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Family Matters York, Mental Health & Well-being News, News, Parent Partnership, SEN

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Friends of Fishergate, News, Parent Partnership

FoF – welcome back and dates for diaries!

Tamsin Whitehead – Chair, Friends of Fishergate

 Welcome back to all families and a special, warm, Fishergate welcome to any new families. We are your Parent Teachers Association and we call ourselves the ‘Friends of Fishergate’. We raise funds for the school and put on events and treats for the children. We’ve already set our calendar for the first half of the Autumn term – check out our ‘Dates for your diary’ poster attached.

Even if you only have one hour a month to spare, even if your English isn’t that good, even if you’re not particularly sociable and can’t bear the idea of being on a stall at a loud school disco (!), we have a role for you! Our little community needs you. Please contact me at friendsoffishergateschool@gmail.com and we can have a chat.Tamsin Whitehead, Chair of Friends (PTA)

Bodhi, News

Happy New (School) Year from Bodhi

Woof! I’m so happy to be back at school, saying hello to everyone again! I have been very impressed by how brilliantly all the children have settled in—they have been kind, helpful and ready to learn. Saying hello to so many people is very tiring work, though, so please excuse me if you spot me having a little snooze! 🐾💤Bodhi

Bodhi, News

Bodhi has a message for Y6

Woof woof!

I have been a very lucky dog this week. Thank you so much to everyone who brought me lovely presents, tasty treats and lots of cuddles. My tail has been wagging non-stop! I feel very spoiled, and I am so grateful to have such kind friends at Fishergate.

A special goodbye goes to our amazing Year 6 children. Thank you for being so gentle with me, playing with me and always stopping to say hello. I know you are going to do brilliant things at secondary school. Be brave, be kind, make lots of new friends and remember—you’ll always have a furry friend cheering you on from Fishergate.

Good luck, Year 6. I will miss you… but I’ll make sure I keep an eye out for your younger brothers and sisters (and any biscuits you might accidentally leave behind!).

Lots of love and tail wags,Bodhi 🐾

Friends of Fishergate, News, Parent Partnership

FoF End of Year Update

Cor, what a year we’ve had! With your help, we’ve raised so much money for our school and have put a good many smiles on faces. We hope you’ve enjoyed the events and your children have found benefit from the many ‘spends’ we’ve made from OPAL activities to Father Christmas visits and bouncy castles to boring-but-necessary coach trip expenses (costing more than you’d think).

I wanted to say a huge thank you to the many volunteers – parents and even past pupils – who’ve made all of this possible. Unfortunately, we have two people who are stepping away from the Committee at the end of this school year: Andrea Blakeston our Secretary, Marketing & Comms guru and voice of reason, and Heidi Fox, our Procurement expert (think The Scrounger from The Great Escape) and allround good egg. They’ve been absolutely dedicated to the cause, spending many hours planning, writing and running around and we and I will miss them greatly.

So, I end with an appeal: even if you only have one hour a month to spare, even if your English isn’t that good, even if you’re not particularly sociable and can’t bear the idea of being on a stall at a loud school disco, we have a role for you! Our little community needs you. Please contact me at friendsoffishergateschool@gmail.com and we can chat over the summer and see what’s suitable. Yours gratefully.Tamsin Whitehead, Chair of Friends (PTA)