Friends of Brimscombe School FOBS Friends of Brimscombe School This is YOUR Parent Teachers Association for Brimscombe School. Anyone who has a child at school is a member and anyone can help in anyway they feel they can… That can mean simply buying a cake raffle ticket, coming to support events, helping run existing events or thinking up new ones.

In England and Wales it is a legal requirement for organisations engaged in charitable activities, with an annual income of more than £5,000, to register as a charity with the Charity Commission. £7300 was raised in year 2015/16 Benefits of Charity Registration The benefits of obtaining charitable status include: - exemption from the payment of income and corporation tax being able to receive charitable donations from local and national companies being eligible to apply to grant-making charitable trusts: most charitable trusts will give grants only to groups formally recognised as charities being able to receive donations made through Payroll Giving and Company Matched Giving schemes being eligible to apply for Gift Aid.

YOU are also members of the team! But please remember YOU are also members of the team! Your Friendly FOBS team: Faye Gaskell (chair) Tiffanie Smith (vice chair) Holly Moore (treasurer) Liz Baynham (secretary) Year Group Representatives Clare Lewis – Reception Tiffanie Smith – Year 1 TBA - Year 2 Liz Baynham and Faye Gaskell– Year 3/4 Louise Sargeant - Year 5 Mandy Brooking – Year 6  

FOBS AIMS: To advance the education of pupils in the school in particular by: developing effective relationships between the staff parents and others associated with the school; engaging in activities or providing facilities or equipment which support the school and advance the education of the pupils.

reading scheme and books Wireless weather station £8741 Spent in year 2015/16 New smart boards for classrooms Parts and equipment to help teach technology Coach trips to: Corrinium Museum Crocodile World Glos. Folk Museum Bristol Aquarium New book bags for Reception Residential Trip! Music lessons New interactive reading scheme and books and book tokens Playground equipment Wireless weather station and portable PA system

Events we hope to run this year Fashion show Hot drinks at shows and events Cake raffle Bakers and sellers Children’s Discos! Parents' Disco!