Spring 2011 Newsletter - Maidenhill School
Spring 2011 Newsletter - Maidenhill School Spring 2011 Newsletter - Maidenhill School
16 MAIDENHILL NEWS: SPRING 2011 Citizenship Projects In Years 10 and 11, students complete a GCSE Citizenship course. As part of this they need to choose a good cause and promote it by fund raising or informing people about their cause and the issues around it. Here are some of the projects they have done this year. Kelly Loveridge, Hollie Jones and Roxanne Day, are arranging a sponsored walk to raise funds for, and awareness of, St Roses' Smile Appeal. The Smile Appeal aims to raise funds to improve the daily lives of disabled children. St Roses is a “non-maintained” school; this means it is funded by a charitable body not the local authority. The school receives money from the local authority to educate each child but no money is available for school improvements such as the building etc. The Smile Appeal, as a charity, is responsible for providing these things and therefore have to fund raise to make sure each child gets the opportuni- Children in Need As part of a Year 10 Citizenship project we went on a sponsored bike ride on the 27th November 2010. The trip took four hours to complete and we travelled over 40 miles for our charity, Children in Need. We chose this charity because it is a well known charity and we thought it would help children. Also the time of year was good because “Pudsey Bear day” was just before the date we did the bike ride. We started at Stonehouse, then rode along the cycle path to Nailsworth, then to Horsley, then through Wotton- Under-Edge, through Stinchcome which brought us out to North Nibley, then on to Dursley, then Cam, through Coaley, then Frocester, and to Eastington and finally back to Stonehouse. We raised a total of £66 for Children in Need. It would be great if more people in the school took part in charitable events. It would give Maidenhill School a good reputation. By Jon Kean, Sam Jones and Curtis Carter Year 10 ties they need. We wanted to raise awareness of this and to raise money to contribute to the charity, therefore we have decided to perform a sponsored walk to help the best that we can. We are completing this walk from Stonehouse to Stroud and back. The money goes straight to St Rose’s school either through me or via the Just Giving website where you can easily make a donation. We will be doing our walk during March, but the donation website will stay open so it’s never too late to make a difference. Please help us by fundraising as it will be much appreciated not just by us but by all of the children that attend St Rose’s. The web address to make donations is www.justgiving.com/Kelly-Loveridge Many thanks Kelly Loveridge 11RPE Help for Heroes On the last day of the school term in 2010, we did a cake sale at break time for our Citizenship coursework. We did the event in aid of the injured soldiers charity ‘Help for Heroes’ and we sold out in no time and raised approximately £20. We chose this charity as it seems both relevant and important. With budget cuts to armed forces, the men and women on the front line, who fight for us and our country are not equipped and aided as well as they should be. Although the amount of money we raised wasn’t huge, it was a donation and every little helps. We would like to thank all of you who bought any cakes, your money has gone to a good cause. By Harry Vallender, Dan Thornhill and Ben Norton, Year 11
For our Citizenship coursework we decided to raise awareness of NSPCC and ChildLine. It involved a lot of organising, hard work and time put in to get our final outcome. We had to email and interact with many people to get the permission and time to present our presentation. For the presentation that we created, we used the websites provided by the NSPCC to get facts, information and photos about both charities. From then we had to carry on independently with little help, to create and organise the presentation for the day of the Year 9 assembly on 3rd November 2010. We chose the NSPCC and ChildLine because we feel they are necessary charities and are supporting a good cause. They deal with children both of our age and the ages of people we presented this information to. With this awareness we feel we have contributed towards tackling abuse and neglect of children in the UK. Also from our survey results we found that most Year 9 students learnt something from our presentation. We would like to thank Miss Eager, Mrs Walker and Mr Howlett for their help. By Reannan Kean (11ROD) and Charlotte Rigley (11GAP) MAIDENHILL NEWS: SPRING 2011 Combat Stress This year we are doing a one year short course in citizenship. As part of the coursework we had to organise and run an event to raise money for a charity of our choice. We drew up a list of possible charities and a list of possible activities and looked at the pros and cons of all of them. The charity we chose to support was Combat Stress; a charity which supports the mental welfare of ex-servicemen and women in the UK as well as Iraq and Afghanistan. Many suffer with PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) which often leads to anxiety and manic depression. This has a massive impact on their own and their family’s lives and in many tragic cases, suicide seems to be the only escape. We considered a sponsored silence, a non-uniform day, a car wash and a few other things but in the end we decided on a coffee morning. Our coffee morning took place on Thursday 3rd February between 9:10 and 10:30 in which a short DVD was shown about how Combat Stress has helped different people and their families. We think the event was successful as we raised £40.47 and also managed to raise awareness of how the charity works and that it has saved many lives. We would like to thank the guests that attended for donating so generously. By Kate Lapidge and Lee Dickson, Year 11 Sue Ryder Care I’m raising money for a local charity called Sue Ryder Care. I decided I wanted to help a charity in my local community and felt Sue Ryder was the best one for me to raise for. I first went to their shop in the High Street to ask about the charity and what it does. Sue Ryder Care was explained to me by Jane, who explained the charity’s role in modern society as well as its history and how it all began. They were set up to help people dying from cancer and provide hospices for them. They have developed into providing help for all people in the last stages of life, and also curing illnesses that can change people’s lives. Their current aim is to upgrade from their historical buildings to more modern buildings that won’t cost the charity so much to keep in the original condition. I decided to make a picture grid and ask staff to help. All they had to do was pick a picture, pay a pound and they could win £10 pounds! The eventual winner was Miss Budding and she decided to donate her prize to the cause so I raised a total of £20. I find raising money for charity a good use of my spare time (after all the homework and revision) as it feels great knowing that you have helped. I strongly recommend helping a charity that means something to you as its so simple, but yet so helpful. By Jordan Allen 11GAP 17
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For our Citizenship<br />
coursework we decided<br />
to raise awareness of<br />
NSPCC and ChildLine.<br />
It involved a lot of<br />
organising, hard work<br />
and time put in to get<br />
our final outcome.<br />
We had to email and<br />
interact with many<br />
people to get the permission and time to present our<br />
presentation. For the presentation that we created, we<br />
used the websites provided by the NSPCC to get facts,<br />
information and photos about both charities. From then<br />
we had to carry on independently with little help, to<br />
create and organise the presentation for the day of the<br />
Year 9 assembly on 3rd November 2010.<br />
We chose the NSPCC and ChildLine because we feel<br />
they are necessary charities and are supporting a good<br />
cause. They deal with children both of our age and the<br />
ages of people we presented this information to.<br />
With this awareness we feel we have contributed<br />
towards tackling abuse and neglect of children in the<br />
UK. Also from our survey results we found that most<br />
Year 9 students learnt something from our presentation.<br />
We would like to thank Miss Eager, Mrs Walker and<br />
Mr Howlett for their help.<br />
By Reannan Kean (11ROD) and Charlotte Rigley (11GAP)<br />
MAIDENHILL NEWS: SPRING <strong>2011</strong><br />
Combat Stress<br />
This year we are doing a one year short course in citizenship. As part<br />
of the coursework we had to organise and run an event to raise<br />
money for a charity of our choice. We drew up a list of possible charities<br />
and a list of possible activities and looked at the pros and cons of all of<br />
them. The charity we chose to support was Combat Stress; a charity which<br />
supports the mental welfare of ex-servicemen and women in the UK as<br />
well as Iraq and Afghanistan. Many suffer with PTSD (post traumatic stress<br />
disorder) which often leads to anxiety and manic depression. This has a<br />
massive impact on their own and their family’s lives and in many tragic<br />
cases, suicide seems to be the only escape.<br />
We considered a sponsored silence, a non-uniform day, a car wash and<br />
a few other things but in the end we decided on a coffee morning. Our<br />
coffee morning took place on Thursday 3rd February between 9:10 and<br />
10:30 in which a short DVD was shown about how Combat Stress has<br />
helped different people and their families. We think the event was successful as we raised £40.47 and also managed to raise awareness of<br />
how the charity works and that it has saved many lives. We would like to thank the guests that attended for donating<br />
so generously.<br />
By Kate Lapidge and Lee Dickson, Year 11<br />
Sue Ryder Care<br />
I’m raising money for a local<br />
charity called Sue Ryder<br />
Care. I decided I wanted to<br />
help a charity in my local<br />
community and felt Sue<br />
Ryder was the best one for<br />
me to raise for. I first went to their shop in the High Street<br />
to ask about the charity and what it does.<br />
Sue Ryder Care was explained to me by Jane, who<br />
explained the charity’s role in modern society as well as<br />
its history and how it all began. They were set up to help<br />
people dying from cancer and provide hospices for them.<br />
They have developed into providing help for all people<br />
in the last stages of life, and also curing illnesses that can<br />
change people’s lives. Their current aim is to upgrade from<br />
their historical buildings to more modern buildings that<br />
won’t cost the charity so much to keep in the original<br />
condition.<br />
I decided to make a picture grid and ask staff to help.<br />
All they had to do was pick a picture, pay a pound and<br />
they could win £10 pounds! The eventual winner was Miss<br />
Budding and she decided to donate her prize to the cause<br />
so I raised a total of £20.<br />
I find raising money for charity a good use of my spare<br />
time (after all the homework and revision) as it feels great<br />
knowing that you have helped. I strongly recommend<br />
helping a charity that means something to you as its so<br />
simple, but yet so helpful.<br />
By Jordan Allen 11GAP<br />
17
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