A picture to sum up Christmas was the lesson of the day at Earley St. Peter’s C of E Aided Primary School when the Hester Wooller, Executive Headteacher launched the school’s first competition to design an official Christmas card last month.
The children were given a week to draw, craft or paint a winter’s scene, festive or religious picture for the competition. There were a total of 69 colourful entries from children aged 4 to 10 years including snowmen, ‘The Grinch’, Christmas trees, Father Christmas, nativity scenes and a robin. Many children also included their own Christmas messages and poems with their submissions.
Two winners were chosen by Mrs Wooller and Mrs Peters, Chair of Governors. Their winning designs will be converted into high quality Christmas cards through an external print company, Art Project for Schools Limited (APFS) and returned back to the school as cards at the end of November. The school receives a donation from APFS for every pack of Christmas cards they produce.
The Key Stage 1 winner was Heidi Aston, in class 2ST, for her Father Christmas on the Earley St. Peter’s new school bus and Key Stage 2 pupil, Tara Farrelly, in class 6OH, for her ‘Jingle bells’ musical score and snowy winter scene.
Mrs Nicolette Evans, a parent committee member for Earley St. Peter’s School Association (ESPSA), who organised the competition, said: “We thought this would be a creative and educational fundraising opportunity for the children and we were delighted with the number of entries.
“The ESPSA runs fundraising projects throughout the year to supplement the school’s income and the donations received from this competition will go towards helping the school purchase a new sound system for the hall.”
Mrs Wooller said: “This was a brilliant idea which enabled the children to showcase their creativity and innovative designs.”
All the children who entered the school competition were encouraged to re-use their designs for their own family Christmas cards, from which the school will receive additional donations.
To find out more about ESPSA’s work, visit http://espsareading.blogspot.co.uk/
