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This project successfully funded on 9th April 2025, you can still support them with a donation.
This project successfully funded on 9th April 2025, you can still support them with a donation.
Aim: Our playground has become a little tired and we are desperate to add some colour and new equipment for our children to enjoy at lunchtimes.
Why do we want to raise money?
Hello, we are the Newall Green School Council and we would like to raise money for our lovely school. Our School is a silver Rights Respecting school, hoping to soon be Gold, and we think article 12, respect for children’s views, is really important.
We listen to the views of others and we want everyone in our school to feel safe and happy. We are a big school with a separate playground for KS2 but it has become a little tired now. Our school have bought resources for us to play with at lunchtimes but unfortunately they don't last very long and we need to invest in more sturdy equipment.
We did a survey to find out how people felt about lunchtimes and some children have told us that they felt unhappy at lunchtimes. Everyone that we surveyed told us that they would like more equipment to play with and more sheltered and quiet spaces to get away from the noise on the playground. We are desperate to make our playground a happier place for all of the children where everyone is able to play alongside each other in a bright, joyful space with lots of different equipment for them to use.
How will this help our school?
We are very proud of our school and love being able to play with our friends at break and lunch. However, our playground has grown a little tried in places and we need help to improve the area. With your help, we hope that there will be more opportunities for our children to have fun and play with other children with new equipment that should last the test of time. We feel that by having a brighter and more child-friendly space, that children will form better friendships and show more respect for others. If they feel happy at school, then this will improve attendance and the mental health of all of the children.
What will we spend the money on?
Our survey gave us a really good idea about what the children in our school would like to improve our playground. We know that we won't be able to do everything but we have made a wish list from the suggestions that got the most votes.
How will we raise money?
We have met together to come up with ideas to raise money for our project and will be beginning the fundraising soon. We plan to do litter picks in the local area, sponsored sports events in school and we are going to do a sponsored walk to raise as much money as we can.
We would be extremely grateful for any donation that we receive as every little amount will help us to achieve our goal.