Look at Our Values in Action!

When our children are inspired and called to action, we delight in sharing in their stories and their care for others in the community. 

'Through our words and actions, we seek to model Christian values, treasuring everyone’s contribution, growing in wisdom and knowledge and celebrating and treating with dignity, all in our diverse family.'

Representing Berkswich

There are times when we members of our school are asked to represent our entire community.

We were grateful to be asked by St Mary’s in Stafford to choose a pupil to sign the Books of Condolence for Queen Elizabeth. The pages will be bound and transferred to the community archives. It was difficult to choose just one representative: many children in our community responded to the sad news with letters and prayers of gratitude. 

Harry (Year Six) was selected for his incredibly thoughtful responses and for the way in which he reflects our school values of compassion and respect. Independently, he wrote the following for the Book of Condolence:

Berkswich CE Primary School and its community would like to pass on our sincere condolences to the royal family. We remember her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, for her loyalty, dedication and kindness to her people. We loved her for her fancy hats, colourful clothes and her love for the church. May she live in peace with her husband in Heaven. With all our love and our prayers.

Long live the king.

Persistence, Responsibility and Compassion: Winning Combinations!

We are very proud of the charity fundraising that Ella and Lola did over the holidays. They raised £82 for the NSPCC by selling sweets. What makes this so special is that it was their idea and they worked tirelessly in preparing the sweets, creating posters and sitting by their stall for most of the day. A wonderful example of our school values in action! Well done, girls!

Evan's Energy for Fundraising!

We delighted together with Evan as he celebrated completing his own challenge of cycling one hundred miles for a charity close to his heart - the Stroke Association. He was applauded today in Collective Worship for his great commitment! The total is already over £800! 

'Be Bright at Berkswich' - Muscular Dystrophy UK

At Berkswich, we are always looking at ways to support worthwhile charities. On Friday 7th February, the School Council organised a special event ‘Be Bright at Berkswich’, to raise awareness of muscular dystrophy in children. Our pupils dressed in brightly coloured clothes to show how bright and cheerful we can be at the coldest/darkest time of year, beating the winter blues by ‘making muscles matter’.

There was a range of exciting activities including a competition to see who had the largest and smallest orange, a game of ‘orange boules’, a cake sale and even a stand up ‘annoying orange’ comedy show. We are proud that our children raised £523.40 for Muscular Dystrophy UK’s ‘Go Orange’ appeal.