PTA
PTA Noticeboard
Please see below a summary of all of our current and upcoming events. For full details click on each event page (as shown below)
- Please help the PTA by donating any unwanted logo'd uniform.
To donate any uniform there is a box for donations in the school reception area. We will be holding a second hand uniform sale to sell any donations received.
- Help us raise money for the school when you buy items through Amazon. Go to Amazon Smile and select "St Marks PTA (Cheltenham)" as your chosen charity. Amazon will then donate 0.5% of the net purchase of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the PTA.
Past PTA Events - Easter Cake Sale 2023
We were blown away by the amazing Easter themed cakes! Thank you to everyone who made a cake, donated a cake or came along and bought one! The sale made a Fantastic £220.00.
The winners were:
1st Place - Lottie Year 3
2nd Place- Jos Year 4
3rd Place- Indie Year 3
Overall winners were Yellow for the most creative designs.
Easter Disco
Thank you for supporting our Easter Disco we raised £345.00 another great amount!
Valentines Sweet Sale
We made a profit of just over £50.00. Thank you for your support and we hope you enjoyed the sweets!
Popcorn Film Night
Thank you to everyone for supporting the event.
We raised £200 and we hope you enjoyed watching Sing 2!!
Christmas Fair 9th December 2022
The Christmas Fair we raised £1004.00!! It was a brilliant afternoon and we hope that all the Children had a great time.
PTA Firework Cake Sale and Competition
What are we doing with the funds that the PTA has raised?
- The PTA are paying for the ice cream for the Christmas Panto trip.
- Leaver's hoodies
- First aid courses for all year groups
- Previous years the PTA have paid for new library books.
All the money raised by the PTA goes back into the school to support our Children during their St Marks Junior School experience. Thank you for your ongoing support.
Who we are:
All parents automatically become members of the PTA. The Committee, selected each year at the Annual General Meeting, is representative of each year group and the teaching staff.
The annual programme of events is planned by the committee and this includes fundraising activities to benefit the children in the school as well and other social activities to interest parents and families.
PTA Committee 2022-2023:
Chair - Liv Knight
Vice Chair - Hillary Preece
Secretary - Jules Hoult
Treasurer - Sarah Welch
Committee members – Allayne Green, Danni Jukes, Sonia Hyatt, Laura Mathews
We also have a growing number of parents who volunteer their time to help out at events.
Contact Us
Email: pta@st-marks.gloucs.sch.uk
Speak to us in person: pop a long to the next meeting, or speak to any of the committee members on the playground after school.
Facebook: for regular updates of events please like our Facebook page –
Mission Statement:
To connect home, school and community through activities and events, enabling us to support and enrich every child’s learning experience.
We are a registered charity (Charity no: 1079093), run by a group of volunteers committed to raising funds for all the children within the junior school.
We always need extra pairs of hands!
Please contact us or the School Office if you would be able to help in any way. We would be really grateful!
There are many ways you could help:
- Helping at a school disco (usually 3 disco’s a year)
- Running a stall at the Christmas or summer fair
- Donating items for the Christmas or summer fair (raffle prizes, tombola prizes etc).
- Serving refreshments at an event (new parents evening, Christmas fair).
- Helping put up/take down posters before and after events.
- Providing new ideas and suggestions
- Most importantly – Come along and enjoy the events hosted by the PTA.
How we have supported the school and enriched the children’s school life:
A big thank you for all your help and support last year!! 2022 was the year things got back to normal and we welcomed normal with open arms.
We managed to raise a super amount through the year enabling us to purchase:
- First aid course for each child
- Leavers hoodies
- Mr Whippy ice-creams for the jubilee
- Ice creams for the Panto
- Money left over will be put towards more learning resources for the children.
