Friends of St. Nicholas School Association

What we do

FOSNS charity trustees are currently  Mary-Anne Matthews, Kate Willett & Louise Turbitt. Sarah Southwood & Chelsea Vranch are both Co Chair with Jess O'Rourke also as secretary and Mary-Anne Matthews as Treasurer. Our primary objective is to enrich our children’s school experience through fundraising. We are currently working with the school to support their vision of developing an exciting music trail and forest school environment. Every parent is a welcome member of the PTA and we encourage new ideas, events and support. All contributions are valued, no matter how small. FOSNS can be contacted at friendsofstnics@gmail.com

What we fund

Treasurer's Report 2022/2023

Passive Fundraising Activities:

My School Lottery               £930.76                

Easy Fundraising                 £25.92                  

Amazon Smile                     £51.55                  

Stikins                                 £79.49                  

Clothing Bin                        £0.00

Active fundraising events are:

My Art Project                     £132.05

Christmas Wreath                £45.00

School events held:

Penny Wars                           £144.53

Christmas Disco                    £161.74

Break the Rules                    £295.00

Easter Competition               £0.25

Mother's Day Raised             £308.82

Coronation Afternoon Tea     £151.91

Father's Day raised                £237.37

Summer Disco                       £209.20

Biggest fundraiser of the year:

Christmas Bazaar                   £1,470.00

Summer Fun                          £1,088.87

Thank you to everyone who helped raise £5329.54

Donations to the school have been:

Pantomime                               £90.00

Coach subsitities                      £1,250.00

Lunchtime play equipment      £25.98

Library furniture & Books       £4,548.70

Please support our ongoing fundraising initiatives:

Please support our ongoing fundraising initiatives:

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

Easy Fundraising-     St Nicholas School - Rayleigh Fundraising | Easyfundraising

Stikins name labels-   PTA | St Nicholas' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Rawreth (st-nicholassch.co.uk) (FOSNS earn 30% commission on sales made via the link from the school website!)

Upcoming events    

Watch this space for the school disco coming soon! We look forward to arranging some exciting workshops for the children in the next school year.

Contributions to school:

Coach contributions for trips 2023

Victorian Day

"Easyfundraising"

We also take part in "Easyfundraising" which helps us to raise lots of money simply by using https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/ every time an online purchase is made via a wide range of retail websites. The money raised goes straight to the school at no extra cost to you!  Simply visit http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/stnicholasrayleigh for more information and to sign up.

How to get involved

If you would like to get involved in any way we would love to hear from you – whether it’s helping to organise events, volunteering your time on the day or donating much needed funds. The more members we have, the more events and initiatives we can organise for everyone and the more money we can raise for our children.

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.