joseph's were to donate £2.00 per month by standing order, the PTFA could raise an extra £4,923.00 per year.   This would double the current PTFA fundraising total.  Just think of the difference this money could make to the resources we could provide our children!  If you are interested in signing up, please contact a PTFA member or use the forms which will shortly be posted on this site. 

  

* Use our Charity Search Engine - www.everyclick.com/stjosephsptfa

We have set-up a search engine that will raise money for the PTFA and allow you to search the world wide web at the same time.  You can get to the website using the above link.   Every time the website is accessed and used the PTFA will receive a 1p donation to our funds.  For more details, look for the posters at school. 

 

* Shopping & Pamper Evening 

We need stallholders for this evening.  If you would know anyone who may be interested, please contact Karen or Doro by leaving your name and contact details with reception.  

What are we raising money for?

 

The PTFA work hard to fundraise to provide extra items and activities for the children.  The PTFA money has been spent on:-

 

1) The Ark 

2) Visualisers for classrooms

3) Social events for the children - Christmas disco's, Barbecues

4) Sun hats for reception

5) Library books

6) Extra classroom resources for the teachers

 

We are now looking at new projects for 2010 

 

We are hoping to display a "totaliser" at the school to track our progress towards our new goal. 

  

2009/10 PTFA Committee - Who's Who?

 

The PTFA Committee
Paula James – Chair
Emma Cox - Joint Vice Chair

Fiona Baguley - Joint Vice Chair

Anita Williams - Joint Vice Chair

Simon Trudgeon - Treasurer
Doro Weston - Secretary

 

Committee Members

Cath Rees Jones

Anita Hancorn

Karen Thomas

Sarah Parslow

Nicola Hutton

 

Teachers Representatives
One or two teachers regularly attend our monthly meetings.  Mrs Marsh and Mrs Jeffery also support our meetings as often as they can.  The teachers give up their free time to participate in the committee and their attendance is vital to provide guidance on how our activities are implemented within the school.

 

Photos

 (Have a look at what we've been doing!) 

 

NEW - NEW - NEW - NEW - NEW - NEW - NEW

 

This is a new section of the website where we will be posting photos of our latest events. 

 

The money provided by the PTFA for extra classroom resources has been spent on a wide variety of activities this year.  Coming soon in this section are some great photos of the activities funded by the PTFA!

 

If you want to contact any of the PTFA (and do not know them by sight) please drop a note into the PTFA post-box or alternatively hand a note into the school reception.

 

Page last updated: 13th October 2009

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