Too cool for school?
As children move up the school they often become less enthusiastic about PTA events. Here’s how you can engage with children in Years 5 and 6
F
inding a fundraising event that will appeal to both fi ve-year-olds and 11-year- olds can be tricky; it’s no
surprise that something that fi res up the younger children will seem pretty uninspiring to those in upper years. When planning your next event, think about how to make it more appealing to all ages. If the older children don’t want
to hang out with younger children then try splitting the event into two sessions: one for KS1 and one for KS2. Or perhaps hold an event for
children in Years 5 and 6 only. It’s also a good idea to ask the
children themselves about what would interest them – getting the pupils involved in planning gives them ownership and is likely to make them more invested in the event. If you have a student council, ask them to gather the opinions of their peers on what kinds of events they would like to attend. If you’re stuck for ideas, try
one of these tried-and-tested events. You’re sure to fi nd something that will appeal to all ages.
Break the rules day A ‘break the rules’ day is a way for
‘Our UV disco was our best-attended disco ever’
‘We had loads of glow sticks left in storage after becoming an Eco-School. Rather than throwing them away, we wanted to use them for an event, so we decided to hold a glow-in-the-dark UV disco. It was our best-attended disco ever, with over half of Years 5 and 6 coming along. The disco was open to the whole school, but KS1 had theirs straight after school, followed by KS2 at 4:30pm. We bought UV paint from Baker Ross and a UV disco light from
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Amazon. I splattered the UV paint over a sheet, which we put up in the hall so that it glowed under the UV light. We asked the children to wear white T-shirts or neon colours, and they all looked terrifi c glowing in the dark. We charged £2 a ticket, which included a hot dog, drink and glow stick for each child. Although we kept things quite basic, the kids loved it – especially the older ones.’ Suzanne Hurry, PTA chair, Green Lane Primary Academy, Leeds, Yorkshire (448 pupils)
kids to express their rebellious streak in a controlled way, and is more fun than a non-school-uniform day. It also has more fundraising potential as rather than paying a set amount, children pay for each rule that they break. Compose a list of rules, consulting
teachers beforehand to make sure they won’t cause too much mayhem. These could be: You must wear your uniform You must not have fake tattoos You must not have a silly
hairstyle You must not wear nail varnish You must drink only water You must have a healthy lunch
Charge a 50p ‘fi ne’ for every rule broken – you may wish to set a limit on how many rules each pupil can break to avoid too much chaos! Advertise the rules well in advance
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