PTA - Silsoe Church of England VC Lower School

Welcome To Silsoe PTA

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

WHAT:	WHERE:	WHEN:
PTA Santa Shop	Silsoe VC Lower School	Thursday 30th November & Friday 1st December

Welcome to Silsoe Lower School and welcome to the PTA! We are a strong fundraising committee run by parent volunteers. Every parent/carer becomes a member of Silsoe PTA when their child joins the school. Without the help of dedicated parents and staff, our events could not take place, so we urge everyone to get involved! Not only is getting involved fun, and a great way to meet other parents, but your child will also enjoy participating in events as well as hugely benefitting from the funds we raise to enrich their learning environment.

Your PTA Committee for 2023/2024 are:

Sarah Vaughton – Chair
Rachel Sprigge – Treasurer
Soli Indge -Secretary
Michelle Stacey - Communications Officer

What Events Do The PTA Organise:
During the last academic year (2022/23), we hosted Happy’s Circus, school discos, non-uniform days, Krispy Kreme sale, PTA Quiz Night. Each year we run a Santa shop for children to buy their families gifts for Xmas, we supply teachers and the classroom with vouchers to buy supplies with.

Projects We Fundraise For:
The on-going support and incredibly generous donations received from our school families allows our children to benefit from additional resources that the school budget alone cannot stretch to. These are some of the things we have purchased in the last few years:

Contributions to Forest School
Contributions to outdoor classroom
Christmas Pantomime for all Children
Christmas Party Boxes
Playground Play Equipment and Playground Markings (approx. £10,000)
New Library Resources
Eco Warrior Resources
PE Equipment and Lunchtime Games
Weather Station
Window Shades for the Hall
New Laptops
New Books for Oak Class
Planting for School Remembrance Garden

We also contribute each year to school trips to keep the costs down for parents and towards to any extra items requested by the school.
We are always looking for new ideas so please get in touch or come along to a meeting. You will be informed about all our exciting news and fundraisers via the newsletters which come out via email.

You can get in touch via email silsoepta@gmail.com or head over to our social media pages

FB – Friends of Silsoe Lower School

Instagram - @friendsofsilsoelower

Giving Machine
The Giving Machine is a free to use online shopping website. You can sign up and select Silsoe VC Lower School as your charity, then use the app to do your online shopping in the normal way with well-known brands such as Amazon, M&S, Next and Tesco. Each time you shop through the Giving machine raises funds for the school at no additional cost to you. Go to www.thegivingmachine.co.uk