Introducing FoLD – a Parent, Teacher and Friends Association
We changed our name from ‘Lord Deramore’s PTA’ to ‘Friends of Lord Deramore’s Primary School’ (FoLD) after a school-wide poll held in Autumn 2019. We hope to show in our name that we’re inclusive; you don’t need to be a parent or a teacher to join in – siblings, grandparents and neighbours are very welcome too!
Anyone who has a connection with Lord Deramore’s Primary School (e.g. has a child at Lord Deramore’s) and supports us is a friend. We hope all new parents and carers feel welcome at Lord Deramore’s.
If you’d like to become more involved with FoLD, besides attending or participating in our activities, we’d love to hear from you. Drop us an email!
What are we up to?
It’s beginning to look a lot like…. Christmas!
The FoLD Christmas Fair will take place on Friday 6th December 3.30-5.30pm. We are accepting donations of all of the below – please help us make this fair as magical as last year!
If you’re able to donate any of the following please leave it in the FoLD uniform shed, or if you are struggling to transport anything get in touch as we may be able to collect! Please pass on anything containing alcohol via the school office, and remember we cannot accept anything which contains nuts.
We would like:
- Clean Teddies for Teddy tombola
- Small prizes (sweets/stationary/toys)
- Unopened bottles of anything
- Eclectic items for the tombola
- Raffle prizes (can be a service/voucher or item)
- Christmas jumpers/clothing for second hand stall
- Christmas decorations (homemade/bought)
- Books
Please look out for Santa’s Grotto bookings and volunteer sign ups in the playground next week.
Raffle tickets will be sent home in book bags next week, please return stubs and monies to the school office. Additional tickets will be available from the office next week.
Thank you for your continued support – we look forward to welcoming you at the Christmas Fair!
Bags To School
Thank you to everyone who supported us when we took part in the ‘Bag 2 School’ in October – donated items are weighed and school then receives payment for them.
October also brought us the Halloween disco and the fantastic pumpkin competition – you can see pictures of the winners on our Facebook page!
Bingo Night News!
A big thank you to the families who attended the Bingo event in the summer term, it was lovely to see everyone having fun. Your support for the event raised a fantastic £228.76! Thank you to the staff and volunteers that helped make the event a success. A special thanks goes to Lord Deramore’s resident Bingo caller Mr Rourke!
You can keep up to date with our latest news by following FoLD on Facebook and Twitter – click the logos to find us on social media. And don’t forget to keep an eye open for news and updates from FoLD in the weekly update from school!
Who are we?
FoLD consists of:
- Supporters: Those with links to Lord Deramore’s who attend and support our events and activities
- Willing volunteers: Offering practical, hands-on help at events and/or specialised know-how (catering, crafts and PR to name a few!)
- FoLD Event Planners WhatsApp group: Thinking/planning activities, providing advice, providing practical help and/or forwarding messages on to their year group(s).
- The Committee: Those happy to be official Committee members – elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and holding office until the next AGM. The minimum number of committee members is two, a Chair and a Treasurer and ideally the committee will also have a Secretary/Communications Officer. The links below provide more information about the various roles:
What do we do to raise money for school?
We organise annual events such as Halloween disco, Christmas Fayre and Summer disco. We also frequently host other events throughout the year (bake sales, etc).
We also have regular second hand uniform sales. These happen the second week after each half term outside the Reception area, but days and times depend on the weather and volunteer availability. Please check our Twitter or Facebook sites for updates.
What have we achieved with the money raised so far?
We regularly help with school trip costs. We have also bought items for school, such as fiction and non-fiction books, PE and forest school equipment, and the sound system in the hall.
How can you help us?
- Join our team: We are a team with some roles that need to be filled each year. If you’re interested in joining us, please look out for role vacancies and information in our Annual General Meetings (AGM).
- Volunteer your time: We can’t make any of these wonderful events happen without parents and carers’ help. We have a WhatsApp group to organise events, or you can help on the day.
- Donate second hand uniforms: Our popular second hand uniform sales depend on people donating clothes children grow out of. We accept donations of good quality and clean uniform trousers, pinafore dresses, skirts, polos, cardigans, jumpers, fleeces, etc, with or without the school logo. We also accept good quality, clean wellies and shoes. Please leave your donations in the FoLD shed outside the school hall.