Parents, Teachers & Friends of St Bernard's Association (PTFA)

March, 2026

Dear Parents,

Supporting Our Wonderful School

Hello everyone, I am pleased to contact you with another update from the PTFA. This will be one of my final communications as I will be stepping down from the role as Chair at the end of the Spring term. I would like to say a special thank you to all the parents, staff and committee for all their support whilst I have had the privilege to be part of the PTFA.

I am really pleased to announce that the committee have agreed for Harpreet Bilmoria & Kiran Khutan to Co-Chair the PTFA moving forward. We have been working together to ensure a smooth handover.

I also wanted to take this opportunity to remind you that there are many ways you can help the PTFA support the school, and in turn support your child’s education.

Please use ParentPay to contribute to the 400 Club

The 400 Club has been running for many years and helps support the operating costs of the St Bernard’s minibus. However, we are currently falling short of the £5,000 needed annually to maintain the service. We kindly ask you to consider purchasing a ticket/s to help us reach this goal!

The price of a ticket is £15.50 inclusive of the ParentPay, 50p admin charge. Tickets are purchased via ParentPay, but please note that these do not renew automatically and you need to continue to purchase these annually via ParentPay.

How does 400 Club work?

Parents can buy tickets for £15 each and each annual ticket gives entry into three draws.
There are 2 to 3 draws per year with a 1^st,2^nd and 3^rd prize dependent on the size of the contribution pot.
We have set up a new efficient process to select winners. The PTFA Treasurer uses an excel automated selection tool to choose the winners for each of the draws.
The prize winners are contacted via email.

Joining the PTFA Planning Committee

Thank you to all the parents who have got in touch with me to offer their help and support to the PTFA. For any new parents looking to get involved please do email me urgently if you would specifically like to be part of the planning Committee. The committee members will take on the following responsibilities:

Meet on a regular basis (typically every couple of months via online meetings)
Contribute ideas and agree the focus of PTFA activities to be organised throughout the year
Own specific projects arising from PTFA planning activities

Please be assured if you don’t want to be part of the committee but would just prefer to just help out on an ad-hoc basis that is absolutely fine.