We hope your ears, muscles and brains have recovered from the screaming, dancing and intensity that was the Halloween Disco last week! It looked like the children were having the best time, and it was hugely successful financially too, raising a record-breaking £807.33!!! Thank you all for coming, and to the 21 volunteers who came to help, you are the BEST!

Before we mention the C word, there’s one more Halloween thing to tell you… Hooded Owls, the fancy bubble bath company, is
offering all Fishergate families a special 15% discount on their Halloween kits and Fishergate will receive a matching 15%  donation for every kit purchased!

Simply visit www.hoodedowls.co.uk and use our exclusive code at checkout: FISHERGATE. Offer applies to:

• The Boil & Bubble Halloween Potion Making Kit
• OR Boil & Bubble Potion Making Party Pack.

Offer ends 31/10/26.

Click here to get the app!

Christmas is coming of course, so no doubt you will have started your online shopping. Please, please remember to sign up to Easyfundraising. I know we keep going on about this, but it really is a no-brainer. Over 8000 retailers including eBay, Argos and M&S will donate to Fishergate Primary School for FREE once you’re registered with Easyfundraising. These donations really help us and all you have to do is order the things you’ll be buying anyway. If you use the app, that’s much easier than registering on the website, because the app will alert you to which websites do Easyfundraising. Our ’cause’ is called ‘Fishergate Primary School Friends – York’
The Friends of Fishergate Team

Today, we’ve had some spooktacular pumpkin entries for the Pumpkin Competition. Who knew there were so many ways to decorate, present and carve a pumpkin! You’ve all been so imaginative. It took quite a long time for our panel of judges to decide, and the winners are Lennox for the EY/KS1 group and Tasha from the KS2 group (see picture below). You both put in so much work to your pumpkins and they were so eye-catching. Well done! We raised £47 from the entry money. All pumpkins will be on display at the Pumpkin Parade tonight (Fri 16th Oct) at 7pm, between the two Halloween Discos.

Speaking of effort and fund-raising, the Early Years and Key Stage 1 cake stall last week raised £103.75. How fabulous! Thanks to everyone involved.

Just a reminder that we’re still looking for Christmas Shop helpers – present-buying and shop-staff. Please let Tamsin know how you can help – give her a call, or email friendsoffishergateschool@gmail.comThe Friends Team

We still need volunteers for the Halloween Disco next Friday 16th. As parents will need to stay anyway, why not help on one of the stalls? We’re short by quite a lot, so please do text Tamsin if you can help.

Christmas Shop volunteers: now we need buyers and staff because we’ve had loads of volunteers for the wrapping, including pupils from Fulford School Remember, we can’t run the shop without buyers and staff, so please email us at friendsoffishergateschool@gmail.com

Yours friendfully, The Friends Team