“Friends of Dormston Community”

Our Aim is simple; we just want to support Dormston School, its students and their parents/carers in any way we can.  This is NOT just about raising funds but also about generating community spirit and connection.  As you may know, we formed very shortly after lockdown happened in March 2020 which put a lot of our plans on hold for quite some time, but as things are moving forward, rest assured FoDC are moving forward too!

We are currently in the process of planning an  End of Summer Term Celebration Event.  There are also lots more events in the pipeline such as; Comedy Nights, Quiz Nights and much  more so please do watch this space! 

We plan to send out a very short survey to you all soon to find out if you like the opportunities that we have offered and gage what our next steps should be.

Below are some of the things we have done since setting up

The Staff v Student Fancy Dress Football Match saw our staff dress up in Fancy Dress and take on the students in a football match.  The match was a sell-out!  The sun was shining, ice-creams and burgers were available and it was an absolutely lovely atmosphere.  The staff won, very much to the student’s disappointment and a re-match is most definitely on the cards!

Our Christmas Candy Cane Delivery Service spread a little Christmas Cheer as it saw some very kind-hearted staff dress up as Christmas Elves and surprise students with Christmas Candy’s that had been sent to them from their parents/carers.

We held a Year 7 & 8 Valentines Disco – this was the first disco held at Dormston School in well over 10 years!  We decided we wanted to do something nice to allow some of our younger students to have some well-deserved fun after a very difficult time.  The evening was a HUGE success and feedback has been great, so we will look at potentially doing another Disco in the future.

We also played cupid and offered a Valentine’s Day Chocolate Delivery Service. This saw over 500 bags of heart shaped chocolates circulating round the school on Valentine’s Day. 

We have also had a few lovely Raffle Opportunities.  Our latest Raffle saw some absolutely amazing prizes which were all kindly donated by local business and included:

• West Midlands Safari Park Day Out – 2 Adults & 2 Children (worth £146.00)
• 2 x Tickets for Aladdin on Saturday 3 December 2022  Wolverhampton Grand Opening Show –  Great tickets!
• £30 Spices Curry House Voucher
• Beauty Lounge in Coseley – Gift Voucher for a Shellac Nail treatment
• £30 Voucher from The Enchanted Florist
• Dinner Service
• Treats & Sweets Hampers x 3

We have also launched our #Pre-Loved Uniform Service – this is a service for any parent/carer to purchase #Pre-Loved School Uniform at the fraction of the cost.  We work on the simple basis that we never sell anything we wouldn’t be prepared to buy ourselves.  We have already helped lots of families in the Dormston Community.  You can donate any unwanted, good quality uniform to Friends of Dormston Community at any point during the school year. We also hold key days during the academic year where we have a Uniform Drop Off Day.  A very reasonable price list is in place for items but we never turn any parent away who is in need.