Great Crosby and the Community

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 On 23rd May, our GoGivers and Recycling clubs spent some time down at Crosby Beach, taking steps to ensure it is free from pollution that endangers our wildlife and harms our natural landscape. Click on the photo to see their report and pictures. 

 This year we are again supporting Mary's Meals Backpack Project, which sends schoolbags, polo shirts, skirts, shorts and stationery to Malawi to help children with their education.  We would like you to fill a bag with: notepads, pencils, pens,crayons, eraser, sharpener, ruler, pencil case, towel, shorts or skirt, t-shirt or dress, flip-flops or sandals, small ball (e.g. tennis ball), soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, spoon.Handy hints: 

• Don’t buy new, recycle where you can!
• Clothing for children between four and 12 years is suitable. 
• Please label filled bags for boy/girl and age e.g. girl, 8. 
• Don’t be tempted to put in toys or sweets. This can cause problems during delivery. 

Please send the backpack in during w/c 12th November.  Thank you. 

 Congratulations to Mrs DeMott and the Gardening Club who have transformed the memorial garden outside the Y6 classooms.  They have also won prizes in the Crosby and Waterloo Gardening Competition 2018 - 2nd prize in the Schools Eco Award and 3rd prize in the School Garden Award.  Special thanks to Mr Monaghan for all his help. 

Thank you to everyone who sent cakes in today for our Macmillan Coffee Morning, everyone who came to support it and to our PTA and staff who worked hard serving and clearing up.  A fantastic £1183.27 was raised.  

We are a collection point for South Sefton Foodbank. On Friday 12th October the children will be celebrating Harvest Festival with a harvest liturgy led by our GoGivers group.  As part of this celebration we ask that the children bring an item for the Foodbank. They are always in need of tinned and dried foods; longlife milk and juice; and treat foods such as biscuits, chocolate and jam. They also need toiletries; kitchen and bathroom cleaning products; nappies and formula milk for babies of all ages are also much appreciated.

Please send items in to school. They are currently short of tinned vegetables, noodles and coffee. Find out more at https://southsefton.foodbank.org.uk Many thanks for your continued support.