By
Leanne Potts
St Helens
Number of students that will benefit: 63
Age of students: 2-4 years
Percentage eligible for free school meals: N/a
Newtown Preschool is based in St Helens. The pre-school opens from Monday to Friday term time only, from 7.45am until 5.30pm. We provide funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. We believe all children are equal and support children with disability and special educational needs. We are situated in a disadvantaged area and so many of our children do not get to experience the use of technology like some of their peers.
What do you want?
We want to buy an interactive white board to develop our children's learning and engagement. We are turning into a technologically advanced society, therefore it is important for the children to develop their skills through technology and gain the skills they require as our society develops. When delivering lessons as a whole class with the children on the carpet, a class of 26+ have to sit around a standard computer screen to look at/watch any visual aids needed to support the children's lesson. An interactive whiteboard would provide us with a bigger screen for all children to see more clearly.
Who is this for?
This is for our preschool room children to help support their learning and development in all areas of the early years foundation stage and to introduce phonics to the children to ensure they are school-ready come September. When children start school in reception all the children will be familiar with working with this technology as all schools use these.
Why do you want it?
Having worked previously with interactive whiteboards and having seen how it can bring children’s learning to the next level, I know this will make a huge impact on the children’s learning. There are many advantages of children working with interactive whiteboards. A few examples are:
1 x BENQ RP553K Interactive Touch Screen @ £1438.80
https://thetouchscreenshop.com/product/benq-rp552-interactive-touchscreen/
Subtotal: £1,486.80 (inc £48.00 delivery)
Credit card fees (2%): £29.74
Grand total: £1,516.54
stretch target
If we achieve over our target we would like to buy:
1 x BENQ RP653K Interactive flat panel @ £1990.80
https://thetouchscreenshop.com/product/benq-rp653-interactive-flat-panel/
Subtotal: £2,038.80 (inc £48.00 delivery)
Credit card fees (2%): £40.78
Grand total: £2,079.58
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Thank you from everyone at Newtown Preschool.
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We can't thank you enough for your very kind donation, every little helps us to achieve our target and ensure we bring the best quality of learning for our children. A very big thank you from all of the teachers and children at Newtown Preschool.
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Estimated delivery: 1 June 2018
A video thank you from a few children at Newtown preschool.
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Estimated delivery: 1 June 2018
A video note from all the children at Newtown preschool using the interactive whiteboard
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Estimated delivery: 1 June 2018