Lots of our events can only go ahead if we have volunteers. If you're not able to help on the day there are often opportunities to help beforehand with things like making decorations or food, sourcing raffle or tombola prizes, sorting stock and setting up or tidying up afterwards. Upcoming volunteering opportunities are posted HERE. This is a great way to be directly involved without a long-term commitment.
The school run Community Days throughout the year to help accomplish a specific goal, such as refurbishing the Reception outdoor area and creating Flo’s Wildlife Garden. This is a particular opportunity for those with physical skills who may be able to spare a few hours one weekend, but there are opportunities for everyone, and we achieve an awful lot in one day when we all work together!
Our school community includes parents with a wide range of skills, hobbies and experiences – please don’t be modest! Tell us what you can do that you’d be willing to share to benefit the school, either as a one-off or regularly. The list is endless, but how about any of these...
We would always love to hear from anyone who would like to be involved! Please email us at woodsidefriendsandfamily@gmail.com. We are specifically looking for a Business Liaison Officer at the moment, as well as Class Reps for each year group. The Business Liaison Officer is a Committee position with voting rights. A description of the roles is below, but these can all be shaped and flexed depending on how you want to do them.
If your employer has a Corporate Social Responsibility Charter, they may offer small grants or financial contributions, offer paid time for volunteering, match funds raised or provide sponsorship for events – could you find out? Often this applies to banks and building societies, insurance companies, supermarkets, utilities providers, phone companies and car manufacturers.
You can now support the school when you shop online. Go via our Easyfundraising link and we'll get a donation from lots of retailers.
For example - George, TU, M&S, John Lewis and Clarks are all currently offering donations on school uniform purchases. You can also get the school a free donation every time you shop for groceries online with Sainsburys, Tesco, Morrisons, Asda, Iceland or Waitrose.
Visit our page HERE.
Set up a wish list with Things To Get Me using this link and the school will earn £1. You can sign up HERE.
Tickets for the school lottery cost £1 per week, with a top prize of £25,000. The school receive 40p for every ticket sold. You can sign up HERE.
Look out for our termly Bag 2 School days where clothes can be dropped at the school for recycling. The school receives a payment per kg for clothes recycled through the scheme. Find out more HERE.
Prefer to know exactly what your donation is bringing to the school? Mrs Johnson and the PTA have created an Amazon Wish List which is regularly updated with extra things that will help enhance the school experience for pupils. You can purchase directly from the list or from elsewhere. Visit our list HERE.
Frozen Fridays
15:00 - 15:30 on 19/07/2024
Summer Fayre
15:00 - 17:30
Woodside Primary School
Sharon Atkins
(Chair)
Sharon became the Chair of the PTA in 2023/24 and is also a Trustee of the charity. She has sons in Year 1 and Year 3. Sharon oversees the running of the PTA, including chairing meetings, organising events, applying for external funding, and working with the Head Teacher to set the strategic direction and priorities. She also volunteers for the Fruits for Future programme.
Nikki Grey
(Treasurer)
Kayleigh Bray
(Member)
Sarah Jane Chetwynd
(Member)
With your support, so far in the 2023/24 academic year we have raised:
There are currently no tasks to volunteer for
12/08/2023
Our Annual Report Infographic for 2022-23 is here.
Woodside Friends and Family is the PTA for Woodside C of E Primary School in Grendon.
Our aim is to offer opportunities to children at the school that wouldnt otherwise be available through school funding. As part of this we aim to reach out to the wider community. We do this through fundraising and events.
Woodsidefriendsandfamily@gmail.com
Woodside Friends and Family, Maypole Lane, Grendon, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 2BS
Registered with the Charity Commission as 1203774
2023 - 2024 Woodside Friends and Family
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