Sustrans Heroes!

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Miss Wittman

Pupils at Somerford Primary School have the chance to become Sustrans Heroes in preparation for the 2012 Games!

At the begining of May Jonathan Dixon, Dorset Bike It Officer, came to lauch the Sustrans Heroes Project through an assembly. A letter and booklet were sent home later that day for the children to start competing. As the project draws to a close this is a reminder in order for the childre to hand in their booklets before Friday 22nd June 2012.

What is Sustrans Heroes?

Sustrans Heroes is one of the outstanding projects granted the London 2012 Inspire mark, the badge of the London 2012 Inspire programme, which recognises exceptional and innovative projects inspired by the 2012 Games.

Sustrans Heroes will run in the lead-up to the big event and will give pupils an opportunity to see how the Olympic and Paralympic values relate to their daily life, whilst promoting the positive health, environmental and economical benefits of cycling.

How can your child become a Sustrans Hero?

Your child can achieve Bronze, Silver or Gold by completing as many as possible of the 21 cycling-related tasks set out in the booklet. Some of these tasks will need to be completed out of school and all will need to be signed off by an adult.

Everyone who achieves the Bronze level will receive a certificate, those who achieve Silver will receive a certificate and badge, and those who achieve Gold will receive a certificate, medal, and be entered into a draw with all the other Gold achievers in Dorset to win a bike.

For additional resources to help your child achieve the tasks, visit Sustrans’ Free Range Kids website:

 www.sustrans.org.uk/freerangekids

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What A Wet Day!

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Mrs Hudson

Well here we are on day 3. The combination of a busy day yesterday and a late night at the campfire made for a much better nights sleep. Night patrol for the staff was much more relaxing with even the chance of a cup of tea and some sweet treats.

Bright and early this morning, we all got dressed and showered ready for our room inspection and breakfast. We all scored well on the tidying and enjoyed a tasty meal of sausage, egg and beans. After breakfast, we had to get ourselves prepared for water sports activities.

Filled with excitement, we all hot footed it up to the water sports chalet to meet our instructors and get all of the equipment. With a wiggle and a squeeze we made it into our wetsuits (with only one split bottom seam!) and listened to the safety talk carefully.

The beach was a little walk from the centre along some twisty paths; very tricky to manouvre an oar or padel through these but we all made it in one piece. When we arrived at the beach, we used our excellent listening skills again to make sure that we all stayed safe and had fun. Miss Surman had one final check that she had the correct footwear on and then it was time to take to the water.

Everyone really enjoyed their time in the canoes and kayaks even if we needed a little helping hand at first. Miss Bairstow even lost a shoe in the quicksand and had to borrow Miss Surman’s to walk home. Thank goodness for the emergency high heels in Miss Surman’s rucsack!

Back at PGL, we all warmed up with a hot shower then enjoyed a lunch of burgers, chips and salad. I hope we will have enough energy to enjoy our afternoon activities and of course, the disco!

 

Tight squeeze!

OOOOPS!!!

“Thisis great fun!”