Friends of Fishergate

Friends of Fishergate looking for green-fingered volunteers!

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are looking for a group of parent & child volunteers to help weed & prepare raised beds for planting so they are ready to use for the Year Group science classes coming up.

We will be meeting straight after school pickup on Wednesday 3rd May & Thursday 4th May 3.30pm – 4.30pm and we hope that many hands make quick, light & sociable work.

If you and your children can help, please let the office know so we can anticipate numbers. Even 30 minutes of your time would be gratefully received.

The planting beds are located on the school field near to The Melbourne centre. There are three beds, Yr1/2, Yr3/4 & Yr5/6 that need weeds removing and one bed that needs extra compost adding. Each is approximately 8 metres long – so quite a good size. There are lots of children’s gardening tools but it would be useful if adults could bring a garden fork or spade if they have one. Gloves will be handy too!

Many ThanksFriends of Fishergate

FoF – lost property, labels and fundraising!

Help us to win the battle with lost property by labelling your child’s belongings, and raise money for the Friends of Fishergate at the same time!

No more lost property!!

FoF have signed up to the following companies who supply wash-proof name labels and name stamps to identify your children’s school clothing and belongings. You can read more about them, and find our affiliate links, fundraising IDs and even some discount codes, on the Friends of Fishergate Fundraising Hub page.

FoF – Easy Fundraising Online!

Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for Friends of Fishergate with easyfundraising? There are over 7,000 brands on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S – and it won’t cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds. Click here to find out more on the Friends of Fishergate fundraising hub!

FoF Plant Sale

If you are a green fingered & keen gardener or like pottering around on your patio and are planning on sowing seeds and bulbs this year, why not consider sowing a few extras as donations for the school plant sale in May this year?

Also welcome are potted cuttings, garden shrubs (potted, not too big) & potted herbs if you are clearing or thinning out your garden. Unloved houseplants and spare seeds too! More about this soon!Friends of Fishergate

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FoF Second Hand Uniform Sales

You can read more about Friends of Fishergate and how to get involved here, and please remember to keep an eye on the website calendar for upcoming events!

This is donated pre-loved, pre-used school clothing which is in good to excellent condition. Do come along and take a look if you need any extra items for your children. There is no pricing structure and only a suggestion of a pay-as-you-feel donation. Lots of clothing donations came in last term including some new-still with tags items, embroidered jumpers and plenty of shirts, dresses & trousers.

(Did you know that 350,000 tonnes of wearable clothing – worth £140 million, still ends up in UK landfill? Crazy!)Friends of Fishergate

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Message from Friends of Fishergate

 

OPPORTUNITIES!

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Do you enjoy using social media? We need someone to manage our Facebook page in order to keep the page alive and nurture the flow of information to our followers. Work with FoF committee and from time to time liaise with the school office, to post FoF updates, events and celebrations, respond to comments, like & share local community & family friendly happenings around York. Could you do this for less than an hour a week? Inclusivity, kindness and a community spirit is essential. Email us if you are interested.

WANTED: FoF Skills & Resources Library

Families, Parents, Carers!! Do you have any skills, equipment or talents that we could tap into for future school events? Sound & audio, cooking, dancing, music, entertaining, crafting skills, designing, making or more? Equipment: bbqs, stoves, gazebos, cool boxes, costumes, signage, play equipment, bunting, flags and beyond? Please let us know if you have things that might be useful to us in creating fantastic events.Friends of Fishergate

Donation Days for the Christmas Fair – Monday 28th November 2022

Please deliver all your wonderful donations for the school fair between 8.45 – 9.00am (drop-off) on Monday 28th, into the lower school hall. Helpers at tables will be waiting for your kind and generous offerings.

This year we are looking donations along the following lines:

  1. Chocolate Tombola
    • Chocolate items, gifts and treats
    • Boxes, bars, biscuits, any size, any shape & any flavour!
  2. Bottle Tombola
    • Wines, beer, cider, sparkling wines, spirits, posh cordials, mixers, liqueurs, sherry, port, tonics, pop, sparkling water.
    • Bottles must be UNOPENED to be accepted.
    • Please note any children that win a bottle of alcohol must have their adult collect it.
  3. General Tombola
    • We are looking for NEW or unwanted new giftable items.
    • Perfume, toiletries, items for the home & garden.
    • Gadgets, games, toys.
    • Clothing, accessories and more…
  4. Raffle Prizes
    • Larger value items
    • Vouchers
    • Hamper food items – non perishable food and drink items of all kinds kindly welcomed.
  5. Filled Jam Jars. (Be creative as you like here)
    • Please collect your clean glass ‘jam jars’ of any size and fill them with whatever goodies you can fit inside!
    • Think mini stationary, crafting, sewing, small toys, puzzles, collectors cards (lego, Pokémon, football etc) stickers, sweets, loose change (£1 or more), hair accessories, small figures, badges, fun jewellery, temporary tattoos…
  6. Handmade Christmas Decorations/Makes
    • Wreaths, foliage arrangements, table decorations (can be dropped on the morning of the fair)
    • Tree decorations and ornaments
    • Seasonal Bunting
    • Recycled or aromatic Christmas curiosities.
    • Handmade/recycled redesigned Christmas Cards
    • Seasonal Homemade Preserves & Chutneys (unopened, labelled and dated pls)
  7. Teddy Tombola
    • Soft Toys, Teddies, Plushies & Characters
    • A great way to recycle and de-clutter unwanted and outgrown cuddlies
    • Please ensure that all items are clean, preferably washed and in good usable (and lovable) condition.
  8. Books
    • New, used and unwanted titles for all ages.
    • Cookery, classic lit, childrens, comedy.
    • Fun, Fictional, Factual, food
    • Educational, emotional
    • Picture, pop-up, parenting, puzzle
    • Travel, Gardening, History, design
    • …to suggest just a few.

Thank you in advance for all your support, every little bit counts to make our Fishergate Christmas Fair the success that it is. Be a part of it in any way you can!