Park Mead Primary

PTFA

(Parents, Teachers and Friends Association) 

Key Diary Dates:   We had a hugely successful Autumn term you helped raise around £8,000 - Thank you!

Pantomime time - Friday 8th and Saturday 9th March - Tickets now on sale - PTA social

Shows will be on Friday 8th March at 7.00pm and Saturday 9th March at 1.00pm and 6.00pm. We need volunteers to sell refreshments so please contact PTFA ptfa@parkmeadschool.co.uk or go to PTFA social if you can help at any of the performances. Tickets are available to buy through PTAsocial  and at school after half term. For more information here is a copy of the ParentMail letter.

Cake raffle every Friday 

Buy your weekly cake raffle ticket every Friday morning from 8.30am to 8.55am from the food tech room or side entrance to KS1 Hall. 20p per ticket. Raffle drawn in assembly and the lucky winner will be taking home a yummy cake for the weekend!

Recycling 

One of main our aims for this academic year is to tackle our disposable plastic use and be a lot better at recycling overall. We have plenty of plans in place for a few new recycling opportunities. We are working with a company called ‘Empties Please’. They collect and recycle used ink and toner cartridges the environmentally friendly way and will donate the money raised back to Park Mead! It’s very simple. All we have to do is collect used ink cartridges and put them in our recycle bin. ‘Empties Please’ will collect the bin when it’s full and then donate money raised straight back to our school. Parent Mail letter with more details. Click on the below bullet point links for more information. The more cartridges we can collect the more we can raise. We also get points for every pound raised. Happy collecting!

• EcoKids project - fill the bag - bags are still available from office or outside food tech room every Friday morning
•  Recycle ink cartridges and raise money for Park Mead - 'Empties please' details
• Ink cartridges price list 
• Toners accepted for recycling - If your toner is not listed on here, we recommend contacting the manufacturer who may have a recycling scheme of their own.

If you could display a bin in your workplace on behalf of our school please contact ‘Empties Please’ on 0844 879 7179 or email info@emptiesplease.com. Please ensure you provide our school’s name so proceeds are credited to Park Mead.

Every little helps! At each PTFA event our team collect the recycling and take it to the Recycling centre. If you have ideas you’d like to put forward please do contact Mhairi on ptfa@parkmeadschool.co.uk. The PTFA want to enhance your children’s environment and this is an important subject to embrace, teach and discuss with all our children.

Next PTFA Meeting date:

• Tuesday 12th March @ 8pm in food tech room
• 17.01.19 PTFA meeting minutes  

We still have some vacant positions on our PTFA team. Want to know more? e-mail our Chair - Mhairi Coles on ptfa@parkmeadschool.co.uk 

or Click here PTFA job descriptions

 PTFA key documents:

• PTFA/OGM September meeting minutes
• Chairs report 2017-2018

We really need your help! Every parent with a child attending Park Mead Primary automatically becomes a member of the PTFA and you are very welcome!

Without your help we won't be able to raise any money for your children. Last year we raised over an incredible  £24,000, let's raise even more this year!

Above is a picture of the recently purchased (much needed) school mini bus - this wouldn't have been possible without all the parents fundraising together.

Aims of the PTFA

The aims of the association are:

• To support the school and advance the education of the pupils attending it
• To promote the school within the community
• To foster and extend positive relationships and communication between staff, parents and the wider school community 

What does the PTFA do?

Every parent with a child attending Park Mead Primary automatically becomes a member of the PTFA.  Registered as a charity, the organisation is run by a committee of parents with the aim of raising funds for the school.  We run several events throughout the year, including quiz nights, bingo nights, a scarecrow competition, Christmas and Summer fairs. Plus an ongoing cake raffle and half termly tuck shops and much more.

One of our biggest fund-raising events is the annual PTFA pantomime which is written, directed and performed by staff, parents and pupils, both past and present. All the children love watching it...oh yes they do!

And what makes it all so worthwhile is that all this money is put back into the school and directly benefits each and every child at Park Mead Primary.

There are so many ways you can get involved with the school, whatever your circumstances, interests or skill-set. You don't even have to be on the school site to help!

Some examples of where we need your help:

• Sell cake raffle tickets on a Friday morning before school
• Help out packing up sweets for the tuck shop, or help out selling at the tuck shop
• Man a stand for a short period of time at the Summer or Christmas Fair
• Bake/buy sweet treats for a tuck shop
• Sell refreshments at an event
• Sell tickets to an event
• Print/photo copy event flyers/posters
• Donate/collect items for raffle prizes 
• Just give us ideas!
• Share our events on your social media  

New fundraising ideas are always welcome, just drop us an e-mail ptfa@parkmeadschool.co.uk or talk to your class links (names below).

Sign up to PTAsocial - buy tickets online, see what events are coming up or tick the job(s) you feel able to help with. It couldn't be easier!

https://app.ptasocial.com/register/ParkMeadPTFA  

Follow us on Facebook - Park Mead Primary PTFA

Where does the money go?

Over the last year, thanks to the money raised through events, the PTFA has provided the school with the following:

• A new minibus
• Wow days across all year groups - including portrait painting, African drumming, pirate workshops and a variety of history workshops
• Reading books 
• Class resources
• SENDCO resources
• Updating the wildlife area
• Computer updates
• Year 6 leavers disco
• Year 6 leavers books
• ...and lots more!  

Click here for more detail in the PTFA Treasurer's report & financial Summary

Who's Who in the PTFA?

This is the list of Committee Members and Class Links for the year 2018-2019

Yearly Schedule

This is the provisional schedule of planned events for the rest of the year (subject to change).

Getting in Touch

You can contact the PTFA via the school office, via your class link, or by emailing our Chair Mhairi on ptfa@parkmeadschool.co.uk 

Don't forget you can also write to us or to fellow PTFA helpers on PTAsocial by using the discussion walls.

Sponsorship opportunities

 We are currently looking for sponsorship for the Christmas fair. If you are interested then contact ptfa@parkmeadschool.co.uk