September 2020 #2
Welcome to our latest PTA newsletter with details of an allocation of £14,000 towards play equipment.
Thank you to everyone who donated a bike or Little Tykes car for nursery and reception. They have been a huge hit and helped save around £600. More good condition ride ons are welcome so if you think you can help please contact us.
In the last week, we've received another payout from Amazon. We've received £148 in total. If you've yet to start using Smile to make donations to a charity then please do - it could be a real life line when we can't run events at the moment. More details about setting up Amazon Smile below.
***NOTICE of AGM - date for the diary
Our annual general meeting will take place at 7:30pm on 4th November.
Have a happy and safe weekend! Sam, Kate, Gemma, Dawn and Tina
Funding update
We met with Mrs Hardy and the leadership team this week to discuss how the money you have raised will be spent.
Immediate priorities are the Key Stage 1 and Early Years playgrounds. Phase 1 construction will start later in the school year and we have agreed to allocate £10k to this phase.
We've agreed to spend a further £2,995 to buy a set of climbing blocks (pictured) that can be used by the nursery now, and £725 on playtime equipment like skipping ropes and hoops, space hoppers, giant jenga and stilts for all KS1 and KS2 children.
Attention for spending will then turn to two areas of focus - providing experiences like the Spanish day we funded in the last academic year and the woodland area at the back of the juniors. This space is yet to be developed. It will take a working party to clear it before it can be put to use. When things have settled down we'll be in touch with details on volunteer days.
Do you have a pallet or unwanted decking boards left over from building work? The nursery would be happy to take them off your hands to turn into a den. This will be built by caretaker Gaz. Here's a picture of one he made earlier! Please email the admin team / Miss Silva at the first school with offers.
Do you have a pick up, van or trailer that can help transport offers? Please let the school know!
Already have an account? Go to the sale!
Second hand uniform
Thanks to everyone who made a purchase. We have raised £160 and helped save uniform from landfill. If you made an order in the last two weeks you will have received an email about collection (check junk).
Dresses / trousers /skirts/ shorts £1.50, T-shirts £1 and jumpers/cardigans are £2. Some very good condition items have been donated so it's a great way to save money and support the school.
You can still buy but orders will be processed once a week. If you need it quickly email beaverrdfundraisers@outlook.com
You need an account to purchase (see links to the left or below for details).
Unless we've already agreed it, we're not taking any more uniform, simply because Sam has run out of room in her house! We'll run another collection after half term.
PS any poor condition uniform or clothing you no longer want can be put in the large green 'Recycyle with Michael' donation box at the front of the school. We get a donation each time it's filled up.
FOR SALE
We're selling some chairs that are no longer needed by the school. Check out our Facebook page or contact us for details, £15 each. We have 12 chairs, and one stool. We'll consider offers, especially for more than one purchase. They stack and have a lovely retro feel about them. Perfect for a playroom.
Blue metal frame and ply seat.
Ways you can raise money for school
Stamptastic donates 15% of all personalised name stamp and ink pad orders to us. Enter the school postcode M206SX at the checkout in the promo code box.
Amazon Smile will donate a % of what you spend to the PTA when you make purchases online at smile.amazon.co.uk or in the smile Amazon app. Just nominate Beaver Road PTA as your SMILE charity.
We've had around £130 income from this over the spring. THANK YOU!
**NEW Stikins donates 15% on purchases of personalised name stickers when you put 1542 in the school fundrasing box at check out. Packs of labels start at £6.80 for 30. Packs of 60, 90 and 120 available too.
The Giving Machine donates a % of what you buy online from top retailers
Simply set up an account and nominate us as your charity. When you're ready to shop select the retailer you want to buy from and it will redirect you to the retailer's website. This is then tracked and your purchase earns us commission. Find out more here.
Set up a PTA social account
Create an account
Visit our page at: https://app.ptasocial.com/register/beaver-road-pta create an account and you will then be directed to our home page.
Or log in
If you already have a volunteer account then log in on the PTA Social home page as normal: https://app.ptasocial.com/auth/login (you can get a password reminder here).
Find the event
As soon as you log in you will see our homepage with all the events that you can buy tickets for, or items to buy.
Buy tickets/items
Click 'Buy Tickets', select the tickets you need, a buy now button will appear to check out securely. You may see a pop up as you check out asking for details we need so we can check your child in to an event for example.
Keep in touch: Beaver Road Primary School PTA on Facebook *** @BeaverRoad_PTA on Twitter *** beaverrdfundraisers@outlook.com
PTA committee: Kate Peacock, Treasurer / Co-Chair & parent - Sam Crowe, Co-Chair, communications manager & parent - Tina Jackson parent partnership champion - Gemma Martin, Dawn Cheshire volunteer committee members and parents