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May 21, 2011
The Big Sleepover
On the night of Friday 20th May 2011, 32 children and 7 adults spent the night on the floor of Key Stage One hall. We had an absolutely terrific time. All of the children threw themselves into the activities on offer and said they had had the time of their lives.
However whilst this was a fun experience for us, never far from our minds was the realisation that for homeless people this is their life - every day, all weathers.
Congratulations to the 32 children who participated. The staff and the rest of the school are immensely proud of you. You have raised a staggering £330 for The People's Kitchen in Newcastle. We are sure the homeless of Newcastle will be touched to know that children as young as 7 braved the cold and slept on a hard floor to try and make a difference to their life.
You are quite simply - AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
Click on the link below to view photos
Our schedule for the evening
7.30pm Arrival and safety talk
7.50pm Community Police Officers arrived to talk to us about how they deal with the
homeless on the streets plus other ways we could help.
8.00pm - 9.30pm
Carousel of activities - Soup Kitchen Cooking with Cooking 4 Life,
Newspaper structures, team games.
9.45pm Bingo
10.15pm Bread Making on the fire
10.30pm Conga around the school yards
Soup Time
11.00pm Toasting Marshmallows
11.30pm Getting ready for bed
11.45pm Storytime begins.........
1.00am Most children were fast asleep
Some staff began to nod off and retired to their mats
2.00am Lots of snoring and sleep talking from the children
3.00am Remaining staff settle down for the night
4.00am All quiet!
5.00am Staff and children begin to stir
6.00am Breakfast time begins (Toast anyone?)
7.00am Packing up our bags
7.15am Judging of the Newspaper Structures
7.30am Playtime!!!!!!!
8.15am The Big Clear Up and thank you's
8.30am Home for some sleep!!!!!
Posted by A Inkster at May 21, 2011 1:34 PM
Comments
Well done everyone who took part in the big sleep. I know many people will be helped by the money you raised.
Posted by: Mrs. Slator at May 21, 2011 4:28 PM
Joshua had a great night he loved all the things that you did and would love to do it again and he was pleased that the school raised money for the homeless. I would like to say a big thank you to all staff for giving up your night and making it so much fun for Joshua.
Posted by: Melanie Burke at May 21, 2011 6:43 PM
I am so proud of all the children who took part in the Sleep Over. Well done for the excellent behaviour!! Also a big thank you to all the teachers who gave up their Friday night to "babysit" 32 children! Thank you very much and well done everyone.
Posted by: Wendy Robson (Governor) at May 22, 2011 3:56 PM
I loved the sleepover especially when the police officers came and talked about homeless people. Me and my friends really enjoyed it. When it was time to get up i didn't want to because i was tired (asusual). When it was time to go home i was really sad :( but at least I had a proper sleep that night zzzzzzzzzzz.
Posted by: Ellen Robson at May 22, 2011 4:01 PM
I would just like to say well done to all the children and staff who took part in the big sleepover i hope everyone enjoy it at much as my son did. Mark said his favorite bit was having the toasted marshmallows and the soup from Nick the chef.Also fantastic news for the soup kitchen.
Posted by: Anonymous at May 23, 2011 1:11 PM
Iam looking forward to see all of the children's work in the showcase event today I have been told by Mark that I must buy a recipe book that year 5 have made with the help from Nick the chef.
Posted by: SANDRA DUGGAN at May 27, 2011 10:33 AM
I had a brilliant night, i would love to do this again, my fav part was when Miss Allen was singing to get us to sleep which i found realy funny.
Posted by: Shannon Mains at June 7, 2011 3:57 PM