The Cottenham P.T.C.A.
What is a Parent, Teacher and Community Association (PTCA)?
The PTCA is an organisation that you, as parents/guardians, automatically become members of once your child has started at the primary school. You will be pleased to hear that there is no joining fee, and how involved you become within the organisation is up to you.
Why have a PTCA?
The main aim of the PTCA is to help support the school. It can achieve this in a variety of ways:
It can help parents:
The PTCA is an organisation that you, as parents/guardians, automatically become members of once your child has started at the primary school. You will be pleased to hear that there is no joining fee, and how involved you become within the organisation is up to you.
Why have a PTCA?
The main aim of the PTCA is to help support the school. It can achieve this in a variety of ways:
It can help parents:
· improve the school
· get to know each other - whilst taking part in a range of activities
· find out more about how the school works
· fundraise for extra items or services to enrich the children's education
It can help children:
· receive a richer education as a result of items bought by the PTCA
It can help teachers:
· reach potential volunteers and enthusiasts who may help with school projects
· get to know each other - whilst taking part in a range of activities
· find out more about how the school works
· fundraise for extra items or services to enrich the children's education
It can help children:
· receive a richer education as a result of items bought by the PTCA
It can help teachers:
· reach potential volunteers and enthusiasts who may help with school projects
How has Cottenham Primary School PTCA achieved this?
Look around the school; it is not hard to see where the PTCA has made a difference over the years (interactive white boards, playground apparatus etc). Each year ,we organise events for parents and children including:
Look around the school; it is not hard to see where the PTCA has made a difference over the years (interactive white boards, playground apparatus etc). Each year ,we organise events for parents and children including:
- Fireworks evening
- Winter and Summer Fair
- Christmas productions, including the School’s amateur dramatics production by year 6 pupils and teachers,
- Maintenance of swimming pool
- Playground Equipment
- Subsidies for School Trips
- In addition we have organised a school uniform order service.
In a variety of ways, anything from:
Don’t forget to checkout our Facebook page, where we regularly share news of our activities.
Sarah Tyler
Chair 2022-2023
- coming along to events and supporting them,
- volunteering to help at a particular event,
- being co-opted onto the Committee to complete a particular task.
- We are always looking for new people to help and inspire us.
Don’t forget to checkout our Facebook page, where we regularly share news of our activities.
Sarah Tyler
Chair 2022-2023
Raising Funds for CPS PTCA
Our aim is to enhance the educational experience of every child at our school. We currently raise around £20,000 each year, with a great deal of our larger events involving the wider community from the village.
School budgets are under pressure, so the funds we raise are even more important. We now supplement classroom essentials as well as maintaining the school pool and providing funding for most of the curriculum enrichment activities that take place.
We couldn’t do this without your help, so thank you.
School budgets are under pressure, so the funds we raise are even more important. We now supplement classroom essentials as well as maintaining the school pool and providing funding for most of the curriculum enrichment activities that take place.
We couldn’t do this without your help, so thank you.
Easyfundraising.org.uk
This is an online fundraising venture where the retailer makes a donation to the School whenever you buy something through the website www.easyfundraising.org.uk. It's very simple - just visit http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk to register and shop with over 2000 well known retailers like Amazon, Tesco, Argos, M&S, eBay and many more. It won't cost you a penny extra to shop through easyfundraising and you can even save money with special offers and voucher codes. You don't have to change the way you shop online, just go to the normal website via easyfundraising.org.uk, choose to support Cottenham Primary School and everything you buy will raise money for CPS PTCA. Anyone can register so please spread the word to family and friends!
This is an online fundraising venture where the retailer makes a donation to the School whenever you buy something through the website www.easyfundraising.org.uk. It's very simple - just visit http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk to register and shop with over 2000 well known retailers like Amazon, Tesco, Argos, M&S, eBay and many more. It won't cost you a penny extra to shop through easyfundraising and you can even save money with special offers and voucher codes. You don't have to change the way you shop online, just go to the normal website via easyfundraising.org.uk, choose to support Cottenham Primary School and everything you buy will raise money for CPS PTCA. Anyone can register so please spread the word to family and friends!
InvestMyCommunity
We are excited to announce that we have launched a crowdfunding appeal to help raise the funds that make such a difference to our school.
If you are able to make a one-off donation or would like to set up a regular payment, however small, then our crowdfunding page makes it easy for you. We will also be able to collect Gift Aid on your donations, boosting them by 25%.
Donate to Cottenham Primary School PTCA
No gift is too little: small action x lots of people = big change.
Please can you also share news of the appeal with your family and friends and even local businesses and other local organisations who might be able to help our school. We would also be very grateful if you could share the appeal on your own social media platforms.
We are excited to announce that we have launched a crowdfunding appeal to help raise the funds that make such a difference to our school.
If you are able to make a one-off donation or would like to set up a regular payment, however small, then our crowdfunding page makes it easy for you. We will also be able to collect Gift Aid on your donations, boosting them by 25%.
Donate to Cottenham Primary School PTCA
No gift is too little: small action x lots of people = big change.
Please can you also share news of the appeal with your family and friends and even local businesses and other local organisations who might be able to help our school. We would also be very grateful if you could share the appeal on your own social media platforms.
CPS PTCA 2022/23 Update
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PTCA update for parents and carers
Dear Parents and Carers
Thank you very much for your continued support as we enter one of the busiest times of the year. We just wanted to let you know about a few upcoming events that we have planned. Please read on to see if any of these are of interest to you, or if you are able to offer any help.
- Cakes and bakes needed! This Sunday (26th May) we have been invited to run a cakes/pastries stall at the annual Cottenham Colts Football Tournament. This is a very well-attended event and so it's a great fundraising opportunity for us. Can you help by baking items for us to sell? Whether it's cakes, biscuits, pastries or tray bakes - everything is welcome! If you can help, please email cps-ptca@outlook.com to arrange delivery/collection of your items.
- Nearly New Bike & Scooter Sale - back by popular demand! Following on from our sale earlier this month, as a result of feedback from buyers and sellers alike, we've decided to hold another sale after half-term. This will take place on Saturday 8th June, so if you missed out last time - either buying or selling - then this is your chance! If you'd like to sell a bike or scooter at our next sale, please complete the attached seller form and bring it along to school, with your bikes/scooters, on Friday 7th June between 4pm and 6pm.
- Bag2School second-hand clothing collection! We have arranged a Bag2School collection for Thursday 13th June. Please bring along your second-hand clothing in plastic bags/bin liners on Wednesday 12th June, or before 9am on Thursday 13th. Please do not bring bags in before this time as we are unable to store them.
- Fen Edge Festival Summer Dance! We have been able to release a small number of additional tickets for our Summer Dance on Friday 21st June. As a result we now have 14 tickets left for this event - but please book quickly to avoid disappointment! You can buy your tickets at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cps-ptca/t-zzdqdpa
- Colour Run! There are still some spaces left for the Colour Run, which is also on the Fen Edge Festival weekend (Sunday 23rd June). We are one of the charity beneficiaries of this run so do please support it if you can! You can sign up at https://theentrypoint.co.uk/events/cottenham-colour-run-2024-6gYam97XGOkWdQ2
- Summer Fair - save the date! And finally, please save the date for our Summer Fair, which will be taking place on Thursday 11th July, 5.30pm-7.30pm. Keep an eye on our social media (https://www.facebook.com/CPSPTCA/) for more details.
If you have any questions, please get in touch by emailing us on cps-ptca@outlook.com.
Thank you very much!
Best wishes
CPS PTCA