A DAY of dance and raindrops at Bathurst Public School has raised $1500 to help drought-affected students across the region.
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The school’s Flannie for a Farmer fundraiser on Tuesday got the whole school moving, with students in kindergarten to Year 6 all dancing together to techno line dance song Steps – 5, 6, 7, 8 by British dance-pop group Steps.
School teacher Danielle McClements said students were also invited to purchase a cardboard cutout raindrop on which they could write a message of hope and support for those impacted by the drought.
- VIDEO: Watch Bathurst Public School students during their rain dance
“The kids are seeing a lot about the drought and we’ve been talking about what we can do to help at school,” she said.
“We wanted to do a fundraiser and we also thought it was important for the kids to be able to have empathy.”
Ms McClements said the $1500 raised was far beyond her expectations.
We wanted to do a fundraiser and we also thought it was important for the kids to be able to have empathy.
- Teacher Danielle McClements
“We’re hoping to donate the funds to a school further out west,” she said.
“Our goal was to be able to let the kids at that school know that people were thinking of them.”