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Week 1
Team name: Ewanrigg Winter Warmer Project
Tell us what you have been doing this week
This week has been very busy...
-We have been writing letters to local businesses to ask for help to support our project.
-We have been preparing for our campaign video by writing scripts. This should be launched after half term.
-We opened our hot chocolate station and already raised £170
- We contacted the local community centre and they are exceptionally keen to help us with our campaign.
-Sharon from North Lakes Hotel came in to discuss our project. She was brilliant and gave us some extra suggestions to get the project making more momentum. We finalised some dates for events.
What did you learn this week?
We learned that we have a wonderful project and there are LOTS of people willing to support us.
What did you find difficult this week?
We spent a lot of time discussing financial difficulties that people face over winter.
Hot chocolate station advertisement.
Pupil enjoying his hot chocolate.
Week 2 - half term
Week 3
Tell us what you have been doing this week
We have done a play script and practicing the play script to practice acting for our campaign video and we were recording a campaign video with two cameramen. Then we delivered some companies to ask for money vouchers and raffle prizes. In total we made £356- this is through our hot chocolate station and Christmas cards. VIEW OUR VIDEO HERE- https://ewanrigg872-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/lancaster_a_ewanrigg_cumbria_sch_uk/EYHbDfftPJlGjRs-GZUFRvEBWTfsCrrlYsmjhcpJxXPVaw?e=CfOWG7&nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJTdHJlYW1XZWJBcHAiLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJTaGFyZURpYWxvZy1
What did you learn this week?
We learnt how to record videos and to write scripts and letters with good punctuation and how to work as a team to figure out who does what and learnt how to act.
What did you find difficult this week?
I found writing the script difficult because all of the upgrading the punctuation and thinking of good vocabulary. And acting on our campaign video.
Visiting local businesses for support.
Raffle Hampers
Shop stock
Week 4
Tell us what you have been doing this week
We have been doing our Christmas event poster ready to send next week.
Raffle tickets are now on sale
We have been sending messages to companies and getting lots of raffle prizes.
We have been writing advice leaflets to go into our winter warmer packs
We raised £83.30 on our Christmas cards
Our art club made adverts for our warm hub pie and peas night.
We ordered stock ready for our Christmas shop.
What did you learn this week?
We have learned how to make a poster
we have learned how to write a leaflet.
We are getting better at speaking to business owners.
What did you find difficult this week?
Producing everything in a short amount of time.
Week 5
Tell us what you have been doing this week
Making leaflets for the packs. The lower school have been designing posters for the coat exchange. We have contacted local businesses to ask for raffle donations. We have been selling tickets for the pie and peas night and putting plans in place. The girls have been doing Christmas craft to sell at the Christmas sale. We have been organising the Christmas event. Jenson and Taylor have been selling sweets at break time for 50p and £1.00. we are still selling hot chocolate.
What did you learn this week?
This week we have learnt how to make informative leaflets which include how to keep warm in winter and why it is important. Also details about where you can keep warm such as the library, community centre and Asda. Hot meals and hot drinks are important such as soup, coffee and tea
What did you find difficult this week?
Thinking what to write for our leaflets. How to plan the design and layout was difficult. Should we write about food and drinks first or where to go to keep warm.
Our hot chocolate is still very busy
We run the hot chocolate station every Monday and Wednesday
Pie and Peas at Ewanrigg
Brandon and Freddie modelling some Christmas shop items.
Week 6
Tell us what you have been doing this week
This week we planned our leaflets which will inform how to stay warm in winter and why it is important. We then checked our work to correct errors and up level. We planned our Pie's, Pea's and Bingo night which we held on Thursday night and raised £290. The pies cost us only £11.00 each, and each pie was cut into 6 pieces for adults and 8 pieces for children. We sold each piece for £4 Adult and £2.00 a child. We also ordered items to sell in our Christmas Lights Switch On which we are holding next week. We planned and built board games with a winter warming theme which we take home.
What did you learn this week?
We learnt how to make informative leaflets that look nice and attractive. This took most of our week as we had to ensure that they were accurate and spelt correctly. This took a long time and we spent quite a lot of time planning these.
What did you find difficult this week?
Drawing on the leaflets was difficult to do. Planning informative leaflets which were accurate and informative was difficult and took so much time.
Week 7
Tell us what you have been doing this week
Brandon and Jakub held an assembly In front of the whole school to run through our Christmas shop. In order that we could price competitively we visited the local B&M store and now have all of the items priced to sell. We also arranged the donated clothes for the coat exchange on to rails and tables. This was VERY successful. The rest of this week was setting up for the Christmas Event. Having reviewed our costs it looks like we will have more money to spare which means we can spend more on each winter warmer pack. The event was amazing and everyone commented on its success.
What did you learn this week?
We have learnt this week how to plan and setup for an Event which we found takes time.
What did you find difficult this week?
Setting up has been very tiring.
Our Christmas event was very busy.
Our FREE clothes rails
Shopping at B n M.
It is hard to spend £2000.
Week 8
Tell us what you have been doing this week
An update on last week, we held the Christmas event which included the coat exchange which was very, very busy and supported by our families. Almost all the clothes were taken by families who needed them. We raised FAR more money than we expected. With the money raised we went shopping to buy items for the winter warmer packs: hats, gloves, socks, hot water bottles, oodie, blanket, tea, coffee, juice, soup, biscuit, cake. We mainly shopped in B n M and they gave us a 10% discount on our purchases. We have finally finished our leaflets and photocopied them- these will go into the packs.
What did you learn this week?
We have found how generous local businesses can be when they know that the school is doing a winter packs for those in need.
What did you find difficult this week?
How to spend the money because local businesses are so generous and give discounts.
Week 9
Tell us what you have been doing this week
This week has been another busy week. We finished shopping for the Winter Warmer bags. The last item we included was a zip up, fluffy oodie. The packs looks AMAZING! We made Christmas cards to go in the bags, packed the bags with: the items bought, our leaflets and card. We delivered them to the local community centre for them to be distributed to the vulnerable and elderly that they have identified. Making our final video has been a priority this week. Please see our sway that we intend to send out to everyone who has helped us. https://sway.office.com/7A6sS1OF84QnW5ts?ref=Link&loc=play
What did you learn this week?
We learned that making a difference is more important than making money. The community centre staff were overwhelmed with our donations and they cannot wait to give them to those in need. This made us feel happy knowing we had made winter easier for many local people.
What did you find difficult this week?
We had so much to show on our final video and so much to say that we found it really difficult to keep to the time guidance of 2-3minutes. We have overran but we needed to let you know everything.
For pupils to answer:
In one sentence please tell us what bright stars has meant to you?
Bright stars has meant helping the people who need it the most. We have worked hard as a team do raise as much money as possible. It has been fun and we are very proud of what we have achieved.
For teachers to answer:
Can you tell us the impact this programme has had on your school?
This project has really brought the whole community together. As teachers, we are very proud of the children and the parents. The support we have received has been out of this world. Knowing the difference that our packs will make to some people makes all of the hard work worthwhile. We have taken part in 3 Bright Stars and this one has been the best and the most rewarding,
Please provide your business plan.
Please provide your marketing plan.
Please provide your finance report/template.
Charity name/money donated to.
100% of our profit has been spent on supplies for winter warmer packs for the elderly and vulnerable in our community. The community centre has identified those most in need to receive a pack. We have made 50 in total and the contents comes to approximately £45.
Final profit (minus the £50 seed funding).
£2066.76
Loo at all of our packs- 50 in total.
The contents of each pack.
