Friends of the School

Who are we?

We are a voluntary group made up of parents, carers and volunteers involved in the school.

What do we do?

We organise fundraising events both in and out of school.

Why do we raise funds?

We raise funds in order to provide a variety of fun and enriching experiences throughout a child's time at school.

Where does the funding go?

Over the past year we have had another, very busy year as our small group of volunteers have worked hard to raise funds for the children of the Junior School and build community to draw families together. Of course, our efforts would not be fruitful without the contributions from families – donating items for raffles, attending events and offering help in a myriad of ways, so a huge thank you to all of you.

The following is a breakdown of Friends of School activities in the 2023-2024 school year.

Fund Raising this year:

· Easy Fundraising

· Christmas Cards

· Quiz night at The Swan pub

· Sponsored Walk

· School Uniform sales

· Non-uniform day

· Bingo Night

· Christmas Fair

· Open Garden Event (partnership with the Infants school)

Where the money went:

· Pupil allocation of £10.00 per pupil

· Science Day

· Year 6 Leavers’ books

· Ice lollies for Sports Day and the Sponsored Walk

· Porta loos, extra water, and transport for the Sponsored Walk

· Egyptian Day

This coming year 2024-2025 the Friends of the School will continue to pledge money towards the school along with numerous other school enrichment activities and have committed to £15 per pupil allocation for each child which will be put towards school trips and days within school.

Can I join the group?

We are always looking for new members and we would love to see some new faces at the meetings. We usually meet once per half term. If you can commit to attend some meetings and make a positive contribution or just help out at events then it will be fantastic to have you there. If you wish to e-mail for more details or to offer support contact Mrs Metcalf via the school office on admin@pickering-jun.n-yorks.sch.uk

Can I just throw a suggestion in?

Yes, just speak to one of us and either come to the next meeting or give us details of your thoughts.

Committee Meetings

We try to meet once in every half term. Dates will be communicated via the school website and on the school newsletter.

Chair - Lisa Cook

Treasurer - Michelle Fountain-Hodgson 

Secretary - Sam Rees

We need you!

Friends of the School would be extremely grateful if you could shop via Easy Fundraising to support the charity. Simply use the website easyfundraising.org.uk 

Just shop in the usual way and Easy Fundraising will turn your everyday online shopping into free donations for the Friends of the School charity at no cost to you. Thank you in advance for help and support. 

Funding

The Friends of the School funded a trip to York Dig and the Jorvik Centre for our Year 5 children as part of their £15 allocation per child.

They have been learning about the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons this term so the trip was planned to enhance their learning in a fun way and memorable way.