We had a meeting on Monday where we discussed great new events and projects! Here are the Meeting Minutes if you would like to have a read through. Here’s a summary:
EVENTS
Bunny Hop Disco (21st March) – Buy tickets now on our event page or cash at the door.
Easter Egg Hunt – The children will have an Easter Egg hunt organised by the PTA in collaboration with the class teachers where they will have to find a bunny with their teacher’s face on to get a chocolate egg (all dietary requirements and allergies have been accounted for).
Summer Fair – We have booked the 14th of June (3-5pm) as the date for our Summer Fair and we’ll start organising it after Easter. This is a very big event that requires lots of organising and volunteers so we would love for anyone could can help in anyway to come to the next meeting (22nd April) or message us before.
Beaudesert Olympic challenge – Sponsorship challenge with £5k target over the summer
term with olympic related workshops at school. The main challenge will be to collectively match up the distance from Athens to LB then to Paris by walking to school, walking on the track, etc. and tracking it in a website. More details after Easter.
Olympics opening ceremony + AGM – Monday 8th July 5pm – Bring your own picnic event and enjoy the start of the summer. We may hire Future games to entertain the children.
Come have tea with us and meet the PTA and other Early Years parents – 23rd September 5:30pm
OTHER FUNDRAISING
Your School Lottery – The more people sign up, the more we earn as PTA and the bigger the weekly prize is! One of our players will win a cash prize every week, maybe even the £25k jackpot! Tickets cost just £1 per week and the proceeds are donated to Beaudesert Lower School. Every Saturday at 8pm the numbers are drawn and posted online. Winners are notified by email and winnings paid into the account of your choice. The easiest way to join our lottery is online at YourSchoolLottery by direct debit or debit card.
WHERE WE SPEND THE MONEY
Garden equipment requested by Mrs Pearce – Wickes has a community grant scheme and we might be able to get the shed for free. Items required by the school will be ordered before Easter so the children can do some gardening during break time.
Scooter track outside of running track – school to give us a quote when they have it.
Incubator – Project for next school year. We will provide one per year group and it will go in
the quiet rooms. School to provide us with some dates.
Outdoor library – Wooden shed outside 3J that costs around £400 + some outdoor bean bags and/or
mats to go in the stand. Cost approved. School will provide invoice to pay.
Mini bus – Best option is leasing but still costs a minimum of £750 a month. PTA could pay the down upfront payment of £2.2k. We could look into sharing it with another school. Otherwise we could give out an Experience Grant to each year group to use next year on a trip.
