Great Athletes UK are coming to our School!

We are thrilled to be able to share some information about our upcoming Great Athletes event. We are excited to announce that the athlete who will be visiting us will be Team GB Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Anna Hopkin!

On the event day, Monday 2nd March, all pupils will take part in a sponsored fitness circuit run by their athlete, a terrific way to get all children excited about sport and realise that getting moving is really fun! Their athlete will then share their incredible sporting journey, a story of resilience and determination in a fun and interactive assembly. There will also be an opportunity to ask any burning questions in a Q&A session with their inspiring role-model at the end!

Fundraising for the event will begin this week when the children will be bringing home a sponsorship form. The money raised for the event will help us to purchase new sports equipment and improve levels of physical activity in our school whilst also helping to support a great charity!

There will also be an opportunity to set up an online sponsorship page for your child with all details below!

Online Sponsorship page

With our Great Athlete event coming up in a few weeks' time, now is the time to set up a fundraising page for your child to kickstart their sponsorship journey! You can follow the instructions below, or watch the video here: https://vimeo.com/1148909287

1. Go to the Great Athletes website https://greatathletes.org/
2. Click on ‘set up a fundraising page’
3. Click on ‘find my school’.
4. Start typing your school name and select your school from the dropdown – check that the postcode matches!
5. This should take you to a page with your school’s name at the top and information about your visiting athlete. Click on set up a fundraising page.
6. Create an account by filling in your details.
7. Enter your child’s details and click publish. You can sponsor your child straight away so type in your name and the amount you’d like to sponsor and you’re all set - you can also share this page with friends and family!

We as a school look forward to welcoming Great Athletes UK and Olympic gold medallist Anna Hopkins on Monday 2nd March, and we can’t wait to see everyone getting active on the day and supporting the fundraising efforts throughout.

Kind Regards

Mr O'Connor

Sports Coach