Hello again everyone. 

First of all, a big thank you to everyone who came and supported our coffee morning today. It's always lovely to see some new faces and meet people.

Donation Friday: 

Next week we will be having the first Donation Friday of the school year. For those of you who are not familiar with concept, what we do is ask you to donate items that we can make use of at the Christmas Fair (Yes, we are thinking that far ahead already!) and the Elfridges FOWS Christmas Sale (Where the children get an opportunity to buy small presents for family members). This Donation Friday, we are asking for unwanted (unopened) gifts. Gifts for Dads, Mums, Grandparents, siblings, even pets! As a thank you for your donation, the school kindly allows children to wear an item of their own clothing to school on that day. This time it is socks. So, dig out your brightest, craziest, most colourful or just comfiest socks and wear them to school on Friday.

AGM Change of date: 

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to change the date of the AGM. It will now be held on Tuesday 10th October, 7-7.45pm in the school staffroom, or via the Zoom link you will have received via email. This is a different date to the one published in last week's newsletter. We hope you can make it, as active involvement from parents and carers is vital as we make decisions that will shape the future of FOWS and the funds we raise for the school.

Request for help: 

Any green fingered family members out there? FOWS has recently adopted the planters at the front of school by the office. Over the summer, some FOWS volunteers have been out and painted the planters to make them look fantastic. However, we don't have anything to plant in them yet. We are hoping to get hold of some compost and some plants (possibly some bulbs too) to give a colourful display throughout the year. We are asking if anyone has the means to donate any unwanted plants to help brighten up the school environment or if you are free and willing to give a little bit of your time and experience to help us with some planting and arranging of the vegetation. If you can help, please contact fows@owps.org.uk.

Have a great weekend.

Hannah Bass

Secretary

Friends of Orton Wistow School (FOWS)