Pool In Wharfedale CE Primary School

Yesterday, our Year 6 were visited by two lovely members of the Mindmate Support Team, who delivered a workshop focused on understanding anxiety. The children explored what anxiety is and discussed the physical symptoms we might notice in our bodies. They also learned about the “fight, flight, or freeze” response and how this can affect the way we react in certain situations.
As part of the session, the children created their own emotional toolbox, filled with strategies they can use both at home and in school to help manage feelings of anxiety.

We have held this workshop now in preparation for SATs week and beyond, so we can best support the pupils with any anxiety they may have.

Thank you to our wonderful FOPPS for all their hard work and dedication to improving the school for our children.

On behalf of FOPPS we would like to say a huge THANK YOU! With your support we raised a grand total of 🌟£4465.45. between Sept-Dec 2024🌟

This has meant we can help school in the following ways :
- £363 planning application fee for the outdoor classrooms
- ⁠£11,190 to build 2 new outdoor classrooms
- £2k towards the annual upgrade of IT facilities
- ⁠£650 to purchase specialist dyslexia screening equipment
- ⁠annual donation of £250 towards the Y6 leavers party
- ⁠£225 to gift a new book to every child in school at the end of the Christmas term
- ⁠£300 towards fixing the pond in the Peace Garden (happening in the spring)

Our next big project involves raising funds to transform the main school corridors with acrylic interactive displays to enhance learning, foster creativity and bring a whole new modern look to the school interior!

Please get in touch if you have ideas for fundraising events or would like to get more involved with the work of FOPPS 😊