FOTA
FOTA stands for the Friends of Thorntree Association.
FOTA is our PTA. It is a very active and supportive group of parents, guardians, carers and friends who all have, or know, children who currently attend or have attended Thorntree School. They organise fundraising and social events throughout the year such as summer fairs and Christmas fairs, quiz nights, cake sales, auctions of promises, and much more. The money they raise goes towards funding for school equipment and ‘extras’ for the children.
All parents, carers and friends of children attending Thorntree School are all automatically members of FOTA.
Names you need to know:
You can contact any of these people directly, contact the class reps, leave a written message for us at the Office or email us: friendsofthorntree@hotmail.com.
We also have a Facebook page.
Current Fundraising Targets
We are currently raising funds for short term and longer term goals. In the short term we want to: buy more picnic tables for the playgrounds, add to the TrimTrail adventure circuit on the field as well as purchase new hens. In the longer term we want to help the school with the costs of building a stronger, warmer, more permanent learning structure outside Years 1 and 2.
Dates of meetings
Each half term we hold meetings on a Friday morning, usually the second Friday of each half term. Meetings will be held in the Studio downstairs and will begin at 9am. Everyone is welcome to come along. We plan fundraising events and decide what to spend our funds on.
Autumn term 2024:
Friday 18th October 2024
Friday 8th November 2024
Friday 29th November 2024
Spring term 2025:
Friday 24th January 2025
Friday 28th February 2025
Friday 21st March 2025
Summer term 2025:
Friday 16th May 2025
Friday 13th June 2025
Events 2024-2025:
Autumn Cake Sale - Friday 25th October 2024
Christmas Fayre - Friday 6th December 2024
Valentine Disco/Cake Sale - Friday 14th February 2025
Spring Raffle: Thursday 3rd April 2025
May Day Bake Off competition - Thursday 5th June 2025
Summer Fayre. - Saturday 28th June 2025
As always, these events will need the help, support and participation of parents and friends. Please volunteer to help out if you can.
Thank you very much.
The FOTA team
