FONS Committee Positions are:

Chair: Becky Drawbridge, Mum to Lucas in Heron Class and Sophie in Swan Class

Treasurer: Rachel Austin – Mum to Owen in Moorhen class

Secretary: Vacant

Teacher Representative: Mrs Taylor – Teacher in Mallard

The committee is strongly supported with a group of further FONS volunteers who help with planning and running fundraising events

FONS always need extra volunteers to help continue the hard work that the existing committee have put in over the last few years. If you would like to help FONS in any way, volunteer at our events or have some fundraising ideas please contact us via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/633743490042161/, leave a message in the school office or perhaps come along to one of our regular FONS meetings. We would love to hear from you. Thank you.

You will see FONS updates and notices of events on the FONS board on the wall as you enter the school, as well as on our Facebook page and on the St Nicholas School newsletters.

A History of FONS Fundraising and Spends

Academic year 2021-22: FONS raised over £6000. This enabled us to provide:

• 15 new iPads costing a whopping £5500 – the school funded another 15 so the school now has a brand new school set of iPads and tech support for these
• Christmas meal crackers and decorations
• Christmas present for each child (a book) from Father Christmas
• School pond maintenance
• Year 2 Leavers’ party

Academic year 2020-21: FONS raised over £2500 (limited fundraising due to COVID). This enabled us to provide:

• Significant repairs to the Reception playground areas which included astroturfing
• Mud kitchens for each class outdoor area
• Mallard outdoor area – astroturfing and blackboard wall
• Christmas meal crackers and decorations
• Christmas present for each child (a book) from Father Christmas
• School pond restoration and maintenance
• Year 2 Leavers’ party and t-shirts

Academic year 2019-20: FONS raised over £5000. This enabled us to provide:

• Playground line markings – removal of existing markings and replacement
• School clubs
• School pond maintenance

Academic Year 2018-19 - FONS raised over £7,700. This enabled us to provide:

• Vital repairs to school play equipment, indoors and outdoors
• Renewing the sand pit in reception and replacing the cover
• Year Group "WOW" factors and subsidies for after school clubs
• Christmas meal crackers and decorations
• Leavers' party for departing Year 2s

Academic Year 2017-2018 - FONS raised over £7,500. This enabled:

• The school to buy wooden cabins for the playground.
• An oven and portable trolley to be used for class cooking sessions.
• Contribution to wooden benches for the playground.
• Christmas meal crackers and decorations
• Christmas pantomime visit to school
• Leavers party
• Year group WOW factors including visits to The Earth Trust and Sutton Courtenay Nature Reserve.

Academic Year 2016-2017 - FONS raised over £5,500. This enabled:

• Coaches for Christmas theatre trip.
• Christmas meal crackers and decorations.
• Year group WOW factors including a visit to Warwick Castle.
• Leavers party