Dovery Academy Parents Association (DAPA)
Dovery Academy Parents Association is a registered charity (charity number: 1045766) who organise events and activities to raise money for the School to fund additional learning experiences for all children at the school.
In the 2023/24 School Year, DAPA:
- Contributed to the cost of Forest School
- Funded the Music Programme
- Purchased new books for the library
- Funded the Shakespeare activities
- Organised a visit from Santa providing all children with a book for Christmas
- Organised a visit from the Easter Bunny with a little treat for all Children
- Paid for the end of year Inflatables
- Contributed to the cost of the Leaver’s Hoodies
Paying for DAPA Events and Activities
We are now using an online store via SumUp to pay for DAPA events and activities. This provides a receipt for all your payments as well as helps DAPA track and manage payments. There is no app to download, just the link to click as and when you need it!
- Click on the DAPA store link: https://dovery-academy-parents-association.sumupstore.com
- Find the event or activity you wish to pay for
- Please read the event/activity description before purchasing for any specific instructions
- If you are purchasing for more than one child, increase the number you wish to order then add to cart
- Include the name of the person purchasing the event or activity when requested (not the child’s name) and their email address
- You can purchase multiple events or activities by adding to the cart then ‘continue shopping’
- When you are ready to check out - please include the names of children and their class year you are purchasing for (eg Sargeant, Y1, Duggee, Year 2) under ‘Notes to Merchant’
Any problems, please message Hayley, DAPA Treasurer on 07834187499 and we of course welcome any feedback as this is a new way of paying for this year.
Activities & Events for 2024/2025
Current list of activities and events for the 2024/2025 school year is here:
Upcoming Events and Activites
Annual General Meeting
The DAPA AGM will take place on Friday 18 October at 8pm in the school hall and won’t last longer than an hour. Attend to join the committee, meet other families and committee members, and discuss the activities and events for the year as well as the Financials.
DAPA Annual General Meeting Poster
Halloween
Enjoy THREE Halloween activities this year!
- Halloween Trail, 25 October (during school day) £3 per child
Taking place during the school day, all children will follow clues to Halloween decorated areas around the school. Find them all and collect a Halloween-themed gift bag! Teachers and staff will help the children with the clues.
Purchase Halloween Trail activity here: https://dovery-academy-parents-association.sumupstore.com
- Halloween Rocks! Decorating Competition, £2 per child
Purchase a stone to decorate from 9 October and return back to school in the clear bag provided by Monday 20 October for display at school. Winners to be decided by Mrs Cavender with two prizes per class to be awarded on Friday 25 October at Assembly.
Purchase your Halloween Rocks! here: https://dovery-academy-parents-association.sumupstore.com
- Fortnum & Mason Halloween Hamper Raffle, £1 per ticket, enter before 22 October.
Go into the draw to win this exclusive Fortnum and Mason Halloween Hamper including a nice big bottle of bubbles!! Open to all families and friends over 18 only. Winner to be drawn via an online raffle at 8pm on Wednesday 23 October.
You can share the link below with anyone interested in entering the draw. The name of the person purchasing the tickets will be the name entered into the draw. Each entry into the draw is £1, pay £5 and your name will be entered into the draw 5 times, or if you pay £7 your name will be entered 7 times etc.
Hamper to be picked up from the School office on Thursday 24 or Friday 25 October.
Enter the raffle here: https://dovery-academy-parents-association.sumupstore.com
Volunteering with DAPA
As a registered Charity, DAPA is run by a Committee. However, that’s as formal as it gets! We all work together to plan and organise the events and activities and meet as and when we can. You can help formally as part of the Committee or more informally as one of our happy helpers as and when you can. DAPA holds an Annual General Meeting each around September/October to endorse existing committee members and formally register new members. It is also open to all families and carers to discuss the year ahead and review the financials.
If you would like to volunteer with DAPA please email pta@doveryacademy.org or message Allie (DAPA Chair) on 07703086835
The Committee
Information on the members of our committee is coming soon.
Get in touch:
Email: pta@doveryacademy.org
Facebook group: Dovery Down Families
Other ways to help…
Stikins Labels
Quote the school reference number (6066) when ordering labels throughout the year and DAPA will receive 30% commission on all orders.
Starlight Clothing Recycling
We are lucky to have Starlight recycling bin in our carpark that needs filling up! Every time the bin is emptied DAPA is paid based on the volume of clothes collected. Using a clothes recycling scheme means you are helping to keep textiles out of landfill, your old unwanted clothes can go to those in need AND you can help to raise money for our school.
Your School Lottery
https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/dovery-down-lower-school
Buy tickets and get the chance to win amazing prizes and a whopping 74% of each raffle ticket comes back to the school. Play as little or as often as you want.