PTA
Welcome
The PTA, registered charity, supports the school by raising as much money as we can to enhance, enrich and improve learning experiences for the children. In addition, we provide those 'little extras' that make school memorable, such as Cinema trips, playground equipment, activity days, movie nights, Break the Rules days.
We also exist to bring the communities of school and home closer together because it makes sense for parents to be involved in the life of their chosen school. 1 hour of your time can give back a lot to the school.
The PTA is run by a committee who are all volunteers. We have a wider team of volunteers across the school that are invaluable help with fundraising. We might sound like an abstract group of people, but we're parents, carers, friends and allies – just like you.
Lastly, we’re here for the simple reason that we want to get together socially, meet new people and have fun!
Helping out
Come and help out with the PTA - it's a great way to get involved in their child's education and help create a positive school environment. By volunteering your time and skills, you can contribute to important projects and programs that improve education for all pupils. Being involved in the PTA also gives you a chance to connect with other families and build a community of support for your child and the school. It's a great way to be an active participant in the Christ Church community and make a difference in the lives of our children.
Even if you have younger children at home or only a small amount of time could you come to a meeting, help set up an event, serve food or design a poster? Perhaps you have a professional skill you could help us out with?
You don't have to come into the school; many of our volunteering tasks can be done from home. Giving a little bit of time can make a big difference. There is no commitment to the amount of time you can give. Everyone is welcome and hugely valued.
If you want to get in touch or get involved, please email us or look out for one of the committee members at school.
Email: ccnm.pta@hotmail.com
Instagram: @christchurchprimarypta
Facebook: Christ Church Primary PTA
The Committee
We are an elected group of parent volunteers who help to drive the fundraising initiatives, work on projects to spend the PTA funds and work closely with the school on their requirements.
A Christmas Thank you!
Firstly, we’d like to give you all, the parent/carer community, a massive thank you for your support, especially over this festive period. Whether you volunteered, donated, helped (behind and in front of the scenes), bought tickets and/or spent money through the PTA, it all makes a huge difference to how we can move forward with exciting plans to benefit all the children.
Many thanks to our Treasurer, Glyn, for working out all the takings and expenses from our Christmas Fair. We are thrilled to announce that the event has made a profit of £7,211.50!
We’d also like to reiterate our gratitude to everyone, especially the class parent representatives, for pulling together an incredible array of Hamper prizes, which has raised £1,719 in raffle ticket sales. Mr Meehan drew the winning tickets last Friday. Congratulations to all the lucky recipients!
This, together with the wonderful kids’ Christmas Cards, Discos and ongoing sales through the Uniform Shop, has raised over £10.7K for the PTA this busy term! Extra thanks to Jo Hamblett, Sarah Geer, Lori Parkes and Vicky D’Silva for organising each of these.
We are so grateful for everyone’s ongoing support, not forgetting of course Mr Meehan and Mr Burkinshaw, the brilliant Teachers and fantastic Office staff.
We wish everyone a very happy and healthy Christmas and a brilliant start to the New Year.
With love and thanks,
Glyn, Becks, Cat, Sasha, Aysem and the whole PTA team.
ccnm.pta@hotmail.com
What You have Funded
We always try to respond when asked to help the school, and after the work is done, it’s so rewarding to see the children enjoy new resources and equipment provided by the PTA. Our recent projects include:
Redevelopment of the Infant Playground: 
We worked with the school to provide the infant children with an exciting, all-weather play equipment area, transforming a boggy and underused area of the infant playground. The equipment helps keep the children active and healthy. It gives them a varied play setting and helps them to develop confidence and promotes social interaction.
New Nursery Climbing Frame and Mud Kitchen 
We raised the funds through a school-wide sponsored climb and a crowdfunding effort. Some classes climbed enough steps to scale Everest! The climbing frame has proved to be another great success, helping the children improve their coordination, develop self-confidence, and to learn through play.
Wilderness Pond Area
Situated at the infant site but used by all year groups. The PTA helped fund a cover for the pond so that children can use the wilderness space safely to explore and learn about the natural world.
Junior Playground – ‘Muddy Patch’
- Resurfacing area, all-weather surfacing
- Natural planting & Reclaimed/recycled materials
- Multi-functioning space
Playground Shade
- Both Junior & Infant Sites
- Exploring options – Sails or Gazebo
Spending Priorities
Redevelopment of the School Field
The PTA is part of a working party of parents, governors and school staff who will lead the project. The project will help raise funds for the redevelopment of the field and changing pavilion.
If you would like to get involved in the working party please do contact us.
Upcoming Events
- Friday 19th May - Break The Rules Day
- Saturday 10th June - Summer Fair
- Saturday 25th November - Christmas Fair
As well as these fantastic events, we are looking at arranging other fundraising days throughout 2023, including Discos, Movie Nights, more Break The Rules Days and other fun stuff, so stay tuned.
PTA Meetings
Wednesday 3rd May - Planning Meeting - Please come along to our Zoom Planning Meeting at 8pm to kick off planning for the Summer Fair and Raffle - all are welcome! Meeting details have been sent via ParentMail.
Please see below links to the latest minutes: