EVENTS IN THE PIPELINE
AUTUMN TERM
COOK WITH FRIENDS - A SERIES OF ONLINE COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, WITH A COOKBOOK TO FOLLOW - LED BY NICOLE TREHY - CONTACT FRIENDS TO CONTRIBUTE
We’d like to invite all of the FBS community to come together and cook via a series of live video sessions hosted by a parent, teacher and celebrity chefs.
On Wednesday Nov 4th at 6.30 - 8pm Mike (our fabulous school chef) is kicking off the series, and we have a few more (celebrity) chefs up our sleeve. And if you’d like to host a video cooking session or know someone who will contact us HERE and we will make it happen!
CALL TO ACTION! - WE NEED;
A graphic designer to come up with a Cook with Friends logo for merchandise - tea towels, mugs etc. And to style the Cookbook.
Key people and tasks:
Elena Klat - cooking and chef.
Asma Khan - Adam Coulter has confirmed. Need a date for the diary.
Fabienne offered to liaise and possibly edit.
Debra Morrall interested in if we could make recording and make videos available - confirmed Google Meet with M.Kuddas
- which platform to host?
Invisible Homes sponsorship?
Talk to Nandos about sponsoring an International Cookery Book?
Waitrose - their community fund is spent this year due to Covid but if we could get a quote for printing the book they will consider sponsoring in January depending on how much.
We want to make YOUR favourites too! Friends invite all of the FBS community to send in a family favourite recipe to add to our International Cookbook. Does your granny make a mean lasagne? Does your dad smash guacamole with a twist? Do you fry a bang banging chicken? Send your recipe with your name and year, and a paragraph about why this recipe is the one your family love - [email protected].
Picture evidence please or it didn’t happen - fab photos of your dish or your chef in action to illustrate your recipe.
CAROL SINGING - LED BY SOPHIA WADE / CLAIRE MCALOON
Song for the new school? Do we know anyone who can compose?
Rehearsals?
SWEAT SQUAD WITH FRIENDS - CONTACT NICOLE TREHY TO CONTRIBUTE
ONLINE EXERCISE WITH NICOLE. Looking for a workout buddy to get you started or keep you motivated? Sign-up (LINK TO COME) with Friends and join us every Tuesday morning at 10.30am (tbc) and we’ll screen-share our favourite yoga, Zumba or HIIT workouts and work out with you.
We can do this people. 💪🏽
(Disclaimer to be added to the sign-up so you can’t get the link unless you’ve signed the disclaimer)
NETFLIX WATCH PARTY - LED BY ALEX HUSSENOT
Start with The Social Dilemma - what date? How many people can participate at one time?
YEAR GROUP COFFEE AND CHAT - WHO IS LEADING THIS? CALL TO ACTION FOR YEAR REPS
Come and meet with your year group online coffee mornings.
SPRING TERM
QUIZ NIGHT WITH FRIENDS - LED BY NATASHA BROWN / HENRIETTA JORGENSEN
(Natasha to liaise with Henrietta Jorgensen and Tim Church date tbc)
FBS’s GOT TALENT! Variety Show with Friends or Talent Competition? - CONTACT FRIENDS TO CONTRIBUTE
Do you or a member of your family have a hidden talent? Look no further, Friends has begun a talent competition for you and your family to shine!
If you are a dancer, singer, musician, magician, poet, comedian, contortionist or anything else, then we want to see that talent. This competition is open to members of all FBS If you are interested in entering, please click here (LINK TO COME) for further information.
BOOK CLUB - LED BY DEBORAH DE LONG / DEBRA MORRALL / CLAIRE MCALOON
BIG SECRET ART AUCTION - Spring term - LED BY STEPHEN MOLLOY
Get your knitting needles, cameras, paint brushes and fingers out over the Christmas break and get creative.
Friends of FBS is asking each boy to donate one piece of art or craft to the BIG SECRET ART AUCTION this spring term. He’s allowed to find or make his donation; he can charm, bribe or beg family - but not borrow!
(March 1st deadline for donations - Details to follow)
Stephen Molloy to lead
Theme? Vote for one to be donated to the new building? Busy bee - cheap online auction site.
FRIENDLY FRIDAYS? Enterprise? - DEBRA MORRALL / CATHERINE LINDSAY??
We have a vast amount of knowledge and experience in our talented community and, particularly in this difficult economic environment, we need people willing to share their history to encourage, educate, inform and mentor others.
Do you have an interesting career history that you could share with Friends? Then we are looking for YOU!
Finding the new environment challenging? Meeting and listening to other members just might inspire you to take the next step. Zoom in HERE for coffee and chat on Fridays at 11.
A 5 minute spoken presentation followed by an informal Q&A and chat over coffee.
Please email HERE to be a guest speaker.
Debra Morrall and Catherine interested - theme it?
Rather than just careers make it wider - parenting, digital wariness, mental health?
SUMMER TERM
OUTDOOR FILM NIGHTS - watching under the stars For the boys - When it’s not pouring with rain - sigh
SCHOOL UNIFORM- LED BY LINDA ALLCOCK / DEBRA MORRALL ASSISTING?
Linda has organised much of the uniform that is in school . Good to be ready for the new kids coming in for their open day? She is offering to sell uniform at parent consultations.