Walk to School Week - 18th - 21st May

Walk to School Week – 18^th – 21^st June 2015

Next week is walk to school week and we want as many pupils as possible to walk to school. If you have to drive or get the bus to school could you park further away and walk or get off the bus a few stops before your normal bus stop. The walk to school is the perfect opportunity for some quality family time or a good chat with friends helping to develop strong and happy relationships. You could play a game of ‘I spy’ on your journey.

Walkers Breakfast

On Tuesday 19^th and Thursday 21^st we will be having a walker’s breakfast. So if you walk to school you will get a delicious treat when you arrive so that you are ready to learn when you get to your classroom.

Walking Bus

A walking school bus is a group of children walking to school with one or more adults. If that sounds simple, it is, and that’s part of the beauty of the walking school bus. On Wednesday 20^th we will be organising a walking bus. There will be school staff at Bosworth playing field waiting for any children who would like to walk to school with their friends at 8.15 am. These children can walk to school on the ‘walking bus’.

Walking Team Challenge

We are challenging all families to take part in our Walking Team Challenge from 18th – 20th May

Every Step Counts!

How to take part

1.    Find a team of four

2.    Decide on a team name and team leader

3.    Pop into the school office and register

4.    Collect your FREE Pedometer when you register at the school office

5.    Walk, walk, walk and record your steps.

What walking counts

For this challenge we are including your total walking for the WHOLE DAY:

• Walk to school (part or all the way)
• Walk at lunchtime
• Walk from school (part or all of the way)
• Taking the stairs
• Walking at home
• Evening walks

To help you, we are giving you a FREE Pedometer so you can count all the steps you have taken from 9am on 18th May until 3.15pm on 20th May.

PRIZES

The team at the top of the leader board (the team with the highest average mileage per person) at the end of that week will win one of the following fabulous prizes.

Bowling tickets for a family of 4

Vue cinema tickets for a family of 4

Old MacDonald farm tickets for a 2 children

One Direction scooter

Art set

Floor puzzles

Walk to School Week 2015 is all about the health benefits of walking, and we hope the activities week will be enjoyable for everyone.