Thousands of pounds have been raised by school children in the Western Wards for a wide range of charities.
Park Gate Primary School cheer for Sports Relief
Many took part in running the Sports Relief mile, but with lots of unique twists.
Park Gate Primary School pupils completed the mile by running backwards, three-legged and dancing their way to the finish line – and raised £3,764.46 for the national charity.
It was organised by the school council, which is made up of 26 pupils in Year’s 1 to 6, who sold wrist bands and designed the start and finishing posts.
One of the members, Oliver Fryett, 10, said: “We thought it would be a bit of a laugh and fun.”
Meanwhile, Sarisbury Junior School had an Olympic theme to their mile race and held a host of challenges at lunchtime for Sports Relief – including pitch and putt, penalty shoot outs and netball shoot outs.
Sarisbury Junior School runners take their mark...and go!
In teams dressed in the colours of the Olympic rings, they took to the school’s sports track and ran 840 miles between the pupils and the staff and raised £395.
Head teacher Andy Stockton said from January to July the school was doing lots of activities with an Olympic theme.
“The Olympic values are what our school is based on, so it seemed ideal to organise the run that way,” he said. “The values are excellence, friendship, respect, courage, perseverance, sportsmanship and equality.
“It has brought the school community together and given them a great incentive.”
Brookfield School were part way through a two-week fundraiser of sport related activities, which included an after school fete on the national fundraising day.
Brookfield School soak the student contest is popular in fundraiser fete
Students ran the mile as others contended against staff in beat the teacher games, while a DJ provided entertainment.
Popular games included a soak the student contest, a limbo and wii tournaments, as well as other activities dotted around the school where pupils would pay a small sum of money to compete.
The pupils raised £3,306.92.
