Christmas_Edition_2019

‘Nurturing young catholic gentlemen.

Aspiring for Academic, Cultural and Sporting Excellence’

The John Fisher School

Christmas Term

2019

This front cover was designed by V. Syavavko (Year 7)

A MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER, MR P E MCCULLAGH

During Advent, we have used this as a time for us to reflect on the true meaning of the sea-

son. It has been a time of expectant waiting, hopeful anticipation and joyful preparation for

Christmas – Christ entering our world. It is the season of joy and a season of hope.

Joy was something we witnessed our Year 11 and Year 13 students experience during the sum-

mer as they opened their results envelopes back in August. There was much to celebrate in

terms of exam success: 81% of students achieving a Grade 4 and above in both English and

Mathematics at GCSE and sustained success at Key Stage 5. One of the things I have really

enjoyed this term has been working with our subject leaders in school. Listening to the enthusiastic

way they talk about their particular subjects leaves me in no doubt as to why our re-

sults are so strong – we have a passionate team of staff, hardworking students and supportive

parents/carers which are the key ingredients for success.

At school this term, we have been reflecting on whether our curriculum meets the needs of

an ever-changing world. We want to continue to commit to providing our students with the

necessary skills to achieve academic and spiritual growth so that they may truly thrive, both

socially and emotionally.

‘Aspiring for Academic, Cultural and Sporting Excellence’

‘Nurturing young Catholic gentlemen


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As a Catholic school we provide our students with a moral compass based on Catholic

Social Teaching that supports their growth and development. It is essential that our students

are encouraged to have enquiring minds, ask questions and form their own opinions. We are

blessed with close links with our parishes which allows our students to experience prayer,

worship, charity and social events.

As a faith school, we believe there is more to the purpose of education than producing

strong academic outcomes. Pope Francis wrote that “the mission of schools is to develop

a sense of truth, of what is good and beautiful”; therefore, it is of vital importance that our

community of students are given opportunities to develop their physical, moral and intellectual

talents. I hope that this newsletter will give you a flavour of what we are able to offer

at The John Fisher School. If your son has not done so already, I would challenge him to try

something new in 2020. Trying new things and stepping outside of our comfort zone can

help improve our levels of resilience and self-confidence.

Our remembrance events in November helped us remember and pray for those whom we

have lost. Many in our school community have suffered the pain of loss this year, and we

hold them all in our hearts and prayers.

Approaching Christmas, we heard some wonderful choral singing at ours services of lessons

and carols. It always astonishes me how much effort out students and staff in the Music

department put into the various events. From the Bonanza concert and various services to

the numerous performances in the community, I would personally like to thank all of those

involved. The Christmas break will offer the opportunity for some well-earned rest for all

who have given so much during the month of December.

We have enjoyed a rewarding year and I would like to acknowledge the work of staff and

governors in the impressive developments taking place across our school. We still strive to

provide an education which enables our students to grow into well-rounded, reflective, caring

and thoughtful young men ready to take their place in society.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family peace and joy this Christmas

and all the best for the New Year.

With very best wishes.

P E McCullagh

Headtacher

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‘Rowvember’ 2019 with

OYSTER PARTNERSHIP

This year, we invited former JFA student, Sasza Bandiera, and his staff at Oyster Partnership to take part in

‘Rowvember’. Having raised over £2,000 last year after rowing 120,000m, we decide to set ourselves an even

bigger challenge.

Having dropped off a rowing machine to Oysters offices in London, we decided to try and row 60,060m per

rowing machine. We had three...! Ever hour, 60 men commit suicide worldwide, and we decided we would

support Movember in raising money to help this crisis.

With many staff raising awarness with rather horrendous moustaches and beards, we also managed to raise

just under £2,000 again. Well done to all the staff (there were 36!!) who took part in this brilliant charity

fiundraiser and especially to the many staff at Oyster who helped them hit their 60,060m target.

Mr. T Street

Director of Sport

‘Aspiring for ‘Nurturing Academic, young Cultural Catholic and gentlemen

Sporting Excellence’


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Charity begins

at School

£7,516

RAISED FOR CHARITY THIS TERM!




Karl Nova visits JFS

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When Ms Mellor told us that we had the chance to spend the day to do poetry with the 2018 CLiPPA

winner (that’s the Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award) who had won it for his debut collection

called Rhythm and Poetry, we thought that this was an opportunity we couldn’t miss. Little did we know

that Karl Nova wasn’t just a winner of an award but also an entertaining, humble man!

The day started off with Karl telling us a bit about himself so that we could understand his background. His

father is a lecturer who has studied at some very prestigious universities in Britain and the United States

– so you can imagine his reaction when Karl told him that he was going to be a poet. He also gave us little

anecdotes that gave the background to some of his poems which helped us to appreciate why he had

written them and the meaning behind them. RAP means Rhythm and Poetry. So simple yet so compelling.

The theme for National Poetry Day on 3rd October was truth. Karl told us we would be writing our own

slam/rap poetry based on this theme. We split into pairs and chose a topic we would focus on. We

decided to focus on ‘cheating’. After completing the poem from one point of view, Karl suggested that we

wrote the reply from the other person’s viewpoint. The effect was quite astounding (Ms Mellor seemed

blown away by our creativity)!

Not only did we perform it in front of the other students involved in the session, we then showcased our

work to Year 7.

We really enjoyed our day with Karl Nova as it allowed us to see poetry in a new light. Suddenly poetry is

interesting and no longer something we will dread studying.

Thank you Karl (and Ms Mellor).

Aiden S and William R (Year 10)


SCIENCE EVENTS DIGEST

From classroom to context

Making links between what you learn in school to what people are doing with it now, and what you can do in the future.

Architecture on Stage: Bovenbouw

5 th December 2019. £5 for 14-25 yo @The Barbican

Architecture on stage: Breaking ground – Architecture by Women

10 th December. £5 for 14-25 yo @The Barbican

Events running from Dec 2019 to Feb 2020

Any further questions, please see Ms Mozammel

(Lab 231)

Royal Photographic society: Science Photographer of the year

7 th October to 5 th January

Free @Science museum

Museum of the Moon

17 th May 2019 to 5 th January 2020

Free @Natural History Museum

Orbit: A journey around Earth in real time

21 st October 2019 to 5 th January 2020


Can maths save the whales and cure cancer? [Lunchtime lectures

1pm-2pm]

7 th January 2020

Free. @Museum of London

Love, smell and memory: exploring the brain circuits for learned

and innate behaviour

16 th January 2020

Free @Royal Society

Future exploration of the ice giants

20 th January 2020

Free@Royal Society

The Art of Innovation: From Enlightenment to Dark Matter

25 th September to 26 th January 2020

Free but ticket required @Science museum

Great Mathematical Myths

11 th February 2020

Free @Museum of London

Top secret: From cipher to cyber security

10 th July 2019 to 23 rd February 2020

Free- booking required @Science museum

Can gender equality help solve climate change?

3 rd March 2020 [6pm-7pm]


UCL Lunch hour lectures. 1pm to 2pm

3 rd December 2019: Ageing and caring in a globalised world:

stories from Mumbai and England

14 th January 2020: Think Universe! Science and the accidental

story of Humanity in Paradise

21 st January 2020 : Teaching and Leading Generation Z: The Next

100+Stories

6 th February 2020: Tech to improve lives - the Contraception Choice

11 th February 2020 The loss of bumblebees – why is

it happening and why is it important?

25 th February 2020: Recording from a myriad of neurons to

understand behaviour

Simple laws, Spectacular Astrophysics

4 th March 2020 [1pm -2pm]


Cars: Accelerating the Modern World

Now until 19 th April 2020

£18. Booking required. @V&A

Paleoart- Reconstructing the past

1 st November 2019- 28 th April 2020


Wildlife photographer of the year

18 th October 2019 to 31 st May 2020

Advance booking required. Up to £14pp. Concessions available. @

Natural History Museum

Darwin Day Lecture 2020 with Chris Packham CBE

12 th February 2020

£25.50



THE CHARTWELL CANCER TRUST

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Fundraising £750k for the refurbishment

of the New Children‛s Oncology Dept.

within the New Integrated Paediatric Unit at

Croydon University Hospital

Providing modern improved facilities for young children with serious illnesses

is a priority. The new integrated unit will accommodate all of the key services

for very unwell children in modern surroundings with enhanced facilities for

patients, parents and the hospital‛s medical teams.

WAYS TO HELP

Make a single or regular donation to the CCT Lily Pad Appeal

e.g. towards an oncology room / play area / kitchenette / equipment

Donate to: www.chartwellcancertrust.co.uk/chartwellcancertrust.co.uk/lily-pad

Enter one or more of our fundraising events

Skydives / Wing-walking / 10k run / O2 climb / Dragon Boat Race

Sponsor / Organise an event(s)

Nominate CCT Lily Pad as your chosen charity

Host an Early Warning Coffee Morning or Prosecco Soiree

FREE Coffee or Prosecco supplied and FREE Early Warning Books for guests

Attend one of our charity gala evenings / dinners / theatre nights

MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO CANCER CARE

CONTACT 01959 570322

EMAIL info@chartwellcancertrust.co.uk

www.chartwellcancertrust.co.uk

Registered Charity No:

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it’s beginning to sound like

christmas.

This term has been wonderfully busy with lots of Music making!

Epilogues

Our three epilogues this term have allowed quiet and reflection, with the Matin Responsary and Psalm 23

being particularly special. Parents, students and staff are more than welcome to attend on the last Thursday

of the month at 4pm (next one in January).

Recitals

Many students have taken part in our recitals this term, showing a wide range of musical instruments and

talents. Well done to all the boys who have performed.

Choir out and about

The choir have been entertaining audiences in time for Christmas. Finn Dolce (year 10) writes: “We have

performed at the Purley View Nursing Home, St Nicholas Centre and Whitgift centre where we sang a

variety of Christmas tunes. We collected for the St Raphael Hospice and Lilly Pad appeal. However, one of

the highlights was a performance at the St Giles school, where the enjoyment from their pupils was audible

and they treated us in return with Jingle Bells complete with signing.”

Special thanks has to go to all the Music staff, boys and parents.

Mrs C Butcher

Acting Head of Music

(Photos courtesy of Katia Muscara Photography)

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Christmas Bonanza!

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Our annual Christmas Bonanza was held on 5th December and was full of Christmas jumpers and festive

fun. There were also some more unusual instruments, including Kazoos. Michael Bridge (year 11) explains:

“The Christmas Bonanza this year was brilliant! The amount of effort put in by all of the clubs made this

concert the best one so far. The choir started it with a fantastic arrangement of Mary Poppins. This was

followed by a wide variety of groups including Stomp! and guitars. The second half was just as good with

creative arrangements for the Wind Band and a relaxing concerto by the string ensemble. My favourite

group that played was percussion – “All I want for Christmas” was spectacular. Watching the teachers dress

up for the 12 days was also a real treat.”

Carol Service

We are looking forward to finishing the term on a

high with the candlelit carol service. The boys have

been practISING hard and it looks to be a special,

festive occasion. We look forward to seeing you.

“Thank you so much to The John Fisher School

for being part of our carol Singing Day at the St

Nicholas Centre.

We hugely appreciate your support and hope all

the children enjoyed it!

I am thrilled to say that with the help of your

gorgeous singing we raised a fantastic £806.05!!

It costs £75 to provide one hour of expert nursing

care of our In-Patient Unit. Our team are there to

help patients with pain management, symptom

control and tailored palliative care if they choose

to spend their last days on our ward. Your support

means we could provide over 10 hours of care for

someone who needs us.”

Lucia Heard

Senior Community Fundraiser


New - PJF Mini Rugby

PJF Mini Rugby section for U5’s, U6’s, & U7’s age groups kick off with a pre-launch

session on Sunday September 1 st from 10:30am-12:30am at The John Fisher School

Fields, Plough Lane, Purley

Registration for the new season will start from Sunday the 8 th of

September and then training will run every Sunday morning at

the John Fisher School Fields , Plough Lane from 10am-11am.

Tag based non-contact rugby activities, with have an emphasis

on having fun, the children will take their first steps into rugby and

team sports. It promises to be fun for all the family so all boys,

girls, mums and dads are welcome.

Come and get involved in this great community opportunity that is

open to all.

PJF Minis - offering young people a real opportunity to develop both

rugby and life skills

PURLEY JOHN FISHER RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

For any questions please contact: Brendan.Hession@icloud.com




Senior maths challenge

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The month of November has been a busy time

for the Maths department with pupils being

involved in competitions and workshops led by

the UK Maths Trust.

The Senior Maths Challenge was undertaken

by 32 of our A-Level Mathematicians. The paper

aims to “encourage mathematical reasoning,

precision of thought, and fluency in using basic

mathematical techniques to solve interesting

problems.” and is highly prized by all institutions.

Only 60% of participants receive any award and

we are very proud The following results:

1 Gold

7 Silver

15 Bronze

A special mention should go to Ben Evans who not only

was the Best Student in the school but also managed

to qualify for the Senior Kangaroo challenge which is a

further competition for the most elite students in the

country.

On the 22nd November four A-level students attended the UKMT Senior Team Challenge. This is a

competition, mainly attended by Independent Schools, designed to develop team work and resilience in

problem solving.

The school was represented by myself, Shaun B (Yr 12), Piotr B (Yr 12) and Daniel F-B (Yr 12). We were at a

disadvantage from the start as our arrival had been delayed by a fire alarm at school. However, we showed

great character and perseverance after this in the first “Group Round”. With limited time we managed

to attempt 7 out of 10 questions on topics ranging from co-ordinate geometry to problem solving with

algebra.

The second round was a mathematical “cross number”. One of the difficulties with the task was that it is

structured in such a way that the results to some questions are used for the questions to others, this is

made more difficult by the fact that the pairs can not communicate directly with each other (please see

below if you fancy a go at the 2018 Senior Cross Number). This was the most enjoyable task and apart from

a few errors, we completed the task in the allotted time.

The final round was the “shuttle” round where our pairs were given two problems each. One pair was given

the first problem and the next pair could not fully answer their part until the first answer was given, this all

needed to be completed in a strict time limit of 8 minutes. This was by far the hardest task and the extra

time pressure meant that mistakes were made which made it difficult for us to progress.

Overall, we were placed 17th which, in a very popular region, was a superb achievement. Moreover, we

got to practise and develop wider skills such as communication, leadership and determination.

B. Evans (Year 13)


J . F . A E V E N T S

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Racing Night - 12th October 2019:

The first event of the academic year will be a professionally run

racing night with sponsored races, awesome prizes and a

licenced bar. A great way to socialise with new parents / carers

and to help raise vital funds for your son's school.

Christmas Tree sale - 7th December 2019:

After a very successful year, you can buy your non-drop

Douglas Fir tree via ParentPay, collecting it at Plough Lane

playing fields on Saturday 7th December. Why not share this

with friends and family? The quality is outstanding and each

tree helps raise money for facilities at John Fisher.

St. Patricks Night - 28th March 2020:

Always very popular, a brilliant band play Irish folksongs and

classics with dancing, a licenced bar and plenty of food.

Fisher Festival - 3rd May 2020:

The biggest of the year! One of the largest outdoor events of

it's kind, this event brings together a fete like feel with a splash

of rugby. This year our Fisher All Stars will be taking on a

different challenge. More information will be announced in due

course. This is one for all parents/carers to attend or help at

as it raises many thousands for your son's school.

Summer Fun - 4th July 2020:

This will be a family orientated event which will help bring the

end of the school year to a close with some fun, food and

sunshine (hopefully!)

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Congratulations to; Oliver L 9C, Barima A 9C, Christian O 9T, Selasie A 9B, Joseph T 9C, Denzel E 9K, Jaden

S 9T, Samuel M 9T, Danil B 8M and to Michael C 8K who were enrolled into the Guild of St Stephen by

Fr James on Tuesday 10th December in recognition for their dedication and regularity of serving either

at morning mass or at lunchtime Benediction. They have received their Bronze medal and certificate on

enrolment. To receive the silver medal they will need to continue serving here or in their parishes for a

further ten years.

The team of servers are looking forward to the school carol services which are an integral part of our

Advent liturgies and prepare us well for the birth of Christ each Christmas. Any student at The John

Fisher School who would like to join our regular team of altar servers either for morning mass or at

Tuesday lunchtime Benediction is most welcome, simple arrive in plenty of time to take part.

Hot chocolate and toast remains a popular

reason for many students to come along to

Friday Faith club after school in room 33.

Our school youth club has met every week

after school since 1972, offering students the

opportunity to learn more about our Catholic

faith and to socialise with students from across

the age spectrum. Mr Cooper and Fr James have

managed to arrange a mixture of interesting talks

throughout the term.

There is a party in Room 33 after school finishes on Friday 20th December for those who’d like

to relax, play games, sing Christmas carols and to eat lots of cake. All are most welcome from

12noon until 4pm.


Year 7 Maths Workshop: Dragons

and Magic hosted by Trinity School

Ten Year 8 students attended the dragons and magic maths

workshop, to encourage mathematical thinking, have fun

and make discoveries whilst solving puzzles. Students were

shown a variety of magic tricks which had mathematical

content. A magic trick was demonstrated and then the

students were provided with materials so that they could

try the tricks for themselves. They then explored the Maths

behind the trick, being shown advanced formulae to explain

how the tricks work.

The magic ring falling into a chain, throwing a knot in a

rope, and building small motors were some of the students’

greatest achievements.

Students were then shuffled into teams of four with the

other schools to complete a Dragon Quiz. A Dragon Quiz

is a team-relay contest, where teams compete to answer as

many questions as possible, in order, in the time allowed.

Answering questions correctly gives extra pieces of the

dragon, and the team with the longest dragon wins! (Must

have a head, tail and 4 legs!)

Ms. McNeela

Teacher of Maths



Supporting The Community

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Dylan (7T) deserves special recognition

for undertaking a sponsored ‘dress’ up,

raising over £1,250 for the Lepra charity.

He certainly deserved that Doughnut!

The Garrod borthers deserve special

recognition for their work to help the

Purley Business Improvement District

during half term. Not only did they help

put up all of the poppies on lamp posts,

they also took part in the litter picking

day to help improve the local area to the

school. Well done to both of you.

This year The John Fisher School supported ‘Link to Hope’, a new shoebox charity which allows us

to send shoeboxes to families, children and the elderly all over Europe. This year, we were able to

support the charity with a £750 donation from some of the proceeds of a mufti day, making sure

over 100 boxes were sent abroad. Thank you to all those people who donated shoe boxes, items

and money.


MAURICE REANEY V.C:

A LASTING LEGACY

The 11th November also saw the first remembrance ceremony at our new War Memorial, which was

officially opened earlier in the year. The memorial, paid for by the generous donations of Maurice Reaney,

was designed by a team of current A-Level History students and staff at The John Fisher School. It is

located outside the front of the school and also contains a plaque with the names of those former

students who gave their lives between 1939 and 1945. At 11am there was a service conducted by Father

James next to the memorial which was attended by a selection of staff, students and former students.

Maurice was an ex-student of The John Fisher School who served during the Second World War. He

survived the conflict and returned to civilian life in the late 1940s. As an ex-student he became an

active member of the Old-Boys Association in his later life. He sadly passed away at the age of 71 and

his family have donated his WWII military memorabilia to the school so that it can be viewed by the

present and future generations. The display is in the entrance lobby of the Sir David Lane Building and

we would invite all parents to view it at the next Parents Evening. In it you can see one of Maurice’s own

exercise books, his war medals and many other arterfacts from the war. The unveiling proved to be a

very poignant day. It was excellent to see the current students maintaining our school’s strong tradition

of remembrance and commemoration, by being so respectful and reflective throughout. Thank you to all

those students involved in the preperation and delivery of the service.



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HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR

VISIT: MARCEL LADENHEIM

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On Friday 29th November Marcel Ladenheim visited the John Fisher School to speak to 175 GCSE

& A-Level History students from Years 7-13. Marcel was born in Paris in 1939. He was born to

Austrian parents, who had fled to Paris in 1938 after the Anschluss, Nazi Germany’s annexation of

Austria. The German Army invaded France in May 1940 and entered Paris on the 14th June 1940.

In May 1941 Marcel’s father was arrested by the French police, leaving his mother alone whilst

heavily pregnant and with two year old Marcel. Realising the desperate situation, she decided to

go into hiding with the children. If they had not gone into hiding they would have been arrested

in 1942 and sent to Velodrome D’Hiver. Unfortunately, this stressful situation led to Marcel’s

mother being hospitalised. The family who had been hiding Marcel realised how dangerous it was

for them to harbour Jews and they arranged for Marcel to be hidden by two sisters, Olga and

Esther Masoli. Marcel was hidden by these women for the duration of the war. Being five years old

he was unaware of the dangers that faced him. In fact, Marcel recalls being happy with the sisters

and enjoying glorious Christmas days with toy soldiers and toy cars. Marcel and his brother had

been split up when Marcel went to live with the Masoli sisters. He was reunited with him at the

end of the war. Marcel’s father was killed in Auschwitz, but his mother survived. However, after a

short period together Marcel’s mother was unable to care for her boys and in 1948 Marcel and his

brother moved to Manchester to live with their aunt.

Before the session Marcel had requested that

a member of staff asked the first question, in

case students didn’t have any questions or felt

too shy to ask. In the end we had to end the

session with some questions still unanswered

due the impressive levels of engagement from

each boy in the room. Marcel did stay back at

the end to answer some more questions, and

commented how honoured he was to have

had so many students personally thank him

and shake his hand.

He finished the day with a small group of A-level historians in which he gave a brief speech about

the warnings of extreme political views and the dangers of prejudice in our society. On leaving the

school he commented on how impressed he was with each student he had encountered and said

it was exactly schools like the JFS, and more importantly it’s students, that drives him to continue

to give monthly talks despite turning eighty earlier this year.

It was an extremely powerful, educational and valuable day for all the staff and students involved.

Mr Jackson – History Dept.


Black History Month

This year there was a range of Black History Month events at The John Fisher School.

Ms Tyrell, along with Mr Dende-Raji, Mr Sakhabuth, Ms Anderson all felt that there

was an opportunity to use a nationally renowned month such as BHM to raise the

profile of black people (past and present), who have contributed to the development

of the society we live in. Especially, the parts of history that are not prominent in the

curriculum.

Every Wednesday after school (bar the first

and half term), in the month of October had

an enlightening event taking place. On the

9th October, we screened a very popular

documentary called ‘The Alt History’, which

consists of four short series, namely: Black

British History We’re Not Taught in Schools,

A British Lynching, White-washing and A

Forgotten Regiment. The short documentary

briefly explored critical moments in Black British

History that we’re not taught in schools.

On the 16th October, we held the Black History workshops. We had three workshops taking

place simultaneously . We had a musical workshop, which was led by Mr Dixon where he

explored with the student’s musical melody from various parts of the world. Ms Anderson

led a workshop on creative writing, which encouraged students to use the Black British

history they have learnt to create their own poem and spoken word. Mr Sylvester-Bruce led a

workshop showing ‘Fire in Babylon’, depicting the story of the West Indies cricket team tour of

the world, with special focus on their time in the UK as a teamof black players

For the 30th October Ms Tyrell had arranged

with an organisation called Eastside to run

a Black History Heroes workshop for 30

students in each year groups This workshop

allowed our students to learn a little about

their life story and achievements and deepen

their understanding of Olaudah Equiano, using

creative drama and improvisation skills.

Additionally, Year 8B tutored by Mr Dixon

did an assembly for the whole of year 8’s for

Black History Month. They focussed on an

extraordinary game of professional football

that took place in May 1979, when an all-white

team took on a side comprised solely of black

players

Mr. Dende-Raji

Head of Business Studies



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Old boy Will Bull, came in to work with groups of students in Years 8. His

company, ‘And Beyond’, allows the students to think about the wider and

larger issues facing society. Working in teams, they create a presentation

on how they would address this issue. All the groups worked brillianlty,

and Will said, “ It was a real pleasure to come back to The John Fisher

School. The school still feels like it did when I left, and its great to see the

quality of student engagement is still as high as ever.”


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(e) Mr. Dean adean10@suttonmail.org

National LandLord Investment Show

Are you interested in leaning more about

property insurance, becoming a landlord or

investing in property?

(w) www.landlordinvestmentshow.co.uk

Park and Bailey, Coulsdon.

Established in 1953, Park and Bailey offer a professional

and trusted service for those looking for valuations, to let

or sell their house, donating to the school.

Contact Hadley Lyas (Director) by ringing 0203 332 0037.

Oxygen Free Jumping, Purley Way

You can access a special 10% discount on all party

bookings by emailing

Croydon.party@oxygenfreejumping.co.uk

Or why not book 30 days of unlimited bouncing for

just £30 (Perfect for the summer holiday)

Call- 07747686294 or 07496744287




Able Waste Services

You can now access special discount for skip

hire- £225+VAT for 8 yard skip, £275+ VAT for

12 yard skip.

(e) admin@ablewasteservices.co.uk

Surrey National Golf Club

The ideal place for keen golfers, weddings or other

events. The preferred venue for school events, rugby

awards, as well as many fundraisers. Contact them

directly for up to 50% off on facility hire and

discounted memberships.

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Klicksmart Photography

You can access a whole range of services such as

Portraits, Weddings, events one off family shots at a

heavily discounted fee.

Special offer: A one photo session Only £25 (RRP £75)

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Purley Dental Practice

Parents and Carers can join the practice as either

NHS or Private clients and access a professional

service only a few minutes from school. The money

donated has already paid for new ICT equipment.

All of the companies sponsor and

support the school in many different

areas: Would you or your business

want to sponsor The National

School of the Year for Rugby? Or

an award winning Choir?


Remembrance Day 2019

On Monday 11th November all staff and students fell silent at 11am to pay their respects to those

who have given their lives in conflict since 1914. Although the remembrance assemblies are a

regular fixture at JFS and have been for some time, this year saw a number of new additions to the

services and commemorations.

The whole school marked the occasion with a

morning service in the Sports Hall. Years 7, 8, 12

and 13 went first during period 1, followed by 9,

10 and 11 during period 2. The services were led

by the History Department, Father James, the

Head-Teacher, the Head-Boy, Mr Ford and the

choir, House-Captains and a volunteer reader

from each year group.

With 2019 marking one hundred years since

the Versailles Peace Treaty, which formally

ended the Great War, the spiritual theme of

this year’s commemoration was ‘Revenge and

Reconciliation’. The remembrance services were

based upon the following reading from the Bible:

Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honourable in the sight

of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never

avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is

mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him;

if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning

coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Romans 12:17-21



Students were asked to consider the conflict from the defeated enemy’s side, rather

than the perspective of the victorious allies. They were read three diary extracts

from a German soldier of the Great War. They expressed, first hand, his views on

the excitement he felt when signing up in 1914, the patriotic duty that drove him

through the years of conflict and personal injury between 1915 and 1917 and finally

the feelings of desperation, waste and betrayal he felt during 1918 upon hearing of the

surrender whilst in hospital following a gas attack. This soldier was Lance Corporal

Adolf Hitler.

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Audible gasps from students in both

services demonstrated the surprise many

of them felt at sympathising with such a

notoriously evil person. The services then

went on to show how the Second World

War was linked to the First. It was then

discussed how Germany was punished

by the victorious allies with no serious

attempts at reconciliation in 1919. It was

shown how the Allies heaped “burning

coals” on the heads of the defeated through

economic, territorial and financial sanctions.

Students soon began to understand how

the decision to seek revenge in 1919 rather

than reconciliation, led to a short-term

peace but a far more destructive and evil

conflict in the long-term.

Comparisons were then made to post 1945 and how the Western Allies took a more

reconciliatory approach to the defeated German and Japanese nations, and the lasting friendship

and peace that has endured between the former enemies. The services then ended with a laying

of wreathes by House Captains, alongside the calling out of the names of the fallen JFS students

who gave their lives during the Second World War. Student commemorations were then concluded

with a two minute silence during period 3 which was accompanied with a collection of images of

participants from over twenty nations (on both sides) that saw service in the Great War.

Mr. Jackson

Head of History


Snapshot of the term

Well done to G. Hayden (Year

13) for being selected for Surrey

Colts who beat Hampshire 15-

5. He has really developed as a

player since joining the school in

Year 12.

Our Year 12 economists undertake a ninety

minute election debate in which they

are all representing a different political

party. They had to put accross their main

election policies, debating their merits

and articulating their own concerns about

other parties. This was exceptional and the

students demonstrated a very high level of

understanding and debating skills.

Students continue to excel in Art with Year 7 designing this year’s

school Christmas card, Year 8 getting ready for a compeitition

sponsored by one of our new partners, City Tiles and Bathrooms,

and Years 11 and 13 undertaking their PPE’s.

Two former students, Laurence

Hamer and Jon Cernuschi, have

set up their own business on the

Purley Way. Please do support

them and mention John Fisher

for preferntial rates!

Our wonderful parent

association (JFA) raised

just under £2,000 from

Christmas tree sales on

Saturday 7th December.

Thank you to all those

involved in organising this

event, and to those who

bought their tree from

them.

Well done to Mr.

Gamage who won

an award from Bath

University. This was

awarded for ‘Excellence

in Maths Teaching’ after

former student, Luke

Roberts, nominated him

as having the biggest

impact on his studies.

An outstanding

achievement.



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The John Fisher School continues it lomg and

proud tradition of former students being

ordained. On 14th December, former students

John Howard and Dermott O’Gorman were

part of the Solemn Mass of Ordination to the

Diaconate. This service was held by the Right

Reverend Richard Moth, Bishop of Arundel

and Brighton.

The school continues to support our local

charities and here are some of our students

presenting a cheque for £750 to Wendy

from the South-East Cancer Centre. The

charity work closely with families and

victims of cancer, and offer support and

guidance to some of the more well known

cancer charities. Wendy explained that this

money raised from part of our mufti day

will help run the centre for one day. A very

worthy cause.

Students in Year 9 have been studying the text; The Yellow

Wallpaper. Here is a snap of some of them creating their

own scene from the book.

Year 7 enjoying a Zumba session on a

Monday morning as a reward for all the hard

work fundraising for the Zepra charity..


Ask us

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The JFS Memorial Garden 2020

The John Fisher School is to start work on the

new Memorial garden in early 2020. Funded by

donations from old boys, the council, grants and

Jemca, Toyota Croydon, this garden will offer a large

space for students, staff and our local community to

use for quiet reflection.

The garden was designed by local ecology and

sustainable drainage specialists and brings together

smells, plants and design from around the world.

The garden will also have plenty of outdoor seating

and a space which can be used as a classroom.

With space often at a premium in schools, we are

delighted to be using some of our space for an

outdoorclassroom and look forward to it’s opening

mid-2020.

Bug hotel

Existing Sycamore

Shed

Shady Seating

Bug Hotel

Wild Area

Tyre planters

Leaves

Laurel

Existing Hornbeam

Gazebo

Log pile

Greenhouse

Dead Hedge

Stumpery with ferns and

stones

Log pile and stones

Gate

Fruit tree

Pathways

Compost

Pampas

Grassland

Area

Wildlife Hedge

Spring Meadow

(Cut end of June)

Existing Shrubs

Crab Apple

Seating area

Sand plants

Monolith Water feature

Path around pond

Fruit Tree

Spring meadow

(cut end of June)

Geological rockery

Butterfly

Area

Sorbus Tree

Wildlife Hedge

Seating

Shrubs

Water Garden

Tyres

Japanese Bridge

Willow arch over gate

Seating area

SCALE. 1:50 @A2

Raised bed with herbs

(mediterranean area)

Bamboo

Trellis and climbers

Wild Area

Short grass

Tyre planters

Rockery and low winter

shrubs

Existing Silver Birch

Evergreen shrubs

Water Container

Japanese maple

JOHN FISHER WILDLIFE AREA

DESIGN BY GREENER SCHOOLS PROJECT AT ECOLOCAL


JFS ALUMNI UPDATE

Congratulations to both Alex Dombrandt and Kieran

Treadwell who are both having excellent seasons at

Harlequins and Ulster respectively.

Alex continues to hit the headlines for his superb

performances in the Premiership with his name being touted

as a potential success to Billy V in the England No. 8 position!

Kieran was desperatley unlucky not to be selected in the

recent Ireland training squad but continues to start for

Ulster. In the most recent match between the two clubs,

Kieran came out on top but both should be very proud of

their performance.

Please support old boy James Taylor with his new project- a

community Saffron Farm. He is using crowdfunding to grow

his project and any help is gratefully received.

www.spacehive.com/nazz-saffron @nazzsaffron (twitter)

Well I have found an obituary notice for an Old Boy who used to have a desk at my right-hand side,

Kenneth Hugh Fea - we both left for university education in 1952 - he chose to study Astronomy, and

soon took positions such as at the London Planetarium - I visited his family in June1969 in London (on my

way to Turkey for two months - it turned out he was in hospital at the time) - he decided to emigrate to

New Zealand, saying there were fewer astronomers based in the Southern Hemisphere - and from on-line

tracking I found he passed at George Manning Lifecare in Christchurch New Zealand on Thursday March

21st, 2019 at 85, husband of the late Joan Bowman Williams, companion of the late Elizabeth Purvis, and

father of Nadine, Brett, Dane, Craig, Roxanne, Nyree and Kirrily. This was easy to track on-line because of

his unusual name.

Peter D. Richardson (at JFS 1944-52) FRS, HonFRCP

Well done to Marine Dominic Graham who has passed his

French test with very high scores, meaning he is now an

official Royal Marine interpreter. We wish him well as he

continues his studies towards officer training.

Join the school’s LinkedIn account (John Fisher Alumni) to

find out more about events, success and future plans.

All old boys are invited to come in and see the school. For

more information please email

adean10.319@johnfisherschool.org



DEAR JOHN FISHER...

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Dear Mr. Street,

We had 12 schools attending with most of them

bringing a full team of 40 pupils from years 3-6,

so there were approximately 480 children taking

part on the morning. With such a large number

we would not be able to hold this event at any of

our primary schools so we really do appreciate

the support of The John Fisher School hosting this

event annually at their playing fields.

The John Fisher Boys were amazing as usual,

allowing the whole competition to run smoothly.

We had a few children who had difficulties getting

around the course but the boys dealt with these

incidents efficiently. They were very kind and

considerate to the younger children, polite and

courteous to the adults and genuinely make such

a difference to the smooth running of the event -

they are a credit to The John Fisher School.

Regards

Mary Mangan

PE Co-ordinator

St.Joseph’s Jr School

Sutton Primary Schools Cross Country 2019:

From Dermot Mooney, Headteacher at Margaret Roper Primary

School;

“I thought it was terrific on Thursday morning. John Fisher boys

(who were officiating and assisted with the running of the event)

were brilliant - very kind to the children. It’s good of JFS to have us

every year.”

Follow us on LinkedIn & on Twitter: @thejfschool @JFSChoir @JohnFisherSport

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Rugby is a real strength of the school, and it is great to see so many former students playing once they

leave. Below (from left to right, top to bottom) we have:

Current 1st XV captain, Ryan Biggs, playing in our Natwest Cup match.

Sam O’Leary Blade and Bambam Fadahunsi playing for Loughborough University.

Fifi Asafu-Adjaye enjoying his first try for University.

Former students with Mr. Osbourne playing for the John Fisher Old Boys RFC.

Kieran Treadwell in training for Ulster RFC.


ARE YOU THROWING OUT

OR REPLACING?

Do you no

longer need

some of

your office

equipment?

Is your office replacing your

computers? Do you have any

spare PC’s or laptops?

Are you moving offices?

Please contact:

(e) adean10.319@johnfisherschool.org

Old

Desks

going

spare?




Purley Dental Practice

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•Family & Cosmetic Dentistry

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We are proud supporters of The John Fisher

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Well done to our three winners

this term:

September: P. Hickey (Year 11)

October: N. Hamlin (Year 9)

November: T. Garrod (Year 11)




Follow us on LinkedIn & on Twitter: @thejfschool @JFSChoir @JohnFisherSport

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