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Newletter - February 2010

A PTA Newsletter has been issued, you can read a PDF copy here.

Wessex PTA Dinner & Disco Announced

UPDATE 1 March: only a few tickets left!  Book yours now.

Details of the Wessex PTA Dinner & Disco have been announced. The event is being held at Maidenhead Golf Club on Saturday 27 March 2010 and tickets are available now. The price includes a 2 course meal and dancing to our fab DJ.  Plus we will be having some fund raising on the night. Tickets are limited and sure to go fast, so be sure to book now by clicking here for further information.

What is the PTA?

The Wessex Primary School PTA (Parent Teachers Association) exists to raise money for the school's "little extras". In the recent past PTA-raised money has funded:

  • Artist visits to school
  • School trips, e.g. to see Tutankhamun
  • Visualisers for use in classrooms (sophisticated overhead projectors)
  • Garden improvements and play equipment in the nursery
  • Part of the Playground Makeover project
  • A fully equiped kitchen in Lower School
  • Golden time games/activites for all year groups (Years 1-6)
  • Year 6 Leavers Party & activities

Traversing wallKitchen area

Traversing wall and kitchen area, above.
Nursery play equipment, below.
All purchased by the PTA

Nursery play equipmentNursery play equipment

Every parent/guardian of a pupil is automatically a member of the PTA. There is also a PTA Committee which organises and runs events. Any parent/guardian/teacher can join the committee.

The Wessex Primary School PTA is a registered charity - charity number 1041997. In the year ending August 2009 we made a net income of around £9,300, mainly from our events.

PTA Events and Activities

We have been running a series of successful annual events over the past few years, these are:

Click on each event to find out more.

Right: The performance area at the PTA Summer Fair 2009.

Other PTA activities include Pilates (for details contact parent Claire Mundy via the school office) and dancing at the May Fayre at the Cox Green Community Centre.

PTA Committee

The PTA Committee meets about 8 times per year, as necessary mainly when events are approaching. The Committee members work together to create events, organising everything required to make the events successful, fun, safe and profitable.

Events do not just happen by magic - they take time and effort to put together. So please consider joining in and helping. There is no "minimum commitment" - just do as much as you would like to. All efforts will be gratefully received.  We keep in touch using an easy-to-use email group.

The current PTA Chair is Nik Haines. A new Committee is chosen at an Annual General Meeting near the beginning of every school year.

The Committee also decide how the money raised will be spent.

The 2009/10 Committee members are as follows, along with the classes you are most likely to find them outside:

  • Gill Alton (Green)
  • Honor Armsdon (secretary) (5D)
  • Diane Armstrong (6R)
  • Kay Bailey (Green)
  • Miriam Baker (Green & 5C)
  • Paul Baker (newsletter editor) (Green & 5C)
  • Anne Briggs (Yellow & Green)
  • Sam Chalk (3O)
  • Andy Franks
  • Nik Haines (chair) (3O)
  • Paul Harley (Purple & 4P)
  • Zena Harley (treasurer) (Purple & 4P)
  • Beki Hart
  • Nicola Jones (Blue & 5D)
  • Wayne Jones (Blue & 5D)
  • Michelle McIntyre (vice-chair) (4E)
  • Jane Mitchell (4E)
  • Gail Nash
  • Janette Newton
  • Cathy Town (Red)

Contact Us

If you would like more information about how the PTA Committee runs or want to get involved (even just on a trial basis!), just grab a Committee member in the playground one morning/afternoon. Or email us at . Or hand a note marked PTA in to the school office.

If you run a small business, e.g. book, jewellery or greetings card sales, another way to get involved is buying a pitch at one of our events; again just contact us to find out more.

PTA Events Coming Up

Here are the PTA events and meetings coming soon...

Date: Thursday 25 March 2010 - School Discos - Summary: Get those dancing shirts on! Details: See the PTA section for details.

Date: Saturday 27 March 2010 - PTA Dinner & Disco Details:

Enjoy a lovely meal with friends, a dance to the disco and raise money for your school at the same time.

Location – Maidenhead Golf Club
Dress Code – Smart – no jeans
Drinks – 7pm, Dinner 7.45pm
Dinner/Disco/Games/Raffle
Finish – 12am (last orders 11.30pm)
Cost - £25 inc 2 course dinner

See the PTA section for details and booking form.

Date: Monday 29 March 2010 - PTA Meeting, 7.30pm at school Details: See the PTA section of the website....come along and get involved. We don't bite and you might even enjoy it!

Date: Friday 5 November 2010 - PTA Fireworks Details: Our annual Firework Night - a fantastic display for all the family plus food and a fun fair.

Further Reading

Wessex Primary School Awards