Friends of Payhembury School

Firstly a big thank you to everyone who come along to the Kids Cafe on the last day before half term. Oak class parents provided a lovely range of cakes which sold brilliantly. The game created by Alice and Gemma Millett seemed to go down well and William Brainch was the lucky winner of a jar of Smarties. Well done William and thank you to the Millets for creating the game. FOPS have a meeting on: Monday 6th November 3.30pm in the Village Hall to plan for the rest of this term. Please come along, children welcome.

Friends of Payhembury School Our aim is to support the school by raising money for the ‘extras’ which otherwise would not be provided, and through this enhancing our children’s experiences. What does FOPS spend our hard-earned money on? Parents, carers, local residents and businesses are always very generous helping FOPS raise money for the school. In the last academic year (September 2016 – July 2017), we gave over £900 to the school. The majority of this was towards trips and events outside of the classrooms although we also bought end of term prizes, Y6 leavers hoodies and provided refreshments at […]

Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be collecting free donations for Friends of Payhembury School? There are over 3,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation, including Amazon, John Lewis, Aviva, thetrainline and Sainsbury’s – it doesn’t cost you a penny extra! It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3… 1. Head to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/friendsofpay/ and join for free. 2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping. 3. After you’ve checked out, that retailer […]

An outstanding effort from the MET office brought the sunshine for May Day and the crowds came to celebrate. A beautifully poignant crowning on the green was followed by fantastic dancing from the children. No permanent injuries came from the welly wanging and all the dogs were very well behaved for Janet East in the dog show. Days of summer were welcomed in by the fabulous Otter Morris dancers, what a way to celebrate. Fun and laughter throughout made it a day to remember. Thank you to all the FOPs committee who worked so hard to make it such a […]

FOPs have decided to install the help of the internet to communicate and link parents and children together through a piece of software called class link. There are some details below to get you started, feel free to look it up and find out more. We aim to have everyone connected by the end of term, making everyone’s life much easier I’m sure. Classlist is a simple to use, totally free and secure digital platform that helps parents connect with each other. The system has been created to allow parents to register, share and update only the details they feel […]

FOPS is made up of parents and carers connected with school and is organised through a committee of parents and carers. Through fundraising events FOPS raise money for school trips as well as projects such as the outdoor shelter, scooters, bike racks, welly racks and the new outdoor play area. Social events for parents and carers and children are organised throughout the year. Some of the regular events include the Christmas Fair, May Day Fair, ice cream sales after school and wild area working days (with lots of yummy cake). “We are extremely lucky to have such a great team […]