We were very pleased to award Moss Bury Primary School an award to purchase a book vending machine. Emma Skinner (Teacher and Family Worker) explained the project:
“The books will be dispensed via a token and the children will be able to gain a token as a reward for various achievements…
…This project will focus on the promoting a love of reading for all of our children and it will be used as a reward for achievements in all areas to encourage all children to read for pleasure. There will be a focus on our children, who for various reasons, may not have a wide selection of books at home. This could include our pupil premium or vulnerable children.”
Moss Bury have used the lockdown period to revamp their library area and the machine will be an exciting addition to the space. Emma emphasised the benefits of reading in these tough times very clearly…
“When we return in September, we will be focusing on supporting the children's well being and trying to make sure that they have the most positive return to school that they can in the world that we find ourselves in. Books are a brilliant way of providing children with a way to use their imaginations and perhaps escape the ways of the 'new' world. We will also be able to provide books that support children's well being and help them emotionally…”
We are always impressed when schools have managed to find time to raise funds and resources themselves to help with larger projects. Moss Bury raised funds with photographs and selling Lego and…
“As a school we have already been in touch with local book publishers who have sent us books and we have recently run a sponsored read with Osborne books and we raised a huge amount of money for new books.”
The school also considered both renting and buying a machine and decided that the best value for money would be to buy and so avoid yearly costs which would have exceeded the cost of buying in a little over two years.