1. Operation Christmas Child Year 5 Going for Gold

2. Wants/Needs What is a want? What is a need?

3. What is Operation Christmas child? A small shoebox can have a big impact. What goes into the box is fun, but what comes out of it is eternal. Be a part of changing children's lives all over the world through the power of a simple gift with Operation Christmas Child.

5. What can I pack in a shoe box? TOYS: Include items that children will immediately embrace such as dolls or stuffed toys (with CE label), toy trucks, harmonica, yo-yo, skipping rope, ball, small puzzles etc. SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Pens, pencils & sharpeners, crayons or felt pens, stamps & ink pad sets, writing pads or notebooks & paper, solar calculators, colouring & picture books etc. HYGIENE ITEMS: Toothbrush and toothpaste, bars of wrapped soap, comb or hairbrush, flannel. OTHER ITEMS: Hat, cap, gloves or scarf, sunglasses, hair accessories, jewellery set, wind up torch, wrapped sweets (best-before-date must be at least March of the following year).

6. Working as a team… Take letter home tonight and tell your families about operation Christmas child Find yourself a shoe box and wrap in Christmas paper Choose a gender – boy/girl Choose an age category 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14 Fill box with suitable gifts (leaflet will help!) Bring into school, ready to be collected

7. Class Competition The class with the most completed shoe Boxes will receive an extra 15 minutes playtime. Make sure your teacher keeps a running total of how many boxes your class have brought in.

8. THE DEADLINE ALL BOXES MUST BE BROUGHT INTO SCHOOL BY … 25 th November 2015

9. ‘Help those who are less fortunate than ourselves’ ‘Together everyone achieves more’