PTA News
Hello from the PTA.
Like most of you, we are so happy for the children to be back at school and with half-term just around the corner, we wanted to share with you some of the things that we have been working on behind the scenes, our planned upcoming events and a plea for volunteers.
Call for Event Co-ordinators & Volunteers
The PTA relies 100% on volunteer parents to organise and run our events. We are so grateful for the ongoing support that we have previously received and continue to receive from parents/family members, but the pandemic has hit our fundraising efforts in the last 12 months, and we now need your help more than ever. We are specifically looking for individuals or teams of individuals, to become Event Co-ordinators and Event volunteers for the following planned events:
- Bramhope Scarecrow festival
- Fun run & Colour Run
These much loved events will only happen with your help & assistance in organising them. We intend to set up a sub-committee for each event, and you will receive full support & guidance in organising these events from the PTA committee & previous event co-ordinators.
Please get in touch if this is something you would like to get involved with or if you have of your own fundraising ideas, we would love to hear from you too!
Great Outdoors project
We have been fundraising for our great outdoors project for quite some time now and have successfully completed phase 1 which has included:
- re-surfacing of KS2 entrance to the playground
- zoning areas and play markings on KS2 playground
- purchase of two outdoor play sheds in KS1 & KS2 playgrounds
- purchase of new bins in KS1 & KS2 playgrounds
- re-surfacing in reception outdoor area.
We are now keen to make a start on Phase 2, which will include:
- creation of a sensory garden in KS2 playground
- running track and 100m sprint lanes painted onto the school field
- creation of an outdoor library in KS2 playground
- artistic painting of existing tables in KS2 playground
- addition of group seating in KS2 playground
Due to their children leaving the school, our previous Parent Project Manager has now left the position. Ideally, we are hoping to find somebody who could commit to this project on a long/medium term basis, to co-ordinate the next phase of works. If you would like to take on this role for the next stage of our project, we would LOVE to hear from you!
SAVE THE DATE
Fun Run / Colour Run — Thurs 1st July 2021
This year's run will take place after school on Thursday 1st July. It will comprise a fancy dress fun run, colour run and the all important parents race, which is always hotly contested. Please get in touch if you can help co-ordinate this event on the day.
Bramhope Scarecrow Festival - Sat 25th Sept 2021
Our much loved scarecrow festival will take place this year on Sat 25th Sept.
With the uncertainty surrounding the summer fayre, we have made the decision to hold the festival slightly later in the year. This will also provide new parents with the opportunity to start the new school year with a wonderful social event, which is always a great opportunity to get to know families in the school community.
Our previous event co-ordinator, has decided to pass the torch onto a new parent, so we are looking for somebody to take over. Again, please let us know if this is something you might be interested in; no scarecrow building skills are required.
Next PTA meeting
The next PTA meeting will take place via zoom on Monday 24th May at 19:00pm. We were totally overwhelmed and enthused by the many parents who joined our last call and would love to see you all again.
If you would like to join the meeting, the details are as follows:
Meeting ID: 713 2763 5908
Passcode: SXvC9L
We look forward to seeing you all and want to thank you all for your continued support.
PTA Team
