We hope you all had a great time at the Summer Picnic last Saturday. The day was a great success, with the children enjoying the games, music, and theatre. We believe we have raised over £3000 which will go towards great causes and events in the school for the benefit of the kids. This was thanks to all the amazing volunteers and support from the parent community, we couldn’t do it without you. Some of the highlights below.
Inaugural Judith Kerr Bake Off
The turn-out was fantastic, with a high standard of cakes presented by the kids (and parents 😊) Dozens of cakes were judged by a select group of cake aficionados and first place awarded to Mia (Year 4) who created a special chocolate creation with Kit Kat wrapping and truffle toppings.
Raffle Prize Winners
The local business response to our Summer Picnic Raffle was fantastic and over 20 prizes were on offer with the prize winners across all the years. Thank you to Lorna and Jemima for organising such a great event.
Face Painting
Liz and Kristy led a group of volunteers in the creation of wonderful artwork on the children’s faces which brought an added layer of colour to the picnic.
Year 5 Fundraising
Well done to Year 5’s saavy stall providing refreshment and crafting. The elderflower cordial with fruit skewers were a huge success, and what began as a pile of stones became an art installation worthy of the Tate.
New Water Fountain
Back in January we collected £800 for Laurie’s and Shivali’s leaving present. They kindly decided to donate this money back to school to support the purchase and installation of a new much needed water bottle filling station.
Thank you again Laurie & Shivali for all you hard work as co-chairs of the Friends!
Mog Theatre Trip - Tuesday 18th July.
We are looking for volunteers to help get the children to and from the Old Vic Theatre. If you would like to see the production as well, we have managed to secure tickets for all volunteers, allocated by year.
You can buy here: https://www.fojkps.org/buynow/mog-adult-volunteer-tickets. If you would like to accompany the children without seeing the show, you are very welcome to. Just add your name to the form via the above link.
Second hand uniform
The volunteers, led by Daniela, did a great job of setting up the second hand uniform stalls at the Summer Picnic. We have also set up a way to access second hand uniform in between our termly sales.
More details: https:/www.fojkps.org/buynow/preloved
The year 2023 marks the 75th year of the arrival of the Empire Windrush to Britain’s shores. This historic and celebratory year will mark a significant milestone in the lives of thousands of British citizens of Caribbean descent. At school we have held discussions and an assembly to commerate the day.
