PTFA Frogs

At Georgeham our parent, teacher and friend association is affectionately known as FROGS (Friends of Georgeham School).

Anyone can be a FROG, we are parents, carers, grandparents, family members or friends of the school and its children. We organise events throughout the year for the enjoyment of our children and families to raise much-needed funds for the school.

Our core committee members include a representative from each year or class group but we actively welcome support from anyone (many hands make light work and all that!). We meet just a couple of times per term to plan our events but we also need people who can help on the day; from cake baking to setting up, to manning stalls, to selling raffle tickets.

Our fundraising provides vital support to the school, especially in a time of reduced budgets. Our mission is to ensure that the funds raised by FROGs are used for the benefit of the children and to enhance their activities and experiences at school. In recent years we have contributed to or raised money for many projects (big and small) including the outside learning area for Class 2, the volleyball court and outdoor classroom, and playground equipment – from outdoor Connect 4 to pogo sticks, to giant jenga, whole school trips to Barnstaple to see the pantomime and also for a theatre group to visit the school, school house kitchen equipment, contributing to travel costs on various trips and the Solar Schools project to provide solar energy. 

Currently, our next big project is creating a nurture garden to support our children well being and mental health. Thanks to FROGS (£7000), the Parkdean Community Grant (£5000) and Ventrus, we have the funding to create a nurturing environment for our children. 

If you’d like to learn more about FROGS or have some time to spare to help us please speak to Erin Matthews.  We can be contacted via the school office if you can’t spot us in the playground!