Welcome to Friends of St Mary’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

🍂📚 SOMETHING EXCITING IS HERE FOR HALF TERM… 🗺️🔎

Get ready for a little Prestwich village storybook adventure this half term - St Mary's Autumn Scavenger Hunt! 

We've hidden a series of storybook-themed clues around the village, each leading to a different letter, and we're challenging little adventurers to find them all and unscramble the mystery word. 

All you'll need is a pen or pencil and a map - designed by local artist,

Myro Doodles - a copy of which can be picked up from Village Greens or the Library.

Once you're done, scan the QR code (on the final clue and your map) to submit your entry and be in with a chance of winning a prize including book bundles, toys and more! Entry is by donation with all proceeds going towards buying vital resources for our wonderful school. 

Anyone can take part in the Autumn Scavenger Hunt, which has been created by the Friends of St Mary's PTA and with the generous support of local businesses. They include Minuteman Press on Warwick Street, Prestwich, which printed all the posters for us free of charge, Village Greens for having maps available and Myro Doodles for our wonderful map, clues and posters. 

Special thanks also go to St Mary's School Council, Eco Council, and Young Disciples groups who have also done such a fantastic job making the scarecrows.   

Prize winners will be selected after the closing date on 1st November.

Good Luck!

We are a volunteer group of parents/carers and staff who organise and run events across the academic year to raise vital funds for school resources.

Whether it’s revamping a play area, subsidising a school trip, or buying new books, arts and crafts resources, we work together to make sure that every penny counts and so that our children’s time at St Mary’s is the very best it can be.

Just by supporting an event you’ll be directly contributing to improving your child’s school experience.

It takes a village – and St Mary’s is ours!

The PTA depends on the time, skills and generosity of our volunteers. 

All parents/carers with a child at the school are automatically part of the PTA and are invited to come along to our regular meetings. Everyone is welcome and everyone’s contribution is valuable, no matter how much or how little you can give and whether it’s a fundraising idea, a raffle prize or just an hour or two to help out at events. 

Please see below for details of our committee members. 

We also have representatives for each year group to help with communication across the school, fundraising ideas and support. 

Nursery - Charlotte Sharples

Reception - Joanna Welbourne

Year 1 - Joely Hooper

Year 2 - Rachel Prendergast

Year 3 - Lucy Heald

Year 4 - Rachel Tideswell

Year 5 - Lauren Thompson 

Year 6 - Rachel Bingley

And not forgetting our very own artist in residence,

Myroslava ‘Myro Doodles’ Coates! 

Committee members and year group representatives will be elected/re-elected by formal vote at our Annual General Meeting (AGM), where we will also report back on how much money has been raised over the preceding year and what it was or is being spent on.

Minutes from the AGM and committee meetings throughout the year will also be published here for anyone who is interested but unable to attend. 

If you’re interested in getting involved, keep an eye on ClassDojo for details of meetings and events or drop us a line at pta@stmarys-prestwich.co.uk if you wish to contact us.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes,

Friends of St Mary’s PTA