Our school is taking part in Walk to School Week between 19th May to 23rd May. This

nationwide event is organised by a walking charity, Living Streets, and is designed to help pupils experience first-hand the importance of walking to school.

Children will be well on their way to reaching their recommended minimum 60 minutes of

physical activity per day before even reaching the school gates! Not only will it set them up for a positive day in the classroom, but it will also help create healthy habits for life.

This year’s challenge, The Great Space Walk, encourages children to travel actively to school every day of the week. Meeting various magical beings and objects along the way. They will learn about the important reasons to walk and the difference it can make for individuals, communities and the planet!

Each pupil will be challenged to travel sustainably (walk, wheel, scoot, cycle or Park and Stride) to school every day for one week. Each class will work collectively to make as many active journeys to school as possible across the week. Individual activity diaries, daily stickers and end of week pupil rewards will complement this activity, reinforcing the benefits and keeping pupils engaged.

As a parent/carer we ask, if possible, to make arrangements so that your child/children can travel actively to school the week commencing Monday 19th May, helping our school reduce congestion and pollution around the school gates. In return, your child will earn special stickers and a reward trophy! Walking, wheeling, scooting and cycling all count! If you live far away from school and need to drive or take public transport, try parking the car or hopping off the bus ten minutes away and walking the rest of the journey. Even parking in the car park opposite Jewsons / The Two Brewers then walking to school from there, will count as a point for your child walking to school.