Registered Charity 1046636 | freindsofstjohnfisher@gmail.com  |  07930853047  | 07967123505

Welcome to St John Fisher's Parent Teacher Association

We strive to enrich the lives of our children by bringing together our community through a range of social and fundraising events.

We do our best to add those little ‘extras’, where government funding falls short... The ‘fun things’ that make learning more interesting and exciting.

We rely heavily on your support!

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The lockdown has affected us all.  As a result, we were unable to host some key events and we are trying to think of new ways to continue supporting our school.  One of the easiest ways of doing so is through online shopping - you shop, the retailer donates.  Check out the many ways you can help below + more...

YOU SHOP, AMAZON GIVES

Next time you shop on Amazon help the school by selecting AmazonSmile:

Just click on https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/1046636-0, continue your shop as normal, and Amazon donates 0.5% to The Friends Of St John Fisher School, at no cost to you.

AmazonSmile is also available in the Amazon Shopping App to all AmazonSmile customers using iPhone or Android devices.  When you activate AmazonSmile in the app, every eligible purchase will automatically generate a donation for your organisation.

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EasyFundraing hosts a wide array of retailers who donate to our school whenever you shop with them.

Simply log into https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk or download the easyfundraising app via Google Play / Apple Store.  Assign Friends of SJF Harrow as your cause.   When you shop online you automatically get a reminder to collect a donation. The retailer donates to our cause.  It's that simple.

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What is it?  It's a cash prize draw that takes place near the end of every school term, offering £100/£30/£20 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes.  As it takes place 3 times a year, you have the potential of winning up to £300 from a single ticket!

How much does it cost?  It's £10 per ticket to enter the draw and there are no limits on the number of tickets you can buy.  The more tickets you buy the higher your chances of winning.

Where does the money go?  Every penny raised goes 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 you don't win, you can always take comfort in knowing you've contributed towards enriching your child/rens school life

This is awesome, sign me up!  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)

Our account details for online payment:

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.

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CLASS REPS

This is a vital communication channel between you and School / Friends PTA.  Class Rep share important news regarding Friends' social events and activities.  You can see who your class rep is in the table below, but note we're still on the lookout for Class Reps to come forward for 2R and 5R.

If you're in one of these classes and can help then 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)

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)

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whatsapp group: SJF Dad's

(social only and PTA events only - so don't worry about getting pinged constantly)

The last great night out with the dads was held at The Three Wishes on Thursday 27th February 2020  just before the lockdown.

We hope there will be more of these once things return to normal.

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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)!

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!

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 !!

Gallery Privacy Notice

Please note that we do take privacy very seriously, and all pictures or video's taken at any of our Friends events are purely for the benefit of sharing moments of joy with our SJF Parents.

We are mindful, however, that not everyone is partial to having their children's pics/vids shared online or via social media, and we also totally appreciate that there may be very valid reasons for that choice.

If this is the case, or should you find a picture on our site that you would like removed, please do not hesitate to contact us and we promise to remove it immediately without any further question.

Please also be assured that all pictures and video's taken are removed from all of our personal devices after being posted on the school site.

Again, if you would not like to have your child/rens pictures/videos shared online, please let us know.

Many thanks,

Friends Team