Welcome to your PTA

All parents and carers at Gunthorpe CofE Primary school are automatically a member. It’s your association.

What is the PTA?

Friends of Gunthorpe School (FoGS) The Parent Teacher Association is an open community of parent volunteers working alongside the school/teachers/and other “friends” to benefit the school and ensure the best educational experience for all its pupils.

Parents and care givers have a big impact on how well their kids do at school.

Taking an active role in your PTA is one of the ways you can make a difference and get involved:

• We raise money to fund school initiatives through activities and events
• We provide a social network for parents

Although a warm welcome is great, there’s more to PTA activities than home baking and serving tea:

• Any parent can be a member, and every parent has skills to bring, from graphic design to gardening; from events management to balancing the books; and from wrapping up lucky dip gifts to handing out flyers!
• Could you help?
• What skills do you have that we may need?
• Drop a line to us directly if you can help to: fogspta@yahoo.com

How you can help:

• Some of our most active mums and dads work full-time, or have other commitments
• If your child has younger siblings, the PTA is a great way to familiarise them with their future school
• We all have lives away from school, and it’s OK to say “no”

Examples of how you can commit, either at an event or behind the scenes, include:

• sort second hand uniform
• contribute to termly newsletter
• promote easyfundraising
• help with particular event [summer fair / discos]
• Help with the finances/accounts

Here’s an idea at some of the fun we’ve had:

• Wreath workshop
• Ladies pamper evening
• School discos
• Refreshments at school events
• Friday Tuck shop after school
• Break the rules day in school

Plus many more fun events to come.

For info on activities and events, see our twitter page @FoGSPTA