PTA's are you on one and what things do you do?

[mumofthreebeauties]

I have joined our PTA and was wondering what things you all do as part of your PTA.

I want to do my best.

We're a private school (with a proprieter), so slightly different from most I guess, but the PTA

• organises social events for parents and families (eg reception mums are going out for a meal next week, dads went bowling a couple of weeks ago, and there is a family race night tonight)
• organises class lists (names, contacts, birthdays)
• organises collections for Christmas presents for teachers and TAs
• organises 2nd hand clothing sales

There is some fund raising, but mainly incidental or for charities, given the ownership of the school.

Thanks ladymuck

I like the idea of the social evenings. At present i think the PTA does a lot of fundrasing stuff or playground equipment.

I guess one of the main aims of most PTAs is fundraising. But I guess this should be easier if you have a "gang" of parents, so it might still be worth working on the social side of things first before going for fundraising? Certainly doing stuff for parents in a class or year group seems to work quite well at our school. Teachers and TAs come along for meals etc too.

We have a 'friends of' rather than a PTA at DS school.

MalorySuzannahAtTrinnyTowers - I've just made 93 bags of reindeer food!

you'd need to post a piccie Malory before we can decide if they're professional enough lol. LGJ did!

will do!

Mars link at your peril.

Anyway Mars.....never mind links to my reindeer .......have you booked a taxi ??

that too me blimming AGES to find. Don't tell LGJ... she'll KILL me lol

Not as good I am sure, but I made 105 not that this is a competition or any thing.

MARS

You are soooooooooooooooooo dead that was not the finished product.

ooh LGJ... what are you doing on this thread?

I've just read down the thread.... you didn't want me to link it did you LGJ? Oops

I note with interest you are not brave enough to go on MSN. lmao

Not not you,MT, Mars.