St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

Our Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 children put on a delightful performance of the Nativity. Their acting, singing, and enthusiasm were truly beautiful, leaving everyone in attendance with a sense of wonder and joy. We are grateful to all the staff and parents who supported the children throughout this process; your encouragement made a significant difference and helped to nurture their confidence on stage.🌟

The OPAL programme is an exciting journey that we’re undertaking over the next 18 months to develop the playground and children’s play.
Since September, we have seen the gradual introduction of new activities and resources. These include lego, dressing up, role-play, small world toys (dinosaurs, vehicles, animals etc), construction, bubbles, chalk, music, soft toys, puzzles and books which the children are really enjoying!
We have lots of exciting things planned for the Spring Term – a mud kitchen, a sand pit, tyres and den building being some of those things!

We all enjoyed our Christmas lunch! The meal was delicious and also a wonderful way for the children to share in the festive cheer together. Thank you to our kitchen team!🎅🍽️

A huge thank you to everyone who came to our Christmas fair – it was a great success! Thank you to everyone who helped to organise this event. It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces and a fantastic atmosphere throughout the day. 🎅🎄

Well done to Marta, who completed her training on Tuesday afternoon at Northolt Primary school with The FA Shooting Stars.
This is an organisation inspired by Disney and working in collaboration with the Youth Sport Trust and the National Literacy Trust, using Disney storytelling to inspire girls to get physically active.

Year 6 World War 2 Enrichment Day

Today, the Year 6s stepped back in time to experience life during World War II. They were buzzing with excitement as they arrived at school dressed as ‘evacuees’ and other characters from our class read: Friend or Foe. The pupils explored the artwork of Laurence Stephen, made placards, and played games from the time. In Design Technology, they designed a WWII themed menu using rationed goods.

This morning, selected pupils from Year 6 travelled to Greenford High School to take part in the annual indoor athletics competition. They all showed great determination and teamwork. Well-done to all involved!

A huge well done to selected Year 5 and 6 pupils, who completed their playground leader training last Wednesday. This training was a fantastic opportunity for pupils to showcase their leadership skills, whilst giving them responsibility to organise games for the younger year groups. These pupils now dedicate some of their playtimes to fulfil their roles and responsibilities as playground leaders.

Thank you to Mr. Witter from Willow tree for coming in to coach and train the pupils.

A huge thank you to PC Andy and PC Carolyn who delivered the Year 6 ‘Drugs’ talks yesterday. The children were educated on the dangers and inappropriate use of drugs.
Thank you again for coming in and happy retirement PC Carolyn!

Oracy October x Black History Month

We are celebrating Black History Month by using our voices to share stories about the people who helped lay the foundations of today's diverse society.

A huge well done to Klara & Eleanor in Year 4, they created story books to share the lives of Phillis Wheatley and Ruby Bridges with the rest of their class!

Yesterday, our Year 6s travelled to Thames Young Explorers in Chiswick. They have been learning all about fieldwork skills in Geography. They took part in lots of exciting activities: PH water testing, explored the River Thames; identifying the different sea creatures living in it. It was a fantastic day out for everyone :)

Parentkind – a charity that supports school PTAs - have teamed up with Asda, who is making millions of pounds available to donate to primary schools across the UK through their ‘Cashpot for Schools’ initiative. To support our school, all you have to do is opt-in through the Asda Rewards app, shop and scan in store or shop online at Asda.com.

Between 2nd September and 30th November 2024 – every time you shop with Asda using your Asda Rewards app, Asda will donate 0.5% of the value of your shop to your chosen Primary school. Also, every time somebody opts-in to support our Primary school, Asda will give an additional £1 to the school Cashpot.

It’s as easy as 1,2,3

1. Download the Asda Rewards app, register and opt-in to Cashpot for Schools (make sure you have the latest version of the app installed)

2. Choose our Primary School – either searching by name or postcode (UB6 7AF)

3. Shop instore across Asda and George, or online at Asda.com and start filling your Cashpot as you shop

Asda does the rest, all money raised will be donated to schools to spend on the things they need the most.

Remember, anyone can sign up – so start spreading the news and raising funds for our school.

This initiative is on top of the existing Asda Rewards benefits you get as a shopper – so you won’t lose out on any of your own earnings or Cashpot, so everyone is a winner!

For more details, visit www.asda.com/cashpotforschools

Well done to our new School Council! 👏
We look forward to hearing your thoughts, views and suggestions.

Last week, we had our Macmillan Coffee Morning. It was a great event with lots of delightful treats. Our students were beaming with joy in their green and purple attire, indulging in delicious cakes with their friends. Thank you to all the families who donated cakes and to parents who came to the event - your generous donations will go a long way in supporting those affected by cancer.

This afternoon, 14 of the Year 6 pupils travelled to Berkley Playing fields to participate in the Ealing Primary School cross country competition. They showed great resilience and determination as they ran in the mucky, wet fields. Thank you to our parent volunteers that helped out and well done to everyone involved!