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Friends of St Nicks (PTA)
Hello and Welcome to The Friends of St. Nicholas' Chantry!
We are the PTA for St Nicholas’ Chantry; an independent organisation that exists to raise funds to provide an improved learning environment for children above and beyond what would be covered in the school budget, and to foster social connections between parents, carers and teachers.
The Friends of St Nicholas' Chantry comprises a Committee (including the Chair, Head Teacher, Treasurer, Secretary, Communications Officer, Volunteer Coordinator and Committee Members), Volunteers and Members. Membership is automatically afforded to all parents, carers and staff at St. Nick's School.
What we do
As well as funding large headline projects such as Copse Corner, iPads for the classrooms and Opal play equipment, we also subsidise school trips, buy book bags for new Foundation children and fund smaller requests from teachers - from PE equipment to gardening to cameras.
Get involved
Parents, carers and staff are welcome to be as involved as they wish. We are always looking for volunteers to help run the various events throughout the year. If you'd like to contribute - at an event or as part of the Committee - please get in touch (friendschairperson@gmail.com). Alternatively, you can join our Volunteering WhatsApp group, where we post requests for support.
Events
Friends of St. Nick's events aim to bring the school community together while raising funds for the school. The committee also meets every month or two to discuss plans and we have an AGM every school year, which is open to all Members (that’s all parents, carers and staff at St. Nicks). Make sure to put the following events on your calendar, and book via the relevant links to PTA Events:
- 4th April: Easter Bingo
- 25th April: Year 3 Bake Sale
- 2nd May: Spring Discos
- 14th May: Friends AGM
- 16th May: Reception Bake Sale
- 18th May: Family Colour Run
- 13th June: Non-uniform day & Summer Fair donations
- 20th June: Year 5 Bake Sale
- 28th June: Summer Fair
Fundraising
There are many ways that you can show your support to the Friends of St. Nicks through fundraising, and we appreciate every penny. Each year, we raise thousands for the school, giving our children an even better learning experience, and below are the different ways that you can help us to increase those funds. Some of them don't involve any time or money from you! If you can try to do just one of these, it would make a huge difference...
- Family Donations: If you feel able, we would be so grateful for any personal contributions you could make. Maybe a top-up after a bake sale, or a visit to the uniform cupboard, or simply when you’re feeling generous! Donate here - thank you in advance.
- EasyFundraising: This is an app that makes donations (at no cost to you) each time you make purchases through affiliated brands. Sign up, then download the donation reminder. After that, it’s just a simple click to donate each time. Sign up here.
- Match funding: Do you work for an organisation that has a match funding policy? If so, they will match any money you raise for the PTA. Usually, you simply need to provide a letter from the PTA with details of the funds raised. Please ask your employer and let us know!
- Business Donations/Sponsorship: Some businesses make charitable donations as part of their annual accounting, a corporate social responsibility programme, or in return for promotion to the school community. Would your company be interested? Please shout if so.
We look forward to seeing you at one of our events!
Friends of St Nicholas’ Chantry Registered Charity: 1104937