PTA

Who We Are

Members of the PTA committee are voted each year and all members of the school community are welcome to attend meetings.

 

For the 2022/23 school year, the PTA core team is made up of these parents:

Chair: Stacey Durrant

Vice-Chair: Jayne Anderson

Treasurer: Beth Rowe

Secretary: Jacky Honour

 

And our Class Reps are

Reception: Laura Butler

Year 1: Kieron Grimwood

Year2: Beth Baxter

Year 3: Ellen Mussell

Year 4: Mel Sambells

Year 5: Hannah Williams

Year 6: Bridie Mickleburgh

 

Following the PTA’s AGM, we wanted to say a huge thank you to you all for the support we have received.

During the 2021/2022 school year we raised £3,435.36 and this is how it’s been spent so far:

Donation to school based on £7.00 per student £742.00

Donation to transport costs for 4 x school trips £1099.00

Donation to 50% of visiting theatre group performance £237.00

Donation to fundraising effort for UNHCR Refugees £72.50

Total: £2150.50

 

We contribute to the school in a variety of other ways too, such as Easter eggs, Christmas gifts, and next week, a disco to celebrate Diwali.

 

Fundraising takes many forms including:

Bake sales

Ice lolly Fridays

Christmas wreaths

Summer Fete

Christmas Fair

Christmas cards

Grand Draws

Hampers for Mother’s Day / Father’s Day

 

NEWS

Thank you to everyone who helped with the 2022 PTA Summer Fete, we raised a whopping £2100!

 

Special thanks to Starkings and Watson who sponsored the fete and to everyone who contributed raffle prizes:

Hillfield Nursery

Booja Booja

Orchard Toys

Spoon Cake

Ben Burgess

Morrisons Beccles

Mardle Books

Woodland Stoves

Jon Vaissiere Heating Services

Norfolk Museums

Tindall Brewery

The Gull

The George and Dragon, Thurton

The White Horse, Chedgrave

Adnams

Earsham Street Café

Green Pastures

The Terrace, Loddon

Thrigby Wildlife Gardens

Rockland Post Office

Kettle Foods

NAMCO Funscape

Loddon Garden & DIY

Waitrose Norwich

Roys / Highway Garden Centre

Yare Valley Oil

 

In December 2021, the post-lockdown activities raised an incredible £1354.49

Winter Grand Draw £650.50

Christmas wreaths £240.82

Christmas cards £286.17

Blue Class Christmas fundraising day £177

 

Over the years the PTA have raised money to purchase fantastic resources including:

School stage

Playhouse

IPads

Listening and recording units

Outdoor clothing for R/1

Buses to educational visits to keep the costs to a minimum for families

Outdoor music equipment

Outdoor tables

 

COME AND JOIN US!