PTA Successes

Earlier this year St Mary Cray Primary Academy opened its first ever food bank to help local families that were struggling during the pandemic. We expanded this to ensure that every child that attends our school gets a present to open on Christmas day.

We reached out for local families, businesses and members of the community to donate new and unopened toys/games that we can wrap and pass onto the children.

We were inundated with gifts and donations, and are humbled by the response from parents and businesses local and beyond!

Not only were we able to provide a present to all of our children this Christmas, but we also were able to provide presents to our pre-school siblings and support Bromley and Croydon's Womens Aid.

Autumn Term is a perfect time to wrap up warm in your cosy pyjamas, roll out to bed and join in some fun-draising actitivties! On 20th November you all contributed pyjamas and money helping us provide 80 pairs of pyjamas for the Children's Hospital Pyjamas charity. Such a simple item that we take for granted is so important for children who are away from home and feeling poorly as they receive treatments in hospitals, and pyjamas can bring a bit of relief and comfort to all. 

Thank you all for your support for such a good cause this term!

The Defibrillator is a life saving piece of equipment that provides our school (pupils, staff and visitors) the security of immediate response to cardiac arrests. 

To raise money we held a defibrillator disco and other events such as non-uniform days and cake sales. We raised approximately £600. We were lucky to join forces with the Carly Heart Trust who matched our funds to help us reach our goal quicker.