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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 we￿e 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 fatqhYYiJt￿iL 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

EVE
Sale ol St
Da*Nfs D
£47
Mar 24. ￿￿1&¥
Sale ol kYe4o¥ed
uniform
£117
Mar 24. E•st•r P•Tad•
r•fr•thm•nts
Sale bl coffte and
Pa51ries
• K62
M•r. Apr 14- Cl•s5
bake Mles
We#ly salè& of baked gotrtls
by each year g¥oup
£1759
Pareni volunfws Pl￿*d
the raisèd bL>(ts
NIA
Ap124.Q￿nll
Qu12 (or adults, wllh
Y*lreshmeni
£1640
M•y 24- dl•coJ
lieLeplltsTh KSI
and KS2 &¥aS
£2934
24. 6•rd•ths
Parent volurtieeys translormed
thÈ Sl Francls Gaydert
• NIA
May 24- Plaht sal•
le ol pL4nis gi¢)wn Irom seed
by the chlldten
Wèekty tsf lté Lièams
and lolljes And f¢eth Iruil by
eo(Tr. year sio4Jp
• £25
IA•y- Jul 24- Froz•n
Frld•ys
£1131
•ll•rtlon
24. lalr
Anrtu&l schtsol fair
•lWJ
JuTh 14- Now receptl•D
partnts Inlo evefiln8
Free $otsdk baÉS
ients. Pr*-k)¥ed unli￿rn ￿t.
£19
Jul 24- MS1 & 2 Sports Days
Retreshmenrs seyved. flee Imi
vldèo childrén
£161

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SW- New rnc*ption
par•nts cott•• m•rnkng
Teas. (oifetrs *)d
pastiie£
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Sept 14. Jan 25 Pr
lov￿ unlforni sh
Sale of prtr¥h*d
unllorm. shotr& Ibbfs
• £400
PJrèThtvtsluntÈèrs s￿defyn8
se$$￿ io Maint￿ rJ&ed bed$
•WA
S•p. Nov 14- Asd•
Cuhp•t for Schwls
179
*isda Re*bTdsN>p
SeLdrsd hènd ieKtlle
danaiion
• £IOB
O<t 14. kho•l kn•s
R¥￿pilon and KS1.and K52
• £2
Ocl 24. 6•rd•
ParÈAI vdumeèrs plaThieO
tf X4) bulb4 lrtiwd beds
• NIA
N•v. D•¢ 24. aylstrnas
Cht1&￿'S chr￿U￿a5 dèsitns
bV4llable 10 order thr￿h
My Chllrfs Art
19
Nov 24- ChrOstma* Clafts
evethz lor adults
Chiistrnds (tan evening
refreshments ￿ lth>d seTh*d
D•c 24- Chththias F•*
school l¥
slleni a%￿lIL
• É82DJ
Det 14. Car•1
R￿reShinentj serbtd ro rhise
for iht P4(*boi sculpiui

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 environM￿L 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 Y￿rked 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 paIntl￿1.
Planr)Ing the Insiallatltsft of a gfeenhouse In 2025 and
the development of a school garden.

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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
brtA￿er IIBht.
The chlldr•n also Ihosè * ¥Allow tree to syrnljollsè St
'Glbnt Bug H•t*f: 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 tog￿h￿r and help each
other. collab01a￿ and w-
operat¢ and are pery5t*n¢
and detymln

RESOURCES
Fire Pit and co￿1 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
FlOv￿r 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 vI￿t$- £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 t￿lIne bankin8 and online bankin8 transactions.
This has finally brought an end to..
the OMli¢ulties Of having to hun¢ lor and ratify physiul bank 5ta*n>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 burd*n 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.
TreI￿rer. 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 fina￿1￿1 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

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