Charities KidsOut and the Rotary Christmas Toy Box Initiative Christmas is always tough for families in refuge, with this year set to be harder than usual. Most children arrive at refuge with only the clothes on their back, restricted to a single room with their mother and siblings. Mothers struggle to provide basic essentials, let alone toys for their children at Christmas. KidsOut, the fun and happiness charity, aims to provide children who have fled domestic violence and are living in refuge with a brand new box of toys. Julian Margolin, Chief Ambassador, showed the pupils how to pack their box and helped them pick age appropriate toys. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed their time volunteering for such a worthwhile cause. We were honoured to help such an admirable organisation.
A socially distanced ‘Hello!’ to residents at Water Mill Care Home Our pupils spent time designing colourful banners and drawings for a very special cause. The children went in their lunchtime and said hello from the hill to Water Mill Care Home in Apsley, Hemel Hempstead. Pupils and staff members walked down the School drive and waved and showed the residents their drawings, banners and pictures. The care home residents and their carers waved through the windows back at the children. It brought smiles to everyone’s faces. Even cars, cyclists and pedestrians beeped horns and waved hello. Bringing a little bit of happiness to the elderly residents who may not have been able to have seen their own grandchildren and families was a wonderful way to spend a Friday afternoon and the pupils thoroughly enjoyed meeting some new friends!
Raising funds for Children in Need Abbot’s Hill took part in various fundraising activities for Children in Need. The Nursery raised a fantastic £370, exceeding their £100 target! Thank you to all who donated. Well done to the Pre-Prep and Prep who ran a ‘Crazy Hair Day’ fundraiser. There were some hugely inventive, and definitely crazy, hairstyles! From under the sea themed complete with sting rays and jellyfish, to bright pink cupcakes and plenty of glitter. In the Senior School pupils took part in Joe Wicks challenges throughout the day, pushing themselves physically and competing against one-another.
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