GROW £5 RAISED £3,837.80

Your children have made history—they are the very first to take on the PTFA’s “Grow £5” challenge at Hatherleigh Community Primary School, and what a phenomenal success it has been. Together, the children raised an incredible £3,837.80 for the school! Their creativity, effort, and entrepreneurial spirit exceeded our expectations, and we couldn’t be prouder.

Thank you to all parents and carers for supporting the children during this project. Special thanks to 3 Donkeys, Future Bodies, Hatherleigh Pottery, Miller Town and Country, NDM Distribution Limited, Raise Digital, Redstone Scaffolding, Richard Tidball Insurance Services, and The Tally Ho for sponsoring the event and providing the initial £5 loans for each child. We would also like to extend our sincere appreciation to Josh Ware of Future Bodies Gym in Okehampton for taking time out of his busy schedule to come to the school and help review the summaries and finalise the awards.

Behind the Scenes of the Summer Fayre 

It might look like everything runs smoothly on the day — but there’s so much that happens behind the scenes to make it all come together!

From planning and prepping games/hampers, to setting up stalls and clearing away, rallying extra helpers, our amazing PTFA team put in a huge amount of time and effort.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the day such a success, from your donations, help and showing up and supporting the event — we couldn’t do it without you!

We're pleased to say we have made £1,346

Pond-tastic news!

Last term, PTFA funded the revamp of the school pond alongside a grant from Wildlife Trust and The Balston Trust. It is now ready to support the learning  and enhances the outdoor experiences we can offer.

Please do look out for the next fund raising event, your support and involvement is vital and very much appreciated.

Ethan, from Team Rubicon,  came to give scooter lessons to KS1 and skateboard lessons to KS2 children.

All the children participated and thoroughly enjoyed the sessions, some experts and some were complete novices!  Everyone had a wonderful time learning new skills.

Thank you for your support and donations. All these extra activities are only possible with your support.

PTFA Events

We recently completed a successful Maintenance Day on 29th March.

Huge thanks to everyone who came along to our Maintenance Day – whether you popped in for an hour, stayed all day or baked goodies for us to eat, you were amazing. 

We had 33 adults and children helping out, shifting soil, moving planting areas, clearing, cutting back, mowing, painting, fixing, – what a turnout! It was such a team effort and the school is so grateful.

Big shoutout to Top Cut for dropping off 15 awesome shaped and sanded large log stools for our woodland area this morning – they look great and will be so useful for all the children.

We’ve made a dent in the school request list, but there’s still lots more to get done. Please keep an eye out for our next Maintenance Day – we truly NEED YOU.

Wow, what an 'out of this world' experience all the children, staff and some lucky PTFA members had today. �� �� 

The whole school had an out of this world experience held at the Community Centre. Each session was tailored to suit the class and was made possible through the fundraising events held throughout the year. These opportunities make learning fun and real! The children were buzzing with excitement and were heard saying...

"Wow, that was the best day ever."               "That was AMAZING."                           "Can we do it again!"

Hatherleigh Community Primary School PTFA

Who are we?

Hatherleigh Community Primary School PTFA is a registered charity run by a group of parents, teachers, carers and anyone with an association to the school who share the common interest of a desire to enrich, enhance and improve the learning experiences of every child in the school and to make special memories by adding in those little extras along the way!

Within our school PTFA we have a chairperson, a treasurer, elected committee members and a group of helpers. We value the broad range of skills that our members and helpers bring to our cause, cake bakers, face painters, IT skills, organisational skills, every contribution of time and support is valuable. 

The PTFA helps to provide closer links between homes and the school, and brings parents, staff, and friends together in support of the children, all working towards a common goal.

Our current Committee Officers are:

Chair – Steph Letheren

Vice Chair – Gemma Ruff

Secretary - Clare Simmons

Treasurer – Natalie Wonnacott

What do we do?

Our main function as a PTFA is to help raise as much money as we can for the school and children, whilst also offering events and activities which strengthen the school experience for the children.  Like most PTFAs, the majority of the funds are raised through the fun events that we organise and run through the year including:

• Summer and Christmas Fairs
• Discos
• Bingo
• Autumn/Winter Ball (One for the grown-ups!)
• Cream Tea in a box sales
• Christmas Wreath making events
• Cake sales
• Coffee Mornings

Other Fundraising

There are also several other fundraising streams that are managed by the PTFA including:

• Second-hand uniform sales
• Our School Lottery (see details below)
• Commission on the children’s Christmas cards and products
• Providing refreshments at Sports Day

We are always on the lookout for new fundraising ideas and meet up once a half term to discuss all things PTFA. Please get in touch with the school or a member of the Committee if you would like to get involved, in whatever capacity.

Check out our Facebook page which we use to keep parents/carers up to date with meeting dates, upcoming events and general useful school related reminders - Hatherleigh PTFA

We also promote PTFA fundraising events in school newsletters and through ‘Parentmail’ emails so ensure the school has your up to date contact details to be kept in the loop!

Our School Lottery

Our School Lottery has been set up specifically to raise money and make a difference for our children! It’s a fantastic way to bring parents, carers, teachers and the wider community together, in partnership with our school, and at the same time give something back. We hope to raise funds that can support and enrich the education of our children – we aim to provide extra resources for the children, improve the school environment as well as run extra-curricular activities such as music, art and sport. Your support is greatly appreciated and we wish you good luck!

All you need to do is sign up online at https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/hatherleigh-community-primary-school

Guaranteed winner from our school every week!

The more tickets we sell the bigger the weekly prize!