T he F riends of S evenoak s
Huge thanks to all involved in
FoS for another superb year.
The New Parents’ Supper, a fantastic Persian-themed
evening with exquisite food from our school chefs,
was the first event of the year, enabling parents of
pupils who were new to the school to get to know
one another. At the Quiz Night in November we
witnessed the teachers being beaten by a parents’
table for the first time in three years. In the run-up to
Christmas, under the leadership of Gatling Puech, the
incredibly impressive Bazaar team raised £1858, and a
further £1742 was raised by the PROMO team. Sadly,
snow put paid to the Carol Service, which had to be
cancelled. The year group social coordinators organised
Christmas and summer parties, with venues including
The Wildernesse Golf Club, St Julian’s and even a brave
Year 9 parent’s house! Ad hoc coffees, brunches and
lunches have also been organised, along with monthly
dog walks with the Striders.
The highlight of the year was the 1920s ball,
beautifully organised by Wiebeke Vuursteen and her
team, and held in May on Duke’s Meadow. The outfits,
food and entertainment were all amazing and over
400 people enjoyed an evening of eating, drinking and
dancing, all topped off by an impromptu thunder and
lightning display!
We are most grateful to our Treasurer, Sue Newman,
to Carina Bendrame, who has organised the school
year group coffee mornings, to Bridget Salmon, Holly
Meadows and their teams who have efficiently run
the second-hand shop and lost property, and to Ollie
Maunder and Christine Clinton for organising a superb
careers evening for the pupils.
Surplus funds have been distributed to the school to
enhance the education of the students. This included
funding a lighting truss for the Pamoja Hall.
Huge thanks to all the parents involved in the FoS
team. Arabella Stuart has been the staff liaison for FoS
for four years, but is stepping down at the end of this
academic year. We are extremely grateful for all her
hard work. Taking her place is Sébastien Coquelin, who
is already well known to us and is sure to be a great
asset to the team. Congratulations Seb!
Emma Kutchera and Clare Scott
Editorial team: Lorna Dolan, Charlotte Hails, Navaneethan Kunaratnam.
Photographs by David Merewether, students and staff, or as credited.
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