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Unbelievably we are at the end of another academic year!
It’s been a busy year and we hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as we have.
To mention just a few highlights; we discovered how much Claremont families LOVE a donut, an ice lolly and second hand bargains with our new playground sales, we enjoyed a rare sunny Saturday in May and danced as the sun set at Clarefest, making a record breaking profit (over £12,000), children in all years had the opportunity to enjoy an after school disco for the first time since before the pandemic and the rain held off for a fun family day at the fete raising around £5,500. All of this on top of other events including nearly new uniform (which raised over £2,000), new parent drinks, wine tasting, wreath making, a text raffle, Christmas festivities, and the ever popular Secret Room, Easter Egg Hunt and sell-out Cinema Clubs.
Thank you!
Of course none of the above could happen without volunteers and supporters. Thank you to you all. Whether you donated your time, money or something else, it all goes a long way.
This year we have been able to fund over £35,000 in the following items for the school all thanks to your generosity.
What impact does that have? Without the PTA funding, the school’s capital budget (which is less than £10,000) would have to be topped up from the school’s core revenue budget - the budget that funds teachers salaries. The PTA’s contributions enable the school’s core budget to go further in other areas, such as rewarding the exceptional staffing team.
This year we contributed:
£200 to the Year 6 Leavers BBQ
£303.89 for Netball Kit
£563.80 subsidy for Year 6 Yearbooks
£1,400 for classroom contributions (£100 for each class for the teacher to spend as they wish)
£2,219.50 to pay for the Trinity Threatre Panto Trip in full for Years 4-6)
£15,000 for I.T. (to enable the school to operate at the forefront of technology, with access for every pupil to maximise their learning)
£16,000 for wet weather canopies to improve access to/from the hall and year 1 area
Why it matters in the words of the school:
“The work of the PTA is absolutely vital in enhancing the learning journey of every pupil in school”
Get involved next year!
We can’t continue to help the school in this way without more volunteers.
From September 2023, we are looking for new people to take on the following roles:
Secretary - to join Claire, Natalie and Shagun as a Trustee of the charity to help ensure the charity runs smoothly e.g. meetings are organised and recorded and our Charity Commission records are up to date. A full handover and ongoing support from Sara, our outgoing secretary, is included.
Summer Fete Team - a small group of friends to coordinate this wonderful community event with a full handover/support from those involved the last few years.
Marketing / sponsorship - people who can help build relationships with local businesses and build our advertising sales and sponsorship.
More members to take on the running of specific events e.g. Discos and Parent Socials.
The following roles are also available (either from September 2023 or in a shadowing capacity with formally taking on the roles from September 2024):
Chair - oversight of all PTA activities, run the meetings (not organise any events themselves), main liaision point with the school.
Vice-Chair - to support the Chair, deputise when needed, potentially take on Chair role themselves in future years.
Clarefest team A group of 4-6 friends who are willing to take over the organisation of Clarefest from 2025, to shadow the outgoing Clarefest team this coming year.
Want to find out more? Join us at these events in the Autumn term:
New Parent Social (open to new parents/guardians of the school from all years) on Friday 22nd September, 7.30pm in the Claremont pub.
A NEW annual PTA “welcome back to school” social (open to all parents), followed by the AGM, on Friday 6th October, from 7pm in the School Hall. We will be serving welcome drinks, making new friends and finishing off with talks from PTA Committee members on what happened this year and what’s planned for next year.
