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We are a group of parents and carers working together to raise money to buy equipment and supplies for school.

10/11/2026

Just a reminder that the Christmas Grotto is organised by FOSM, not the school.

Please direct any questions to us via our page or email us at [email protected] rather than contacting the school office.

Ticket/event information will be announced on Friday.

Thank you for your understanding! 💙

10/11/2026

🎅🏼SAVE THE DATE!🎅🏼

🎅🏼We are officially on countdown to our annual Christmas Grotto!! Which will be taking place on Wednesday 2nd December, 4-6pm.

🎟️Tickets will be going on sale NEXT Monday from the office ONLY…

Watch out for more information coming end of this week!🎅🏼❤️🎄

(Please note this will be a ticketed event only and tickets sell out FAST.)

09/11/2026

🎄 THE PERFECT TIME TO JOIN EASYFUNDRAISING! 🎄

With Christmas shopping on the horizon, why not raise FREE money for St Matthew’s at the same time? 💙💛

By signing up to Easyfundraising, retailers will donate to FOSM every time you shop online – at absolutely no extra cost to you!

From Christmas presents to your weekly food shop, every little donation adds up and helps us do more for our children. ❤️

If you haven’t signed up yet, now is the perfect time! It only takes a couple of minutes.

09/11/2026

🎨❤️ MY CHILD’S ART – ONLINE PORTAL NOW OPEN! ❤️🎨

The wait is over! Our My Child’s Art portal is now OPEN and you can order your children’s fantastic festive masterpieces! 🥰🎄

🎄 A few important details:

🌟 Visit https://www.mychildsart.co.uk/order

🌟 Username: StMatthews10

🌟 Access Code: htpkmksk

🎁 EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! Use code StMatthews10X26 at checkout to receive 10% off your order!

📅 The portal will remain open until 31st December.

Please note: If you can’t find your child’s name or artwork on the portal, unfortunately this may be because they were absent when we were working with their class.

We hope you love seeing your little ones’ creations and thank you, as always, for supporting our school PTA. Every order helps raise funds for our school! 💙💛

07/11/2026

Fran and I have been working hard with the children since September, designing some absolutely wonderful Christmas cards! 🎄✨

Please look out for a leaflet in your child’s bag this Monday (9th November) for full details on how to view and order their custom creations.

Take a look below for a sneak peek of some of the lovely designs from each class! 🎨🎅🏻

Every single order helps, as all commission raised goes directly towards buying special art supplies that standard school budgets don't normally cover.

Thank you so much for your support!

06/11/2026

Wow what can we say…… we are speechless with how much effort everyone put into our penny wars.

We raised a massive £705.47 in total which will go towards paying for transport for trips - each class will get the money that they raised.

The class totals were:

Reception - £105.29
Year 1 - £130.59
Year 2 - £62.74
Year 3 - £113.68
Year 4 - £108.50
Year 5 - £155.64
Year 6 - £29.03

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed, we are incredibly grateful for the amazing amount of money raised and for your generous support.

Year 5 are the overall class winners and an email will follow from Arbor to confirm the class prize. 🏆 👍👏🏆👍👏🏆👍👏🏆👍👏🏆👍👏🏆

28/10/2026

💙💛 And just like that, our first term back is done! 💛💙

We just want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has supported FOSM this term! 🥰 Whether you’ve purchased something from our Amazon Wish List, got involved in Penny Wars, come along to our Autumn Disco or bought tickets for our Halloween Hamper, we really do appreciate every bit of support.

We’re so lucky to have such amazing parents, grandparents, carers and a wonderful school community behind us. ❤️ Your support helps us raise money to make a difference for our children, and we couldn’t do it without you!

🎉 We’re delighted to share that our Autumn Disco raised a fantastic £461.31 after expenses! 👏 Every penny counts, and we’re so pleased with what we’ve achieved together already this term!

🏆 The winning class for Penny Wars will be revealed after half term… 👀

And don’t think we’re stopping there! We’ve got lots of exciting things planned for the Christmas term, so keep your eyes peeled… 🎄✨

It might even involve a little visit from someone very special… 🎅🏻🤫 We do know him after all! 😉

23/10/2026

🎃🎟️👻Thank you to everyone who bought tickets for our Autumn hamper.

We raised a massive £134.00!!! 👏👏👏👏

The winner was white ticket 46-50 who have been informed.

Thank you again for all your amazing support, we are so lucky to have such generous parents who always get on board with everything we do.

Happy a super spooky half term,

Love Fran and Suzie x x

22/10/2026

🍂🎃 What a fantastic time we had at our Autumn Disco last night! 🪩💙💛

A massive thank you to everyone who came along and helped make it such a brilliant night! We hope all the children had as much fun as we did! 🥰

We’ll let you all know how much we raised once we’ve got everything counted up, so keep your eyes peeled! 👀💰

🍬 GUESS HOW MANY SWEETS ARE IN THE JAR! 🍬

We’ve got a jar full of sweets and it’s just 50p per guess! If your child would like to have a go, they can bring their 50p into school and we’ll be going around the classes to collect everyone’s guesses. Good luck! 🤞🍭

🎁 OUR HALLOWEEN HAMPER RAFFLE! 🎃

There’s still time to get your raffle tickets for our amazing hamper! Tickets are £1 per strip, and the winner will be drawn TOMORROW! So don’t miss out! 🧡

Thank you as always for supporting Friends of St Matthew’s and helping us raise money for our school and children. We really do appreciate every bit of support! 💙💛

20/10/2026

🎃🪩REMINDER! 🪩🎃

Get your party clothes and dancing shoes ready — it’s time for our Autumn disco tomorrow! 🕺💃

🪩KS1: 3.30 – 4.30pm
🪩KS2: 4.45 – 5.45pm

Don’t forget KS1 come to school in their party wear or costumes, remembering that they will be outside for breaks and lunchtime. 👗👕

KS2 can also bring some money along for our tuck shop! 🍬🥤

We can’t wait to see all your amazing moves on the dance floor! 💫

Love FOSM x x

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Alnwick Grove
Jarrow-on-Tyne

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