Published on:
10
May 2012
St Serf's Primary School in Tullibody have begun a fortnight of special events to celebrate the forthcoming Olympic Games.
Throughout the fortnight the children at the school will undertake an Olympic Challenge and have the opportunity to walk three laps of the top footpath of the grounds.
During the first week, the children will do this with their class and teacher, and in the second week, the pupils will be asked to take responsibility for this themselves, doing this during playtime or lunchtime.
If a child completes the walks each day then they will have walked a total of three miles.
Head teacher, Carolyne McDaid said: "We want to encourage the whole school community to take part including staff and parents. At the end of the fortnight we will add up all the miles walked.
"Every year we hold a focus week. We have had a Safe Routes to School Week, an Eco Week, a Scotland - Our Story Week, a Film Fortnight and many others. This year we will be holding an Olympic Fortnight .
"This will be a whole school event with all classes studying the Olympics. The children will take part in a wide range of interdisciplinary learning activities researching Olympics past and present, exploring the Olympic values, meeting elite athletes, making 'human' Olympic rings and lots more."
St. Serf's will hold an Olympic Games Day on Thursday 17th May, kicking off with an Opening Ceremony starting with the arrival of their very own Olympic torch, the swearing of the Olympic oath, and the parade of national teams before declaring the games open.
Mrs McDaid added:" We plan to have two Olympic Games, one for the primary 1 to 3 children from 9.15-10.30 am and then for the primary 4 to 7 pupils from 11.00-12.15 pm. At 1.30 pm we will hold our Medal Ceremony."
The whole event will also replace the school's annual Sports Day.
The following day, Friday 18th May, the Parent Council will hold a sponsored Olympathon when the children will take part in a range of fun activities on an Olympic theme. This will include sports and ball games, crafts, an Olympic rings treasure hunt and a snack stop.
School dinners will also be adapted during the fortnight, with themed days such as an Italian Day with pizza or spaghetti bolognaise on the menu, a UK Day featuring scotch pie or haggis and a USA Day when burger and hot dogs will be served up.
The school have invited a number of guests to visit throughout the fortnight including Leanne Ross (football), Ian Paget (decathlon), Stephen Rooney (Taekwondo) and David Smith (from the Smith Museum).