Breakfast Club at Castlepark Primary School gives pupils a settled start to their school day with fun activities and a healthy nutrious breakfast. The Breakfast Club runs each morning with healthy options for Breakfast followed by activities such as sports games, arts and crafts and board games.

Castlepark Primary School Parent Council are applying for £1000 of funding to support the daily running of Breakfast Club. The funding will purchase new resources for Breakfast Club along with food to support the provision for the school year. 

Breakdown of Costs

£150 - Resources/games/toys

£850 - Food provision for Breakfast Club

multi sports 6 metre net x 3 - £375, bazooka pop up football goals x 2 - £300, new footballs £80, new handballs x 8 - £120, bouldering crash matt £125.

Outdoor metal storage shed - L-2.6 X H- 2.1 x W- 1.54 

This is a medium outdoor container at the cost of £1700.

Funds from the summer fayre will be used to make up the difference from our parent council contribution. 

This additional storage would allow us to fund further outdoor resources that children across all of our year groups can enjoy during a host of activities with their teachers. At the moment, although we have purchased outdoor engagement material they are in a near-by locker as the school simply does not have the capacity to store the additional equipment, therefore access is limited.

We have watched children thrive as they engage in an array of learning outdoors. Research has proven the link between positive mental health and the outdoors in both adults and children, it is not biased to age, sex, race or ethnicity therefore anyone is free to enjoy it, and as it lends itself so perfectly to team-building activities the children, following limited social engagement have learned, or re-learned how to interact and socialise with eachother through such activities. This was crucially important to the children who have recently left to begin their next phase of learning at secondary school. The pupils within Lawthorn follow our scottish governments curriculum for excellence which aims to provide our children with the knowledge and skills to thrive in the world we live in. The children have spoken so positively about any outdoor endeavours that they get access to, learning about the importance of being both physically well and mentally well to not only achieve their physical growth milestones but their academic ones also.

Research evidence indicates that outdoor learning engages young people in investing in the planet and engaging with the environment, enhancing confidence socialisation and team work. Connection with nature has mental and physical health benefits which assist in contributing to the overall health of our local population. There are social inequalities in access to nature, this project aims to ensure that all children in Primary 7 can access outdoor learning via their residential trip.

The Covid 19 pandemic has exacerbated mental difficulties in young people, access to nature has been shown in research to improve symptoms of anxiety and depression. Being phsically active is as effective if not more so in alleviating the symtoms of mild to moderate anxiey and depresison than medication. Encouraging pupils to access outdoor space has numerous mental and physical health benefits thus contributing to a healthy and productive local population.

WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THE GRANT AND WHY As the cost of living increases, many families are struggling to contribute to thier child's education financially. the Primary 7 residential trip to Ardentinny, tends to cost around £270 per child. The Parent Council wants to raise funds to reduce the cost of this trip as far as possible and if possible, fudn it entirely. The residential trip enables all primary 7 children to access outdoor learning, engage with nature, experience independence away from thier families and build their confidence and team work skills.

COSTS Ardentinny residential trip 78 pupils x £270 each = £21060 

Following discussion with the children they would like to promote their health and well-being and encourage outdoor play. They would like to build better relationships with their peers through team building exercises and find that through outdoor play this could be achieved.

The children also love a school disco. The PTA always thrive to make these a free event that children can attend to meet their friends outwith school. A free snack and drink is always provided.

Below are details of how the grant would be spent:

Football nets x 2 - £325

Footballs x 10 - £125

Outdoor equipment such as skipping ropes, basket ball nets, bats and balls, hop scotch, ankle slippers, chalk, frisbees etc - £400

School discos - £150

Our club supports people of all ages, providing exercise, descipline, respect and self belonging. We have incorporated session to support children with additional needs, removing those barriers and allowing them to take part and belong to a club. Exercise can improve your sense of control, coping ability and self-esteem. People who exercise regularly often report how good achieving a goal makes them feel.

We would like to create a logo desgin and purchase North Ayrshire Active Girls Committee Banners for promtion when attending local events. (Logo and banners £300) 

We would like to buy t-shirts supported by our Active Schools staff, so that we can be identifiable when taking future workshops or extra cirriculm clubs in the local area. (T-shirts - £500)

We would also like to purchase resources for our monthly teams meeting to help us keep minutes, plan events and create information help for schools. (Pens, Flipchart paper, Postit notes, General stationary - £200)

Our programme will help young people confidence, commuincation skills, leadership skills, team work, problem solving and its really fun to be part of.  

The Play Leaders have been trained in the Move and Improve Programme and work in partnership with Active Schools, local clubs and secondary pupils to organise clubs, events and opportunities throughout the yearly calendar.  After having consulted over 200 children, they approached the Parent Council to request their help in funding their Play Leader Programme.  The Parent Council fully support the Play Leaders aim to improve the fitness, health and happiness of all children and endorse their application for funding to purchase new pla7 and sporting equipment.  On a daily basis, the Play Leaders will deliver various clubs in the playground which will be free and accessible to all from Primary 1 to Primary 7.  They will support children in developing their social, mental and physical knowledge and skills and will teach them new games and sports.  The Play Leaders have already gained great leadership skills, demonstrated teamwork and sportsmanship during training and in planning and organising their activities.  They have researched the equipment they require for these clubs and have itemised them and their cost in the below grid. 

TO PURCHASE FROM NEWITTS

Urban Lawn Croquet Set £64.95

Partner Leg Tie 6 Pack £19.62

Egg and Spoons 6 Pack £64.80

Skip Fit Pack £55.88

Balance Sliders £60

Tennis Ball Essential Tub of 60 £58.31

Skipping Rope 4 pack (2m) £5.47

Eurohoc Hockey Sticks and Balls (6 pack) £96

Centurion Nero Training Ball 12 pack £90

Centurion Junior Tag Rugby Belts 20 Pack £44.95

Zoft Club Badminton Racket (Mini) £35.70

Zoft Club Badminton Racket (Junior) £35.70

Urban Pop Up Badminton Post Set £27.50

Echelon E100 Badminton Shuttlecocks £4.50

Apollo Aluminium Relay £12.95

Ziland Speed Agility Training Hurdles £26.10

Zoft Touch Dodgeball 6 inch (red) £29.95

Zoft Touch Dodgeball 6 inch (yellow) £29.95

Ziland Academy uPvC Match Goal (6ftx4ft) £89.90

Mitre Impel Training Football (12 pack) £94.95

Mitre Arena Basketballs (12 pack) £69.95