At Wallace Fields Junior School, it is our priority that pupils, staff and our wider community are supported with their wellbeing - mentally and physically. This year, we wish to promote the relationship between a positive wellbeing and exercise. There is a range of evidence, supported by the Department for Education, which highlights the positive impact exercise can have on our wellbeing, not only physically but also mentally - increasing our mental alertness, energy and positive mood.
We have planned some exciting events that the children will be partaking in whilst at school to allow all the children and staff to come together to ensure regular access to exercise throughout the week.
This term, we would like to introduce a Sponsored Walk/ Run as we ask Wallace Field Junior School pupils to ‘Walk Fast, Jog Swiftly’.
This is an event where all children are involved in a fund-raising effort on behalf of the school. All money raised goes to the PTA school fund which is used to support pupil activities over the academic year. For this event, we would like to donate money towards the all-weather pitch.
ALL WEATHER PITCH
Each class will be challenged to work as a team to walk, jog or run a certain VIRTUAL distance.
Year 3 – walking/running 53 miles to Brighton.
Year 4 – walking/running 61 miles to Portsmouth.
Year 5 – walking/ running 70 miles to Cambridge.
Year 6 – walking/ running 80 miles to Dover.
The children will be given the opportunity each week during the Weekly Mile and at the start of each games lessons to complete as many laps of the playground in a designated time. Their laps will be counted, converted to a distance and recorded. All pupils will have 3 weeks to complete the challenge. Each child will be contributing to the class total and you will be sponsoring the entire class as a whole unit.
If you or anyone in your community wishes to sponsor your child’s class, your child will be sent home with a sponsorship form on the week commencing 22nd January. There is a sample sponsorship form attached for your reference, if required. We ask that all sponsorship be paid online via the link below by the end of the half term. Any donations are highly appreciated.
Please return all sponsorship forms to the school office and make your donations by Friday 9th February 2024.
We hope this event serves to promote the children’s physical and mental wellbeing as well as create some healthy competition across the school. Please see our newsletter for weekly updates on how the children are progressing. We look forward to seeing which class can reach their destination first!
How to pay your sponsorship money?
We are collecting sponsorship money via the following CROWDFUND PAGE
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/all-weather-pitch-sponsored-walk
Please open the above link and make payment.
Parents may wish to collect sponsorship money from grandparents, friends or relatives and then pay on the above link in one transaction. Parents may also share the above link with sponsors who can make their own payment. If you are a UK taxpayer, please ensure you tick the Gift Aid box.