Friends of Goodrich
You’re invited to the latest Friends of Goodrich Meeting!
Wednesday 6th July 2022 at 8pm at The Herne Tavern (2 Forest Hill Road)
Welcoming all parents and carers of children attending Goodrich Community School.
Here’s your opportunity to have your say on the fundraising year ahead.
Any question please contact friendsofgoodrich@gmail.com
Sunday 22nd May 10am
Fun Run 2022….well dones, thank yous and fundraising!
“Thank you so much for organising such a brilliant event this morning – we all had such a great time and as our daughter is in reception, it was our first all school PTA event and we thought it was fantastic – what a success!”
So many well dones and thank yous to each of our 414 runners – you were all brilliant!
Particular congratulations go to our winners…
Girls’ 1 mile
1. Beatrice Jones
2. Daisy Rees
3. Evelyn Armbrust
Girls’ 5k
1. Olivia Hunter
2. Imogen Dale
3. Isla Freeman
Women’s 5k
1. Artemis Veluora
2. Lucy Ashdown
3. Liz Stuart
Boys’ 1 mile
1. Ted Jones
2. Jake Rahim
3. Monty Jones
Boys’ 5k
1. Joshua Hyland-Smith
2. Lucas Hodgson
3. Nico Veall
Men’s 5k
1. Nathan Jones
2. Guy de Glanville
3. Ashraf el Mahmoud
…and to all those who put the fun into the run by sporting fancy dress!
And thank you so much to our fantastic volunteers on the day: Mark, Andrew, Naomi, Karen, Diodio, Anna, Dylan, Greg, Jonathan, James, Mel, Bethan, Chika, Kristen, Emma, Liz, Claire, Mike, Sam and Cath – we couldn’t have done it without you!
We also thank Mr Dennis and Mrs Stuart – the children loved having you there!
Finally, a thank you to our sponsor https://drs-als.com – whose support helps us to maximise our fundraising. We also thank www.marvellousgreensandbeans.com for donating fruit for the runners.
Now it’s time to gather in that sponsorship! And it’s not just the runners who can raise money – anyone can donate by visiting our online site https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/20684.
Please make your online donations or hand in your paper forms and money to the office (in an envelope marked clearly with ‘Fun Run’) by Friday 10 June. All of the money raised will go to important FOG projects which directly benefit the children.
5K Fun Run starts at 10am
1 Mile Fun Run starts at 11am
Runners of all abilities welcome! Fancy dress encouraged!
A huge thank you to the 376 of you who have entered this year’s Fun Run – we are delighted that so many of you want to join in!
And a massive thank you to our sponsor, DRS whose generous support means that we can maximise our fundraising.
We’re keen to raise as much money as we possibly can for important school projects so sponsorship forms will be e-mailed to runners and hard copies (together with briefing sheets, t-shirts and race numbers) will be distributed in race-bags at the back end of next week. You can also sponsor/submit your donations here.
We are looking for volunteers to help out on the day so please let us know if you can pitch in.
We particularly need a First Aider.
And, last but not least, there are still a few places available (and we’ve ordered some extra t-shirts in each size) so get in touch if you or your kids would like to join the fun!
Check the Facebook Event for latest updates
Please contact Sarah Rahim (Sarah.rahim@hotmail.co.uk) asap on any of the above!
Thurs 3rd March
World Book Day is turning 25! And we have organised plenty of fun to help you celebrate.
First, there is the Dress Up as your Favourite Book Character Competition. It’s pretty simple really: just come to school dressed as your favourite character or book on 3rd March, for a chance to win a book voucher worth £7.99. All children are welcome to take part, and there will be a winner from each class!
Prize: £12.99 plus a £25 Oddonno’s voucher
Is dressing up not your thing? How about a bit of writing? Or maybe you prefer art? Because you can also have a go at our Write a Poem and/or Design a New Book Cover of your Favourite Book competition! And yes, we know it’s a mouthful.
You can write a poem about anything; a person, a pet, a bad day, a mystery, a place, even a smell! It can be funny, sad, rhyming or not. And when you are done, just hand it over to your teacher with your name and class and we’ll do the rest.
But if you rather try your hand at some drawing and design instead, than go for it! Just choose a book (your favourite will do) and have a go at drawing a different cover for it. You can use paint, pencil, crayon, pen. But no computers! And your entry must be A4. Just hand your work to your teacher with your name and class when you are done.
Poems will be judged by Ms Summer and Art entries by Ms Marriot. The winners will each receive a book voucher worth £12.99 plus a £25 Oddonno’s (Award winning Fresh Natural Gelato, 147 Lordship Lane) voucher, and the poem and artwork will also be added to the FoG website for a little extra recognition!
Open to all KS1 and KS2 children (years 1 to 6).
Entries can be handed in from Feb 21st to March 7th.
Download the Readathon Sponsorship Form
Prize: Book bundle, £50 Oddono’s voucher, plus a few extra surprises!
Now, if you don’t want to write, draw, or dress up, how about a little…reading instead?!
That’s right, we are running a Sponsored Readathon too! Just grab a form and think about how much reading you can do for it. It can be a whole book, a specific number of chapters, pages – it really depends on you!
Just hand your form and sponsored money in a sealed envelope to your teacher – and the class who has the most children taking part will be declared the winner and receive a book bundle as a prize, £50 Oddono’s (Award winning Fresh Natural Gelato, 147 Lordship Lane) voucher, plus a few extra surprises!
Open to all KS1 and KS2 children (years 1 to 6).
Competition closes on March 7th.
Download the Readathon Sponsorship Form
And finally… a big thank you to Oliver Faulkner in class 16, who won our Halloween art competition and who has done the amazing artwork for our World Book Day poster this year. Look out for his eye-catching design around the school!
Good luck!
#WorldBookDay
World Book Day® is a charity sponsored by National Book Tokens.
Thurs 10th March 2022
7.30PM TIL LATE
@ The Ivy House Community Pub, Stuart Road. SE15 3BE
Come and test your general knowledge against other teams of parents, carers and teachers to see who will be crowned Goodrich School Quiz Champs 2022! Everyone is welcome.
Introducing Quiz Master BIG J , ALL proceeds go to the school and making it an even better place for our children to be. It is a great excuse for a night out- get your tickets before they sell out!
THURSDAY 10TH MARCH 2022. 7.30PM TIL LATE
@ The Ivy House Community Pub, Stuart Road. SE15 3BE
The Ivy House, SE15 3BE
Tickets are available here:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/friendsofgoodrich/654493
Friday 11th March
9-10am
As we return to ‘normal’ we are welcoming all carers and parents to get together over tea, coffee and biscuits at the school.
A great chance to meet new faces and fellow carers and parents of Goodrich children.
We’re excited to announce the all new Friends of Goodrich Winter Trail.
Pick up a map and follow the trail of decorated windows, collecting hidden letters along the way. The letters will spell out a festive word which you will need to unscramble and collect your prize at the end.
Some of your favourite Christmas Fair stalls will be dotted along the route, including FOG dogs, hot chocolate, cakes, second hand uniform, glitter tattoos, badge making and the much missed jolly jam jars*.
There is a suggested donation of £1 per trail and all children will receive a small prize at the end.
If you can help on the day, whether manning a stall for 30 mins or with set up/clear up please email friendsofgoodrich@gmail.com
*For those of you new to Goodrich, a jolly jam jar is an empty jar decorated and filled with a selection of sweets, chocolates, stickers, small toys etc. We will be asking for people to bring in filled jolly jam jars – it’s usually the most popular stall! Along with cakes and second hand uniform for the stalls.