Every year each house nominates a charity to support throughout the year.
These are the charities being supported in 2024/25.
Charity 2023-2024 Overview
Abbas- Eden Project
Eden's Project is a registered professional youth work charity that has supported over 2,500 different young people in many different ways. Their vision is to provide a safe an enjoyable youth centre with activities for young people. We provide an alternative to hanging around on the streets and the dangers that can go along with this.
The house committee, led by the charity committee, started the drive by creating a presentation to promote the Eden project which went out to all of the house tutors.
We started the events by organising a raffle for a Halloween hamper! Inside there was a mixed variety, from sweets to a Halloween mask. The hamper was supported by the house captains, committees and charity champions of Abbas house. The raffle lasted six days with sales flooding in. In total as a school, we raised £113.
Up next was the Christmas fayre in which our committee members made a fantastic effort with the rest of the house contributing as well. Our Christmas Fayre stall of Luxury Hot Chocolate was a huge hit by offering different flavours of hot chocolate with marshmallows and sprinkles. We also had students make cakes and biscuits to go with the hot chocolate.
Penny Wars is next and it was as popular as ever, 5 houses, 5 buckets and 1 target…..Who can raise the most! Abbas did better this year with more silver coins than copper however we didn’t quite do enough to grab the top spot.
Chamberlain - Unicef
UNICEF works in the world's toughest places to reach the most disadvantaged children and adolescents – and to protect the rights of every child, everywhere.
Last year we started the year fundraising for this charity with the Christmas Fayre our infamous luxury hot chocolate, which all students loved. We offered different flavours of hot chocolate with marshmellows, cream, sprinkles and candy canes. We also had students within the house make cakes and cookies to go along with the hot chocolate.
The Chamberlain chocolate hamper was a massive hit and the charity committee members ran a raffle.
In February, the charity committee ran a pancake stall, selling pancakes and various toppings to celebrate pancake day. All the students enjoyed the various toppings and we ran out of pancakes and mixture extremely quickly.
In May, Chamberlain took park in the Penny Wars competition where students donated any spare change to help our chosen charity.
I am immensely proud of all the Chamberlain students who took part in our charity events this year. It has enabled them to be creative, contribute to helping other children around the world, enhance their organisational skills and promote leadership within the house. I am hoping that this academic year 2024/25 our charity committee members of Harry Ward, Joshua Drane, Winry Bloomfield, Aleisha Andrich, Jasmine Griggs and Sophie Brown O'Shea, we will raise even more money for our chosen charity and create some new fundraising ideas.
Mrs E Jukes
Houghton - Suffolk Young Carers
Last year, Houghton kicked off the charity fundraising with our famous Chocolate tombola - not only did we raise over £400 at the Christmas Fayre but there were so many donations, we continue this into the Spring term. A very successful event run by Miss Barfield and Mrs Wade. Students were very excited to see if they could pick a winning ticket for a chocolate treat. The event raised an incredible £79.
This year we were excited to introduce the first TGS has got Talent - Following a week of gruelling auditions, the finalists were selected to perform in front of a panel of judges and a live audience. Mrs Yapp, Mrs French, Miss Clements and Miss Ray had a very difficult job of judging each act. 14 acts were in the finals and we had magicians, the crazy scientist, musicians, dancers and singers and the level of talent was outstanding. Mrs Wade was the official adjudicator and was fantastic in keeping scores and monitoring the live audience vote. The 'Cast of Six’ were deserving winners and were very happy to be awarded the first ‘TGS has got talent trophy’. The event raised just over £450 which is absolutely incredible. We can't wait for the next one.
Finally we rounded up the year with our sales of ice creams - The fabulous Houghton committee gave up their lunchtimes to serve ice creams to students and celebrate the sunshine in the summer term. They were fantastic and we managed to completely sell out on both days. An amazing £159 was raised.
Mrs J Power
Peyton - Spaniel Aid UK
Last year Peytons Charity committee was raising money for The Spaniels Trust. We organised various events including the Christmas Fayre which involved a Sweet stall, A gift Raffle, and the selling of deconstructed snowmen (Hot chocolate packs as gifts) as well as selling our santa hats. The committee were also heavily involved with the organisation of Penny Wars as well as the totalling of the money etc.
Just before Easter we ran the Easter Egg Raffle with donations from parents and students. Early in the summer term we organised a ‘sweet pong’ event in the Symphony hall, every lunchtime for a week.
Our final event of the year was our annual Smelly Wellies which was ‘won’ this year by Mr Chiang. Overall around £300 was raised by Peyton.
On to 24-25
This years chosen charity is the Teenage Cancer Trust. We have expanded our Charity Champions team and now have 15 people attending committee meetings every week.
This year we are planning on repeating the Christmas Fayre and upscaling the stalls. We are also looking at running a charity ‘Winter Ball’, a Just Dance’ session, The Easter Egg raffle, Penny Wars and Smelly Wellies again. We are also looking into the possibility of hiring an inflatable assault course in the summer. Hopefully we will be able to raise loads for a very worthy charity and regain the Charities Cup.
Mr W Ponsford
Tollemache - My Wish
Movember madness
Students and teachers have the chance to purchase a moustache and then wear it on Friday of that week to support the house charity. It was brilliant to see so many people getting involved in the event especially the teachers who looked very silly in their moustaches. Teaching classes all with moustaches on was certainly interesting and very funny.
Skittles
This was done in transition week as we had the new year 7 students in who have always been known as the TGS skittles. The event looked at students and teachers trying to name how many skittles are in a jar, but they could only guess their house colour. A bright way to finish the term and a great prize of all the skittles to the winner.
Football cup card
This involved teachers and students picking a team from the football cup scratch card and once the sheet is full we scratched of the box to reveal the winning team. The winner won a football. This was certainly an event for the football fanatic.
Christmas Fair
This is always a great charity event for all houses. This year it saw our house try to create games and get students involved in our stalls. From pin the tail on the reindeer to candy canes hooks and even Christmas themed pong. All had a fabulous time and there was a great atmosphere around the school.
Mr B Richards