Courageous Advocacy
Courageous Advocacy - We can make a Difference!
Proverbs 31:8 Good News Translation (GNT) of the Bible
"Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves. Protect the right of all who are helpless"
Comic Relief 2021
We supported Comic relief 2021!
We paid £1 to dress as a superhero - a real life hero, or a cartoon / book hero! Some children even created their own heroes!
The children learned how their 'golden £' supported people in the UK and internationally. Supporting mental wellbeing, and children around the world are issues that our children are particularly interested in, and themes our children can relate well to.
PPE Pollution - We got a reply!
Some of our LKS2 children were concerned about the potential pollution that may result of increased PPE usage.
Willow, Mack and Julie wrote to our Local MP Dr. Hudson! they were delighted to get a response from him, and an invite to a Zoom 'Question and Answer' session!
Blencathra class came up with many thoughtful questions about the PPE issue, but also many other environmental issues too.
We were proud to get a mention in the local newspaper too!
PPE and the environment debate
Selection boxes for children who use Eden Foodbank
Rather than send Christmas cards, we offer families the option of donating to charities, in 2019 we adopted a leopard via WWF! This year, 2020 we decided to continue our relationship with The Eden Foodbank, but focussing on the children who use their service! So, in lieu of Christmas cards, we collected children’s selection boxes!
We were delighted to collect 65 selection boxes! A huge thank you to our little helper , and his mum who delivered our goodies to the Foodbank at Appleby!
Boxes of Hope 2020
Children in Need
Upper Eden Foodbank
Ankhoma Dreamers
We are looking to be one of the host schools to be welcoming some of the Ankoma Dreamers in September. These are a group of 7 children that will be travelling to the UK from Ankoma to see what life is like in England. To help usto raise funds to support this experience we had a ‘uniform recycle’, organised by our School Council! The money raised has been banked to support our Ankhoma visitors!
On Friday 14th February, we are having a ‘come to school in your PJs day’ to raise some funds for this charity. If you would like anymore information or have any fund raising suggestions please speak to a member of staff or the School Council.
Social Action in Shap Village
During friendship week, we focussed on the ‘Living in Harmony within our Community’ elements of our Christian Vision. We identified 4 issues within our community as foci for social action. These issues were littering, dog poo, speeding and parking. In family groups, the children designed and created signs made of slate to encourage safe driving and parking, and correct disposal of litter and dog poo. Using maps if the village, Kidsty Pike’ children plotted where to place the signs, and distributed them in appropriate places around the village.
We’ve had lots of positive feedback from people within the community, thanking us for our efforts to improve our village.
WWF Adoption
School Councillors were concerned about the amount of paper used in the process of sharing Christmas cards. As an alternative, they suggested tat we had a collection in lieu of Christmas cards. As we have been inspired by David Attenborough’s ‘Seven Worlds, One Planet’ it was agreed we’d collect for WWF. We raised enough to allow us to adopt an animal, and after researching the vulnerabilities of a variety of animals, we had a vote, and the adoption winner was....
THE AMUR LEOPARD!
we are proud to have adopted the Amur Leopard as they are classified as ‘ critically endangered’
Climate Change
Harvest 2019
