AGENDA – Keep it in the family
Halsford Park Primary School PTA members – and their children – join volunteers from Coolings Garden Centre for a planting event at school
Sarah Everson, former PTA secretary at Halsford Park Primary School, East Grinstead, and her daughter Megan, 10
MEGAN: Being a PTA kid defi nitely has its perks. I get to know about all sorts of things before anyone else – for example, I knew we were getting a new trim trail in the playground and what equipment we were getting. I can go into all the fairs early and stay late, and if there are cakes left over, I get to eat them. Mum ran the Friday tuck shop, and I used to help her make up the bags of sweets. If any were slightly damaged, I got to have them. I’ve also made friends with other kids whose mums are in the PTA, so now I’ve got friends in other year groups that I wouldn’t have otherwise. The downside is that it takes up time.
Keep it in the family
As a PTA parent, you’re modelling a host of important values for your children, says Nuala Calvi
their children, showing them the importance of caring for others, volunteering for charitable causes and giving back to their community. Getting your children
P
TA parents can be valuable role models for
involved in PTA activities also gives them a chance to learn different skills, make new friends and grow in confi dence – and, as these PTA parents and kids reveal, it can even lead to a few unexpected perks…
Sarah’s children are happy to help out – and dress up – at PTA events
Once a month there’s a meeting in the evening, and my dad will have to put me to bed, or I might have to run my own bath. It’s not massive, but it affects me a bit. Also having to go places, like going to school at the weekend. But I bring my scooter and get to zoom around the playground, which I wouldn’t usually be allowed to do. It’s certainly made me appreciate how much time and effort goes into things behind the scenes, and that’s inspiring.
SARAH: Megan helps me out with PTA activities a lot, especially if there are sweets involved! She carries bags to places for me and often comes down to the school to help haul things out of the PTA shed.
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