PFA
NEW MEMBERS NEEDED...
A number of our longstanding members have children in Year 6 who will be leaving St Jude's this summer. We are a really friendly bunch who always welcome new ideas and new members. If you would like to get more involved in what we do, have ideas for new events or are willing to be in the background and lend a hand wherever needed then we would love to hear from you. Our next meeting date is below - please join us.
Who are we?
The St Jude’s Parents and Friends Association are a group of (mostly) parents and other members of the school community who regularly get together to organise events and raise additional funds for the benefit of the school and the pupils. We meet at least termly, and are always happy to welcome new members and to consider new ideas.
We understand that not everyone has the time to commit to regular meetings, and so have been working over the past few years to try to build up a bank of volunteers who we can call on for specific events, such as discos or the summer fair. If you think this could apply to you then we'd love to hear from you. We can be contacted at any time via our email address stjudespfa@gmail.com
What do we do?
We see our role as a mixture of fundraising for those additional extras which are not available in the school budget, and organising activities which are sociable and fun. We welcome each child joining Year R with a St Jude's bookbag, and more recently have begun the tradition of wishing out Year 6's farewell with a Leavers Hoodie. School projects which we have recently supported have included the purchase of new science equipment, new books for to support the Little Wandle reading scheme and of course the fabulous new mud kitchen in Year R.
Did you know we now have a facebook page?
To help us keep everyone up to date with what we are doing, we now have a facebook page. This is a private members only page which all current St Jude's parents are welcome to join. As well as posting events and requests for help, we also have a large stock of secondhand uniform which can be purchased through this page. The page can be found by searching St Jude's PFA on facebook.
Upcoming events:
Big Summer Raffle - tickets for this will be on sale later in the summer term, but we are currently looking for donations of prizes from local businesses and individuals - please get in touch if you think you can help.
Sports Day 2023 - We will be running a BBQ, cake stall and some fun and games as we did last year.
Friday Ice Cream Sales will be back from 16th June
30th June 2023 - Camp out at St Jude's - booking has started, see letter below if you are interested.
Letters Home
NEXT MEETING: 24th May 2023 - 6.30pm in the Staff Room