I am so excited about Sports Week! The idea that every child in the school will take part in 26 different sporting activities is really wonderful. We have arranged it so that children have some activities that will last a long time (so all classes get an hour of tennis, Y6 get two hours of basketball, KS1 get an hour each of gymnastics, Y5 get 45 minutes of football with Doncaster Rovers and so on) and some activities that are really quick – otherwise we wouldn’t get all 26 in. I think it will also be lovely that all staff and children wear sports kit all week.
Just as important is the fact that children will be thinking about eating healthily. It always seems odd to me that people say ” I don’t eat peas or cabbage or broccoli or whatever, because I don’t like it!” That is so silly. It’s like saying, “I don’t do exercise because I don’t like it!” ( Or “I don’t do maths or English because I don’t like it!”) Sometimes, to stay healthy, we should do things that we don’t particularly like. I have to confess that though I like most vegetables, I don’t like sprouts. However, I know that they contain good amounts of vitamin A, vitamin C, folic acid and dietary fibre. Moreover, they are believed to protect against colon cancer, due to their containing sinigrin ( I just looked that up.) So I eat sprouts because they are good for me – they keep me healthy. We should all exercise regularly and we should maintain a healthy diet – we owe that to ourselves… So I am excited about all the exercise and about the fact that this week we are all trying to eat healthily.
It is also good that we are raising money for Children with Leukaemia and for Sports Relief – by the end of the week we should all feel quite proud of ourselves.What do you think? Are there any sports that you are trying for the first time? Are there any vegetables? (And don’t worry, I asked the Mrs Lant not to put sprouts on as I knew they were unpopular!)