Parents' Associations

Junior School Parents' Association
Sion Friends' Association (SFA)

*The Junior School Friends' Association Christmas Fete will be held on Saturday 4th December from 2.00 - 4.00 pm in the Senior School Hall. Everyone is welcome!*

Our Lady of Sion Junior School has a very active Parents' Association which meets twice a term to discuss fund raising, the spending of those funds, and the planning of the Summer and Christmas Fairs. *Junior School Friends' Association Christmas Fete 2009 raised £1,800*
We also arrange the dates for other events which we organise, such as the Healthy Eating initiative, where we encourage the children to think about healthy lunch boxes or how to eat their "5 a day" portions of fruit and vegetables.
Recent purchases include a flat screen TV/DVD for the music room, a digital camera, and inflatable goals for football practice. We have funded a visit from a local Author and Illustrator, and we have contributed towards an educational event from Sussex Business Enterprise and the purchase of hooded tops for Year 6 leavers.

We continue to fund the book bags, medals for sports day and swimming, hats and caps for all the children, clay and glazes for pottery, Christmas presents for all the children and free ice creams at the end of term!
Our current goal is to try and get an Interactive computer whiteboard for every class.

We are always looking for Committee members or helpers, so please contact us, via the school secretary, Jo Auger, if you would be interested in joining the SFA.

To see latest SFA Newsletter - click here

Senior School Parents' Association

The Senior School has an active Parents' Association, which meets twice a term. All Senior school pupil's parents are invited to attend these meetings; new members are always welcome. Details of forthcoming meeting will be posted on the website.
The Parents' Association organizes social events (both fundraising and non- profit making) for parents and students. It also runs the Christmas Fair, which is always a very successful fund-raising event. *2009 Christmas Fair raised £1,700*

 Recent and upcoming Fun / fundraising events:

• Fashion show
• Wine-tasting
• Quiz Night (with fish & chip supper)
• Annual Uniform Sale
• Annual Christmas wrapping paper sale
• New Parents Tea
  

  The money raised by the Parents' Association is used to support and improve the school in a variety of ways.
  School events / items funded with money raised:

  • Contribution to refurbishment of the school hall in 2006 (£10000 for new tables and chairs)
  • Digital camera & digital camcorder
  • Contribution to school rugby kits
  • Dance leotards
  • Annual contributions to Yr 11 Prom and Yr 13 Leaver's Ball
  • Keyboards and Music Cup for music department
  • Outside CCTV camera
  • Screen & projector for school hall
  • Contribution to PSCHE 'Local Democracy Day' event
  • Three table tennis tables
  • Chess sets for the chess club
  • medals and trophies for Sports day
  • IPod for the dance class.

  In the next school year our main contribution will be to help with the finishing touches to the playing field area, following complete refurbishment over the summer break.

  Other items recently agreed:
  A new academic achievement board for the school hall
  A mannequin for the Art Department