The Friends of Blue School (FOBS) is a parent/teacher/staff association, which helps raise funds for the school, organising events which bring the school, parents and the community closer together. It also provides information to parents on such issues as headlice and sun safety.
This Association has been together for several years and all parents of children attending St Columb Minor Academy automatically become members. We have a Constitution, an elected Chair, Treasurer and Secretary who are all parents at the school, and Jennie Walker, Headteacher, is our President. Most importantly we have a small team of very willing and extremely hard working parents, teachers and staff who give their time to help out.
What we do?
FOBS has 3 main objectives:
a) develop more extended relationships between the staff, parents and others associated with our school
b) engage in activities which support the school and advance the education of our children
c) assist in providing facilities or educational items at the school which aren't funded by the school's statutory finances, by various fundraising activities.
How can you get involved?
Parents can get involved in lots of different ways:
* Volunteer to help out at an event
* Give your support by attending an event
* Sending in donations to sell at the Christmas and Summer Fayre ie: cakes, bric a brac, tombola prizes etc
* Let us have any outgrown school uniform to sell at our second hand uniform stall
* Attend a meeting (held at the school on the first Wednesday of the month at 6PM)
* If you're having a clear out, please remember us. All good bric a brac will be gratefully received.
* Pass on any ideas for fundraising projects.
We are always on the look out for new members. If every parent helped once during their child's time at the school we would be overwhelmed with support! Please remember that every child benefits from the work of this group.

Any help, no matter how little, is always welcomed and greatly appreciated - and its great fun!!