Parent Teacher and Friends Association (PTFA)


About the PTFA

All funds raised by the PTFA are used to provide a great school experience for the children and the extras that government funding can’t stretch to.  Funds raised at the Advent Fayre 2017 and other events during 2018 will go towards various resources for the children.

Each year the PTFA contributes £5,500 towards the school’s Creative Curriculum and Sports Enrichment programmes. These programmes enable the children to participate in a wide range of sporting activities and arts and creative workshops and also means our children get many school trips, travelling to outside venues during school time in the two St John’s mini buses bought by the PTFA a few years ago. The school swimming pool is another asset made possible through PTFA fundraising and most recently we contributed a significant amount of money to the new multi-use games area (MUGA).

This year as well as funding new library books and computers for the classrooms, we will continue to raise money for the playground area to ensure that playtimes are fun for children now and in the years to come.

  To provide additional facilities and resources for the school

  To subsidise and expand curriculum activities and opportunities

  To provide trips and experiences that enrich children’s learning

Events Diary

Month    Date                Activity

JUNE       SAT 17th       SUMMER FETE 12-4pm

 


Our event sponsor Adam Hayes

will donate 10% of any sale or letting fees if you mention St John's...........

How to make a donation to the PTFA

Perhaps you find it difficult to attend our events because of other commitments but would still like to make a one-off payment, or you would like to set up a regular direct debit to help with PTFA fundraising. We really appreciate any donations you can make.

You can pay in direct to our account using the details below.

Sort Code: 60-00-01

Account number: 83646426

Reference: Please use your eldest child’s first name and year group as the payment reference.

Match Funding

If you work for an organisation that has a match funding policy, any money you raise could be matched by your employer.  Companies may match the fundraising total for an event, or for the stall that their employee is working on. Usually, the employee will need to supply them with a letter from the PTFA detailing the date and nature of the event, together with the total raised.

We understand that the high street banks, building societies, supermarkets and large corporations are likely to do match funding, but these schemes are not exclusive to the major corporate giants. If you work for an independent company, they may be interested in charitable giving through match funding too.

We would be grateful if you could enquire if your employer has a match funding scheme, or if they are willing to match fund any of our events. If you can’t help out this time, but you know the company you work for has a match funding policy, please let us know anyway.

This could be a really great source of income for the PTFA and enable us to raise money to help the school continue to provide the extra activities that government funding doesn’t stretch to. If you are able to help us this way, please let us know at ptfastjohnsprimaryn11@yahoo.com and we can follow up with you to discuss your companies’ requirements.

More information available here.

Latest News

Updates on our latest activities

50th Anniversary Summer 2018

We had a great afternoon on Friday 6th July to celebrate 50 years of the new building at St John’s. It was great to see so many former pupils and parents – and we raised over £5000 for the school.

We are very grateful to Adam Hayes Estate Agents for their sponsorship and also to all the other restaurants and local businesses who generously donated some great raffle prizes to the school.

Special thanks to all the volunteers who helped the PTFA set up and man the stalls – it couldn’t have been done without you!

Advent Fayre 2017

Thanks to all of you who joined us for a lovely Christmassy afternoon at the annual Advent Fayre on Saturday 2nd December – we raised a massive £4572.80.

We are very grateful to Adam Hayes Estate Agents for their sponsorship and also to all the other restaurants and local businesses who generously donated some great raffle prizes to the school.

Special thanks to all the volunteers who gave up their time to help the PTFA set up and run the Fayre – it wouldn’t happen without you!

Summer Fete 2017

The summer fete on Saturday 24th June, our biggest fundraiser of the year, was a brilliant success. It was very well attended and we had a great afternoon of fun. Thanks to all of you who came along and supported the event. The total amount raised was £4,752, which is a fantastic amount (£3,595 raised in 2016).

Highlights included the St John’s Hair Salon and Nail Bar, Pony Rides on Freddie and Dolly, a great singing performance by the Year 4 children, the tasty BBQ, Pimm’s stall and Prosecco bar. We were also well supported by local businesses who generously donated raffle prizes to the school.

Special thanks to all the volunteers who gave up their time to help the PTFA set up and run the fete – we couldn’t have done it without you!

Next year’s Summer Fete will be on Saturday 23rd June. Please save the date.

Easter Cake Sale

Thanks to those of you who donated cakes for the sale on Friday 31st March.

It was a sell out and we made over £150!

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