AN UPDATE FROM CHILTON SCHOOL PTA

We want to be able to keep the parents of Chilton School up to date with PTA plans, as there are many ways you can support us without giving up lots of time 😊

There is a lot going on behind the scenes so please do take five minutes to read on below.

Firstly, thank you to those of you who came to the Summer Term PTA meeting. 

The meeting minutes will be circulated on the WhatsApp group (link below) when ready. 

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The New Playground

This is the main focus of our current fundraising.

The new playground design has been agreed.  There is also a sponsorship pack below.

The total cost to raise is £56,000

We are currently seeking local funding from the government, local council and local businesses in and around Harwell Campus but this is like swimming in soup, and there may be ways you can help with minimal effort!

Sponsorship Pack:

The sponsorship pack details the plans and reasons for the new playground and offers ways in which individuals or businesses can donate. 

PLEASE SHARE IT with whoever you feel might be in a position to sponsor us. 

There are three levels of donation available from sponsoring the full Outdoor Classroom, individual playground items, or simply a direct donation.

Matchfunding:

Many companies offer match funding. If you could check to see if your company might matchfund any of our PTA events this is an easy win. 

As parents/carers or staff of Chilton School you are automatically a member of the PTA, and therefore our fundraising is on your behalf. 

The sponsorship brochure shows some of the recent fundraising amounts which could be useful to show. 

Crowdfunder:

We have set up a Crowdfunder page which means people can easily donate to the Chilton PTA Playground Project. 

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/chilton-pta

Please do share it with anyone you feel may be able to support our fund. 

Or you can make a donation direct to the PTA at any time.  

THANK YOU - between the contacts we all have around the local community and further afield, with a bit of luck we should be able to raise the full amount and get this playground on the go! 

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THE SUMMER FAIR:  Saturday 21^st June 2025

We are currently deep in planning this year’s event and its shaping up to be really great. 

There will be archery from the Harlequin Bowmen, live music, a Ukulele Band, garden tours, stormtroopers and possibly a maypole dance! 

Live Music:

We would love any local musicians to join us for a short set. If you know of anyone who is in a band / is a musician and would like to do a short set for us, please get in touch asap. 

ChiltonOxonPTA@gmail.com

Car Boot:

We are thinking of offering a small number of Car Boot spaces on the hard playground - if anyone is interested please get in touch. 

They will be £10 a space.  

Stalls:

If you want to have a stall at the fair please let us know and we will send you a booking form. 

They will be £10 each.  

Games / Stands:

The usual culprits will be there (hook a duck, lucky dip, shootout, tombola’s, name the teddy etc..) but are dependent on volunteers to run them. 

If you can help run a stall PLEASE let us know asap. 

We can’t put this on without you! 

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Finally…..

We need your support

Currently the PTA is only a small group of parents who give up their time to organise fundraising events for the School. A breakdown of what we donated to the school last year is attached. Many hands make light work, so if you are able to help with a few things like wrapping lucky dip prizes / requesting raffle prizes / running a stall etc.. that would be incredibly helpful, please do get in touch. Everything we do directly benefits all children of Chilton School.

The PTA WhatsApp Group

You can use this QR Code to join the PTA WhatsApp group where we let people know how they can help and give you more regular updates:

Thank you so much

The Chilton School PTA

Freya & Jenny

Co Chairs

Chilton PTA
ChiltonOxonPTA@gmail.com

Downside, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0PQ
Registered Charity number - 1049882

The Summer Fair is shaping up nicely with archery, stalls, games, bbq and bar and live music from three incredible acts on our ‘trailer' stage.

To make this a fabulous success we need your help, if you can volunteer to help on a stall, help set up in the morning, or clear down then PLEASE pop your name on our sign up form linked below. 

If we get enough volunteers we can reduce time slots to 30minutes. 

https://tinyurl.com/SummerSolsticeFair

Thank you so much, its going to be amazing. 

Freya & Jenny

Co Chairs

Chilton PTA
ChiltonOxonPTA@gmail.com

Downside, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0PQ
Registered Charity number - 1049882

Thank you to all parents who attended our first PTA meeting of 2025. It was lovely to see some new faces and show you the playground designs so far. These will be developed over the next term and put to a vote within school to see which one will win!

If you work with or for any businesses, or know of anyone who may provide grants, match funding or generous sponsorship for part of the playground please do get in touch with the PTA. 

This academic year started brilliantly with the Christmas Fair raising almost £2500. A great addition to our fundraising pot.

As well as larger plans, we were thrilled to be able to send the whole school to the Pantomime before Christmas and pay for crackers at the Christmas dinner once again. The PTA continue to talk to the school and teachers to understand what would make the space better for everyone. 

The Spring Term is shaping up nicely, see poster.

There will be three discos R & KS1, KS2 Lower & KS2 Upper. 

Thank you once again for your continued support, especially those who regularly volunteer their time to help make our events a success. ALL money raised goes towards the school and making it a fun and great environment for the kids.

Chilton PTA

ChiltonOxonPTA@gmail.com

The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) has hosted some incredible events for families and parents, whilst also raising money for trips, facilities and play equipment. Can you help by volunteering?

Support the school

Events held at school and funds raised enrich your child's learning and their school experience. All children benefit from a busy and well-supported PTA. Becoming actively involved means more resources for the children.

Get connected

Make new friends whilst helping out and also create closer links with the school, staff and other parents and gain a better understanding of what is going on in the school.

Use your skills

Do you have professional skills you could help us with? Or something you or your employer could donate? There are lots of ways to help us and tasks you can do at home and in your own time. Perhaps you could make a poster, help set up an event, serve food or spare a half hour at a fair school.

Volunteering is fun

And rewarding. Seeing children enjoy events you've worked on makes all the planning worthwhile. You are also setting a great example to your and other children by doing something that benefits others.

Contact us

If you can help in any way please contact chiltonoxonpta@gmail.com.

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