SMA
SMA MOTOR SHOW 2009 - "WHEEL MEET AGAIN" - continues to be a great success and is generously suported by the local community. Many thanks to all those involved in preparing for this huge annual event! Also thank you to the parents, staff and pupils who helped on the day.
Please click here for the SMA Motor Show Website
SMA - Aiding your child’s education is our main aim.
The SMA is a voluntary group of parents dedicated to raising funds to provide our students with extra facilities and equipment to aid their education.
Officers from October 2009 to October 2010
Chairman: Mr Paul Reed (Yr 12 parent)
Vice Chair: Mrs Bridie Murtagh (Yr 10and 12 parent)
Treasurer: Mr Chris Brolly (Yr9 and 12 parent)
Secretary: Mr Hugh Murtagh (Yr 9 and 11 parent)
Charles Cage: Premises Staff
Lucia and Giles Housden: (Yr10 parents)
Mark Lanham: (Yrs 9 and 11)
Annie-Marie McEwan: (Yr10 parents)
Fiona and John McGloin: (Yr11 parents)
Frances Simpson: (Yr12 parents)
Bridget and Paul Tappin (Yrs 11 and 7)
A very warm welcome is extended to all our new members.SMA meetings take place on the first Monday of each month. Should this fall on a bank holiday or school holiday an alternative date will be made. Meetings take place in room K4 (MFL) at the rear of the main building at 8pm. All interested parents are welcome to attend these meetings and new members will be made most welcome.
SMA Meeting dates for 2009/2010- Meeting dates in room K5 at 8pm
Monday 29th March 2010
Monday 10th May 2010
Monday 7th June 2010
Monday 5th July 2010
We realise that not everyone can devote time regularly but we would like to appeal to parents and staff to think about their skills and how they might be able to help occasionally throughout the year. If you would like to find out more, or would like to join the SMA, please contact us via the school.
Here are some of the events that the SMA will be running:
Midsummer Ball now moved from June to "The Winter Ball" Saturday 27th November 2010, Bishops Stortford Golf Club, Details on Events page
Motor Show 2010 (Sunday 12th September 2010) An application form for exhibitors is downloadable from the Events page or from the dedicated website when available nearer the time. Please note that dogs are not permitted on the school site. Apologies for any inconvenience.
We always need HELP to run these events, especially on the day, and rely on parents to support the extremely dedicated and busy committee so please, if you have a couple of hours to spare on any of the above dates, especially the motor show, let us know by calling the office on 01279 654901 or email at info@stmarys.net.
FOSMA
About the Friends of St Mary's
Our role as a Governing Body is to ensure that the school management, teachers and all support staff have the resources to continue to deliver high standards of educational achievement. We have a five year Strategic Plan and an annual Development Plan (both revised annually) to ensure that we not only maintain the long established traditions of success at St Mary’s but build on the unstinting efforts of our predecessors who built what we have today.
Long gone are the days when schools could expect 100% grants to undertake such capital work. The onus is now placed upon voluntary-aided schools to find a large proportion of funding new capital projects (with the option to borrow in appropriate circumstances). In this regard the Governors established in 1996 a charitable trust, “The Friends of St Mary’s” The sole objective of the Trust is to raise funds for capital projects for the benefit of St Mary’s.
As parents, if we want to see a continuation of Christian secondary education for our children (and by selecting St Mary’s this is what we have chosen) then we have to face up to the reality that as part of the voluntary aided sector there is a price to pay if we wish to continue that right.
About the Friends Of St Mary's Click here.
SMA ASSOCIATION NEWS - Achievements this year
Donations made to school for:
- Visualisers
- Greenhouse
- Sixth Form bench and table sets
- Continuing fundraising for the next minibus
- £20,000 towards new sports courts being completed
2008 GRAND DRAW RAISED £830 profit
2008 MOTOR SHOW RAISED £8,500 (2000 attended)
2009 ST PATRICKS NIGHT RAISED £1,000 (80 attended)
2009 SUMMER BALL RAISED £1,600 (130 attended)
and how the money has been spent:
- Tennis Courts £2000
- New Bench £ 235
- Presentation Evening £ 725
- Department Grants £1000
- 6th Form Benches £1000
- Greenhouse £ 500
- Classroom Visualisers £4528
The above are the donations made to the school in the last two years. In addition to this the SMA saves thousands of pounds each year in a minibus fund. Both our minibuses and the trailer have been donated by the SMA.
The SMA’s work is very rewarding and a lot of fun, so if you would like to share some of your time and skills with us, we very much look forward to welcoming you at the AGM and hope that you might join the SMA. Feel free to make any fund raising suggestions or comments, we welcome new ideas.
THANK YOU to all who supported these events and to all our loyal parents and their friends and students who volunteered on the day to help run the Motor Show
Paul Reed
Chairman
