FRIENDS (PTA)
We’re delighted to be back for another year as your FRIENDS team! I’m Sylvia, your Chair, and I’m lucky to be joined by our brilliant team: Bella, our Treasurer, Natalie, our Secretary, and our wonderful trustees: Cathy, Lucy, Lisa, Sam and Sophie.
We’re incredibly grateful to have been elected for another year and can’t wait to bring you lots more fun, exciting events and special moments for the children to enjoy throughout the year. From creating magical memories to organising events that bring our school community together, we’re passionate about making school life that little bit more special for our children.
Who we are
FRIENDS is open to everyone: parents, teachers, governors and anybody else who’d like to support the school and join in. Every year, we organise social and fundraising events, and the money we raise provides valuable extra resources that benefit every child in school. We also meet regularly to discuss school and community issues and plan our events diary, and all parents are warmly invited to come along.
Over the years, FRIENDS have organised or helped fund:
- Christmas and summer fairs
- Elfridges
- School discos
- PGL
- End-of-year hoodies for Y6 leavers
- Book bags and phonics packs for EYFS
- A shed for playground equipment
- Library books
- The Accelerated Reader programme for KS2
- Little Wandle Reading books
With your continued support, generosity and enthusiasm, we hope to bring even more wonderful resources, opportunities and experiences into school this year. Every bit of support makes a difference, and we truly couldn’t do it without you!
What we’ve been up to and what’s coming next
We’ve already had a fantastic start to the year! Our Boot Fair in September raised an amazing £204.51, and our Bingo Night, at the beginning of October, was another huge success, raising an incredible £434.94! A massive thank you to everyone who came along, helped out and supported these events. Every penny raised makes a real difference for our children.
And we’re only just getting started! Our School Disco is coming up on 23rd October, followed by our Autumn Trail running throughout half-term. Something new for the children to enjoy. Looking further ahead, our much-loved Christmas Fair will take place on 5th December, so save the date! Please take a look at the posters below for all the details. The relevant forms will be emailed to you very soon, so keep an eye on your inbox.
We’re so excited for the year ahead and look forward to seeing lots of familiar faces, welcoming new families and making plenty of lovely memories together. Thank you for being part of our FRIENDS community. Here’s to another fantastic year!
Thank you,
Sylvia and the FRIENDS team
Upcoming Events
Disco - 23rd October 2026
Grab your cowboy hats, it’s time to dance! Join us for our Barn Dance Disco on Friday 23rd October.
- EYFS and Year 1: 1.45pm – 2.20pm (free)
- Years 2, 3 and 4: 2.30pm – 3.30pm (£5)
- Years 5 and 6: 4pm – 5pm (£5, bring cash for the tuck shop)
It is non-uniform day already so children will not need to bring additional clothes.
Food & Drinks:
Your £5 ticket includes a choice of either a hot dog or mini pizza buns with tomato sauce and cheese, plus a drink. Gluten-free and dairy-free options are available to select on the booking form.
EYFS and Year 1 do not need to book or pay, as their disco takes place during school time.
For Year 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 children, please:
- Book and pay via the link below. Alternatively, pick up a form from the School Office and return it with cash to the FRIENDS post box just inside the school entrance.
- Register or return forms by Monday 19th October
- Payment is non-refundable
Years 5 & 6: Please bring cash if you would like to purchase any extra snacks or drinks from the tuck shop.
Autumn Trail - October 2026
Looking for something fun to do together this half term? Join us for our first ever Autumn Trail.
Characters from well known books have been turned into scarecrows and got lost around Chartfields. Can you help find them all?
Here's how it works:
- £1.50 per family - all money raised goes towards supporting our school.
- The trail starts on Friday 23rd October and runs throughout half term.
- One booking form and payment per family. Please enter one child's name and class on the form so we can delivery your map/s to their class before half term.
- Need extra maps for siblings? No problem, just let us know how many maps you need in the notes section of the booking form.
- Return your completed trail sheet/s to school by 4th November to entered into a prize draw!
Please note only families who have paid for their trail map/s will be entered into the prize draw.
Get outdoors, enjoy some autumn fun together and help raise money for our school. We can't wait to see how many characters you can rescue.
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