The role of the Parent & Staff Association (PSA) is to foster extended relationships between the staff, parents, pupils and others associated with our school. Everyone is part of the PSA and collectively we all contribute to creating events that fundraise towards the provision of facilities for play and education at our school. We are a registered Charity (Number; 272330) and as such are governed by a formal constitution and require an elected committee. Fundamentally we all want to help make our children's experiences at school the best they can be. For news and updates please Like & follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stmartinsprimarycaversham/
Your 2023/24 Committee comprises;
Trustees;
Zoë de la Pascua,
Julie Fuller,
Theresa Lisi,
Secretary, vacant
Treasurer, Simon Smart,
Class Reps;
Lima; Angele St Rose; Theresa Lisi
St John; Adi Gibbs & Aurelie Dubois
Gregory; Manu Cuccureddu-Sherman
St Dominic;
de Porres; Federica Baroni-Luis
Key Roles;
Raffle Coordinator; Theresa Lisi
Christmas Cards; Stef Johnson
St Martin's T Shirt Relay
May 2020
During these unprecedented times, communities are finding new ways of coming together using technology. We know that many of our children have been connecting through Zoom or other video calls, and we know how valuable it is for our children to 'see' one another, if not face to face, then on screeen. To bring our St Martin's community together, we wanted to create a lasting memory of our lockdown time by passing the PE T-Shirt! We were overwhelmed by the number of children and staff willing to take part, (nearly 100 of you!) and we hope that this short film brings a smile to your faces.
We can't wait to see you all again soon, in the meantime we thrilled to share The St Martin's T-Shirt Relay;
The Book Bank
Last year alone, our total spend on books was in excess of £4,000, and we’re sure most of you would agree, providing books for our children is something we are all very happy to support.
As you know, our 2019/20 events sadly came to an abrupt halt in March and, certainly for the foreseeable future we will be very limited in what we are able to run by way of fundraisers. This impact is twofold, first, many of the events our children so look forward to throughout the year will not go ahead, and second, the reduction in earnings mean that our children won’t benefit from the extras that we have been able to provide in the past.
So we want to ask for your help in getting our fundraising off the ground for 2020/21, with a campaign targeted directly towards fundraising for books. We’re calling this The Book Bank!
We’re asking for contributions of £5, £10, £15, or any amount towards the school spend on books each year, and we will ring-fence this so that all monies raised will be spent on books within the school year. This will be in addition to our ongoing £500 library commitment.
1. Log onto ParentPay, each of your children have been set up with a new item to pay for, called The Book Bank; here you can pay in the same way you would for school meals, or school trips.
2. Donate online; if you’re a UK tax payer we can claim gift aid on your donation, and you can share the link with friends and family too!
virginmoneygiving.com/fund/stmartinspsathebookbank
3. Pop some pennies into the PSA ‘The Book Bank’ Charity Box in the school office
Past Events
We organise a variety of events throughout the school year for children and grown ups too! Our aim is to bring our school community together and to create lasting memories for our children while raising much need additional funds for the school to further our children's learning opportunities. Take a look at some of our past event pictures!
.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&scale=LIMIT_MAXSIZE "Reception & Y1 Movie Night Poster(2)")
.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&scale=LIMIT_MAXSIZE "Glow Disco Poster October 2019(1)")
Get involved!
It's really important that everyone feels able to 'do their bit', and we recognise that life is busy and many of us work full time. However there are many ways you can get involved with the PSA, other than the key roles above;
Pop along to a meeting; We're a friendly bunch and we're always very happy to have new faces and fresh ideas, it's a great way to get to know other parents and have your say in how our funds are allocated.
Join the PSA Team WhatsApp; All of our dedicated PSA roles above are connected via a WhatsApp group to stay uptodate on what's going on. If you'd like to be in the know, and join the group, please drop us an email at stmartinspsa@outlook.com
Be a Happy Helper! All of our events need an army of volunteers to help them run smoothly, so if all you can do is give us an hour of your time it will be much apprecaited, and we can promise you'll be rewarded with a wonderful sense of doing something great for your children's school. Our big events, The Advent and Summer Fayre's even have a special raffle with a chance for volunteers to win a Helpers Hamper!
Finally, join the fun at our events, come along, bring your friends and family and show your support!
Donate to us!
We're always very grateful for any donations no matter how small. If you'd like to donate to us you can do so in a number of ways;
We have a Just Giving Page page where you can donate directly. If you're a UK Tax payer we can claim Gift Aid on your donation too.
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/finalCharityHomepage.action?charityId=1008974
Easy Fundraising
We’ve registered with #easyfundraising, which means over 4,000 shops and sites will now donate to the PSA for FREE every time you use #easyfundraising to shop with them. These donations will help SO MUCH, so please sign up to support us – it’s completely FREE and doesn’t take long. https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stmartinscaversham/?invite=ii6act&referral-campaign=s2s
Amazon Smile
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice. Click the link to sign up!
Matched Funding;
Do you work for a company who offers Matched Funding? Many big organisations provide incentives to thier employees to support thier local community by offering funding. Often a company will 'match' the employee's contribution, so for example if you work on the BBQ at the Summer Fayre and we raise £600, your company may match that amount as a donation to the school. If you're not sure that your company does this, it's worth looking into!
Funding Requests & Expenses
From time to time PSA members may incur expenses. All expenditure should have the prior approval of the Committee and should be requested by completing the Expense Claim form below and sent to stmartinspsa@outlook.com for the attention of the Treasurer. Funding for items can be requested by PSA members at any time by completing the PSA Funding Request form and submitting it to stmartinspsa@outlook.com for the attention of the Chair.
