(The Friends of St Thomas More) What We Do What We Do Becoming a Friend Upcoming Events Meetings Get Together and Have Fun Organise Social and School Events Raise Funds Support the School Help out at School Events Becoming a Friend Quarterly Draw New recruits are always needed and most welcome, especially Getting in Touch/Committee Details those who can offer any practical help. Becoming a Friend can involve as much or as little as you can give, but everything counts – The Friends of St Thomas More We are an active parent-teacher association fostering close co- operation and communication between home and school. We are a very friendly group always on the look-out for new members! We organise and provide social events for the families of the school and Parish, while raising money to make financial contributions to the school fund. We organise school fund-raising events including the May Fayre, International Night and the Comic Relief Disco. We also help with festive/special events such as the from making cakes or shopping for supplies to manning the book fair or serving refreshments at events. Upcoming Events Fri 28th September International Night Wed 3rd October - Book Fair Fri 5th October Harvest Festival Wed 10th October Friends Meeting Fri 2nd November Halloween / Bonfire Disco Wed 14thNovember Open Evening / AGM children’s Christmas Dinner and this year’s Diamond Jubilee picnic. Our fund-raising has helped towards the provision of the new playground furniture in the two early years playgrounds, and this year to new picnic benches, classroom library books and coins for the Diamond Jubilee. Meetings Getting in Touch / Committee Details We meet regularly to get together and plan events. If you would like any further information, or would like to become New faces are always welcome so keep an eye on the Friends noticeboards for dates of upcoming meetings. We meet either at the School or in the Parish Rooms, or we have been known to visit the pub! your details with the school office or email the office: office@st-thomasmore.leicester.sch.uk Alternatively track down a member of the Friends Committee in the playground! The next Friends meeting will take place on: Wednesday 10th October at 8.00pm in the Parish Rooms The Friends AGM will take place on Wednesday 14th November The Friends Quarterly Draw For just £5 a month you can be in with a chance each quarter to win first prize of £200. Not only this but you will be helping us raise over £1,000 each year for your school. 2 involved with the Friends of St Thomas More then please leave nd and 3 rd prizes are dependent on the number of subscribers. You can pay by cheque or by standing order, monthly, quarterly or annually. If you would like more information then contact Katie Fitzwilliam or Maribel Patrone (see the poster on the Friends noticeboard for contact details) or ask at the office for a membership form. Committee Members 2011/2012 Chair Jackie Troy Vice-Chair Michelle Cronje Treasurer Carmel Jackson Vice-Treasurer Nicky Jobling Secretary Eilis Byrne Quarterly Draw Katie Fitzwilliam Maribel Patrone