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