Friends of the School (PTA)
Registered Charity 1046636 | freindsofstjohnfisher@gmail.com | 07930853047 | 07967123505
Welcome to St John Fisher's Parent Teacher Association
OUR AIM: To help the school and our children by providing additional resources outside of the normal school budget.
We do this through a number of fundraising events and activities throughout the year, and help to fund extracurricular activities for your children by plugging the gap from school funding.
The more we raise, the more we can do for our children, and the more enriching their school life becomes.
Like any PTA, we rely on your support, so please do come forward, get involved with things that matter to your child and help to enrich their school experience!
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This has been sold out, anyone on the waiting list will be considered on Monday. Tickets will be sent out to your children next week, so please look out for these and contact the Friends Team if you have any issues |
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THE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EVENT - Friday 6th December from morning to midday at the school This is an opportunity for your child to handpick and purchase a special gift for you or a loved one for Christmas. £3 per gift, maximum of two gifts per child. |
The most efficient way is to submit your form is online: https://tinyurl.com/sjfchristmasshopping.
When completing online or when giving money please leave the exact amount of money, in a small sealed bag/envelope at the school office clearly marked with your(s) child/rens name/s & class. We must be able to read/know who the money came from!
If you’re able to help at this event, please take 10 seconds out to pledge your support: https://tinyurl.com/sjfchristmashelper
ps. we tested it, and it literally does only take 10 seconds on your mobile phone! This event requires lots of support and we could really do with your help!
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Friends' Mince Pie, Tea and Coffee afternoon - Friday 6th December at the school On the same day we are hosting our Friends Mince Pie, Tea and Coffee Afternoon. There will be tea, there will be coffee, as one would expect, lots of tasty mince pies and a chance to mingle and meet Friends...AND... we will also be announcing the winner of our first draw for the 100 CLUB! (see below) |
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Closer to the time we will be asking for Mince Pie donations for the event too, so when doing your weekly shop please bear the event in mind!
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Race Night - Absolutely awesome evening. A huge thank you to Angela Taaffe for managing the entire event! We raised nearly £6,000 towards our 2nd school minibus! Check out the Race-Night Poster and our short video clip of the race night
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NEWSFLASH !! THE '100 CLUB' BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS HAVE CHANGED! |
Enter the '100 CLUB' draw and contribute to your child/rens extra-curricular school life, with the opportunity to win up to £300!
We sincerely apologise to those who had existing Standing Order payments bounced back into your accounts. This was due to a recent change with our bank account. We would be enormously grateful if you could take a moment to update your Standing Orders with our new bank details:
| Bank: | Barclays Bank Plc |
| Account Name: | Friends of St John Fisher |
| Sort Code: | 20-92-63 |
| Account Number: | 33097048 |
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use format “100 name class” e.g. “100 Joe 1S” (this helps us trace your winnings back to you) |
HOW IT WORKS:
1. Purchase as many tickets as your heart desires at £10 each:
Click here to access the form for purchasing online tickets OR
Print and complete the 100 Club Entry Form and return it to the school office with your cash (or cheque)
2. Every ticket purchased is entered into a draw, near the end of Christmas, Easter and Summer terms, offering three chances to win.
3. Look out on this website and other internal comms at the end of each term to see who's won one of these super cash prizes: * prize money is subject to the number of tickets sold!
- 1st: £100
- 2nd: £50
- 3rd: £25
The next draw will take place on Friday 6th December 2019 at the Coffee & Mince Pie Afternoon.
WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
Every penny of the funds raised will go towards things like: Book Bags, Golden Time Materials, The Christmas Panto, Scalextric Day, School Trips, the occasional gift... just to name a few!
So... if f you don't win, you can always take comfort in knowing you've contributed towards enriching your child/rens school life.
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CLASS REPS
This is a vital communication channel between you the and School / Friends PTA. Class Rep share important news regarding Friends social events and activities, and we're almost there, but still on the lookout for Class Reps to come forward for 2R, 4C, 5R and 5S (as you'll note from the table below).
If you're in one of theses classes and are already covering the class rep role, or would like to be considered, please do get in touch by submitting the SJF Class Rep form: https://tinyurl.com/sjfclassrep (or scroll down and click on the SJF Class Reps image)
| class | class representative |
| Reception R | Christina Conboy |
| Reception C | Mary Quinn |
| Reception S | Diana Burnaby |
| 1R | Tracey Beck |
| 1C | Sasha Finch |
| 1S | Geethanjali Bahal |
| 2R | |
| 2C | Kirsten Rasmussen |
| 2S | Helen Duggan |
| 3R | Samantha Wynne |
| 3C | Marie Gurhy & Alisha-May Williams |
| 3S | Tiby Samuel |
| 4R | Jarmila Entezari |
| 4C | |
| 4S | Nicole McCarthy |
| 5R | |
| 5C | Maria Mauricio & Mirvette Russo |
| 5S | |
| 6C | Debbie Kenny |
| 6S | Eithne Atterbury |
The Class Rep role:
1. Try and attend at least 1 Friends meeting per term at the school for 1-2 hours, to keep informed
2. Help to promote/support any class social gatherings for children/parents (ad hoc)
3. Share the above through communication to class parents (mostly through Whatsapp).
And just in case you’re still sitting on the fence and haven’t quite made up your mind, then please take some time to read this very heart-warming message that we received from a Year 6 Parent:
“As Year 6 Class Reps we initially volunteered for just one year in Reception, and here we are, in our children’s final year, still Class Reps. Honestly, neither of us were desperate to hand over the reins. Debbie and I agree that being a Class Rep is not a hardship nor is it too taxing; we are blessed with great parents and children who all worked together and communicate constructively. Together we are simply supporting the Friends Committee which in turn supports all our children in school. Please consider joining as a Class Rep, it is such a great way to contribute to the life of the school and particularly your child’s class. Consider rotating yearly, even termly. You don’t even have to be a parent/carer on the playground every day to do this - neither Debbie or I are there every day and it still works for us . Go for it !” Eithne
Eithne & Debbie - The Friends PTA are humbled and ever grateful for the many years of support you have given to the school. Thank you!
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PAST EVENTS
Tuesday 8th October - HARVEST FESTIVAL
We raised an amazing £685.09 for CAFOD! Thank you to all of you who baked, caked, and gave up your time to help on the day!
Wednesday 9th October 2019 - CHRISTMAS CARD DESIGN
The deadlines for placing orders has now passed. You may still be able to order directly online with the 'cauliflower group', however, you will need to manage all postage / returns fees yourself.
The School Friends PTA are made up of the following committee members:
President: Maria Conlon - Head Teacher
Co-Chair: Jacqui Brosnan - (1S) - 07967 123 505
Co-Chair: Nishchal Patel - (4R) and (1C) - 07930 853 047
Treasurer: Caroline Ferguson - (4S) and (1S)
Charity Secretary: Vanisha Kapur - (1R)
Class Rep Coordinator: Nigel Moniz - (1S)
Teacher Representatives: Miss E O'Sullivan & Miss S Lucas
Please feel free to message any one of us with queries using the form below, or contact either of the two Co-Chairs at any time on the numbers above.
GET INVOLVED!
Like all PTAs, we rely on parents’ support and are very grateful to the many people who support us in the smallest of ways.
Contribute to your child's fun(d)!
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Click on the SJF Helpers image below to offer your support at any of our events. |
Don't have a class rep yet? Click on the SJF Class Rep image below and help us to forward comms to your fellow parents! |
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DISCLAIMER: We know it seems arbitrary to have to fill out a form when you know you're going to just help out on the day whilst attending an event your child is involved in, but it helps us massively when advance planning, hence the polite request. Go on. Do it. These links are quick and simple google forms that'll take you less time to complete and submit than it did to read this piece of text, honestly! And by doing so you will not be committing your life away. We will simply use your contact information to get in touch in advance of an event to find out if you're attending and whether you can help out when you do. No pressure!
SJF Friendly enquiry form
please include your child(s) name / class, your contact number and who your enquiry is directed to
The SJF Pupil Voice Group would like to thank each and every parent of St John Fisher School, for all their hard work and support towards the extra resources they have provided for the school:
DEAR PARENTS,
On behalf of the pupils of St. John Fisher School, we the students, would like to thank the all Parents for:
- Helping to pay for our school trips
- Making playtime active by providing equipment
- Organising the Christmas Pantomime and School Disco
- Giving us money for additional Christmas activities
- Organising Christmas shopping Day and Christmas Cards
- Treating us to Scalextrics Day!
- Working so hard for the International Summer Fair Day
- Showing us movies at the end of term
- Buying us Bibles to remember Jesus is always with us as we move on to high school
THANK YOU !!