The Book Fair is coming! You have probably already seen the posters around school, advertising the Book Fair which opens next Wednesday 16th November. 
To ensure the Book Fair doesn’t get too crowded, each phase has been allocated a day:
The Fair runs from 3.15-3.45 in the lower hall. Come and have a look! You might find some great Christmas presents!
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The children had a great idea to draw around each other on big rolls of paper. They were very proud of their super concentration and cut outs and they asked us to put it on our wall – so we did!
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On Thursday we had our first curriculum music assembly of the academic year. This is where all KS1 and KS2 get to perform the song they have been learning in their curriculum music lessons. The assembly started with the KS1 children’s rousing performance of ‘Hey You’, a hip- hop song written for young children by Joanna Mangona.
This was followed by the Y3/ 4 children who chilled us all out by singing ‘Three Little Birds’ , the classic reggae hit by Bob Marley. All 90 children sang and performed actions for the song they had been working hard on whilst learning about reggae music as a genre in itself.
Finally, the Y5/6 children raised the roof with ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey, a rapturous finale to a fantastic assembly.
All children took part in this wonderful assembly which involved both singing and instrumental playing. At Fishergate we arrange these inclusive music assemblies to celebrate what children in school have been learning in their curriculum music lessons as part of our music vision.
Thank you to all parents and carers who came along to the assembly and to Liz Spain, Kathryn Fenwick and Andrea Walton for their hard work teaching the children music this half term.
Forty two years, whatever the weather, of smiles from our lovely ‘lollipop lady’ Mrs Donkin have been celebrated in the Press. Click on the picture to read the article!
We were very touched that our lovely parents nominated Fishergate in the “School of the Year” category at the York Press Community Pride Awards – and were really pleased to make it to the final three!
