St Swithun Wells'Catholic Primary School
‘where the love of God is always present’
Charities & Fundraising
At SSW we are proud to support many different charities including; HACS, Children in Need, CAFOD, Mary's Meals, Jeans for Genes, Save the Children, Macmillan Cancer Support, RSPCA & the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.
Fundraising 2024-25
Big Lent Walk for CAFOD
Our whole school community came together in a wonderful show of solidarity and compassion to take part in the Big Lent Walk, raising funds for CAFOD and their vital work supporting communities around the world.
A heartfelt thank you to all the parents and carers who joined us for the walk. Your support helped make the event even more special and meaningful. Together, we’ve contributed to important projects that bring hope and change to those who need it most.
Well done to everyone who took part – a true example of walking with purpose this Lent and during our Jubilee year.
Year 3 Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with Colour and Kindness
Year 3 marked St Patrick’s Day in style by dressing in the vibrant colours of the Irish flag – green, white, and orange. The classroom was full of festive spirit as the children learned about the life of St Patrick and the significance of the day.
As part of their celebration, the children also brought in donations for the foodbank at St Gregory’s, supporting a much-needed resource within the local community. Their generosity was a wonderful reminder of the true spirit of the day – compassion, community, and care for others.
Well done, Year 3, for celebrating with both joy and heart! 🍀
Year 5’s Silly Hair and Silly Sock Day – Celebrating St John Bosco
Year 5 brought colour, creativity, and lots of laughter to school with a Silly Hair and Silly Sock Day to celebrate the feast day of St John Bosco – a saint known for his dedication to young people and education.
The day wasn’t just about fun, though! The children also raised money for Save the Children, linking their fundraising efforts to their History topic on the Victorians and learning about the lives of less fortunate children during that era.
It was a fantastic way to combine celebration, learning, and compassion. Well done, Year 5, for making a difference in such a fun and meaningful way!
RSPCA
Reception dressed up as animals to celebrate the feast day of their class saint St Francis of Assisi. We had a great selection of both wild and domestic animals. Well done to Reception who confidently got up in assembly and spoke about their animal. Thank you for all the donations.
Orchyd
Year 1 celebrated the feast day of Saint John Paul and raised money for Orchyd, a local charity who provide providing day trips and residential holidays for children with disabilities. They all dressed up in blue for Mary, because Saint John Paul when he was a pope, introduced The Luminous Mysteries to be part of the Rosary. The Rosary which is dedicated to Mary was Saint John Paul's favourite prayer.
South Ruislip Food Bank
The Mini Vinnies have organised our Harvest fundraiser linked to Care of Creation. Our local foodbank is open at our local parish church of St Gregory's on a Saturday between 12pm and 2pm and is a huge support to our local community.
Thank you to all the pupils, staff and parents who contributed to this much needed charity.
Click here for more info on the South Ruislip foodbank
Royal British Legion
This year our Year 6 pupils sold poppies to the whole school so that the pupils could remember about all those who have been killed in wars across the world.
Click here for more information about the Royal British Legion.
Children in Need
All staff and pupils rolled out of bed and came into school in their pajamas to raise money for Children in Need.
Christmas Jumper Day
The whole school supported the Catholic Children's society by wearing their Christmas jumpers to school. We chose to wear them on the day of our Christmas dinner. Thank you to everyone who supported the charity.
TUB2PUB Appeal
Our Eco Warriors, Luke, Ethan and Joseph asked parents and the parishoners of St Gregory's to save their plastic tubs and bring them into school or the parish during the first week of the new term. The tubs were delivered to the Ascott Pub in Eastcote where they will be taken to a plastic reprocessing center. Once there, they will be shredded, before being sold on to plastic manufacturers to use in place of new plastic.
All money raised will go directly to MacMillan Cancer Support.
Save the Children
The children of Year 5 had a silly sock and silly hairstyle day to celebrate their class saint of St John Bosco. The children chose the charity Save the Children, because St. John Bosco didn't just talk about educating the young—he lived it. He worked tirelessly to guide, teach, and love the most vulnerable piople of our society.
Fundraising 2023-2024
Year 5 Cake Sale Fundraiser
The Year 5 children held a cake sale this morning for everyone to buy cakes in aid of Macmillan Cancer Charity and Save the Children. Year 5 have spent time this week planning and promoting the sale.
Thank you to all who donated cakes (bought or baked) for the sale and thank you to all who purchased the cakes for such worthwhile causes.
The Royal British Legion
Well done to Year 6 who organised this years poppy appeal. Each day of the appeal, they visited classrooms and stood on the playground selling poppies, wristbands, badges and snap-ons. Thank you to all the children for their donations.
Children in Need
All the children rolled out of bed and came dressed in their pyjamas and onesies to school to support Pudsey Bear raised money for Children in Need. It was lovely to see that even your teddy bears joined us on the day.
The South Ruislip Food Bank
The Mini Vinnies asked all the children to bring in a non perishable items for the food bank. This is a vital hub for the community and supports people who are struggling to afford to buy food to eat. It's not just food but essential items such as loo roll and nappies. Thank you to everyone for their donations and to Mrs Conway who delivered them to the food bank at our parish church of St Gregory's.
The Passage
We welcomed Max from The Passage to speak with the children about what they do to help homeless people across London. Their mission is to prevent and end homelessness, acting with compassion and urgency. They provide wrap around support and a platform for people to share their lived experiences. Together, they hope to inspire change! Last year they supported 2,300 people who were experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
The pupils donated items needed to support homeless people such as toiletries and essential clothing. The Mini Vinnies chose this local charity linked to our Catholic Social Teaching topic of Community and Participation. Thank you to everyone for all the donations and to Mrs Doyle who drove up to The Passage in Victoria and hand delivered the donation.
CAFOD
We are proud to support and promote Cafod's 'Family Fast Days'. These dates are on a Friday and mark Harvest and Lent.
Mary's Meals
Nursery participated in a sponsored run around the school field to raise money for Mary's Meals so that children across the world could have a nutritious school meal. They out ran all the teachers. Well done Nursery.
Christmas Jumper Day
All pupils and staff were invited to wear their Christmas jumpers to raise money for Save the Children. We chose to wear them on the day that we had our Christmas Lunch. Well done to everyone.
