Friends of RIS – “FRIS”
Regent International School's journey to academic excellence has been exciting and full of initiatives to constantly raise standards, one of which is the establishment of FRIS.
FRIS is a fund-raising and events organisation with the sole purpose of promoting goodwill, parental interaction with the School and to support the school in specific “FRIS Portfolios”. FRIS is administered and managed by a committee called the “FRIS Committee” which is managed by an appointed Executive Board.
To become a FRIS Committee member parents are required to complete the “FRIS Committee Nomination Form”, which is downloadable off the FRIS Menu on the VLE, and also available at the school’s Reception. To participate in the FRIS Committee election, if called, an interested parent will need three (3) members of FRIS to nominate them.
All admitted FRIS members under the guidance of the FRIS Committee will work as a team and involve themselves on the “FRIS Portfolios”. Each FRIS Portfolio Coordinator will delegate the below common activities to the members of that FRIS Portfolio:
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Organise the setting, furniture, food and refreshments in each of that FRIS Portfolio
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Liaise with parents in the Year Groups in the Key Stage
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Welcome new parents and encourage new and existing parents to sign up as a FRIS Volunteer and participate in supporting a FRIS portfolio
o FRIS Portfolio 1: “Fund Raising”
Volunteer Parents in this sub-group will organise:
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Rent of Tables at an event
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Table Top Sales at an event
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Cake Sales
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Auctions of student paintings
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Student endurance feats (e.g. AED 5 per lap swum by students)
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Enlist the support of sponsors
Note, all monies raised by FRIS will go towards:
All monies receipted will be accounted for and parents will receive end of term information on money on account or used towards amelioration of the school for the benefit of the children
o FRIS Portfolio 2: “School Events”
Volunteer Parents in this sub-group will:
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Organise / Assist / Support School Events, Festivals, Fairs, Activities (International Day, Winter Souk, Productions, Concerts, Competitions (Swimming Galas, Sports Days) etc) e.g. marketing, advertising, organisation, set design, costume manufacture, make-up, sound, light, choreography, ushering, traffic control etc.
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Organise / Assist in the End of Year Parties for every Key Stage
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Organise / Assist the school’s participation in intramural leagues and competitions in: Music, Spelling Bees, Photography, Painting & Art, Master Mind, Quiz Night etc.
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Promote the use and the development of school’s sports & subject related facilities
o FRIS Portfolio 3: “School Support”
Volunteer Parents in this sub-group will undertake school support activities:
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Assist and/or provide expertise or services or coaching after school hours in the School’s afterschool ECA Program in: Sports / Art & Craft / Performing Arts (Music, Dance, Drama) / Hobbies / Academic Booster Clubs
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Assist and/or provide expertise or services during school hours in certain subjects: Guided Reading, Assisting Individual Needs Dept in EAL; Sports (PE & Swimming, RIS Teams & RIS Squads)
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Accompany students on Field Trips, Camps, Over-Nighters, Match Fixtures and Residential Trips etc
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Offer work experience placements to students in KS 3,4,5
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Offer professional qualifications which will be a useful resource to the school
o FRIS Portfolio 4: “Parent Representatives”
The FRIS Portfolio Coordinator of this sub-group will undertake the following:
- Help the class teacher to appoint a Parent Representative for each Class or Year Group (Secondary only) in the school
- Explain the role of a Class Parent Representative (see Annexure A)
- Set-up a Meeting Schedule through-out the year so that each Class’ Parent Representative does the following:
- Attends all scheduled meetings
- Plans, co-ordinates and ensures that his/her class or year-group (as the case may be), actively participates in the activities or events organized by the school and the FRIS Committee
- Addresses “live issues” or concerns that arise in a class and propose a solutions Portfolio’s Coordinator for consideration by the FRIS Committee &/or FCEB
Parents, YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. We encourage as many parents as possible to join FRIS. Volunteering in FRIS is a wonderfully rewarding and enriching experience.
Please regularly check the school’s calendars for the FRIS Schedule for the academic year. FRIS news is published on the School's VLE. To learn more about FRIS, please visit the VLE and check the FRIS menu.
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