PTFA

Future Dates:

10^th September 2019 – PTFA Meeting 3:15pm in the Conference Room

13^th September 2019 – ‘Welcome back’ Coffee Morning with CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) and Defibrillator demonstration.

6^th December – Christmas Fayre

 Hi, my name is Lisa Shaw and I am the Chair of the Parent, Teacher and Friends Association (PTFA) at Christ Church Primary School. Our aim is to provide a number of facilities to benefit the Children who attend the school and to provide additional equipment etc. to aid in their learning and welfare through fundraising. We meet once a month straight after school, usually the second Tuesday in the month, everyone is welcome. We understand that after school it may be difficult to arrange child care so your children are welcome to join you at the meeting, we usually have squash and biscuits! This is what we have been up to in the past school year;

Fundraising Events

We have organised six events in the past school year, which have be supported greatly by parents and staff. These events were:

• 'Welcome to the new school year' Coffee Morning

• Children in Need Coffee Morning

• Christmas Fayre

• Easter Egg Design Competition

• Easter Chocolate Bingo

• Summer Fayre

I am happy to report that the Children in Need Coffee Morning helped raise a total of £429.62, with all proceeds going directly to Children in Need. The other PTFA events raised a fantastic total of £2,591.14 for the PTFA School Fund.

PTFA Purchases

During the last 12 months the PTFA have paid for the following:

• Crème Egg for every pupil and staff member at Eastertime

• Toys for Nursery

• Year 6 leavers t-shirts and fabric pens

• Ice-pops for every pupil and staff member on the last day of summer term

• A play tent for the Reception classes

• Christmas Crackers for every pupil and staff member for the Christmas themed school dinner

• Christmas Party food for the last day of term

• Funds towards the development of an outdoor nature area by the side of school with bark chippings, bird feeders, bat boxes and an insect hotel

• Outdoor Games

• A CD player for school

• Colouring Books for use at lunchtime

   We are currently helping with funds towards the development of the roof space into an outdoor learning area with planters, seating and wildlife attracting flowers and have provided teaching staff with money for the development of their class libraries including the purchase of more books and book storage. We continually encourage all staff to come forward with any purchase requests that they may have at any point.

   Should you wish for any further details of anything about the PTFA and the fundraising that we do then please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Lisa Shaw via email: PTFA@christchurch-burton.staffs.sch.uk or via school reception.  Thank you.