What is the PTA?

The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is a team of parents, carers, and staff working together to:

• Raise funds for the school
• Organise fun, memorable events for the children
• Enhance learning and play experiences
• Strengthen our school community
• Every parent or carer is welcome — your ideas and support are truly valued!

Why Join the PTA?

Joining the PTA is a great way to:

✔ Be more involved in school life

✔ Meet other parents and carers

✔ Share your skills and creativity

✔ Support projects that directly benefit our children

Whether you can help regularly or just occasionally, we’d love to have you involved!

Get in touch: waltonprimaryschoolpta@gmail.com

Meet Your PTA Committee

Co-Chairs: Jo Linter (Y2 Swallows) & Allison O’Regan (Robins)

Treasurer: Charlotte Daborn (Y5 Kingfishers)

Secretary: Vacancy – Can you help?

Committee Members:

Tracey Bishop (Year 6 Kingfishers)
Lucy Davies (Year 4 Wagtails)
Rachel Ashman (Year 5 Kingfishers, Year 4 Wagtails, Year 1 Owls)
Candice Hatwell, (Year 2 Swallows, Year 6 Kingfishers)
Lian Hardware (Year 4 Wagtails)
Bex Dixey (Year 6 Kingfishers)
Emily Milson (Year 1 Swallows)
Karen Doble (Year 3 Robins)
Hywel Thomas (Year 2 Swallows)
Hannah Phillips (Year 2 Swallows, Year 5 Wagtails)
Naomi Johnson (Yr 6 Kingfishers, Y5 Kingfishers)

Steliana Parsons (Reception Owls)
Karl Shoemark (Yr 4 Wagtails)

🎉 Fundraising Highlights from 2024–2025

Thanks to your amazing support, here’s what we raised:

Christmas Fair – £1,460.66

Smarties Challenge – £453.00

Festive Wreath Night – £434.77

Summer Disco – £473.31

School Lottery – £442.00

Cake Sales – £322.41

Break the Rules Day – £244.55

Sports Day Refreshments – £236.82

World Book Day Book Sale – £88.85

Ice Lolly Sales – £119.00

Donations & Grants – £1,092.25

Total Raised: £5,467.15

 

What Your Support Has Helped Fund

Your generosity has funded valuable resources and experiences, including:

🎶 Glockenspiels for music lessons

🎧 Headphones for computing

🎄 Classroom party food for Christmas

🎭 Visiting pantomime theatre

🪵 Forest School storage and supplies

🎒 Book bags for new Reception pupils

️ Outdoor play kits and furniture

🐸 Pond liner for science and nature study

🏃♂️ Hurdles and shot puts for PE

Upcoming Projects: 2025–2026

We’re excited to support several key projects this year:

• Science & Growing Area
• Revamping the pond with plants and wildlife
• Adding a greenhouse and raised beds
•  Forest School Improvements
• New shelter to enable all-weather use
• Tree stump seating and fire pit already in place
• Wellbeing Garden
• Calming sensory space with water features, seating, and plants
• Supporting mental health and spirituality
•  Trim Trail Repairs
• Bringing back this fun and active outdoor space
• School Trip Subsidies
• Helping reduce costs for enrichment trips across all year groups

Can you or someone you know offer resources, time, or expertise? We’d love your help!

Stay Connected

Class WhatsApp Groups: Parent-led groups for each class — helpful for updates, lost items, and reminders. Ask to be added!

Facebook: Search for “Walton School Parents” and request to join our group.

 Join Our School Lottery – Win Cash Every Week!

Support Walton CEVC Primary School and get a chance to win fantastic prizes — including a £25,000 jackpot!

We’re aiming to sign up over 50 people to help raise funds for the school. The more players we have, the bigger the prize pot and the more we can support our children.

How it works:

Choose 6 numbers between 0 and 9

Match the numbers drawn in the weekly lottery to win

One lucky player wins a cash prize every week!

Tickets cost just £1 per week

All proceeds go straight to Walton CEVC Primary School

 

Draw details:

Draws take place every Saturday at 8pm.  Results are posted online.  Winners are notified by email, with prizes paid directly into their bank accounts.  How to join:

Signing up is quick and easy — pay securely online by Direct Debit or Debit Card at:

www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/walton-cevc-primary-school

Join Easyfundraising

We’re now registered with easyfundraising, which means you can help us for FREE. Over 8,000 retailers will donate to us when you use easyfundraising to shop with them – at no extra cost to yourself!

All you need to do is sign up and remember to use easyfundraising whenever you shop online. It’s easy and completely FREE! These donations really mount up, so please sign up to support us at https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/walton-primary-school-pta

Have Ideas? Want to Help?

We’re always looking for:

• New PTA committee members
• Event volunteers
• Raffle prize donations
• Business sponsorships
• Creative fundraising ideas

Email us: waltonprimaryschoolpta@gmail.com

Let’s make 2025–2026 another fun, enriching, and successful year for Walton Primary School — together!

Please see photos of some of the projects the PTA have funded for our children this year:
Repairs to the Trim trail and a new fence for the pond.

Please find a welcome newsletter to our new parents below: