PTA
Swiss Gardens PTA
The School is very lucky to have an extremely active PTA who contribute in excess of ten thousand pounds each year to the school. As a parent, grandparent or carer of a child at the school you are automatically a member of the PTA and everyone is welcome to attend our regular meetings which are held twice a month – once in the evening and another in the morning. More information is noted below and you can also find out more on the PTA’s website by clicking on the link below.
https://www.swissgardenspta.co.uk/
Mission Statement
The PTA at Swiss Gardens plays an essential role in fundraising to supply resources for the school and is dedicated to enhancing the learning and play environment for both pupils and teachers.
Fundraising
All funds are raised with regular events across the school year including:
- Halloween Events
- Christmas Fair
- Christmas Cards and Teatowels/Bags
- Quiz Nights
- Film Nights
- Socials
- Disco’s
- Sports Day Catering
- Summer Fair
Donations To The School
Over the past few years the PTA has contributed much to the school, examples are:
- Swiss Gardens Sports Kits, Hoodies and Joggers for events
- Footballs, Goals and other sporting equipment
- Topic Work donations to classes
- Books, Dictionaries and Library resources
- Cameras for Teachers
- Play Equipment
- Kitchen Refurbishment
All of above has only been achieved at the school because of time and money donated by volunteers and with the support of our brilliant parents.
Getting Involved
The PTA runs regular meetings , dates of which can be found in the school calendar. Everyone is welcome to attend and one meeting takes place in the evenings at the Crabtree Inn with the other taking place in a local cafe in the mornings, children are welcome at this meeting.
The PTA would love to hear from you if you would like to be involved in any capacity. You can email on ptaswissgardens@gmail.com any time or pop an idea into the suggestions box in the office – The PTA also runs a Facebook Group (Swiss Gardens PTA) and details of the Trustees can be found in the school office and on the notice board in the playground. The PTA also works closely with year group Facebook pages and is often found selling tickets for various events and raffles in the playground.
Trustees
The PTA is made up of a voluntary Board of Trustees and relies on support from parents, grandparents, teachers, and carers to run events and support in fundraising.
Martha Mellors – Chair
I took over as Chair in January 2022. I have two children in the school and I volunteer as often as i can. I am a school Governor as well as my PTA role and I am committed to making this year’s PTA events successful, profitable and above all fun for everyone. I really do love meeting new people in and around the school, we are extremely lucky to have such a fantastic, creative and keen community of parents at Swiss Gardens. I really hope to meet more of you over the coming year.
Treasurer