Tzedakah

Tzedaka is a big part of our school - We support many charities both Jewish and not. In the past year KDPS  have supported GIFT collecting over £1200 worth of food as part of Mitzva Day.  At Chanukah time the pupils collect toys for sick children in hospital for Camp Simcha and for children less fortunate than themselves in the community through the FED. KS2 collect money for Broughton House – a home for ex-servicemen and women. . We also support charities in Israel and on Yom Ha’atzmaut we raise money for UJIA. We support Jewish Childs Day encouraging the children to think of other children around the world. We have also raised money for many other charities including NSPCC, British Legion, Children in Need, Cancer Research, Duchenne, Magen Dovid Adam, The Friendship Circle, Heathlands and the Nicky Alliance Centre.  

Following on from the tragic events in Israel this year, we held an Israel fair where pupils were able to create their own crafts to sell and all money raised went to help people displaced by the war enjoy shabbat meals and to help children who needed therapy from the trauma they had gone through. The children raised over £1200 in one afternoon. The children also took part in a special Israel mitzva mission via Chabad and did over 800 mitzvot in one week. The whole school also took home Shabbat candles to light in honour of Israel on 2 separate occasions. 

The house captains of Mayim house presented £155.55 to The Friendship Circle in assembly. This money had been collected each week during house assembly. Members of the Friendship Circle came to join us in assembly together with Esty Bruck. The money will be put towards activities for the members.

Adama house presented the money they had raised to the head of JNF UK.

Year 4 pupils decorated the toy boxes in preparation for our Chanukah toy collection for sick children and children in the community who would not be able to receive presents from their families. 

Chai Mad hair day.

Aliza from GIFT to launch our Mitzva Day food collection campaign.

King David Primary School pupils pictured with some of the food they have collected for Mitzva Day to be distributed to families in the community.

Each week Year 5 pupils have been visiting heathlands to have lunch and chat with residents.  

Eish raised £327.50 for Broughton House. Residents David and Fred, who are both served in WW2 and are nearing 100, came to school to receive a cheque from the house captains. What a lovely way to end the year!

GIFT came in to do an activity for Shavuot with year 5. The children decorated marble plant pots which will be placed around Heathlands fand filled with flowers.

Support for Charities in our local and wider Community

Children in Need

Last year, we raised £617 by dressing up to support Children in Need, helping other children across the UK.

Mad Hair Day for Chai Cancer Care

Children create wonderful hair creations to raise money for this charity which helps families affected by cancer in the community. Last year we raised £524. 

The Friendship Circle

Mayim House collected house charity during the course of the year for the Friendship Circle who support people with disabilities in our community. They raised £150 last year. Some members of The Friendship Circle came into school to lead session for Year 4 pupils on living with disabilities and the challenges they face.

GIFT Foodbank

Every year during October, we collect food for the GIFT foodbank which helps people in need in the local and wider community. Our Year 6 pupils also take part in the GIFT supermarket challenge where they have to do a weekly shop on a budget of just £12. The food is then all donated to the foodbank.

GIFT and Camp Simcha Toy Drive

Every December, children donate toys for sick children in hospital over the festive period and children in the community who would not receive any presents at this time of year. Pupils decorate boxes for the toys to be collected in.

 
Red Nose Day

In March, we joined in Red Nose day wearing red tops and red noses and raised £276 for this charity which helps people live free from poverty in the UK and around the world.

World Jewish Relief for Ukraine

On Purim last year , we raised £645 to help victims of the war in Ukraine.

The Christie

Ruach House raised £80 through weekly house charity donations for  The Christie to help fund research into treatments for Cancer.