ptfa

Welcome to the PTFA page!

Nova Primary Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA), incorporates all parents/carers at our school as its members, and is run by a small, but dedicated team of volunteers.

Who we are

Our current officers are:

Chair: Carolyne Wheeler (Teaching Staff)

Secretaries: Louise Perkins & Caroline Lovett (Parents)

Treasurer: Faye Stone (Parent)

These posts are reviewed at our AGM, which is held every October.  There are a further group of 10-15 wonderful volunteers who regularly attend our meetings, and help out when required.

What we do

Our main aim is to raise funds which benefit our children at school.

To do this we organise and run fundraising events such as the Summer and Christmas Fayres, Mothers’ and Fathers’ Day sales, End of School Year Disco, and After School Tuck Shops.  We also support the school and pupils when needed, for example assisting during Enterprise Week.

We have also collected clothes and textiles for recycling, set up a successful online fundraising scheme through easyfundrasing and sold Christmas cards and tea towels designed by the children.

An important part of our role is to represent the school within the local area, and create a good community feel between the school, parents/carers and local people.

Successes so far!

2013

Contributed £1,100 towards the ‘Play Pod’ in KS1 playground

2014

Paid for a travelling Theatre company to perform a Christmas Pantomime to the whole school.

Contributed towards plants and equipment for the Community Garden.

Gave the Year 6 pupils a ‘Leavers Pizza Party.’

2015

Funded new toys, games and books for use by the school’s very popular Breakfast Club.

Gave the Year 6 pupils a ‘Leavers Pizza Party.’

Supplied numerous packs of playing cards for each class to be used as a Maths teaching aid.

2016

Secured a grant to fund TWO brand new full size table tennis tables complete with bats and balls.

Gave the Year 6 pupils a ‘Leavers BBQ.’

Supplied the school with burgers and sausages for the Nova Launch BBQ.

Presently fundraising towards the childrens’ wish for a Quiet Garden/Outdoor Classroom in the KS2 Playground.

How you can help? (PLEASE!)

Attend our events!

Online shopping – sign up here to raise a FREE donation every time you shop online at NO extra cost to you.

Email local companies and attractions to request a prize for our raffle (template email supplied!)

Like us on Facebook

Come along to our meetings held on the first Monday of every month during term-time at the Lamplighters in Shirehampton at 7pm.

Wrap a boxful of gifts for our Father Christmas to give out (wrapping paper supplied!)

Donate unwanted gifts for raffle prizes, provide a bottle of something for the tombola, or get creative and bake for our cake sales!

Allow your child/children to participate in Non-Uniform/Dress Up days, and send them to school with their pocket money to spend at our Mothers’/Fathers’ Day gift sales.

Gift us an hour of your time to help set up (or clear up!) at one of our events, or take a turn to run a game or stall – no experience needed!

Help staple books of raffle tickets to a letter for each child.

Email us with your feedback and ideas for future events avonprimaryptfa@hotmail.com – we would love to hear from you!

Please note we are all busy volunteers – most with jobs/babies/younger children/homes to run, etc. so there is no minimum amount of time you would have to commit.  Being able to help with just one small job is another one we can cross off our long list- thank you!