Next Meeting Mon 22nd April 7:30pm @ The Peacock

See you there to update and start Worm Charming planning

Welcome to the Friends of Willaston School Association website. We are a group of parents, community members and staff who work together to fundraise for Willaston Primary Academy. We work together to organise family friendly events. Events include:

World Worm Charming Championship -Sat 22nd June 2024  see school pages for info

Fine tune your worm charming skills for this quirky, eccentric and fun family summer event.

Fireworks Extravaganza - Fri 8th Nov 2024 Tickets available in Oct via Ticketsource https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/fwsa

Light up the dark nights as the clocks change at our popular Fireworks Extravaganza and outdoor disco in November.

Christmas Grotto Date TBC and Elfridges Date TBC

A chance to meet the big guy in the red suit and get set for Christmas.

Small Fundraisers

We run small fundraisers and sell refreshments at school events throughout the school year.

What's going on behind the scenes......

We are busy creating a new team to take forward the fantastic work of the FWSA team, and are looking for people to take on the committee roles of Secretary. Laura Shenton has kindly volunteered to take over the role of Chair and would love to share the role with someone. These are key roles that eed to be filled for the FWSA to continue its fantastic work.

Place of Space update - Phase 1 has been completed.  We now have a contractor for phase 2 and work will start over the Easter break to install an all weather woodchip surface to the area. Then we can move the picnis benches down and make use of the area.

Every penny of the profits raised is ploughed back into the school and in recent years we have been able to fund:

• Nantwich Museum visit to Year 1 
• Ipad Charging trolley
• Class set of Sphero coding robots 

• Library books for reluctant and dyslexic readers for KS1 and KS2 
• Graphic novels for KS2 aligned with the Accelerated reader scheme 
• A new set of Beebots 
• A new purpose built bike and scooter shelter
• Commemorative Jubilee Coins for every child.
• An IT system upgrade to increase functionality of classroom IPads and laptops
• Subsidised leavers hoodies for Y6 new
• A school library area and books to fill it.
• A £10,000 donation towards the cost of the Outdoor Learning Journey project.
• Class set of Lego WeDo coding equipment and Duplo coding train for Reception.
• Playground equipment.

How do I get involved?

None of the above could be possible without the amazing support of our volunteers, and we are always keen to welcome new members. We are a social group who meet every few months to chat about all things FWSA and plan events. Why not come to a meeting, or join our volunteers WhatsApp group to find out more? We’d love to see you there. Please use QR code at bottom of page to join our WhatsApp group.

There are so many ways you can help us and the range of support currently ranges from people who man stalls at events and bake cakes to people who design our event graphics and complete our financial returns.

Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFriendsOfWillastonSchoolAssociation

Contact us:  fwsa.willaston@gmail.com

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