With the BBC’s annual Children in Need fundraiser on the television there was little wonder all the local schools were getting involved to do their part for charity.
Maria Gutman, Sophie Lee, Big Teddy, Anya Jonathan, and Jessica Weekes at Locks Heath Juniors
After the BBC charity raised a record of £46m last year, schools in the Western Wards have been trying their hardest to help beat that target.
Locks Heath Junior School, Sarisbury Infants and Sarisbury Juniors as well as St John the Baptist School all got involved with fundraising for the charity through donating money to wear fancy dress to school for the day.
Elephants Class at Sarisbury Infant School
Locks Heath Junior School took the traditional trend and style of Pudsey encouraging the students to wear spots and stripes to show their support for the cause. They also held a teddy bear picnic for all the pupils who brought their teddies in for the day.
One youngster, Sophie Lee, brought her giant teddy ‘Big Teddy’ in for the day so that all the students could have photos taken with him.
Sarisbury Infants went for comfort and warmth wearing their pyjamas and dressing gowns to school.
Around the world with Sarisbury Juniors
Sarisbury Juniors however, took a different approach and dressed up as countries allowing each student to pick which country they wanted to be.
They also held a cake sale in their playground at break after to sell to their fellow pupils at 20p each.
Andy Stockton, Head Teacher at Sarisbury Juniors said: “We chose around the world because it fits in with out learning scheme at the moment. We are trying to encourage the children to walk around the world.”
China and Mexico represented at Sarisbury Juniors
The cake sale was very popular with all the students, whether buying or selling the cakes, they were all more than happy to be helping out for the charity.
At St John the Baptist School in Titchfield Common the Year Six children made Pudsey Bear biscuits with school cook Sam Eaton.
They then went around all the classrooms selling them for 50p and raised a fantastic £70.
Biscuit bakers Joshua Keates, Oliver Buckingham-Goodsell, Ben Barber, Ellie Thornton and Eleanor Byham
“Its always fun baking with the children and they all enjoyed measuring out the ingrediants, mixing the dough and cutting out the famous pudsey bear shapes,” said Tracey Williams at the school.
“Well done to all the children.”