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Once a term the children and staff at Eagle House try to ‘Make A Difference’ during a week of activities which focus on changing their lives and lives of others, for the better.
The E Factor Saturday 10th May 2008 - raising money for charity
The E Factor Winners
This was the third ‘E Factor’ to be held at Eagle House. Over the last three years the event has become a much anticipated date in the school calendar, showcasing the vast and diverse talents of pupils of all ages, whilst raising over £3,500 for charity.
The inaugural event was conceived to raise money for the Tabitha house building project in Cambodia , which was successfully completed in the summer of 2006. Whilst still supporting Tabitha, the charity net has been widened and last year the Hampshire Air-Ambulance was our main beneficiary. This year we chose to support charities which have been our Make-A-Difference week beneficiaries over the year.
Tabitha
Eagle House School have been supporting the Cambodian Charity, TABITHA for five years. Over the years, classes have fundraised in a variety of ways in order to raise enough money to build wells in remote parts of Cambodia . Being one of the poorest countries in the world and experiencing the tragic history of a violent and destructive regime, Cambodia and its entire people have struggled to develop as other countries in South-east Asia have flourished. The ‘Wells’ project is one of a number of schemes Tabitha run around the world to fundraise for the underdeveloped areas of Cambodia . Tabitha’s house building project has also had much success and over the years groups have travelled to parts of the country, helping local builders and families to construct simple shelters in order to improve their quality of life.
Treloar School
Treloar provides education, care, therapy, medical support and independence training to young people with physical disabilities from all over the UK and overseas. Their aim is to prepare the young people for adult life, giving them the confidence and skills to achieve their full potential. Eagle House has had a close link with Treloar for many years.
Feed The Children UK
Wherever there is famine, conflict, disease or poverty, it's always the children who are most vulnerable. Operating from offices in Twyford (near Reading ) and Bristol , Feed The Children UK concentrates aid on children suffering the effects of poverty, especially those who have been orphaned or abandoned. Unusu
A big thank you to all who came to the E Factor or bought raffle tickets to support the causes. The event was the biggest ever, with an audience of three hundred filling a very hot hall! We made a fantastic £1800 for Tabitha, Treloar School and Feed The Children UK .
An ever bigger thank you must go to the children and staff who performed so brilliantly. Although it is a competition and only a few acts won prizes on the night, all the performances demonstrated the diverse talent we have across the school. From singing to dancing, composing music to telling jokes, the night was a celebration of Eagle House creativity.
 
Runners Up
Summer Nights – Imogen, Charlotte E, Alex O’D, Pippa, Annabelle, Caitlyn and Hermione
Wild Horses – Kim, Alex O’D, Alys and Maddie (Our first Year 2 performer)
Rebels to Love – Toby B, Tom N, Hamza, Tom C, Will B
Sharpshooters – Daniel R, Will R, Harry G, Tom S, Conor D, Sean M
Winners
Comedian - Sapan Maini-Thompson
Nod Your Head – Felix Fowler
What Is A Youth – Ellie Bamber and Patrick Dow
Doll On A Box – Jaya Baxter and Will Rasmussen
Overall winners –Jaya Baxter and Will Rasmussen
An event such as this could not happen without a lot of hard work. Thanks also goes to the great Eagle House staff team.
28th April - 2nd May 2008 - Creative Play
Looking at different games for us all to enjoy in our leisure time - so throw off those PSPs and Wiis and come on outside for some great games.
Let's be creative and use the wonderful surroundings to have some fun.
To start off the week we had a great workshop on skipping. This was a a tremendous opportunity to show the different skills
you can develop with a skipping rope. The Eagle House children were amazing and skipping ropes abound around the school!
Throughout the week all sorts of games were played and many new ones learnt. Well done everyone - the perfect time as summer
approaches to get outside and have some fun!
11th February - 15th February 2008 - Understanding Disability
- What is it like to have a disability that makes everyday activities much harder?
- How do we treat others who are disabled?
- What can we do to help make a disabled person’s life easier?
   
7S Visit to Treloar's School Coping with a maths lesson with impaired movement in the hands
I'm not sure that their singing was appreciated by the pupils!
 
5PJO experience what it would be like to be blind
Throughout the school we will be looking at how disability can make life so much harder and how it should in no way be allowed to stand in the way of a person's hopes and dreams. Friday 15th February will be a non-uniform day with money raised going to Dogs for the Disabled, Guide Dogs for the Blind and Treloar's School.
Last term, the week coincided with Harvest Festival and we asked the question – Are you ‘Hungry’ or ‘Starving’? The pupils worked hard to eat a healthy diet and to reduce the waste from the kitchens to almost nothing!
 
We also linked up with the Twyford based Charity ‘Feed the Children’, who came to tell us about projects in this country and abroad. Feed The Children UK concentrates aid on children suffering the effects of poverty, especially those who have been orphaned or abandoned.
Unusual among charities, they do not just ask for money - they also ask for life-saving goods to send to the projects they support.
- Support to homeless and abandoned children
- Support to children affected by HIV/Aids.
- Support to education in impoverished areas.
- Vocational training for older children.
- Emergency help in disaster situations, such as the Pakistan earthquake and the tsunami.
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In the UK, breakfast clubs at inner city schools.
Over the course of the week, the children at Eagle House collected dry food goods and toiletries to give to the charity. The children brought in a donation in return for not having to wear their uniform for a day! We also had a ‘Poverty Lunch’, which consisted of rice and fruit. The money saved by the school kitchens was donated to the charity. All together we donated over £500 to Feed The Children.
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