FOYs

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(Friends of Yattendon School)

Help us make a difference to our School

Why Fund-Raise?

As parents we all want the best for our children during their time at school. We need to know that the standard of teaching is good, that our children are developing social skills, that the equipment is available to use and works well, there are extra curricular activities to participate in and that they can enjoy educational visits from time to time.

As key members we work alongside the staff and governors to raise additional school funds. However, anyone who has ever baked or bought a cake, buys a vegetable bag or attends Film Night or travelled by coach on a school trip has a stake in the success of our fund raising efforts. Every parent wants their children to gain the most from their time at Yattendon. From the moment your child joins, we are all "Friends of Yattendon School", after all, isn't that why out of all the school's we choose Yattendon?

Who are the FOYS Members?

WE ALL ARE! - However, the core members are as follows, if you don't know us personally, you can drop us a line via the school postbox:

Chair:  Claire Goodhind                 Treasurer: Helen Page              Secretary: Annette Bland

How we raise funds

With tremendous effort last year we managed to raise some £6,477 equating to around £100 per child.  Our events included a Silent Auction, Halloween Disco, Wreath Making Evening, Cake Sales, Pig Racing Evening, 100 Club, Fruit and Vegetable bags, Film Nights and a sponsored circuits event. Hopefully, both parents and children have enjoyed these events whilst contributing to a better school for us all.

What’s in it for you ?

Without this fund raising activity you would have been asked to pay the cost of coach travel to the Pantomime, River and Rowing Museum, Poppy Factory and Reading Museum. Parents would have been asked to pay for the visit from the poet James Carter and the Knex workshop. Your child would not have an ice cream at the theatre, on the school trip or at sports day. We would not have a new shed for storing sports equipment or new books in the library.

How can you take part?

This is the easy part, and you don’t necessarily need to make the commitment to attend meetings to contribute, it really is the little things that make all the difference. Listed below you will find a summary of our planned events for the current term and a form for you to return indicating where you are able to help. There is also a supplementary page to this on "Getting involved". Please take a look.

 
What have we bought for the school?
 
These are some of the bigger things:-
  • The school website you're looking at!
  • Playground markings.
  • Projector system for the school hall, with DVD player.
  • Equipment for the school (12 keyboards, benches, parasols, overhead projector, wet play equipment, scooters, camera's)
  • A visit to the school by James Carter, the poet.
  • A South American drum session, Lego and Knex day for the whole school.
  • A Roman Solidier visit.
  • Transport for whole school trips to Intech, Cotswold Wildlife Park, Henley Rowing Museum and the Pantomime.
  • Entertainer for the Christmas party, Chirstmas presents for the children and the party food.
  • Summer BBQ for Yattendon School pupils, families and friends.
  • New for 2009, we will fund each Challenge week and also include an associated coach trip.

Some of our annual events include:-

  • A silent auction
  • A ‘Pig racing’ night
  • A summer barbecue
  • Red Nose Day activity for the children
  • Cake stalls
  • Stalls at Yattendon and Frilsham Fete
  • Children’s Halloween Disco

There is a schedule below showing our planned events for the coming term.

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September 2009 Mosaic Project

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Lazy Summer BBQ

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Chilled out Summer BBQ

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Ready, Steady, Oink!

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Our first Pig Race!

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Red Nose "Kids" Pig Racing

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Guess Who???

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Halloween Disco

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Silent Auction 2009 - Let the Bids Begin!!

Today saw the launch of our 2009 Silent Auction brochure.  Copies went home in the book bags, but a further copy can be downloaded from this page.  Yo...

Getting Involved

We have very informal meetings (one main meeting per term), usually at a local pub, where we discuss fund-raising ideas and ways in which we can get i...

Film Friday's

On the last Friday of each month we endeavour to hold our Film Night.  All our school age children are welcome, along with younger siblings if accompa...

2009/10 FOYS Funded Projects

Mosaic Project  -  The biggest part of this project was funded by FOYS.  Take a look at the gallery for a full compliment of the pictures from the d...

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