Welcome to the PTA section of the website!
Welcome to Silsoe Lower School and welcome to the PTA! All parents, carers, teachers and governors are automatically considered members of our PTA. We have a core committee comprising of Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary and Communications officer – your committee this year are:
We also have several co-opted members and many people who just attend meetings when they can and we all work together with the joint aim of raising funds to buy additional resources for the school and children to provide a more enriched learning experience.
What sort of things do you do?
Many fun events take place throughout the year for both children and parents/carers to get involved in.
During this academic year (2017-18), we have already organised many fun activities and events for both the children and grown-ups, including a number of Christmas events (the village Santa float; Christmas raffle; Secret Santa shop; letters from Santa) as well as our infamous PTA Quiz night, Give A Book! Fundraiser and book donation scheme, our Welcome Walkway brick campaign and the hugely popular Freaky Disco. For the Spring/Summer Term we will be organising our Spring Disco and Mini-Fete.
Details of current PTA events and updates can be found in the latest edition of the School Newsletter, under the 'PTA Corner' section.
What is the money spent on?
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:
We also contribute towards school travel costs each year, including swimming coaches; extra-curricular activities and school trips
I don't have much time - can I still get involved?
We would love you to come along to meetings and help plan new and exciting events for everyone to enjoy. We would like to meet you and hear about your ideas/skills that can help with our fundraising. Anything you can do is a help – donating a box of mince pies for the Christmas performances or purchasing raffle tickets are ways to show your support, too.
How do I get started?
The PTA communicates by email and a closed Facebook group – search for Friends of Silsoe Lower School and sign up to our mailing list at silsoelowerschoolpta@yahoo.co.uk
- Claire Johns (Ethan in Chestnut and Ava in Maple's mum) – Chair
- Tracy Palmer (Ana in Willow's mum) - Vice Chair
- Mel Jarra (William in Sycamore's and Ava in Oak's mum) – Treasurer
- Claire Hazel (Abigail in Willow's mum) – Secretary
- Rachel Wenman (Andrew in Sycamore's mum) - Communications Officer
We also have several co-opted members and many people who just attend meetings when they can and we all work together with the joint aim of raising funds to buy additional resources for the school and children to provide a more enriched learning experience.
What sort of things do you do?
Many fun events take place throughout the year for both children and parents/carers to get involved in.
During this academic year (2017-18), we have already organised many fun activities and events for both the children and grown-ups, including a number of Christmas events (the village Santa float; Christmas raffle; Secret Santa shop; letters from Santa) as well as our infamous PTA Quiz night, Give A Book! Fundraiser and book donation scheme, our Welcome Walkway brick campaign and the hugely popular Freaky Disco. For the Spring/Summer Term we will be organising our Spring Disco and Mini-Fete.
Details of current PTA events and updates can be found in the latest edition of the School Newsletter, under the 'PTA Corner' section.
What is the money spent on?
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:
- Playground play equipment and playground markings (approx. £10,000)
- New library resources
- Eco Warrior Resources
- PE equipment and lunchtime games
- Sports uniforms for children representing the school at external sporting events
- New Laptops
We also contribute towards school travel costs each year, including swimming coaches; extra-curricular activities and school trips
I don't have much time - can I still get involved?
We would love you to come along to meetings and help plan new and exciting events for everyone to enjoy. We would like to meet you and hear about your ideas/skills that can help with our fundraising. Anything you can do is a help – donating a box of mince pies for the Christmas performances or purchasing raffle tickets are ways to show your support, too.
How do I get started?
The PTA communicates by email and a closed Facebook group – search for Friends of Silsoe Lower School and sign up to our mailing list at silsoelowerschoolpta@yahoo.co.uk
Stamptastic
School holidays are just around the corner, and with the fun stuff also comes buying new school uniform... Hate sewing labels? Hate ironing name tapes? So do we! And that's why we have joined forces with Stamptastic! www.stamptastic.co.uk
Stamptastic is a fantastic new solution to all your labeling needs! It is a compact, easy-to-use, personalised stamp that can be accurately positioned on most fabrics, wood, leather, and some plastics. Even better, the ink will last wash after wash ... and use after use.
And the best bit... by quoting our unique code MK454GP when you you place an order, the school receives an amazing 30% CASHBACK!!
School holidays are just around the corner, and with the fun stuff also comes buying new school uniform... Hate sewing labels? Hate ironing name tapes? So do we! And that's why we have joined forces with Stamptastic! www.stamptastic.co.uk
Stamptastic is a fantastic new solution to all your labeling needs! It is a compact, easy-to-use, personalised stamp that can be accurately positioned on most fabrics, wood, leather, and some plastics. Even better, the ink will last wash after wash ... and use after use.
And the best bit... by quoting our unique code MK454GP when you you place an order, the school receives an amazing 30% CASHBACK!!
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
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
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
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Mini-Fete (children only) |
Silsoe Lower School |
Wednesday 18th July (school hours) |
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