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• OLYMPIC CHAMPION VISIT - LUKE LENNON-FORD

  Wed 22 Jan 2020

  SPORTS FOR CHAMPIONS

  LUKE LENNON-FORD OLYMPIC CHAMPION

   

  On Wednesday 15th January 2020, Luke Lennon-Ford visited Minet Junior School. Luke is an Olympic 400m sprinter. In 2010, he received a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships and in 2011 he received gold and bronze medals at the European U23 Championships.

   

  During Luke’s visit, he led a sponsored fitness circuit with the children to introduce them to his sport. The children thoroughly enjoyed being physically active and tried their very best to complete each station with as many reps as they could. The children learnt many new exercises, worked very hard and had great fun!

   

  Afterwards, Luke delivered an inspirational assembly and gave them a demonstration of his sport. They learnt all about Luke’s training regime and the importance of eating healthy food and drinking lots of water. The children thoroughly enjoyed watching Luke’s races and they asked him many questions about his successes and how they could become athletes like him.

  

• Ufton Court Year 4 Trip

  Tue 21 Jan 2020

  On Friday 15th November, Year 4 pupils went to Ufton Court in Reading, to learn more about their history topic on the Impact of the Roman Empire on Britain. Pupils took part in a range of exciting ‘hands on’ activities, which enabled them to learn more about the Romans in a more fun and practical way. The day consisted of three activities:

  ·         Military Manoeuvres

  ·         Roman Skills

  ·         Roman artefacts

  During the 'Military Manoeuvres' task, pupils learned about the Roman army - how they trained hard and became the largest and meanest fighting force in the ancient world. Pupils had great fun practising the different army formations:

  ·         The Wedge – a triangular formation, with the ‘tip’ used to crack open enemy lines;

  ·         The Tortoise (Testudo – a strong tight formation used for protecting soldiers from flying arrows and bricks);

  ·         The Orb – a defensive position in the shape of a circle used to protect officers or leaders.

  Pupils took this session very seriously and passed their training with flying colours! They even took part in a mini battle afterwards!

  In addition to this, they tried their hand at some important Roman skills such as weaving, looming, building and lighting a fire with a flint. Furthermore, pupils had a chance to look at some Roman artefacts and played a guessing game to try and work out what the object might have been used for. Pupils impressed the Ufton Court staff with the great knowledge they had already gained in lessons. Back in class, pupils wrote detailed recounts of their experience at Ufton Court. They thoroughly enjoyed this invaluable experience, whilst gaining a good knowledge and understanding of some key aspects of the Roman way of life.