On Thursday 24th March, children are invited to wear non-uniform in the colours of the Ukraine flag (blue and yellow), or white to represent 'peace'.

 

Through doing this we are looking to raise as much money for the humanitarian effort in Ukraine as we can, asking parents to make a small voluntary donation to Somers Park's JustGiving DEC appeal page. You may make your donation on behalf of your family this through this link: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/somers-park-school

 

A big well done and thank you to those who have already donated this way, as we collectively look to do our bit to support those whose lives have been so significantly impacted by this conflict. Somers Park Primary School

 

EDIT;

Non uniform for Ukraine

Just Giving final total:

£2,511

+ £461 Gift Aid

What a phenomenal amount! Thank you so much for your generosity in raising nearly £3000 from a simple non uniform day. We received an email to inform us that our Just Giving Page was in the top 5% of fundraisers last month.

Year 1 visit to Sudeley Castle

‘On Tuesday all of Year 1 went to Sudeley Castle. We all went on a massive, big coach! First we saw some wooden elephants. Next we explored the banqueting hall. After that we walked to the very old church and we saw Elizabeth's step mum, Katherine Parr in a white grave. My favourite part was exploring the garden because we found lots of animals.’

Report by Oliver 

 

‘We went on a comfy coach to Sudeley Castle and it was lots of fun. Year 1 went to learn about Queen Elizabeth the First. First we went to see the grounds of the castle and we saw some elephants but they were wood. Next we went to the church to look at Katherine Parr's grave. After that we went to a really fun play ground that had a castle and a zip line. Then we saw some birds and a peacock which was fun. Next we went to have some yummy lunch.

After that we went to see Henry the Eighth and his six wives. Then we went to the knot garden and we met Queen Elizabeth. My favourite bit was when we saw the Queen's toilet because it looks really comfy.’

Report by Daisy

 

Here are a few comments from the children.

 

‘I liked playing in the park and when we saw the castle I liked seeing the Queen’s toilet.’ Florence 

 

‘The best bit was I got to go on the bus. I saw Queen Elizabeth and learned what she held when she was crowned.’ Oliver VS 
 

‘I enjoyed it when we went to see the bed made of hedges. We had to bow and curtsey to Queen Elizabeth.’ SF

 

‘I learned that King Henry had lots of wives. I liked the park because it was so fun.’ William 

 

‘I liked the church because I got to see Queen Katherine there.’ Charlotte 

 

‘It was a fun trip because we saw the knot garden and Queen Elizabeth. My favourite bit was having a packed lunch.’ Jake 

 

‘On Thursday 5ZM and 5VD took part in a budgeting session run by HSBC, they taught us all about household budgeting and how to handle our money in the future.

 

It was really exciting playing the lower and higher game, we had to guess how much everyday items cost such as milk and bread. Some of the prices were really shocking!

 

We enjoyed finding out about Billy’s life and we were taught that there are three different types of payments when you are running a household; fixed, essential and non-essential. Fixed is a monthly payment, something that you have to pay for and always stays the same (mortgage or rent). Essential is something that you need to have to live but the price of it sometimes changes (food or clothes). Finally, non-essential which is things you don’t need in life but they are nice to have (swimming or ice cream). We also talked about unexpected payments that may be needed and why it is important to have an emergency fund.

 

This session has been really useful as we now understand why our parents cannot let us have or do everything that we would like to. As well as helping us in the future when we get our own house and family and need to budget our money.’

By Finley DM and Aleena A (Year 5)

 

“It was really good and I learnt that money can sometimes be tight.” Aimee

 

“It opened my eyes to the cost of living.” Chloe

 

“Made me realise how expensive things can be.” Maeve

 

“Taught me how to handle money properly.” Harley 

 

“It made me realise everything that my parents pay for.” Lily F

 

“It was really fun, it showed me how my family have had to budget.” Lucas La

 

On Thursday, 24^th March, we will be holding a fundraising non-uniform day to support aid in Ukraine. We are inviting children to wear blue and yellow, for the Ukrainian flag, or white, to represent peace, in return for a donation.

 

We will donate the money raised via the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to support their Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. The appeal raises funds to provide food, water, shelter and healthcare to refugees and displaced families. At times of crisis, the DEC brings together 15 leading UK aid charities (including the British Red Cross, Oxfam, Action Aid and Save the Children UK) to raise funds quickly and efficiently.

 

We are asking for donations for the non-uniform day to be made through a Just Giving page, so the money goes straight to the charity. The link can be found here:

 

Somers Park School is fundraising for Disasters Emergency Committee (justgiving.com)

 

Please feel free to share this link if you have friends or family who may like to make a contribution.

 

We will also be accepting voluntary donations on the day should you prefer.

01.03.22

All phone lines at the Somers Park site are now working again.