Our PTA - FONS

The PTA or Parent Teacher Association for St Nicholas School is referred to as FONS, which is abbreviated from “Friends of St Nicholas School”.

FONS is a registered charity which is run by a committee of volunteer parents and staff who work hard behind the scenes to enhance your child's experience at St Nicholas School.  All staff, pupils and parents/carers of children at St Nicholas School are automatically members of FONS.

The aim of FONS is to raise money to provide your child with the extra things that make their time at St Nicholas School even more special.

Over the years FONS, with your support and contributions, we have been able to raise significant amounts of money through events such as Cake Sales, Christmas Raffles, Bonfire Night, Quiz Night and the Summer Fair along with sales of personalised Christmas cards and Nativity DVDs. This has enables FONS to provide many benefits for all the children of St Nicholas CE Infants to enjoy.

Please help to make this year a success. We can only achieve this thanks to your continued support at events, as well as any time and/or ideas you may be able to give. Thank you.

FONS Committee Positions are:

Chair: Paul Baker – Father to William in Kingfisher class

Treasurer: Teresa Fediw – Mum to Milly in Kingfisher class

Secretary: Morag McCracken – Mum to Annie in Kingfisher class

Teacher Representative: Mrs Taylor – Teacher in Mallard and Mum to Noah in Moorhen class

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 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