One Week Later 

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that St Augustine’s first ever Giving Day was a resounding success. Thanks to the enormous generosity and support from parents and the wider community, we beat our target of raising £5,000 to help fund class iPads and raised an amazing £5,600 (over £6,000 with Gift Aid) for the Helping Hands Fund!

The enthusiastic response to the Giving Day exceeded all expectations, with a 70% participation rate from across the school community. Additionally, following the campaign push, some parents have committed to making monthly pledges, which are transformative for our school.

We are so thankful to have such a committed community who continue to show so much support for St Augustine’s and are incredibly grateful for everyone who got involved in our first Giving Day, whether donating directly to the Fund or spreading awareness about the event.

Everyone at St Augustine’s thoroughly enjoyed the activities and challenges over the course of Giving Day. From the Reception nad Years 1 & 2 Art Gallery to the Year 6 Big 60 Walk, all of our pupils and staff at the school got involved to take on challenges and help us reach our goal. Mr Kincaid, Headteacher, completed his own 60K cycle and got involved in the class challenges across the school to show his support of the event.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff at St Augustine’s who made this such a special event for our pupils and to thank our community who have shown so much support and made it possible.

If you didn’t have a chance during the event, it’s not too late to make a gift and increase the total still further by making a donation. To find out more about making a pledge to the Fund, please contact us here.

From all of us at St Augustine’s: thank you so very much.

We Did It!

Thank you so much for your support of St Augustine's first ever Giving Day. We have been truly humbled by the community engagement online and the generosity of your donations. We are delighted to announce that we have exceeded our target of £5,000 for the Helping Hands Fund.

We are still processing all our donations, and we will be able to share with you the final total on Monday. We hope you have enjoyed the challenges as much as we have here at school. It has been a wonderful day, from the Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Art Exhibition to the Year 5 Penalty Shoot Out.

If you didn’t have a chance during the event, it’s not too late to make a gift and increase the total still further by making a donation via the link in our bio.

From all of us at St Augustine’s, thank you so very, very much.
 

We're almost at our target 

We've raised £4,800 of our £5,000 target!

With only one hour to go of Giving Day, can you help us raise the £200 we need to reach our goal?

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Giving Day Update

Thank you to everyone who has helped us raise over £4,200 so far for Giving Day! Please help us reach our target of £5,000 by 3.30 pm today.

Donations can be made via our school website here and via the Arbor App.

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Year 5 Penalty Shoot Out Success

It’s full time at St Augustine’s in Year 5's Penalty Shoot Out challenge, and we are thrilled to announce that our pupils beat the goalkeeper, scoring 60 goals!

Well done to all our pupils who put in an excellent effort in this challenge and showed great teamwork and support for one another.

Special mention to Bella and Amen, who scored the most goals, and very well done to Mr Wheeler for a tough challenge.

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Year 5 Penalty Shoot Out Update

Goal!

Well done to Mr Kincaid, who has scored a penalty for our Year 5 team!

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Year 5 Penalty Shoot Out

We’re ‘kicking off’ Day 2 of Giving Day with the Year 5 Penalty Shoot Out.

Year 5 are taking on our parent goalkeeper, Mr Wheeler. How many goals can we get as a class in an hour? OR can we even get 60 past him?

We're off to a good start! Sponsor our pupils to show your support.

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Help Us Reach £5000

With support overnight and the funds raised at this morning's Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Art Exhibition, we are so excited to share that we are 70% of the way to reaching our target! We need your support at home to help us reach £5,000 by the end of Giving Day today. 

Please share this page with your friends and family to encourage them to support our children and, if you haven't already, please make a donation here.

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Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Art Exhibition 

Thank you to the parents and carers who visited our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Art Exhibition this morning. You raised almost £500 at the event!

If you were unable to attend and would like to make a donation to Giving Day, please click here.

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Day 2 of Giving Day

It’s Day 2 of Giving Day, and we are so excited about the fun day of class challenges ahead.

On Day 1, our staff and pupils worked incredibly hard to complete their challenges - look at how well Year 6 did on their Big 60 Walk to celebrate our school’s 60th Anniversary!

Giving Day is an opportunity for the community to work together and support our pupils. This year, we are raising funds to provide class iPads to enrich the teaching and learning at St Augustine’s.

Thank you to our generous parents, governors and friends of the school who have supported us by sponsoring our challenges.

If you haven't already, please consider making a donation today and helping us reach our target of £5,000. Click here to donate now.

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Sponsor Mr Kincaid

Mr Kincaid is halfway through his 60 km cycle! 

"I need a hand but again as long as I can be supported I will cycle to and from school tomorrow and some extra laps thorughout the day to make the 60KM distance."

Sponsor Mr Kincaid using the 'support us' link in our bio.

Thank you to those who have already donated!

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Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 Art Exhibition 

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 have been working incredibly hard on their Giving Day Art to celebrate the school's 60th Anniversary. Please come and show your support at the Art Gallery tomorrow morning. The children's art and class photographs will be on sale during the gallery, so please come in and take a look at these very special anniversary pieces that they have worked so hard on. 

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Day 1 Update

Thanks to our amazing community, we’ve raised almost £2,000 so far! A huge thank you to parents, governors, and supporters for your generous donations and sponsorships.

But we’re not done yet! Day 2 is packed with more fun challenges, including the Year 5 Penalty Shoot Out!

We’re still aiming to hit our £5,000 target – let's work together to get there! Donate now via our website or the Arbor app and help us make this Giving Day unforgettable!

Thank you for being part of this special event to celebrate 60 years of excellent Catholic teaching at St Augustine’s.

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Year 4 Smash the Keepy Uppy Challenge

We have completed our final challenge for Day 1 of Giving Day!

Well done to Year 4 for taking part in the Keepy Uppy Challenge. Well done to all who gave it their best effort, and congratulations to those who reached the target of 60 kick ups.

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We've Completed the Year 3 Skip-a-thon 

And they’ve done it! Well done to our Year 3 pupils who skipped for 60 minutes straight. Thank you to everyone at home who believed in our pupils and sponsored them in this challenge!

It's not too late to make a donation and support our pupils for Giving Day.

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Year 4 Keepy Uppy Challenge

Can the children do 60 kick ups EACH? Easy for some I bet? As a challenge how many can they do in an hour? We hope they’ve been practicing over the half term break!

Support Year 4 by sponsoring this challenge here!

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Year 3 Skip-a-thon

Year 3 are having a great time in the Skip-a-thon. Can they skip for a whole 60 minutes? We’re sure that they will give it their best go!

Year 1 are doing a great job of cheering them on on the playground. Show your support and sponsor Year 3 here.

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Year 4 60th Anniversary Biscuits 

This morning, Year 4 had a wonderful time making 60th Anniversary biscuits. We think they have done an excellent job at decorating them this afternoon and hope they enjoy eating them just as much!

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We've Raised Over £1,000 In Donations!

Thank you to everyone who has donated to St Augustine’s Giving Day so far, we are 20% of the way to reaching our target. Can you help us raise £5,000? Please make a donation via our school website or the Arbor App.

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Year 3 Skip-a-thon

Year 3 can't wait to take on the Skip-a-thon challenge this afternoon. 

They are feeling confident that they can skip for 60 minutes. Show your support by making a donation to Giving Day! 

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Year 6 Walked 8.2 km!

We've completed our first challenge! Well done Year 6 for completing your Big 60 Walk.

Our pupils walked an amazing 8.2 km around the local area, making the number 60 on their route to celebrate the school's 60th Anniversary!

Here they are being welcomed back to school by staff and pupils.

Please show your support by making a donation to Giving Day via the link in our bio.

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Can we reach 60 donations?

Wow! We are humbled by the early support of St Augustine’s first Giving Day. We are not even halfway through day 1 and we have already received 19 donations! Thank you so much to those who have already donated.

Can we reach 60 donations by the end of Giving Day? Help us reach our target by making a donation via the link in our bio or the Arbor App.

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Mr Kincaid Meets Year 6 on their Big 60 Walk

Mr Kincaid caught up with Year 6 on their walk to share some words of encouragement.

Our pupils are almost back at school! Well done Year 6. Keep going, you’re almost there!

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Year 6 Big 60 Walk Update

The sun has come out for Year 6 on their walk ☀️

Thank you to those who have sponsored the walk by making a Giving Day donation! This will motivate our pupils on the last leg of their journey!

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Year 6 Big 60 Walk Halfway Point

Year 6 are halfway through their Big 60 Walk 🚶

Please show your support and sponsor them here or by using the Arbor App.

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Year 6 Big 60 Walk

We've started our Big 60 Walk to celebrate 60 years of excellent Catholic Teaching at St Augustine’s!

Mr Bennet has organised and devised a route where the children will be walking around our local area to make the number 60 on their route.

Can they do it? Year 6 certainly think so! Show your support by making a donation to Giving Day.

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A message from Mr Kincaid

A message from Mr Kincaid as we launch St Augustine's Giving Day.

Over the next 36-hours, we are aiming to raise £5,000 to provide our school with class iPads as well as the protective cases and charging equipment needed to go with them.

Click here to find out more and to make a donation to Giving Day.

Thank you for your support!

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Own Clothes Day

Our pupils are full of enthusiasm ahead of the in-school challenges they'll be taking on over the next 36-hours for Giving Day.

Here they are arriving at school in their own clothes to celebrate St Augustine's 60th Anniversary!

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Giving Day has begun!

The 36-hour Giving Day fundraiser for St Augustine’s 60th Anniversary starts today! 🎉

We’re kicking off with an Own Clothes Day! £1 per child to take part, which can be paid via the Arbor app or via the school website, on the 'Support Us' page under the 'Giving Day' tab.

This afternoon, get ready for exciting challenges:

🤸🏻‍♂️Year 3: Skip-a-thon
⚽️ Year 4: Keepy-Uppy Challenge
🥅 Year 5: Penalty Shootout
🚶Year 6: The Big 60 Walk

Want to sponsor our pupils? Follow the link in our bio!

Follow us to get updates on our progress and be sure to like, share, and tag your friends & family to get involved!

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