Welcome to MOSPS's

PFA Page!

Who we are...
We are currently a small group of volunteers, mostly made up of parents of children, currently at MOSPS (but we're happy to welcome anyone who would like to be involved in our mission to support the school - past pupils, wider family members, or volunteers from the local community with something to contribute)! 

We are a separate body to the School itself, and a registered charity in our own right.  We work closely with the school, to raise much needed additional funds.

We have our own Facebook page too - you can take a look at it here: MOSPS PFA

What we do...
At the start of each school year, we liaise with the Senior Leadership Team, Governors, Staff and pupils, to get an idea of what the school might want or need, but can't necessarily fund themselves.  We like to think that we help to add "the icing on the cake", to enhance and expand the children's day to day experiences at school, both inside and outside the classroom.

In spite of the headline grabbing information that you see in the press, school funding is tighter than ever, with budgets being squeezed, and our schools are being asked to cope with rising levels of Special Educational Needs and anxiety amongst our children, as well as maintaining achievement standards for all, offering a broad and balanced curriculum, and meeting all the demands of statutory guidelines.

So, to try to help as much as we can, as the school year goes on, we work hard behind the scenes to set up a variety of fun and engaging fundraising events, to earn as much as we can, to deliver on the items that the School have identified at the start of the year (and have some fun ourselves along the way - meeting other like minded parents/carers/members of the community)!

Examples of our work....

Did you know that in recent years, some great examples of the impact we have had, and the things that we have provided are:

 The Eco Pod - located up at the edge of Little Wood and used by all in Year R - Year 4, who venture up to Forest School each week, for their dose of pond dipping, wild play, outdoor cooking on the fire and much more!!!

 Interactive Whiteboards -  in every classroom, giving the teachers a fantastic interactive resource from which they can run lessons/activities/wet play entertainment, the list goes on!!!

 Renovating the School Garden - we ran a working party day, over the Summer holidays, to help re-build the raised bedding areas in the wonderful school garden and had a good old tidy up!!  Hopefully you'll agree it looks great and the children are reaping the rewards from the produce grown there, in being able to sample and cook some of it, while they are at their Forest School sessions!!!

Forest School Gazebo - while we all sign up to the School's outdoor moto of "there's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing", there are some days in the Winter term when the Forest School sessions can see some quite extreme weather rolling off the Solent!!  To try to ensure that all the children still get to enjoy their outdoor time, we commissioned a hand made wooden gazebo, to provide a little bit of shelter on those really wet days!!!

What you can do....

It's really true that "many hands, make light work"!!  If you are able to afford a little time, either on a regular basis, or as a one off, we would be so very grateful!!!  We are only here because of the generosity of people giving up as much time as they can, to give a little back to a great cause.  It might be that you can only help on the day for one of our events, or you have a great fundraising idea that you would like to share, or you may want to join our committee - in any event we would love to hear from you!!!

***We are currently in need of a treasurer, so if you, or someone you know (another parent, family member, or just a willing local volunteer) might have the relevant skills or knowledge, and a bit of spare time, to help us keep track of our incomings and outgoings, we would be over the moon!!!****

So please, CONTACT US @:
mospspfa@outlook.com

Or, leave your details with the ladies in the Office, or come and chat to one of us on the playground at pick up or drop off - whatever works for you!!

Funding plans for 2024 - 2025:

GOING GOOGLE: this year, the School are aiming to come away from a fixed server and move towards a cloud based system, using Google.  While there is an initial cost to make the transfer over, this will ultimately save the School money, as their server needs updating around every 5 years at a cost of close to £20,000.  It will also mean that they don't have to pay annual licences for software that is currently used, but won't be required on moving over to Goggle.

We are aiming to raise £8,500 to fund 18 new Chromebooks that the children will be able to use in class and which will be compatible with the new operation under Google.

BIKE STORAGE: the School would love to encourage and facilitate more children to be able to cycle to school.  With a lot of our families living in and around the village, and with such limited parking around the School site, it would be a great way to increase the levels of physical activity that our children do (which is reported to be dropping, year on year, due to more time being spent on screens and indoors), as well as fitting in really well with the School's Green Flag/Eco School status!  Mr Willis would also like to introduce cycling into the Curriculum, with it being recorded that some children as old as 8 are still not able to ride bikes.

We are aiming to raise: £5,000 to fund the installation of bike racks and a shelter just outside the Pre-School, as well as introduce a new access point to the Junior Playground so that children do not need to go off site to regain entry to the playground.

OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT: outdoor play and Forest School equipment doesn't last long with 320 children playing with it on a daily basis, or it getting covered in mud and being exposed to the elements at Little Wood, so there is always a general need for good quality items to keep the children engaged and entertained while at break, lunch or in Forest School.

We would like to raise around: £1,000 to be able to keep the equipment in good order and have it in plentiful supply for all!!!

Planned Events for 2024-2025

2nd Hand Uniform Sale:

When: Friday 20th September, 3.15pm

Where: MOSPS Junior Playground

***All items just £1***

Meet and Greet Drop in for a Cuppa:

When: Thursday 3rd October bet; 2pm - 3pm

Where: MOSPS Main Hall

Reindeer Run:

When: Sunday 15th December 2024 (time to be confirmed)

Where: Milford on Sea Village (further details to follow)