The PTA News
Long Lane Summer Fest - 25th June
Mystery Events - 20th May 2022
PTA - Classlist
The PTA would love to introduce you to a new communication tool they are launching to the whole school community.
All parents will be sent an email directly from the app inviting you to sign up. The PTA would love every single parent in the school to create an account to enable full school communication.
This is a fantastic app - we hope it can build on a real community feel to the school. The PTA want it to replace the PTA WhatsApp groups, Facebook communication and PTA Parentmail notices, but it will do so much more - online ticketing for events, connecting multiple year groups and make it easier to communicate with all parents of children in a particular club - eg all basketball parents or parents of gardening club for example.
Please see document below with all the features on if you want to know more details, or you can search the classlist website (www.classlist.com) for more answers. The PTA are more than happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or asking your class rep.
PTA Pottery Painting - 13th May 2022
Friday May 13th 7.30pm-10pm @ School
Come and enjoy a fun night with friends with a creative twist. Mad Hatters Pottery Cafe will be providing us with items to paint & quality ceramic paints and we will provide a fully licensed bar & snacks.To reserve your place, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.or fill in your name on the booking form in the office.
PTA Easter Egg-citing Challenge
PTA Mother's Day Gift Shop
PTA Newsletter Feb 2022
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PTA Pizza & Cookie Evening Feb 2022
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PTA - Total Raised at Christmas 2021
We are thrilled to announce that the 12 Days of Chistmas Fun raised a total profit of £4,006.
A huge thank you to everyone for your support.
For more details and the answers to the competitions please read the following announcement:
PTA - Total Raised at Christmas 2022.pdf
2021 PTA - 6th Day of Christmas
Thank you to everyone for all the classroom resources given to school as part of the PTAs 6th Day of Christmas Giving List. Here are some of the items that were received by Years 4 & 6.
Huge Thank You from the staff and pupils.
2021 Reindeer Dash
On the 10th December the whole school took part in the Reindeer Dash supported by the PTA as their 10th Day of Christmas event. This involved lots of fun games and activities: Santa's Sack, Grab Santa's Hat, Reindeer Jumps, Pull the Sleigh, Fill the Stockings, Santa Says, Reindeer Hoopla, Gingerbread Jumps, Snowball Hunt, Gingerbread Men vs the Grinch and Down the Chimney. Huge thanks to Mr Hunt, the Sports Ambassadors and House Captains for organising. Everyone had a fantastic time, it was great to see the pupils having so much fun!!
Please click here to see more photos from the day.
PTA Christmas - Silent Auction
We have just launched our Online Auction starting on Thursday 2nd December at 7pm and ends and concludes on Wednesday 15th December at 9pm. We have some amazing items to bid on! Please click on the link https://auctionofpromises.com/LongLanePTAAuction2021 and have a look through all of the items available. Feel free to share this with family and friends too!
Please check out the PTA Facebook page to see all the other activities we are running for the Christmas 12 days of fun.
PTA - 12 Days of Fun
Quiz Night & AGM Thank You
Happy half term everyone!
We hope you all have some lovely plans, even if they only involve a very well earned rest!
We'd like to thank everyone who came to our Quiz night last week for their fantastic support. It was definitely our biggest turnout to a PTA AGM for a few years and on top of that we had a lot of fun doing a quiz, expertly hosted by Mr Thorne.
Well done to the winning team Agatha Quiztie, their knowledge of obscure 90s pop artists and pandemic news headlines was second to none!! Also thanks to The Lemon Plaice for the delicious fish and chips served up, it definitely served as a good base for all the wine we sold...
But finally, thanks to everyone who came, we raised a whopping £620! Absolutely brilliant amount to start the year with and hopefully a great contribution for the school's projects this year.
Your PTA
PTA Spooky Spoon Competition -2021
Can you spook our judges by creating a Spooky Spoon?
Every Child will bring home a provided spoon to join in the spooky half term fun.
Anyone welcome to enter, even adults!!
Spooky Spoons to be handed to your class teacher by 4th November - don't forget to name them!!
Winners announced 8th November.
We are really looking forward to seeing your amazing spooky entries.
Scan the QR code to donate to Long Lane - suggest £1.
AGM & Quiz Night 2021
Thanks to everyone who attended the AGM & Quiz night on 15th October - a really enjoyable eveining!
Congratulations to our winning staff team 'Agatha Quiztie'.
School Receives Laptops from Network Rail
We are very pleased to announce that we have received 15 refrubished Lenovo laptops donated by Network Rail.
Huge thanks to Network Rail, Mr & Mrs Scott and the PTA for organising.
AGM & Quiz Night
PTA Bag 2 School - Fundraising
Update 20th July - Fantastic news we raised over £175 from Bags2School - thank you everyone for your support.
From the PTA
PTA Egg-Change 2021
The PTA are pleased to announce that the Easter Egg-change raised an amazing £484.90! It means so much to be able to raise funding for the school and the landscaping project, especially at the moment when we are challenged by the restrictions. So a MASSIVE thank you from all of the Long Lane PTA and hope you had fun!
Long Lane Virtual Choir - Christmas Concert
Greetings from the PTA & Mrs Canolle!
The Christmas musical concert has been finished and is now available for all to see. We had an incredible 32 children across the school involved - both in musical contribution and the accompanying artwork - all will be rewarded with house points for their efforts.
Mrs Canolle has compiled all the acts together in this 30 minute concert for everyone to enjoy - very ably assisted by her 13 year old son Elisha who provided all the technical skills!
We hope this will provide an uplifting end to the term despite not being able to watch the acts in person.
Ordinarily we would have used this concert as a fundraising event for the school but sadly this hasn't been possible this year. If you would like to donate as a token of appreciation for all the hard work of the students, please use the below link to give a fee-free donation straight to the PTA.
http://paypal.com/gb/fundraiser/charity/3271277
Many thanks,
PTA committee & Mrs Canolle
Plese click here or on the picture to view the concert.
Christmas Card Project Update
Jean's Christmas Cake - Guess the Weight
Guess the weight to WIN Jean’s Amazing Home-Baked Christmas Cake! Winner takes home to enjoy over Christmas! The cake will be on display in reception from Wednesday 9th December. Please do not touch – please guess by looking only! Pop a £1 in the tub and write your name, phone number & weight guess on the spreadsheet. Get your guesses in by Tuesday 15th December Winner will be announced Wednesday 16th December (closest to the actual weight wins)
PTA Silver Smarties Challenge Update
We are overwhelmed and excited to share that YOU raised £934.24 for the Silver Smarties challenge.
It means so much to be able to raise funding for the school and the landscaping project, especially at the moment when we are challenged by the restrictions. So a MASSIVE thank you from all of the Long Lane PTA and hope you had fun!
PTA - West Berkshire Lottery
PTA Silver Smarties Challenge
Keep the tube, don't throw it away, do tasks and good deeds to earn your pay.
So, come on Long Lane answer our call so we can raise money for the good of school.
Raise Money When Shopping with Amazon
PTA Welcome Back and AGM 2020
PTA Race Night 2020
PTA Winter Wonderland 2019 - Record Profits
We are pleased to announce that Winter Wonderland made record profits this year of £5800 which will go towards funding projects in school.
Huge thanks to everyone for all your hard work and support especially the PTA.
PTA Winter Wonderland 2019
THANK YOU to everyone who came and enjoyed themselves on Saturday, we were so lucky with the weather and we raised money for the school which is the most important thing!!
(Final figures will be announced at a later date!)
Big thanks go to everyone who...
* Donated bottles, toiletries, toys, books, teddies, cakes, raffle prizes
* Sold raffle tickets to friends and family
* Helped out in the run up to the event, and on the day. Excluding committee, we had approximately 50 volunteers to help things run as they did! That includes members of staff who went above and beyond their day jobs!
* Spent money on games, crafts, raffle tickets, bidding board, refreshments etc.
* Bought items from our external stall holders - if they made money they might want to come back another time!
* Bought tickets for ice skating - this was the centrepiece to the Winter Wonderland; the organisers said everyone was brilliantly behaved & they'd be happy to come back again in the future!
* Recycled their rubbish!
* Spread a little Christmas Cheer!
Many thanks once again,
Autumn Disco 2019
We are really delighted to announce that the Autumn Disco raised an amazing grand total of..... £743.60 !
Thanks to everyone for making it such a success.
Laura, Clare, Claire, Cristina, Jo & Sam - your PTA committee
February Update 2019
Fantastic Christmas Fair 2018
Thank you to everyone who attended the Christmas Fair and to all of the helpers before, during and after the event. We are delighted to announce that the fair raised a whopping £3730.24. Thank you once again for all your support.
Summer Fair 2018
We hope you enjoyed our World Cup Summer Fair. Thank you to everyone who helped and attended. We are really pleased to announce that the fair raised over £5300 which is amazing.
Thank you.
Summer Update 2018
Pupils enjoying new play equipment purchased by the PTA,
The Emoji Movie Film Night
The children enjoyed a great night watching the Emoji Movie on 2nd February 2018 run by the PTA..
PTA Purchases for 2015-2016
Sometimes it may seem we are always asking for your help! But just take a look at what your help and the funds raised by the PTA last year have paid for:
ICT Suite computer replacement, book corner items, Viking Man visit, Yearbooks for Year 6, Year 1 & 2 School Trip, additional library equipment, storyteller, garden playhouse, outdoor planters , drying rack, A3 topic & science big books displays, talking number fans, buttons, board games, Oxford Reading Tree: tree Tops, Non- fiction, Time chronicles, Classics, " handheld digital microscopes, National Geographic Magazine for Kids, Hinged bookcase, SPAG cards in English, 6 classroom TVs, completion of the library with new bookcases, maypole.
7th May - 50th Anniversary Barn Dance - PTA
On Saturday 7th May ex-pupils, parents and staff enjoyed a fun evening celebrating the school's 50th Anniversary at a Barn Dance organised by the PTA. This raised an astonishing £1534.97 which went towards buying new computers for the school.
Please click here for more photos from the evening.