On Friday, years 3 and 4 enjoyed a fun-filled arts and crafts charity morning to raise funds to save a small part of our planet’s rainforest. This coincided with the finale of their production, The Emerald Crown.
Collaborating with Albourne Primary School, the two year groups brought in a donation to create their own versions of jungle-themed Snakes and Ladders. Pupils decorated their boards with tree frogs, anacondas, sloths and bats, with a collage of leaves around the border. The children had the opportunity to play each other’s games and enjoyed displaying their wonderful work in a class gallery. Some pupils also used paper plates and vibrant colours to design and make realistic-looking toucan art. They applied blended colours to effectively create the beaks.
As part of their donation, the children received a small gift of tropical fans, animal keyrings and floral hair slides to take home. They were delighted to raise £316.16 for the World Land Trust. With this money, years 3 and 4 have purchased three acres of rainforest, which will help to permanently protect nature reserves within the rainforests of South America forever.
“ What an amazing fundraising achievement! ” Kate O’Neill, Teacher of Year 4
Find out more about our Community Work at Hurst College Prep School
