FUNDRAISING – Past times


Westcliff High School For Girls celebrates its 100th anniversary


Recreate the past Ask pupils to dress up in the


costume of your year. Book a history workshop or contact a living museum to ask if they can help with ideas and resources. On the day, draw up a list of rules which would have been in force when your school opened: standing still in lines – boys at the front and girls behind– for Victorian day, or the three Rs and skipping games for the 1920s.


ANNIVERSARY! HAPPY


Your school’s anniversary is a dream come true for the PTA – the perfect opportunity to bring the community together for a year of celebration and fundraising. Here are some of our favourite ways to mark the occasion


Hold a number challenge The ideal fundraiser for your


anniversary year – challenge pupils to create their own fundraisers around your anniversary number. Can they do 25 handstands, bake 50 cookies or pick 100 pieces of litter?


Sell anniversary gifts Create a sense of belonging with an


anniversary hoodie or T-shirt. Make the process easier by using a company that operates a fundraising scheme for PTAs where parents can order and pay online. Or offer mugs, keyrings or tea towels.


Commission a mural Work with a mural or graffiti artist


to express your school’s character through art. Get pupils involved with workshops, a talk from the artist or a design competition.


Shoot period portraits Decorate a classroom in the style of


your era and hire a photographer to take portraits. Colourful 1920s fancy dress or retro 1960s fashion works just as well as sepia prints representing the Victorian age.


Create an aerial photo Drones make aerial photography


easier to achieve these days, but you’ll still need a photographer with experience. Ask pupils to stand outside in the shape of the number of years you’re celebrating.


Hold a talk and exhibition Gather former pupils and staff


members together to tell stories about their time at school. How was it different? What funny stories do they remember? Source old photos and display them in the hall.


For their 50th anniversary tea towels, Silverhill Primary School used an image drawn by the school’s first PE teacher which appeared in the original school brochure.


Plant a tree Choose a living, lasting symbol the


children can watch grow for years to come. Plant as many as you can or make a hedgerow to create food and shelter for wildlife. Contact the Woodland Trust for details of their free trees for schools. woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/ schools-and-communities/


Create a time capsule Get pupils thinking about what


matters the most to them and what represents their lives. Items could include class photographs, drawings, videos, or letters to future generations. Bury your capsule, but don’t forget where you put it!


Hold a bake-off Using your year as the theme, hold a


bake-off or ask a creative cake maker to bake a showstopper.


Make a book The ‘We Are Writers’ literacy project


offers children a unique opportunity to publish their work in a paperback book. Register your school and invite pupils to write stories or poems around the theme of your anniversary. Go to writers. scholastic.co.uk for more details.


Throw a party Invite the whole school to a fancy


dress party, grand dinner or ball. Or keep things simple with a potluck supper or barbecue. Develop fledgling relationships by inviting alumni or local firms you’ve worked with over the year.


l Find suppliers for hoodies, yearbooks, events and gifts at pta.co.uk/supplier-search/


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