Framlinghamian 2023 - Flipbook - Page 157
SPIRIT OF GIVING
producing the most creative hampers.
pupils develop a selection of ‘stalls’,
A trip to Simpsons sweet shop was due
requiring participants to display mental
reward.
and physical problem-solving skills in
order to win prizes and all-important
leader board status.
The Remembrance Service in the
College Chapel and Carol Service in
Bury Cathedral also proved to be good
From innovative games like the ‘bottle
opportunities to collect for charity. Later
昀氀ipping challenge’, ‘balloon pop’
in the year, the Easter Egg Hunt and the
and ‘chopstick pick up’, to the more
sale of ice creams at Sports Day were
traditional ones including the ‘golf putting
well received and raised funds e昀昀ectively.
competition’ and ‘splat the rat’, the
Even the DT department collected and
Year 9 pupils created all the fun of the
sold o昀昀 many of the projects produced by
fair for their peers to enjoy and get the
the pupils over the year and raised over
competitive spirits soaring – all in the
£300.
name of charity fundraising.
Just before Spring Half Term, our Year
Creators of the event’s most popular ‘昀椀nish
9 pupils brought all the fun to the Senior
the song lyrics’ game, Maya C and Ruby
School with their Year 9 Charity Event,
B certainly had the crowd waiting in their
raising over £400 for Beat, and the
droves to battle it out and prove their pop
Disasters Emergency Committee’s Turkey-
classics knowledge to gain a lyrical upper
Syria Earthquake Appeal.
hand. Commenting on the event, Maya
said: “It’s been really fun, we enjoyed
Supporting the volunteering element of
playing the game so we thought others
their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award
would too. It de昀椀nitely got competitive.”
(DofE), the event saw small groups of
Thom Salisbury, Head of Philosophy & RS
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