Parent Teacher Association
Our PTA plays a vital role in connecting parents, teachers, children, current and past, enriching our school experience through various events.
Membership in our PTA is automatic for all parents with children attending our school, ensuring inclusivity and active participation from our entire school community. We encourage parents to engage with our events and initiatives.
Fundraising for essential materials and equipment is one of our primary goals, enhancing the learning environment for all the children. Additionally, the PTA facilitates communication, strengthening the bond between home and school.
Our collaborative spirit extends beyond our school gates, as we occasionally work together with the Junior School PTA for joint events.
For more information about our PTA and upcoming activities, please reach out via email at oatlandsinfantspta@yahoo.co.uk
Explore the sections below to learn more about our PTA:
Second Hand Uniform
We have a variety of pre-loved uniform items available for purchase at affordable prices.
As a guideline, our prices typically range as follows:
- Crested School Cardigans / Jumpers: £3 and above
- Crested Polo Shirts: £2.00 and above
We welcome donations of crested second-hand uniform items. If you have any crested uniform pieces in good condition that you no longer need, please consider donating them to us. Your contributions help support our Second Hand Uniform initiative and benefit fellow parents and children.
We strive to host a Second Hand Uniform sale approximately every half term. Your class representatives will keep you informed once the dates are finalized, and you're more than welcome to submit pre-orders if you're unable to attend the sale in person.
Additionally, we encourage you to recycle any non-crested uniform items by donating them to your local charity shop. By doing so, you're not only decluttering your wardrobe but also supporting charitable causes in your community.
Thank you for supporting our Second Hand Uniform initiative! By purchasing pre-loved items and donating your gently used uniform pieces, you're contributing to sustainability efforts within our school community.
If you have any questions or would like to place a pre-order, please don't hesitate to contact your class reps.
YEAR 1 & YEAR 2 VALENTINE’S DISCOS
Despite the snow, our school's PTA discos went ahead after half term, and the children had a fantastic time dancing with their friends.
These lively events took place during the last two weeks of February, creating unforgettable memories for our Year 1 and Year 2 children.
A massive thank you goes out to all the teachers for their invaluable assistance during the evenings, ensuring everything ran smoothly. A special thank you also goes to Rascals for providing the entertainment that kept our young dancers grooving all night long!
QUIZ & CHIPS
On Friday evening, April 19th, our PTA brought back the beloved Quiz and Chips event, where eager parents tested their general knowledge in a spirited quiz competition.
The evening was filled with friendly competition and camaraderie as teams went head to head.
Attendees enjoyed delicious fish and chips from Oatlands Fisheries, complemented by a well-stocked bar provided by the PTA.
We're thrilled to announce that the event was a tremendous success, raising an outstanding £700 in profit.
A big congratulations to the winning team, Les Enfants Terribles, for their impressive performance!
A huge shoutout to all who participated and supported this memorable evening.
Oatlands Infant School set a challenge for their pupils to run the Harrogate Junior Park Run on Sunday 1st October 2023, to raise funds for new school equipment and facilities to help the children thrive!
It was a glorious Sunday morning and all the children were full of energy and excitement ready for the briefing and warm up with the Race Director (and our very own Mr Harrison!) The children gathered patiently at the start line eagerly awaiting the siren...then they were off! Two laps of the circuit and the atmosphere was buzzing. There were lots of smiles, plenty of laughter and bucket loads of determination. It was a great achievement for all the children, their families and friends. After crossing the finish line, the children collected their medals and enjoyed their fruit treat (there were lots of juicy watermelon soaked faces!) It was a wonderful start to the day!
In total 92 children entered the race and went home sporting their shiny 'finishers' medal.
We are grateful for all your hard work in collecting sponsorship money, please do continue to collect to help keep our school a wonderful one!!
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help and special thanks to Harrogate Junior Park Run for letting us join in and for looking after everyone on the day!!
Another fantastic night to celebrate year 2s leavers! We all had a ball with music from Rascals Entertainment.
A massive thank you to all the helpers and teachers.
Thank you Ms Anderson for all your support!
Bon voyage to you and all on your next journey.
Onwards and Upwards! 🎈🎈🎈
King Charles II bunting competition
On the day of Coronation, the PTA were busy with judging all the buntings that’s been submitted by the school children. There were well over 100 entries. Winners from each year group were chosen and announced in the afternoon.
The children sang songs to celebrate the King's Coronation, and the teachers put together a great performance. The atmosphere was made even more joyful by the decorations, including bunting designed by the school children, making it a memorable day.
We enjoyed the rest of the afternoon on the playing field selling cakes and refreshments to our parents, friends and families.
Thank you to the PTA team for such a great afternoon!
Our first Leavers Disco since the pandemic, what a fantastic evening! We had over 80 children with glow sticks, balloons, dancing along with our very own DJ Dance Matt. DJ Dance Matt was on great form, he was pumping out music from George Ezra - Shot gun, watch you wa wa wa song, followed by a famous tune from Encanto to Baby Shark. Every child was dancing away, some were doing the splits, break dancing and street dancing!! To finish, DJ Matt played a farewell to Oatlands infant song! It was a spectacular evening where boys and girls just embraced their time with friends, their teachers and Oatlands Infant school!
Thank you to all the teachers and parents who helped out and made this night a memorable one!
In October 2021, the PTA were set a fund raising challenge to raise £10,000 towards the building of a new Reception classroom with direct access to the outdoor area.
For our first challenge, the PTA organised a sponsored fun run. The challenge was for all the children to run 2km in conjunction with Junior Park Run and raise sponsorship money or donations. The run director sorted all the volunteers’ responsibilities on the day, all the PTA needed to do was to find 16 volunteers, source the medals and some healthy snacks, of which we chose watermelons and tangerines (tasty and refreshing).
The day started off with lovely sunshine and approximately 100 Oatlands infant children plus parents equipped with their runners’ barcode. Everyone arrived at the Magnesia Well Cafe in Valley Gardens for 08.50 all ready for their warm ups, instructions of where to go and H&S briefing!
As the clock struck 09.00, the count down began 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 go and all the runners and parents were off!! What a magnificent race, watching all the children giving their upmost effort, rosy cheeks and lots of smiles. They ran past the marshals, parents, friends and families who were all cheering out loud!! Once 2 laps had been done, tokens handed out, barcodes scanned, all the runners with their parents were directed to receive their well earned medal and tasty refreshments!!
What a smashing day!! Everything went smoothly and all that’s left to do now, is to remind the children and parents to bring in their sponsor money!!
Thank you to all the volunteers, parents, families and friends for taking part and supporting Oatlands PTA. We hope this will raise a lot of money towards our great big build project!! But also, we hope you will join Junior Park Run again sometime in the near future. It is on every Sunday wind, rain or shine!
