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PTA – AGM

It’s that time of year again – all welcome at our PTA AGM.

PTA Annual General Meeting.                         

Monday 2nd September, 7pm
Pencaitland Primary School (Staff Room).

If you are interested in getting involved as a PTA member or even if you would simply like to find out more about our plans for this year, we would encourage you to come along.

We also extend a very warm welcome parents new to the school, in fact a few of us (myself included) joined the PTA last year as new P1 parents. It’s a great way to meet people, get to know the school and have an impact on fundraising that will benefit your children for the whole of their time in Pencaitland Primary School.

If you can’t make the meeting, but are interested in getting involved or finding out more, please send us an email – ppspta1@gmail.com.

Looking forward to a great year!

Best wishes,

Vicky Swann
PTA Chair and P2 Parent

 

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School Lottery update.

Not joined yet? It’s never too late – you have to be in it to win it!

Funds raised are added to the school all year round as the participants take part. Anyone can join, you don’t have to be parent/carer of child in the school currently – family members can join too.

PTA Lottery update.

 

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PTA & Parent Council Chat

PTA & PARENT COUNCIL

A new term / school year is upon us and so perfect timing for a little news from PTA Chair, Vicky Swann, pre AGM and from PC Chair, Erica Burberry – with a warm welcome to any parents / carers to come along to our first meeting of the term, on 26th Aug – 7pm in PPS.  

Hello to all the PPS families for 2019/20,

 A very warm welcome to all of you at the start of another school year.  This year we will improve how we keep you up to date with PTA activities. We will send out regular newsletters containing information on upcoming events, you can follow our PTA facebook page (search for PPS PTA), and we will ensure all information is published here on our PTA blog. Please also get in touch via our email address ppspta1@gmail.com or catch one of us in the playground.

Looking forward to a great year!

Best wishes,

Vicky Swann

PTA Chair and P2 Parent

2018/19 Round up …

As always, I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who got involved last year.  We managed to raise around £6,000, a fantastic achievement for all involved. Whether you were a PTA member or one of our event volunteers; whether you donated to the raffle or teddy tombola; or simply came along and spent your money, you helped to raise vital funds that support our school and help to create a wonderful environment for our children to enjoy, develop and learn.

Last year the school focused on ‘Mission Pencaitland Play’.  The project transformed the school’s outdoor space, providing a varied and rich outdoor environment for our children to enjoy.  The PTA supported the project by: funding a play expert to deliver specialist training to staff and children; funding an additional member of staff to enable all classes to participate in outdoor activities; and contributing to the purchase of two new pieces of outdoor play equipment that we hope will be a huge hit with the children this year.  

Aside from Mission Pencaitland Play, the PTA also purchased 6 guitars for music classes and continued to fund transport for class trips; the Read, Write Inc subscription and the P7 leavers gifts among other things.