FoSM (Friends of St Mary’s) Charity Commission Registered Number: 1026779
Friends of St Mary’s (FoSM) is our school’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and a registered charity. We provide an opportunity for all parents and teachers to work together towards raising funds for our school in a fun and sociable way. In addition to raising funds we aim to support the teachers and staff in any way we can to provide a strong and healthy school community that creates the best possible educational environment for our children.
Despite the challenging circumstances, and thanks to the continuing generosity of our parents, from September 2019 to August 2020 we still managed to raise an amazing £25,996.98! FoSM bought the following for the school in 2019/2020:
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New reading books |
£6,063.96 |
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IT equipment and subscriptions (Purple Mash, Twinkl, Education City, Tapestry) |
£3,482.48
|
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Playground equipment |
£2,892.41 |
| IT equipment and subscriptions (Purple Mash, Twinkl, Education City, Tapestry) | £3,612.80 |
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Classroom resources (raised from cake sales) |
£2,344.41 |
| Glue sticks |
£1,075.96 |
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Thank you gifts for staff |
£982.96 |
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Music resources (Tesco Grant) |
£750.61 |
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First News children’s newspaper |
£685.00 |
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China Mugs and new gazebos for school events |
£565.89 |
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Year 6 Henley Fort trip |
£450.00 |
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Pond maintenance |
£321.20 |
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Easter egg hunt chocolates |
£240.02 |
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Quiz Club |
£240.00 |
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New Parents Evening drinks |
£222.65 |
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Christmas trees |
£109.97 |
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Reception water bottles |
£107.80 |
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Infants’ Christmas party |
£99.58 |
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Shortfall fund (e.g. school trips) |
£82.76 |
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Fish tank maintenance |
£32.20 |
2020/21 Fundraising Targets
FoSM funds many of the same resources each academic year, such as IT equipment, online subscriptions, reception water bottles, playground equipment, Year 6 trips and the shortfall fund. This ongoing contribution to the school and its pupils comes to a total of around £20,000 per year.
In addition to this, for the academic year (2020/2021) we would really like to fundraise for:
- Outdoor teaching area Junior Site
- iPads Middle Site
- Year 1 playground improvements
- Middle site playground upgrade
You can donate directly to FoSM via our Pay Pal Giving Fund here: https://www.paypal.com/gb/fundraiser/112574636177901026/charity/3256916
