For the month of May, all class levels have been taking part in the Run/Walk Around Europe Challenge.
This is a walking/jogging initiative which encourages the children to go outdoors and complete laps of the front yard or if the weather permits laps of the football pitch at the back of the school.
Each lap of the front of the school yard equates to 1 mile (1 hypothetical mile that is!) and each lap of the back of the school equates to 2 1/2 miles.
Teachers total the laps covered daily by each class and record the totals on a grid.
At the end of the month we will see which country each class got closest to!
The children enjoy going out for their daily laps of the yard. It benefits their well being, their concentration and adds towards achieving their recommended 60 minutes of physical activity daily. It’s a win -win situation!
It also gives the children a well earned movement break from their lessons indoors.
The fresh air and exercise energizes and re-motivates them for their next class lesson.