Reading Garden In Memory of Ollie Slack

Aim

We are raising money to create an outdoor reading garden at Deanwood Primary School in Memory of Mr Slack (Assistant Headteacher)

In Memory of Mr Slack

Earlier in the year Ollie Slack, former Assistant Head of Deanwood Primary School, sadly passed away at 30 years of age. Ollie was an outstanding teacher who made a significant impact on the whole Deanwood Primary School community. 

Ollie dedicated his life to helping and educating children and was a fantastic leader, teacher, friend, colleague and parent.

Passionate About Reading

Ollie was incredibly passionate about reading and all children developing a love of reading. One of Ollie's longer-term ambitions for Deanwood Primary School was to develop an outdoor reading library and garden. We are therefore launching a fundraiser to make this a reality and to continue Ollie's legacy.

Our Goal

Our aim is to build and create a beautiful outdoor reading area that can be used in all weathers by the children of Deanwood Primary school to continue to develop their love of reading. Ollie was passionate about the importance of reading as a life skill and, giving the children opportunities to read for pleasure in a purpose-built area in the school grounds will really help to bring this enjoyment to life.

Visual Ideas for our Reading Garden

The images above are a few visual ideas, collated via Pinterest. Our aim is to create a vibrant, welcoming and peaceful space, where entire classes can sit together to read.

Fundraising

To kick start our fundraising, our whole Trust community has come together with non-uniform days being held across our seven schools. We are hoping to raise £10,000 in total, so that we can develop a permanent and established outdoor reading area and garden that promotes the love of reading for all children at Deanwood. The area will be dedicated to Ollie, his work, and the legacy he has left behind.

This project successfully funded on 31st July 2023