27/06/2025
🇬🇧 Dear Parents, it is with a spirit of mission accomplished that I say goodbye to 2 years leading the PTA.
I believe that I and other presidents before me took the first steps in building this community.
Over the past two years, the PTA has supported several initiatives at the school, such as SPIMUN, the Drama Club and the Speech Marathon.
We signed a protocol with the Raquel Saraiva Clinic, which helped some parents and St. Peter’s staff with acupuncture sessions, physiotherapy and many other services (find out what discounts you get for you are St. Peter’s and PTA parent).
With the uniforms and donated books section, we help hundreds of parents and even teachers to acquire uniforms for their children.
We donated books to the library and to the libraries of the first-year classrooms, we started the second-hand markets that have been so successful with parents, and we started the tradition of having a day when we offer brunch to the teachers and staff at St. Peter’s as a way of thanking them for all the work they have done throughout the year in educating our children.
Many social groups were created so that the community could socialize and get to know each other better. We held our first Christmas lunch, it wasn't the best place but the tradition was implemented. We held picnics at the beginning and end of the school year and our first Spring Ball…
We have always been there when there was a need to represent parents before the school, although sometimes there was the wrong impression that the PTA would have to resolve any problem…
It is undeniable what we have achieved, but other challenges arise and it is time for other ideas and skills to come to the fore. There is a need to involve more parents in activities, create working committees, have parents represented by class, and improve school/parent communication. The first steps in this direction were taken, now we need to creat the structure ☺️.
The WhatsApp group has been the main channel of communication between parents over the last 4 years. It helped many parents to clarify doubts, to be informed about school events and happenings, it served as a platform to boost a lot of the social life of this community but unfortunately it also managed to have some toxicity when those behind a screen sometimes do not know how to measure their words.
This group will change its name, it will no longer be called PTA-SPIS, as the new executive will have another communication channel to be announced soon.
I would like before I finish; to thank my entire executive team, everyone who was there when I needed support and volunteers, everyone who understood me and knows what I gave for this community. Everyone knows who they are ☺️.
I wish you all an excellent summer, rested and recharging your batteries for next year.
About me? Well? I will walk around, being happy and always trying to keep helping with a smile on my face.
The outgoing president
Aida Almas