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Wel¢gme lo the 2024 Annual General Report uf the St Bon's PTF What a year il has been! Ifs incredible to See how much wee achievtd together as a PTFA and a5 a school ¢ommunity- thank you to everyDne who has supported the PTFA over ihis past year. We are delighted io report ihe 5Utte551ul progre55 ol our fatqhYYiJtiL W.oiR. The ralsed beds are Ilouri5hing. ihe 5t Ffan¢i5 garden has been beavtilully revitalised. and ihe murals inspired by the children'5 ideas have bruusht colour to corneTS ol the school grounds. Your generou5 Support has once again enabled u5 to fund a ranze of experience5 lor our children. including the 8flStol Old WIL Christmas performance. authof sIts. valuable work5hop¥ cla55 resourte& an4J more. Ouf fundralsing ellorts have en outstanding. wilh th• Summer and Christmas falrs alone raisin% an iTnpre5$1ve £16,843! This year. we've a150 h05ted Several succe55ful everbis lor adults too. Including a quiz nighl and a lestive Chri5lma5 cralt evenL We are now closer than e¥er to tufning our wsioo ol a natural plèyground inio reality. A huge thank you lor all your 5UPPOrt! Best wishes Helen Albon Chalr. St Bon's PTFA
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At the start of the year we worked c105ety vnth the sihool leadership ieam to declde 4¥here nevi fundrai5Trng would make the rn05t dlfference and bring lastin8 benefil t• all children and meel the 5chool'5 learnins asm5. We dtcbded to launth ol The Grow Wsih It projèct in Marth 2024_ This Is a IDnger term PTFAlschool legacy projetl which aim5 10 transform areas of thE school grgund5 into space5 which support ihe delivery ol key obieitives in the lollowng areas: Cart for the Common Home Live Simply Supporting good mental and physical health. and wellbeing • Learning through play Th* project has three phases- 1) Incr••s• th• blodlversfrly ol some area5 01 ihe Khool ground5 in order t0 5UPPOrt children's learning and siirnulate curiosity around kty tOPlC5 such as bees. and care fof the environML This links wlth aspetts ol Carè lor ihe Common home currlculum theme. 21 Focus on sustainabllbty and create spaces lor childrèn io take action,, Bet Involved. and grow their own plants. Th15 phase link5 Wlth the Llve Slrnply Initsatlve. 3} Insplre. engage and physlcalty stretch chlldren by translorrnln8 a large af ea at the back of school Into a natiJTal playground lor a'natural playscapel Ivr active adventure. This bring5 together lots Dr themes, wlth a particular locu5 on wellbeing I physicol and mental health. and learning ihrough play. We also cornrnitied to lunding projects which would tontinue to support the school aims of 'learnin8 ihrouxh plal and 'creallng love of readin¥. This Included book5 lor the library, whole school event5 such a5 the Old Vic NaU¥lty perlormance, and workshops. as well as class and outdoor play resources.
PHASE 1: BIODIVERSITY BOOST rins the course of 2024 we Yrked hard to the sthool younds a biodi¥èrsiTy'boosV. delNèr4ftg the following.. Kltrhen garden: In Apnl 2024 3 ieam of parent volunieors filled the existing planters at the ffont of sihotsi with poiiinaiing plants and vegetables to aitra<i bees and other Insecis. In rhe summer the vegerables were h3Tve5tèd by the children, and ihè pian15 used as In5pirarion for rheir art WDYk. Front entr•n<e bed.. We funded rhe plan¢ing of a small colourful scÈnt@d display of pl3ntS and bulbs at the front entrance to the school as well as srnall In5Qlt Sculptures. St Franclj Gardon Pafenr ¥olunieefs transformed (he space witri more suitable planis. so It could be reopened to thildren 35 a reflectwe spacè. PHASE 2: TAKING ACTION Wè supported thts phasé ty. 5ellfrng plant5 wjfvth had been gro¥m by Ihe children from seèd_ Gro*Jng and 5ellins planrs at rhe summer lair. and fL¢nniffts a craft stall to ralsè awareness of the Importance ol bees Iirlcluding tote b¥ decoratln8, seed bomb makinÉ bug house paIntl1. Planr)Ing the Insiallatltsft of a gfeenhouse In 2025 and the development of a school garden.
pj MURALS In the Spnng oi k024 childfèn aifOSS rhè school wére InvTried to decide which plants and Inseits best represent 51 Bon-s. as parT of rheir 'Care for our Common Nome. learnin& athd Ihe Grtsw With It prole=I . and their ideas were Incorporated Into M new mwals funded by the PIF •r•nchlng Our. This mural at the n¢rance xhool features fjreflies chosen by the chlldfen tLS syynboltse how they. as tslQl¥ldual Ilsh come together to creare brtAer IIBht. The chlldr•n also Ihosè * ¥Allow tree to syrnljollsè St 'Glbnt Bug H•tf: Yhls mural ai the bac of sihool feaiufes real rn1 bug hou5e& io attraa and suppon ¥èrious Inserts. promotsng biodiverslty. The "childfen chose anrs to reprt5erit St Bon's as tttsey wort toghr and help each other. collab01a and w- operat¢ and are pery5tn¢ and detymln
RESOURCES Fire Pit and co1 lor the conservation area - £133 Amazon Wish lisl item5 lor dass resourte5- £212 Two semi circular tables lor reception clas5es- £410 Storage for performing arts area- £198 Paper gullloline for yse by all cla£5es- £161 GROW WITH IT Raised beds Iplants. compDSt)- £3n Hose aTrd tfolley- £2BS FlOvr pol5- £52 5t Fran¢i5 Garden plant5 and Materials - £352 Front entrance planting £141 Metal sculptures lor Ironl entrance Ibees, birdsl- £112 8ranchSng Out rnural - £14Q8 Giant Hotel mural - £1900 WORKSHOPS & WELLBEING Olyrnpic and Paratympic workshop5- £356 Unique VThce online salety WOTkshops lof KS2- £855 Bristol Old Vic performaTrce- £600 sfEfvI Wofkshop. £836 Year 6 leaver5 grfe cDntributlon- £600 Year 6 SATS breaklasr - £200 ALrthor vIt$- £672 Ice lollies lor all thildren for Sl Bon's Feast Day plenlc- Unilorrn shed. sisn. clothes rai15 and storage- £273
TR 2024 was a monumefttal year lor ihÈ finanoal management ol the PTFA as wt fmalty managed to bring the PTFA5 bankin& arfangernenls into modern ts'mes. We went ihrough the complex procedure of rngraiing our banking from Natwest to Lloyds. For the fvsi time. vje are now Enjow'ns the benefiis ol tlIne bankin8 and online bankin8 transactions. This has finally brought an end to.. the OMli¢ulties Of having to hun¢ lor and ratify physiul bank 5tan>Ents the prDcess ol i55uJng paper cheques, each Tequirinx dual signatorie5, and the need to keep a manual record ol all banking iransactjons lor annual reporting. FUTURE REPORTING In an effort to lurthef reducing the administratTve burdn on our current and future YoluntEers. we are making an additional adjustment ¥yilh regard5 to reportsng. From thi5 year. our reporling l5 being adjusted to align to the talendarlfinancial year. rather than reporting to school year5_ FUNDRAISING SUCCESS As tar as PTFA linancts ale coricerTred. •nioy@d another stellaf year ol fundraising. However, it'5 especialty pleasing to See thal i)ur Support lor 5<hool proJ'e(ts has reached record levels. As at the end or Decembw 2024. thÈ Uoyds Bank account balance sal at £2S.303.96. In addition, we still hold around £5.800 TrNith Natwest. This will be moved to Lloyd5 once v¢e are certain that we are in a posilion to close our accouni with Natwest. Jason ft•yner. TreIrer. St Bon's PTFA
4• ST BON'S PTFA 5-YEAR FINANCIAL OVERVIEW •demk year vlew Year Totsl Income TotAI OLrt oin Nei po&iron 2019120 £13747.65 £17.816.48 4.068.83 2tr20121 £11.232.60 £5.974 54 £5.258 06 2021122 £21.329.25 E9,545.14 È11,784. 2022123 £31430.33 E30,42141 £1,008 92 2023124 £28.982.C £34,938 IXI 5.954 00 Bilan¢¢ a¢ end 012024 fina11 year £21.946. The above table lo11 the aiademic year. as per Charity Cornrnissi<Jn requirements. bui as AGM reports on the calendar year Pfior 12 months. this view Is also shown in the table belDw. Calendar year vlew Ye•r Tot41 Incom¢ Total Outoolng¥ Nel pts$ttion Jan 24-J•n2 ¢44 184 81 t1J.BBQ £25.303 96
No timE to volunteef, too busy tts bake? We get itll Here are othèr ways In which you can help our wonderful schoolll MONTHLY DONATION Can yDiI 5parÈ ès little as £5 a month? Consider sètting up a rnonihly debit to our charit*- For less than the price ol weekly takeaway collee you could make a long lasting drflerEnce lo the childrEn ol Si Bons. You can cancel any tlme. DONATE Perhaps you are alumni who warht to thank ihe school lor their hard work or a srandparent who wishes tG contrkbute? Sign up here". AMAZON WISH LIST amazon. Afflaion Wlsh Li5t- did your know that teacher5 have an Ama20n Wish List whe¥E you can buy Items for your child's class? Bookmark rhe below link and check for regular updates. you mtght just make their day. co.uk St Bon's Amazon Wlsh List
Ii'iii." , a.Nlllllljlj][ MATCHED FUNDING A huge number ol UK emplDyefS ofler a 'matchéd lundkng Scheme, where they duuble vthatever you raise through volunteering. Parenis who work lor Lloyd5, Pwc. Hargreave5 Lansdov4n amorhg others h)ve beerh able lo double our lundraisingl We can help you with any application.
*, EASYFUNDRAISING The EO>yluu. {mobile app also available) is linked with over 75j brands. Simply regisier with Easylundrai51ng and shop online as norrn31, those brands will donate a perieniage ot what you spend i¢ St Bon5 PTFA- you don'i pay a single penny extral Paying bills? Online grocefies? Booking a holiday? Do it wa Easylundraising. Scan the QR code Sign up. seleci 'St Bonaventure's Catholic Prlmary S¢h•ol' as your iause. Add the briJw5er Extension, thls will ensure the websile autornaiically donates to the PTFAI
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