Coopers Lane PTA

Coopers Lane PTA organises fundraising activities to support Coopers Lane Primary School and to encourage growth of the school community.

The PTA meet regularly to discuss topics and funding requests from the school, and are always welcoming new members to the PTA team. If you are unable to attend a meeting but would like to get involved please contact us on the ‘Coopers Lane PTA’ Facebook page or sibbotson-pta@cooperslane.org

A PTA website will be available shortly.

The current committee members are:

        Chair – Sharon Ibbotson

        Secretary – Amanda Woodburn

        Communication Officer – Victoria Morris

Ideas for fundraising are always welcomed and voted on by the PTA committee.

The school also put forward items they would like to PTA to fund or part fund. These are also discussed and voted on.

Previous Items funded by the PTA

Every year the PTA fund playground equipment (chalks, balls, hula hoops etc.) and leavers books for the year 6 children.

Larger items the PTA have funded include the outdoor classroom including sail canopy over this area, the bamboo planting in the junior playground, microphones, sound deck and trolley for use in school productions, equipment and cupboards for the early years classrooms revamp and trestle tables and chairs used in KS2 hall for display and events.

Other ways to support the PTA:

Sign up to:

https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/gp/charity/homepage.html

Select Coopers Lane on both these apps/websites and they will donate a small amount for any items purchases through their link.

Match funding or match giving – these are schemes where your employer will match any funding you raise. Please enquire with your employee big or small.

PTA Events so far

Bingo night on 8^th November was very entertaining and raised £236.

Up and coming PTA events:

Second hand uniform sale – 21^st November and 13^th December

Ceilidh – 17^th January 2020

Movie Night – 21^st May 2020, this will be a ticketed event and all children must be accompanied. Further details closer to the event

Quiz Night – 13^th March 2020

Summer Fayre – 13^th June 2020

Green Team

The PTA are also linking in with some parents and carers that have created an ‘informal adult green team’. We will working with Mr Hooper on trying to upgrade the forest school and peace garden and provide more green screening and planters around the school. We will also be applying to the woodland trust to help facilitate this.

Later in the school year, we will be looking for volunteers to put on the wellies and bring out the spades and muscles for digging and planting.

Please message us via the Coopers Lane PTA’ Facebook page and title the message ‘Green’ or awoodburn-pta@cooperslane.org

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Contacting the School

Coopers Lane Primary School is situated in Grove Park in the borough of Lewisham. The entrance to the school is in Pragnell Road, SE12 0LF