Summer Newsletter 2020

THE JOHN The FISHER John Fisher School

SCHOOL

SUMMER TERM NEWSLETTER

2020

Spring Term

2020

IN THIS EDITION:

DIVINE POETRY ‘FFF’ CAMPAIGN JFA DONATIONS

‘Nurturing young catholic gentlemen.

Aspiring for Academic, Cultural and Sporting Excellence’

A MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER, MR P E MCCULLAGH

Dear Parent/Carer,

As we approach the last few days of this term, despite the fact you might still be feeling buried

in work as well as home schooling, it is worth trying to take a few moments to reflect on what

we should be proud about as a school community during this challenging period: (i) a shared in-

ner strength and determination (ii) resilience we didn’t think we necessarily had (iii) an ability to

navigate through troubling times. Many of us in school are already suffering from decision fatigue

after the organisation of examination grades, remote teaching, supervising students, planning a

wider re-opening from September, virtual meetings, putting Year 6-7 transition arrangements in

place etc. So my advice to staff members is to ensure to have a summer break in the interest of

their own physical and mental wellbeing and I know parents/carers will need this, too.

It has been a wonderful few weeks seeing an increasing number of students back in school

which has required much planning. The work which has had to take place by leaders, teachers

and support staff in the last few weeks and months has been largely around managing logistics

and balancing various demands, much of which is understated and has required a certain level of

grit. The meticulous work behind the scenes has helped our young people from all backgrounds

to reconnect with education in these unprecedented times. Most of us have got used to the

concept of ‘bubbles’ which will continue in the new academic year along with ‘social distancing’.

There are no strict requirements on distancing in the guidance from the DfE or set distances

that must be observed. The principle is that both students and staff should be encouraged to

keep some distance when we return between themselves and others if possible.

‘Aspiring for Academic, Cultural and Sporting Excellence’

‘Nurturing young Catholic gentlemen


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One of the aspects of the guidance from central government that is most problematic, and is

causing significant concern, is around transport to and from school. The government has set

up a dedicated group of people to continue working on this over the next few weeks. It will

be extremely difficult to plan the approach to implementing bubbles without knowing what

additional transport might be provided in September. Schools are being asked to consider

whether they could stagger start and finish times to reduce the number of students arriving a

leaving school at the same time, and/or to start and finish school at a different time to enable

more journeys to take place outside of peak hours. We will inform you soon about the changes

in the structure to the school day.

Other headlines from the guidance you should be aware of as parents/carers includes that

attendance will once again be mandatory from September, schools are encouraged to resume

breakfast and after school provision and GCSE and A-level examinations will take place in

summer 2021 ‘with adaptions’.

It is fully understood that the changes which have to be implemented as a result of the guidance

issued will require a lot of patience and will require us all as a school community to be

extremely flexible.

The implementation of all of the new changes takes a huge amount of energy and I am extremely

appreciative of the huge amount of thought and energy going into the planning

around this from our team of staff. If implementing plans was not to be challenging enough we

are starting to learn more about the temporary suspension of free travel for under 18s (only

students eligible for free home to school travel under the Education Act 1996 would still be

given free travel to and from school). The Department for Transport & Transport for London

are currently working with London Councils, the Department for Education and the Ministry

of Housing, Communities and Local Government on how 60% of all journeys to school for

under 2 miles of schools (which are currently undertaken by public bus) could be shifted to

cycling/walking. There is still much to be thought through, how it could be managed on such

a scale and what the implications would be. It is currently a case of continuing to watch this

space! Here is a link for further information: https://www.london.gov.uk/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid-19-faqs/what-are-new-rules-children-and-young-people-under-18-travelling-andwhen-are-you-going-make-these

In other news, the ‘Funding Fisher’s Future’ campaign which was only launched one month ago

raised over £20,000.00 (including Gift Aid) which is an overwhelming response. The aim is to

be able to provide all members of our school community with the technology they need.

Have a lovely summer break.

Yours faithfully,

Mr P E McCullagh

Headteacher

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Charity begins

Equal Lens, a non-profit organisation launched an online competition called

Two Metres of Separation. Alisa Connan’s picture was one of those selected as a

runner-up

at and

School

shows alumni Karlon Bonsu and his identical twin brother.

It is titled Born Together, Staying Together.

“For them, living in close quarters is not a new concept,” says Connan.

“From sharing their mother’s womb to sharing every birthday and major event

in their lives. Their bond is one that is stronger than most of us will ever know.

This image represents that deep connection at a time where we need it most.”

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

Sporting Excellence’


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My twin borther, and I, were invited by celebrity

photographer Alissa Conan for a portrait session which was

going to feature on a project of hers. The picture was meant to

depict our bond and a different side to us, as she had heard

from my agent ,and other social circles, that we were

VIBRANT and LOUD characters & so she wanted to

portray us in a different light when doing the portrait session.

Personally for me the photo represents growth and change – as

subsequently after the portrait session the shoots Kevin & I had

done had been of a more mature and editorial nature,

featuring for VOGUE twice. The photo as a whole represents

UNITY – as during these unprecedented times all we re-

ally have is one another and for me that is the true essence of

existence today!”

ETRES OF SEPERATION’


Charity begins

at School

£11,016

RAISED FOR CHARITY THIS TERM!




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During the pandemic it has been very easy to focus on

the present and to speculate more about what the

future may hold, rather than think about the past. We

are living in truly historical times and it’s important to

watch the news, understand what is happening and

even keep a record of your experience. One day you

may well wish to discuss recent events with your

children or grandchildren.

75 years on

Notwithstanding it is also important to remember the

past. Many historical anniversaries passed during the

lockdown period, but none as significant as the 75th

anniversary of VE Day. It is important to speak with the

generations that went through these events, whilst we

are still able to.

It’s also important for us to continue to study these

events by researching and making visits to historical

sites. One such person to do this was O. Doncaster who

used the lockdown period to visit the former RAF base

at Kenley. Attached is a model he subsequently made

recreating the airfiled during the Battle of Britain. Im

sure you’ll agree that it he did so with incredible

accuracy and effort. Well done Oscar on undertaking

and completing such an amazing project!

We hope that some of you read this and are inspired to

undertake similar undertakings over the summer break.

If you do we would love to hear about them and/or see

photos.

We wish you all a restful break and look forward to

seeing you in September happy, healthy and history-

ready.

Stay safe and take care,


read all about it: J.Walsh (Year 7)



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the most divine poetry

Divine Chocolate Poetry Competition-Divine Chocolate was established in 1998 by

launched the first farmer-owned Fairtrade chocolate products to the UK. Divine hav

chocolate journey begin? We had so many wonderful entries from students across al

and sent to Divine for a chance to win their delicious Chocolate.

English Department

Where does the chocolate journey

begin?

By M. Membrino (Year 8)

In the rainforest, atop the highest trees, A cocoa

pod grows, among branches and leaves.

On the highest branches it, ripens in the sun, Until

a cocoa farmer comes along.

He knocks it down and collects it in a basket, And

splits it open and pours out the beans inside it.

In a cage of leaves, they are left to ferment, Then to

dry in the sun, until the farmer is content.

Now the beans are ready to sell,

Put into a sack and treated well.

Walking many hours, to the collection area, The

officer checks the beans and pays a price very fair.

Every few days, a truck with no fear,

Picks up the cocoa and takes it to a city most near.

A dangerous journey, on a muddy road, Especially

with the truck’s heavy load.

The beans are shipped overseas, to a pier on land,

And taken to a factory, giant and grand.

They are made into chocolate, which tastes very

Delicious chocolate that keeps you going

It never lets your taste buds down

Vacation food

Ingredients pushed the limits of greatness

Now get your own and relax

Enjoy it before it is all gone

By K. Pillay (Year 8)

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a group of cocoa farmers in Ghana, who set up their own chocolate company and

e an annual poetry competition, and this year’s theme was: Where does the

l of the year groups. We have included a selection of the poetry that was shortlisted

By M. Cassar (Year 10)

Chocolate is sweet,

Most people would agree.

It is so nice to eat,

that its extraordinary.

Harvesting the cocoa beans,

Is a long stage.

Yet the children with needs,

Barely get a wage.

To get the full flavour,

It must be roasted hot.

You might have to wait an hour,

Just for it to cool off.

Winnowing takes away the shell,

Then you are left with a bean.

It is shiny like a bell,

And the bean is clean.

Cocoa beans made into something

better

Halleluiah chocolate has arrived

Ongoing delicacy throughout the

world

Comfort food

One bite and you are forever healed

Leave your sweets and come to the

chocolate family

Available everywhere in the world

Tantalising

Eat it now or be in eternal darkness

Wonderful flavours are being mixed,

The rollers roll the cocoa to paste.

After this the mix is remixed,

And is kneaded with haste.

The chocolate is moulded,

into different shapes.

It can even be folded,

You can even share the choco-

late with your mates.

The chocolate is packaged,

And is sent everywhere.

The drivers make sure there is

no damage,

For everyone to share.


Science in lockdown:

Year 7 and 8 projects

P. ASAFU-ADJEI

J. FLISIUK

L. FRADE

J. MARZOCCHI



R. MARQUES

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V. SYAVAKO

B. GRIGGS

E. THOMPSON




Business Improvement District

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Here are just a few projects that Purley

Business Improvement District (BID) is

working on to help improve the town

and business in the area:

• Hanging baskets

• Lamppost banners

• Art

• Food and Drink Festival

• Business cost reduction

• Resolving parking issues

• Winter lights in trees

• Cleaner streets

• Marketing Purley businesses

• Dementia friendly town

and loads more.

Visit our website, where you

can find our business directory and

information on future events in Purley.

@inPurley

@inPurley

www.inpurley.london 0203 745 3493

creative writing in lockdown

This term, Year 10 planned, wrote and redrafted some creative writing

for exam practise. The tasks were: a description of a family sledging in

the snow, and a narrative with the first line: ‘I knew immediately that

something was wrong.’ We were so impressed with the quality and orig-

inality of the stories that students submitted. We hope you enjoy this

selection.

The English Department

“But you just said you couldn’t hear anything over the noise.”

Pariian Banore watched the exchange with an amused look on his face, shaking his

head slightly. Revero Torolars had a habit of telling

incredibly embellished stories about his time before the army while trying to cheat

at cards. And Lady Europa had a habit of pointing out all of the contradictions in

them while winning anyway.

“We- well…err… I mean the right noises were too quiet, yeah.” Revero swallowed

audibly before continuing “You know, the laughing and shouting you’d normally hear

in a bar.”

Of course, Lady Europa wasn’t really a lady. Her name was Europa Tyno, the ‘lady’

was a nickname, gotten because she was the only woman in the taskforce. They

all had nicknames. Except for Revero, they didn’t want to give him the satisfaction.

Pariian’s own one was-

“Riian! What are you smiling about?” asked Revero, from across the

table.

A. Bumbu (Year 10)

I knew immediately that something was wrong. The

I knew immediately that

The crimson red paint

like splatters on the door meant I was hesitant to open the door. It seemed to

get bigger and bigger the more I thought about it, but I slowly opened it. It made a

long creak before everything went silent, even a pindrop would be heard. When I

walked in there was a girl, about 15 or 16, just lying on a dusty, insect ridden bed.

Shivers ran up and down my spine; it felt like I had been frozen in time until I care-

fully walked over to her, and once I had, I could see it, why she was lying there

motionless. I pulled the covers off her body, and that’s when I was sure.

J. Jefferson (Year 10)



My mind wandered as I remembered a conversation I had with

the mad woman, weeks ago. I remembered she said that I needed

to find this key, if I didn’t want to suffer the same fate as

everyone else; she said that when I saw it, I would know

it was the right thing…

And now I regret not heeding her words and simply

laughing it off as a crazy woman blabbering. I was

brought back to my senses as I felt the ground shaking

, this bad omen showed that she was right; it was

coming, and I wasn’t prepared. I searched and

searched; clawing and tearing at the flimsy

wooden walls and then I saw it…

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C. Nkamuo, (Year 10)

I knew immediately that something was wrong. The pounding pain

shooting through my head felt like a spark of fire, angry and fierce. Forcing my eyelids

apart, I could make out nothing, but ominous darkness. Unexpected dread began to

well in my stomach; this felt wrong, I sensed that I should not be here and experienced

unexplained foreboding. As my eyes adjusted, I began to make out vague rec-

tangular shapes from some exterior light, although I could not yet grasp what they

were. I realised that I was shivering, uncontrollably, and that I appeared to be in a

damp, compact confined space. I was in a strange and awkward position on the floor;

I moved my hands to force myself into a standing position. A new crushing pain

exploded through my head, causing me to stumble forwards and into a long wooden

object, which stopped me from tumbling to the floor. Using my hands to steady

myself, I moved toward a nearby wall, with what looked to be a window. Fear gripped

me as from the light of the moon, I realised that I was in a cemetery. I realised that my

confined space was a mausoleum and the wooden object had been a coffin. Panic and

confusion flooded through me, like a torrent rushing water. How had I got here? Who

was responsible for imprisoning me here?

J. Mitchener (Year 10)


The writing is

on the wall

in english

JFA Funded



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Stencil canvas art work

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Here is some work completed at home

by J.Zammit (Year 11) using canvas and

stencils.


Computing this term

Micro:bit Steady Hand game

N. Sarris created a “Steady Hand” game

which involves trying to get a metal wand from one

side of a wavy wire to the other, without the two

touching one another—if they connect then a buzzer

will sound signalling your failure. I recreated this using a

micro:bit and a set of components including a buzzer, 3 LEDs,

DuPont wires, a breadboard, copper wires, a small metal washer

and an interface (the interface wasn’t necessary it only made it

easier). My first step in making it was more of a decomposition of the

entire project; I made 2 different systems, a working buzzer and an LED

system. Then with a bit of wiring, I made the buzzer trigger when to wires

connect rather than when a button is pressed. I also made a variable sys-

tem for the LEDs, when the variable was equal to 0, no LEDs turned on

when it was 1, the green LED turned on, the 2 turned on the amber LED

and 3 turned on the red.

I then combined my codes and I made it so that when the game begins the variable is

equal to zero when the handle’s loop-shaped wire connects with the wire that you are

meant to avoid. It makes the buzzer let off the noise and an X would appear on the

micro:bit’s screen and the variable would increase by 1, meaning the LEDs would turn

on one by one as the wires connect. I then made a cap on the variable using a loop,

saying that the connection of the two wires only makes a buzzer go off and the vari-

able change whilst the variable wasn’t equal to 3. I then added a win function by using

the metal washer found at the end of the wire that you need to avoid, if the handle

wire connects with this washer, it makes a victory noise, and the screen of the micro

bit shows a W. I made final changes like when the variable is equal to 3 an L appears

and a sound plays, I also made the A button on the micro bit reset the variable so that

you can restart the game.



The Matrix Challenge - matrix-challenge.com/

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In January, the Computing department entered around 400 students into the Matrix Challenge.

The Matrix Challenge is a cybersecurity challenge created and organised by the Yorkshire and

Humber Regional Cyber Crime Unit (YHRCCU) and is available to all 11-17-year-olds residing

in the United Kingdom. Stefano Lucia was 1 of the top 20 performers in the competition for 11

to 14 years in London. He was invited to the London region semi-final in March however this

was postponed because of COVID 19.

Cyber Discover - https://hub.joincyberdiscovery.com/sign-up/student

Cyber Discovery is open again for students who are interested in Cyber Security. You will have a

go at real-world cyberattacks, learning how cybersecurity experts play a vital role in protecting

our hospitals, banks, army, and police services!

John Fisher school code: analysis-taxes-citizens-plate

TCS Oxford Computing Challenge - tcsocc.uk/

In March, 18 students took part in the TCS Oxford Computing Challenge because of their

excellent performance in the Bebras Problem Solving Challenge. Five students achieved a

Merit certificate, Nicholas Graham, Adam Lorenz-Dobuch, Callum Donohue, Donovan Forde

and Dylan Graham. Well done to all the students for participating.

Computing blog - John Fisher School Blog

The Computing department has made a blog which showcases what students learn in Years 7-13.

The blog has useful information about building computers, links to learn different programming

languages and the range of Competitions entered in the department throughout the year. There

is a wealth of information if you want to get into a Computer Science career.





The JFA: A TERM OF

DONATIONS

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The JFA is made up of parents/carers of students at The John Fisher

School. Their aim is two fold:

1. Raise funds to help support the mission of the school.

2. Create social opportunities for parents/carers of the school.

Chairman, Mark Spain, has overseen this challenging time when

creating revenue has been near

impossible. However, in the past 12

months, the JFA have donated over

£30,000 to the school. This has helped

the school and departments buy

additional resources which will

enhance the learnign experience of the

students. These include a set of books

for the Geography library, paying for

our membership to the PSHE Associa-

tion, Laptops for the SEND

department, online resources for the

Computing, Economics and

Government & Politics departments,

equipment for the PE department, and

support for our Directors of Learning

reward budgets.

The JFA also released money to the

school to pay for the new Year 7

welcome packs which have been posted

this week.

Moving forward, the JFA continue to support the

school in larger projects and the IT provision and

infrastruture is the next area of focus.

The school wants to thank all members of the JFA

for their support and urge all parents to support

JFA Funded





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Snapshot of the term

‘Two more alumni ordained’

Dermott O’Gorman and Deacon John Howard will be ordained this year. John was briefly on the staff at

John Fisher, working in the SEN department. Dermott (currently in Brixon Hill parish) is the older brother

of Fr Matthew O’Gorman (previously of Purley Parish). Both were altar servers of Fr Fawssett for morning

mass and lunchtime Benediction, they also went regularly to Friday evening Faith Club. Fr John Howard

will celebrate his very mass in the school chapel the day after his Ordination by Archbishop John Wilson.

We pray for both of them at this time and send them our warmest congratulations.

‘Lockdown Reading’

‘I enjoy poetry. Outside of school, I don’t read it as

much as I would like, but it is great to turn to when

I am looking for a quick, thought provoking read.

This poetry anthology has been on my shelf and

read over some years. I picked it up again recently to

reflect on people working for freedom and political

justice throughout the world.

Mrs Ryder’.

‘Junior Maths Challenge’

Well done to all the students who took part in the

Junior Maths Challenge.

Our Year group winners are:

Year 8- E. Murugupilla

Year 7- R. Woode

‘Mental Health

First Aid’

To continue to grow our provision

of trained staff, 11 staff undertook

the 2 day Mental Health First

Aid course. This adds to the five

other staff who will now act as

‘Wellbeing Champions’ around the

school, supporting students and

staff alike.



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‘The first ever online

Summer Concert’

The Music department organiased

the first ever virtual Summer Concert

which was viewed hundreds of

time. Students have been practicing

at home during lockdown and the

performances were excellent.Well

done to all involved.

‘Great Fisher Bake Off’

Every year the staff at John Fisher

undertake ‘The Great Fisher Bake Off’

to raise money for charity. This year, this

was held virtaully with entries judged on

technique, colour and presentation. We

were delighted to welcome Jane Beedle

(Great British Bake Off finalist, 2016) who

choose Mr. Dawkin’s cup cakes as the

overall winner. Over £150 was raised for

‘The Tree of Hope Charity.’

‘Strength and

Conditioning’

We are delighted to welcome Mr. Byers

who has joined the sports department

as Strength and Conditionming coach.

Mr. Byers now works with many of our

students, leading them through safe and

personalised sessions in the gym. He

covers nutrition, flexibility and brings

with him a wealth of experience in elite

sport support.


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The JFS Wellbeing Garden 2020

Work is now due to start on Tuesday 4th August which means the garden will be up and running

for September.

We are delighted to announce that the work will be carried out by Tom Child Garden

Landscaper’s. This company has a real link to John Fisher, with the owner and many workers

former pupils or parents/carers of the school. We are in safe hands!

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,

teaching and re-charge.

The garden was designed by local ecology and

sustainable drainage specialists and students,

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.


Reading during lockdown



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new year 7

welcome packs being made.

Thank you to the J.F.A

for providing the funds

to make this happen

JFA Funded

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ARE YOU THROWING OUT

OR REPLACING?

Is your office replacing your

computers? Do you have any

spare PC’s or laptops?

Are you moving offices?

Do you no

longer need

some of

your office

equipment?

Please contact:

(e) a.dean@johnfisherschool.org

Old

Desks

going

spare?




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Business & economics hit the

big apple

One of the highlights for Business and

Economics students in this strange academic

year was the department’s residential trip

to New York, which took place just before

lockdown in February 2020. Fifteen year 13

students met Miss Mellor and I at Gatwick

Airport early on the first Saturday of the

February half-term break. As the students

began to gather and say goodbye to their

parents (who were obviously all distraught

to see their teenage boys give them a few

days peace!) it appeared one of the party was

missing.

To save embarrassment, this student will be

given a false identity… “Ringo”. It appears

that Ringo decided to put on a ring (hence his

alias) before going to bed the night before.

This caused Ringo’s finger to swell, meaning he

couldn’t remove the ring the next morning. To

cut a long story short, after 5 firefighters and

half the staff of Boots failed to get the ring off,

Ringo and his mum had to head off to hospital

to have it removed (the airline would not let

Ringo fly due to the air pressure).

Fortunately, Ringo was able to join us the

following day, having only missed a morning’s

worth of the trip.

Having an early evening flight (UK time) we

landed at JFK Airport at just after midnight

and, having cleared border control, arrived at

the hotel at 2am. This is only 9pm US time, so

the boys were not yet ready for bed - I can’t

say the same for the staff!

The first morning we headed across the

road to George’s Diner for the boys’ first

experience of a American breakfast in a New

York diner. They were not disappointed,

as they demolished piles of pancakes and

fresh fruit or mounds of scrambled eggs and

bacon. Our first day was centred around

the Financial District. We had a talk and a

tour at the Federal Reserve Bank, where

the boys got to ride the elevator 80ft below

street level to see the largest store of gold

anywhere in the world.




At current market value The Fed hold

$283,985,129,500 and 50 cents worth of gold.

They hold it on behalf of the US government and

other “parties” they were not allowed to divulge to

us.

We followed this with a walking tour of the

Financial District, taking in Wall Street, the 9/11

Memorial Gardens and the famous Charging Bull

statue.

On day two, we headed to the Uber-trendy Soho

district of Manhattan to meet with John Fisher

old-boy Piers Fawkes. Piers is the founder of PSFK,

a business that is a membership-based platform

which provides personalised trends intelligence

and research to the retail industry. Piers provided a

very engaging talk and took a series of questions in

the conference room of PSFK’s Soho loft. The boys

were very impressed by Piers, with one or two of

them interested in how they themselves could

make it from JFS to NYC.

On day three, we headed for the New York

borough of Brooklyn. This borough has a very

different feel from the bright lights of Manhattan

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and it was a chance for the boys to

see how ordinary people of New York

live their lives. We were going to meet

Michael Rogak of JoMart Chocolates, a

small independent chocolate maker /

confectioner. Michael entertained the

boys with stories of how his father and

uncle established the business, how

he came to “accidentally” follow in his

father’s footsteps (and how his business

competes with chocolate giants such as

Cadbury’s, Kraft and Hershey’s. As ever,

the boys were a real credit to JFS and a

pleasure to spend time with outside of

the classroom.

Mr. Grimes

Head of Economics


‘FUNDING FISHER’S FUTURE’

The COVID Lockdown has had an impact on the global comminity and it soon became clear that as a school,

we needed to do whatever we could to support members of our community. We often assume everyone has

access to technology such as Iphones, laptops and printers, but the reality for many is that when everyone is

working from home, these are not readily availiable for students.

The JFA launched the ‘Funding Fisher’s Future’ campiagn with the aim of supporting our community by giving

them access to technology. Without knowing the true extent of which families needed additional laptops, they

set a £2,000 target. As more and more families felt comfortable seeking help, the amount needed rose daily.

The whole school community responded. Alumni, parents/carers, staff and local businesses, all contributed to

the fund meaning we have now raised over £20,000. A truly staggering amount.

Over the next week, staff will be delvering laptops to around 30 families, meaning they can access work,

support and catch up over the summer holidays. It also means that if

we move to a second lockdown in the future, these students will not fall

behind because of a lack of avaliable technology at home.

On behalf of the school and the JFA, thank you to everyone who

supported the campaign. The true spirit of John Fisher has shone

through this campaign and all those who receive support will be truly

appreciative.


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A special mention must go to Ollie R in Year 7 who decided to raise

money for the ‘Funding Fisher’s Future’ campiagn. As a keen runner,

he wanted to push himself by undertaking a half marathon. He sought

sponsorship from friends and family and managed to raise £300.

We are all very proud of this achievement and want to thank Ollie

and his family for their generosity and community spirit.

Thank you to The TUUT Charitable Trust who agreed to donate £7,000

in support of The Funding Fisher’s Future initiative. This large donation

helped us raise enough money to suport all of our families with

technology, send a welcome pack to Year 7 and still

have money left over to support our community in the

future as/when we need to.

Special mention must also go to Oyster Partnership,

Tutor Dr (East Surrey) and Grove Auto’s who all made

sizeable donations.

Thank you to everyone who donated.This campaign will make a real

impact on so many members of our school community.


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Year 8: The 7’s season

started so well. They beat

Whitgift for the third time

this season and finished

3rd at the Surrey Finals,

only losing to the winners

and runners up by one

try. There has been some

individual success aswell,






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Business &

economics

‘Juice Wrld’

By J. Roberts

(Year 11)

Summer Newsletter 2020

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