PTA Newsletter October 2020 PTA Firstly hi to

PTA Newsletter October 2020 PTA Firstly, hi to everyone, with a special welcome to our new Year 3 parents/carers. We are Connaught’s PTA. The PTA is a registered charity and our aim is to help raise funds for the school and provide the children with fun opportunities. Funds raised are donated to the school for purchasing resources or educational experiences, which enhance and enrich the children's learning. This Newsletter is designed to let you know– ways to get involved. Faye Dilworth Co-Chair (with Chloe, Y 5) Nadia Choudhary – Co-Chair (with Izzy, Y 6) Leonie Gilbert – Secretary Sarah Ward – Treasurer (with Holly, Y 6) The PTA relies on volunteers and we hope that you will be able to support us; and there are many ways to do that: • Joining the PTA – at our AGM we are looking to find a replacement Secretary as Leonie is leaving us after many, many years of supporting the school (Thank you Leonie!). If you are interested in this particular role, please contact us. There are other roles available too so please ask! • Suggestions for fundraising ideas – we appreciate this will be trickier now due to COVID-19, so any thoughts, however crazy, would be great! • Becoming a Class Rep – each class usually has two Reps, for further information on what would be involved please contact us. • As we are a charity, we are signed up with both Easyfundraising and Amazon Smile. This means you can shop online with all your favourite online retailers and earn money for the school at no extra cost to you! Details on how to join are on the next page. Thank you! Dates for your Diary • This year’s AGM will be on Tuesday 20 th October 2020 at 19: 30 and will be held via Zoom. This is an excellent way to learn a bit more about the PTA and to discuss possible plans for the year ahead. We really hope to ‘see’ you there, please confirm attendance via our PTA e-mail below (meeting details will be sent out by Monday 19 th). • Halloween Mufti Day – we thought it might nice for the children to have some Halloween fun and so on Thursday 22 nd October the children are able to wear their Halloween costumes to school for a £ 1 donation (PLEASE NOTE: children who have PE days on Thursdays must not be restricted by their outfit/costume). Ways to Contact the P. T. A. : • Our e-mail address is connaught. pta@googlemail. com, we would love to hear from you. • Any PTA related correspondence can be passed via your child to their class teacher, who will pass on to us. • And finally, you may catch us at drop off/collection where we would be happy to chat face to face should you have any questions or suggestions you would Thank and we hope to see you on the 20 th October at the AGM! like toyou put forward.

Online Fundraising A couple of ways to support the PTA at no extra cost to you when shopping online are as follows: easyfundraising Please use the link below: https: //www. easyfundraising. org. uk/causes/co nnaughtjunior/? q=connaught&cat=causeautosuggest Amazon. Smile Please use the link below to connect your own Amazon account with the PTA charity account: https: //smile. amazon. co. uk/ch/1093229 -0 (You can check this has worked by going into ‘Your Accounts and Lists’ and clicking on ‘Your Amazon. Smile’ where you will see your selected charity). Thank you in advance!