Friends of Poppleton Ousebank Primary School - PTA
Friends of POPS is a registered charity, dedicated to organising events and raising funds to support our school. We have a core group of volunteers who liaise with parents and external organisations to make school events a community affair.
Our events include the Christmas Fair, Secrets Room and POPFEST to name a few. We also provide support for coffee afternoons and Sports Days.
We regularly provide newsletters to keep our families informed. Look out for them in your emails.
The elected committee/ trustees of FOPOPs following the AGM are:
Chairperson: Sarah Thorp
Vice-Chair: Emily Paul
Treasurer: Dan Kaleda
Secretary: Victoria Griffin
Scarecrow Competition - Web Adventure Park
Many thanks to all the children who decorated a mermaid scale to add to our mermaid scarecrow. We came a close second in the scarecrow competition at the Web Adventure Park – however, the staff were so pleased with our entry that they have given us the ‘staff vote’ and are offering the school a free after school session at the Web Adventure Park.
The project was lead by Beth Laws (POPS Parent) and she and a small team of volunteers did a great job in pulling together the whole scarecrow. News of the free entry date coming soon.
PopSoc
PopSoc is a 50-place out-of-school club providing year round care for children aged 4 to 11. It has been running since 1999 having been started by, and continued to run by, a voluntary parental committee.
Its focus is on providing free play opportunities based around activities, in a safe and encouraging environment. They have a wide selection of indoor and outdoor equipment and run a range of activities daily. Typical activities include arts and crafts, sports and games, and music and drama.
Children's Centre
A children’s centre is somewhere local families with young children can go to enjoy facilities and receive any needed support. The facilities and activities that are offered are designed especially for parents who may be expecting a new baby, or for those with a child under the age of five.
Fully trained staff are able to deal with any specific needs a child may have, and they work alongside parents in order to ensure families are consistently supported. Children’s centres aim to improve outcomes for young children, ensuring they are happy, healthy and ready to begin school. Centres can provide help and support to children and young families whenever they need it, as well as helping to prevent any problems from developing in the future.
Children’s centres are specifically tailored to the local conditions and needs. They can help children to become better at learning complex vocabulary, as well as increasing reasoning skills. Children can also learn to develop their intellectual and social skills with the help from children’s centres.
Becoming a parent can be one of the happiest and most challenging moments in anyone’s life. Though it can be a time that brings fantastic memories, it can also be extremely daunting for some, especially first time parents. Children’s centres play a vital role here, as parents have somewhere they are able to go in order to talk to professionals and other parents.
Children’s centres are able to provide a happy, relaxed and non-judgemental place to seek advice and see what facilities and activities are available. Parents are able to build support networks from early on through children’s centres, with more thorough support being offered further down the line if it’s needed.
With help from professionals and strong social networks, parents, both new and old, are able to deal with whatever life brings them. In short, children’s centres offer:
- Early Years provision
- Family support and parental outreach
- Child and family health services
- Parental involvement
- Links to Job Centre Plus
- And more!