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Greythorn Primary School pupils collect education
boxes for fellow children in Syria
It is a story of one child giving a gift to another at Greythorn Primary School as pupils have collected
together education boxes for children in Syria.
Together with the school’s local parish church of St Paul’s, 114 boxes have been collected
containing writing and mathematics materials and colouring
books and pencils, which will be sent to children in Syria with
the help of the charity Hand in Hand for Syria.
The charity say that the boxes collected will now go to
areas that are under heavy fire and where children refuse or
cannot leave their homes.
NEWS & VIEWS
Imogen Redfern, Presley Sharp-Weir, Connie Hatchett,
Paras Sohal and Xenis Antcliffe with some of the boxes
that Greythorn Primary School children have collected.
Ismail Khan, Teodor Grigorov, Samina
Holmes, Gregory Fisher and Joshua Rose
get into their rhythm playing drums
Cultural Celebrations
galore at Greythorn
Primary School
Children at Greythorn Primary
School have been celebrating a
week of cultural diversity with
various workshops including
African drumming and
Bollywood dancing!
Amber Mistry and Jessica Burke with camera operator
Ray Smithson and BBC Weather presenter Kaye Forster.
BBC Weather presenter
brings sunshine to Ernehale
Junior School
Ernehale Junior School pupils have been
learning all about the weather, with expert
and BBC Weather presenter Kaye Forster.
Ernehale Junior School
children join fundraiser
for orphans in South Africa
Prompted by Rachel Keetley
whose son Noah attends
Ernehale Junior School,
children held a Rainbow
Dress Up Day to collect
funds that Rachel and her
family will deliver to the
orphanage in person to
buy much needed
equipment.
The fundraising drive
raised £190 in February at
a copper coin collection,
Ernehale Infant School raised
£300 from their Christmas
performance collections
and the Rainbows Dress
Up Day between both
schools raised £580. Added
to donations from friends
L-R: Sam Carpenter
(age 11), (back) Rachel
Keetley, (front) Dakota
Burke (age 9), Noah
Keetley (age 10) and
Nashiem (age 11)
and families of the Keetley’s
that totals a whopping
£1300 that the family will
deliver when they visit
the orphanage this week.
Rachel said, “We are totally
overwhelmed by everyone’s
generosity and can’t wait to
go shopping for the children
and the centre!”
Wynndale Primary School recently
celebrated Earth Hour for the second
year running. The theme this year was
to make lanterns that the children could
light during the hour long switch off of
lights. The children were encouraged
to turn off their lights and sit and talk
about the world they love or play a
game. During assembly the whole
school watched a small video that
tackled the issues of climate change and
it’s impact on our world.
The Allied Irish Bank (GB) Nottingham
business centre has donated £2500 to
Nottinghamshire YMCAs scholarship
fund. The scholarships are used to ensure
that families who might not be able to pay
for a place at Camp Williams still have the
opportunity to take part.
Parents of children who receive free school
meals are eligible to apply for a scholarship.
Each scholarship goes towards covering the
cost of a place at Camp Williams for a family
that may not otherwise be able to participate.
If you would like to apply for a scholarship
or discover more about YMCA Camp Williams
visit www.nottsymca.com or call our team on
0115 711 7006.
Carol Noonan from AIB (GB) and YMCA
staff at YMCA Camp Williams
L-R: David Newsham and
his guide dog Elliot,
Roxanne Foster, Hamza
Ahmad, Preston Alsop
and Emma Jude.
Children of Beeston Fields
Primary & Nursery School
raise £370 for guide dogs!
Children from Beeston Fields Primary and
Nursery School have raised a whopping £370
to sponsor guide dog puppies. The children
from foundation and reception years at the
school held a biscuit sale and a disco to help
raise the money.
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