PTA NEWS
Thursday 22nd May
NON-UNIFORM DAY IN EXCHANGE FOR A BOTTLE AND PRELOVED TOYS, Friday 4th July
Please bring a bottle into the office during the week beginning 30th June for the bottle tombola in exchange for the non-uniform day. The office will also be collecting preloved toys during that week, so please bring any clean and complete preloved toys in good condition to sell at the preloved toy stall.
The preloved toy stall will also be selling preloved fancy dress costumes so please keep donating those as and when using the labelled box under The Hub shelter.
SUMMER FAIR, Saturday 5th July – second planning meeting on Tuesday 17th June, 7:30pm
Thanks to all who attend our first planning meeting. Please find minutes here:
StJamesPTASummerFete PlanningMeetingMinutes.pdf
There will be a second planning meeting on Tuesday 17th June at 7:30pm, 32 West Hill, or join online using the following link:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73345030651?pwd=jLv9g1Wce0vVAYjnwANTb5OB50xnjp.1
Meeting ID: 733 4503 0651
Passcode: 1GsR1Y
Everyone welcome, even if you didn’t come to the first one.
As part of the summer fete we can now confirm there will also be an evening event! Please do come along to raise money for the PTA and of course support the bands (Star Badger, a band made up of Elstead dads will be debuting so they would really appreciate your support!). Please volunteer to help out using the same link as the afternoon sheet – free entry to anyone who volunteers at the evening event!
You can buy tickets here: https://buytickets.at/ptaofstjamescofeprimaryschool/1713240
How to volunteer for this event:
Please sign up using the following sheet:
Summer Fete 5th July 2025 - Sign up
Please let us know If you can help with a van or large car in the morning to transport items from the school to the Pav and/or back again after 4pm.
We may also need volunteers to run the bar for the evening event.
WEEKLY CAKE SALE
The PTA would like to ask all reps and therefore all parents to help rally some Summer Term fundraising!
We’ve had the idea for each week, a different year hosts their own bake sale (bought or homemade) for the school, in the playground on a Friday at 3.10pm asking for a suggested donation of £1 per cake (using our PayPal link or cash). All that’s needed is a table to set the stall out, we’ll make a poster, and some parents/children to manage sales for a short spell to get as many cakes sold as possible.
We’re hoping this really helps our fundraising efforts!
Here’s the plan -
Reception and Little Ducks - Friday 13th June
Years 1 and 2 - Friday 20th June
Year 3 - Friday 27th June
Year 4 - Friday 4th July
Year 5 - Friday 11th July
Year 6 - Friday 18th July (last Friday of term!)
I wonder which year group will raise the most….?! We could start a leaderboard of our own!
SUMMER FUN SPLASH SESSIONS – HELP NEEDED
The PTA is looking for someone to take on the fun splash pool admin role. It is mostly an admin job consisting mainly of setting up the tickets for the booking system, sending out all the information and getting volunteers signed up for each session.
Please let us know if you can help or get in touch to find out more.
Full handover will be provided!
How to contact the PTA
You can contact the PTA in three different ways:
- By email at st.james.elstead.pta@gmail.com
- Via your class reps
- On WhatsApp – we have dedicated class WhatsApp groups and a WhatsApp community for anyone wishing to be involved
- On Facebook at PTA at St James | Facebook
Also please visit St James Primary School - PTA for details of how the PTA operates, including what we fund.
To donate to the PTA, please follow this link https://www.paypal.com/GB/fundraiser/charity/3177335