Friends of Wren Academy
We are a small welcoming group of parents who FUNdraise to make our children's education at Wren Academy even more brilliant. We also hold social events to help create a community among parents.
Without the support of our parent and carer community we could not achieve all the things we do, but we really need more volunteers to help plan and deliver all of our events and activities. If you are able to help, even if you can only spare 10 minutes, please contact us on friendsofwrenacademy@gmail.com. Thank you!
Last year was an amazingly successful year, with fantastic events and activities. Thank you for all your support, we are hugely proud to announce that we raised an incredible sum of over £20,000. Over the last few years, we have been able to fund over £50,000 worth of projects and activities, including:
- Buying a new Minibus
- Financing a new Laser Cutter for the Secondary Phase
- Refurbishing one of the Primary Playgrounds
- Maintaining and equipment for the Allotment
- Workshops such as STEM weeks, literacy support, wellbeing etc
- Financing the Choir, Orchestra and Music Therapy sessions
- Buying Books
- Creating an Outdoor Gym
In the past we have also paid for other larger projects such as:
- Buying New Laptops for each Primary Phase class
- Creating a nurturing Sensory Room for children who need some one-to-one care.
So, THANK YOU to all those who have contributed their time, energy and money in the last year we could not have done this without your help. Your support will be even more critical this year as the school is strugglIng with rising costs, so we need to support them as much as we can. We are a very small team and we will not be able to hold events without more help. We specifically need people to help us with our Summer Fair, Christmas and Fireworks events. Email us here if you can help!
Upcoming Events
THE MARTYN GERRARD BOARD CHALLENGE
PLEASE sign up to the Martyn Gerrard board challenge. Each board raises £15 for the school, it’s quick and easy to sign up by following this link
Martyn Gerrard Board Challenge
Win a £100 CASH prize! In addition to helping to raise funds for our children, two lucky winners will be chosen at random to win a CASH PRIZE of £100 and £50, so sign up before Friday 10 January 2025
Thinking about moving home? Martyn Gerrard will also donate 5-10% of their fee to us when they sell or let your home if you (or your friends and family) tell them you support Wren Academy when you book your valuation. Please try and remember to do this, as it means a significant amount can be raised to support Wren!
Watch this space for the dates of the Easter Bake Sale and Summer Fair
Please volunteer
We have lots of stalls to manage and need 2 volunteers from each class per hour to run a stall or game. Just an hour of your time helps enormously. Please let your class rep know what time you can volunteer so they can add you to the rota. We also need general volunteers for set up, tidy up, Face painting etc. Please click HERE to volunteer
Buy your Raffle Tickets - friendsofwren.charityhive.co.uk/raffles
Help us raise over £2,000. Buying raffle tickets is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to support the school! Win a silver edition Apple Watch, £200 cash, £150 meal voucher for The Ivy or one of our other top prizes worth over £100! Also, if you would like to sponsor a prize or voucher for the raffle please email us. Please share the above link far and wide with family and friends.
Recent Events
Fireworks Night - Thursday 7 November
Lola's Cupcakes - Friday 4 October
Summer Fair - Saturday 29 June
Easter Bake Sale - Thursday 28 March
Mothers / Carers / Family Pop Up Shop - Friday 8 March
Match Funding
Do you work for an IT company, multi-national (i.e. Microsoft), asset manager (i.e. Schroders) high street bank or supermarket?
If so, you can probably help us double our funds through Match Funding if you volunteer, even for 30 minutes, at an event. For every £1 your stall raises, your employer matches to a similar or the same amount. It really is that simple!
Three easy steps to match fund:
1. Find out if your employer does Match Funding by speaking to your HR or CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) departments.
2. If they do, fill in this simple form and we will do the rest.
3. We will give you a small task to get you qualified to match fund.
Second Hand Uniform
We have a recycling scheme for school uniform that allows parents to buy good quality Wren-branded uniform at lower prices, and save waste when children outgrow their clothes. This is done in partnership with the North London Hospice, a fantastic North Finchley charity.
Used uniform can now be purchased from the two local North London Hospice’s shops:
North Finchley: 724 High Road, London, N12 9QD,
Finchley Central: 15 Ballards Lane, London, N3 1UX.
If you would like to donate used uniform, that is in clean and good condition, please drop it off at either of these shops. Please do not drop it off at the school.