Under normal circumstances we host a variety of events throughout the school year, where we see you and at which, you unfailingly support us...Thank you.  

Your help, encouragement, support and contributions are what make our fundraising events such great successes raising funds for incredible opportunities for our children, such as;

Educational visits  

Play equipment

Classroom resources

Renovating our outside spaces

Forest School

Social, emotional, health and wellbeing facilities

Transport to the pantomime, subsidised tickets and an ICE CREAM! (always important)

Coaches / transport for school trips

Books

Outdoor and exercise equipment.

 Weve always been very grateful for your continued support of our events.  But we do need some more help.  The impact of Covid-19 is far reaching and our schools have not escaped unscathed.  Thankfully, our wonderful staff and pupils remain happy and healthy but unfortunately our bank balance less so.  

As The Friends of the Three Schools hasnt been able to host any of the fundraising events that we had planned (Easter Bingo, Smarties Competition, School Discos, Popcorn Nights, our Summer Fete and Sports Day) we have a deficit of around £4,600, which works out at approximately £22 per pupil.

The financial impact of Covid-19 on our wonderful schools.

Due to lockdown, our schools have been unable to offer the normal additional childcare (wrap around and after school clubs) that so many of us rely on and which bring in critical funds for the schools.  

Our schools offer a plethora of enhanced opportunities for our pupils, Forest School, Play Therapy, Counselling and Whole-Class Musicianship to name but a few. These extras are funded by private income the school generates itself through Wraparound, Consultancy support for the local authority and hosting training.  

Approximately £35,000 revenue has been lost since March but there has been no reduction in school running costs. These costs havent been offset by a central government pot, schools are not eligible to claim for loss of income, they have been funded by the schools directly. Thousands of pounds have also been spent on getting our wonderful schools Covid-19 compliant to ensure the continued safety and wellbeing of staff and children in this unprecedented time. The thermometers alone are £80 each, not to mention the deep cleans at £1,000 per time and carpet cleaning at £700 per school, along with each child requiring their own dedicated stationery. In short, our schools have had significantly increased and unbudgeted outgoings, with considerably reduced incomings.

How you can help

School have already received some generous donations that have been put to great use in meeting increased costs thank you.  We are hoping we can further redress some of our losses with your help.   Perhaps youd consider donating the price of a dinner you have missed or an event that has been refunded due to lockdown?  For example, a donation of £10 buys 2 new books, £18 buys a new classroom chair, £65 pays for a new classroom table or, if anyone has a good lottery ticket, £255 would buy Mrs Sandmann a new outdoor water tray.

We did consider asking you to support your child in a sponsored skipping/baking/running/hopping /reading/maths challenge but we thought perhaps you would prefer a simple donation request. We are all parents too, we understand. 

The Friends of the Three Schools want to use this money to support the following spend goals which are unachievable at present without increased funds.

- A new storage shed for Drayton Parslow outdoor equipment and furniture for the Early Years (circa £2,000)

- A role play area at Mursley (circa £400)

- Grass matting for the Kingfishers play area (circa £2,000)

- Outdoor gym equipment for Swanbourne (£10,000)

As always we are grateful for your support, by whatever means.

Please feel free to see if Grandparents and extended family want to get involved and contribute too.

Thank you so much for your continued support.