Charity support
2015-2016
Children are invited to participate in the activity and make
a donation in class at the start of the day. The amount of time, money and
effort involved is completely up to individual families. No child will ever be
excluded from an activity for financial reasons.
Jeans for Genes - thank you for your support in September - we raised £337.
Textile Recycling 2
November, 22 Feb, 7 June
Clearing out your wardrobes during half-term? Bag it up and
bring into school on the first day back back to raise funds for the school
Shoeboxes – November
The Upminster & Hornchurch Rotarians are helping us with
shoeboxes. Rotary has no religious or political affiliations. No leaflets of
any kind are added to any boxes. Boxes are gifts for children & adults and
delivered all the year round, not just at Christmas
Remembrance
– Wednesday 11th November
Poppies will be on sale in school after half-term. Pupils
will have the opportunity to buy in class or at the main office. We will be
observing silence in school.
Children
In Need – Friday 13th November
This will be a non-uniform day.
Classes may be running their own activities, supported by Lloyds Bank
volunteers
Carol singing – November/December
The ‘small’ choir will be entertaining the local community
by carolling outside Waitrose,
fundraising for UJS
Christmas Jumper Day
- Friday 18th December
This will be a non-uniform day, wearing festive jumpers. You
don’t need to buy a sweater – maybe decorate an existing piece of clothing.
Marie Curie –
minipots of care – Autumn 2015 - Spring 2016
Children will be given a planting kit and plant a daffodil
in school during the autumn, which then gets taken home, and cared for during
the winter months. They can decorate the pot and a collection box. In the
spring they will have a beautiful flower and can return the collection box with
their donation.
Sport Relief – March
Lots of active activities and challenges will be happening
across the week. Wristbands will be on sale in the school, and there will be a
non-uniform day
Readathon - Spring
Sponsored reading to encourage your child, while raising
funds for ill children
Practice-a-thon –
Summer
Sponsored music practice to raise funds for CLIC Sargent and
the school - just in time for the summer exam season!
Year Group – across the year
Retiring collections are held at the end
of performances, with funds going to a cause of the Year’s choice. Classes may
run their own activities for causes ‘close to home’ where appropriate.
Year 6 Fayre – summer
Year 6 get their business heads on and set-up mini
businesses selling goods and services to the rest of the school in aid of their
leaving party.
Parents Association
events – across the year
We appreciate the support of the PA. If you can help at any
PA event, please contact the team at info@ujspa.org.uk - they always welcome help.
