Friends of Sythwood School

Friends of Sythwood School (FoSS) is a group of parents who aim to provide social events and activities for the children, parents and staff to raise funds for specific projects in the school.

Who is in FOSS?

• Nicola Matheson (Head Teacher – school link)
• Helen Stone - Lead
• Joanne Hutchins – Lead
• Pam Curnock - Lead
• Genie Jewell - Smith - Deputy lead & Vi Coordinator
• Emma Fletcher – Classroom & Digital Administrator
• Kim McBride – Event Summary Coordinator
• Jillian Skjerven - Uniform Administrator
• Adeeba Hussain
• Anila Javid
• Ave Maria Oyona Alugu
• Emma Robson
• Jess Makin
• Karolina Brogli
• Samira Souiki
• Syyeda Sabah Jaffar
• Xiaomin Jiang
• Sarah Wiles
• Dorota Armoogum
• Chan Yim Ying (Shirley)

Fundraising in 2023/2024:

This year FOSS are raising funds to source a new music room in one of the vacant classrooms 

• Bags 2 school: £150.00

• Christmas cards: £348.50

• Blind awareness: £252.00

  Fundraising in 2022/2023

Fundraising in 2022/2023

An incredible £5037.93 was raised!

 

• VI Awareness Day: £171
• Crazy Hair Day: £355
• Uniform Sale: £69.10
• Christmas Cards & Mugs: £206
• Christmas Hamper Raffle: £870
• Bags2School: £110
• Raisin Box Challenge: £361.53
• Disco: £415.52
• Easter Egg Raffle: £218.21
• Disco 2:£511.21
• Summer Fair: £1621.00
• Tea Towels: £300.00

 

 

Fundraising in 2021/2022:

Last  year, FOSS are fundraising to fund resources for a sensory room that we are planning to open in September 2022.  

The target for this was £2,321 but FOSS exceeded the target and rasied a massive £5,470.00!

• Tote bags: £407
• Blind awareness day (funds to centre for VI): £385.64
• Uniform sale: £83.28
• Crazy Hair day: £328
• Christmas Hamper Raffle: £680
• Christmas Cards: £407.49
• Christmas Raffle: £621.70
• Raisin box challenge: £267.17
• Bags2School: £84
• Disco: £406.91
• Easter egg raffle: £192
• Tea Towel sale: £220.82
• Summer Fayre: £1,993.79
• Football tournament: £541.35

 

How to find out more or join?

FoSS are always looking for more parents to join.  If you would like to find out any more information or join FoSS please email: sythwoodfoss@gmail.com

Class Reps

Below are the current class representatives for FoSS.

Nursery

• Bluebells -         
• Daffodils - Kim - Max's Mum
• Sunflowers - 

Reception       

• Elm  - Jess - Charlotte's Mum
• Oak -   

Year 1    

• Aspen - Kim - Matilda's Mum
• Maple - Megane - Teddy's Mum

Year 2

• Juniper - Beccy - Isabel's Mum 
• Willow - Sabah - Syeda Harrum Fatima's Mum

Year 3

• Beech  - Pam - Elliot's Mum & Jess - Jacob's Mum
• Chestnut - Helen - Thea's Mum
• Larch - Emma - Henley's Mum

Year 4

• Cedar -
• Pine - Mala - Druthi's Mum 
• Rowan - Anila's - Hamdaan Noman's Mum

Year 5

• Cypress - Megane - Lucas's Mum
• Hawthorn - Alison - Laycee's Mum
• Lime -

Year 6

• Magnolia - Emma - Rylee's Mum
• Sequoia - Adeeba - Hashim's Mum
• Sycamore - Jo - Alice's Mum & Sharon - Zach's Mum

Fundraising events in 2020/2021 were:

FoSS were fundraising for an additional iPad per year group.  The total cost for this was £1,920 but FoSS exceeded the target and rasied £3,502!

Despite Covid restricting fundraising opportunities, FoSS have still been very active.  In 2020/2021 the following events have taken place:

• November raffle - £876
• Christmas Cards – raised £398.40
• Easter Egg Raffle – raised £334
• Crazy Hair Day – raised £385.82
• Summer raffle £1,211

Total raised so far: £3,502