Friends of St. Nicholas School Association

FOSNS – Friends of St. Nicholas School

FOSNS was set up as a charity in 2010 by a group of parents who wished to enhance their children’s education and foster good relations between parents and the school. This is still the aim of FOSNS today.

Our current officers are:

Chair & Trustee – Sarah Southwood

Secretary & Trustee – Gemma Sewell

Treasurer & Trustee – Jess O’Rourke

Trustee – Louise Turbitt

We also have a group of fabulous regular volunteers / committee members, namely Claire Atkinson, Rachel Brown, Emma Bull, Jennie Currie, Sarah Moxon, Hannah Murrell, Jo Norman & Michelle. These ladies have been invaluable at helping to run various events throughout the academic year. These events are primarily for the children to have fun, with the added bonus of raising money to provide additional resources that stretched school budgets cannot fund. Claire A has also organised the annual school tea-towel for the last two years and Mary-anne Matthews has organised the Christmas Cards.

All parents / carers are welcome to join our committee and help with fundraising. Any amount of time a volunteer can give is greatly appreciated, this could be organising a raffle prize for our Xmas or Summer raffles, running a stall at the Xmas or Summer bazaar, volunteering to help at the school discos or running a whole event! The list of possibilities is endless!

Volunteers are not expected to come to every meeting or help at every event, we appreciate that parents / carers have busy lives and any time given has to be fitted around other commitments.

If you would like to help please speak to one of us in the playground or email friendsofstnics@gmail.com

FOSNS Fundraising for 2024/25

FOSNS raised over £6,000 during the last academic year. An amazing achievement for our small school!

This enabled FOSNS to pay for the following resources and activities:

Monster Phonic Books, Zones of Regulation & Library Books £544

Kapla Workshop £720

Panto Coach and Treat Bags £1,220

Spelling Shed £242

Hi-Vis Vests £699

Gazebos £357

FOSNS have also agreed to fund the coach for the panto in December 2025 and a large shed, so that extra play equipment can be purchased for the children.

Ongoing Fundraising Initiatives

Raise money for FOSNS without leaving home! If you are unable to help or attend our events, it’s still possible to help raise money for us.

Your School Lottery

Our school lottery has been running for over six years now and has raised over £5,000 for our school in that time. The school receives 40p from every ticket sold.

Support St Nicholas C of E Primary School when you play Your School Lottery - Your School Lottery

Easy Fundraising

By using https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ FOSNS earn money every time a purchase is made online. The money is paid straight to the charity at no extra cost to you! For more information and to sign up please visit the link below.

St Nicholas School - Rayleigh Fundraising | Easyfundraising

Stikins Name Labels

FOSNS receive 30% commission on name labels purchased. Please use code 36050 when you make your purchase. These labels are brilliant for labelling uniform, shoes, lunch boxes etc.

Stick On Clothes Name Labels For School | Stikins ®

Upcoming Events & Meetings

Friday 3^rd October - AGM

Friday 28^th November – Christmas Wreath Workshop hosted by Simply Stunning Flowers

Just  pop into the school and ask about us or visit our page on Facebook or email us at friendsofstnics@gmail.com to find out more.