This year’s whole school cross country event was a great success, even in the bitterly cold weather that greeted us on the day. Despite the snowy and cold conditions earlier on the morning, every child showed real determination, enthusiasm, and resilience during their race. It was clear that everyone tried their very best from start to finish and were cheered on the whole way around by our brave hearted parents who came to support.
A key change this year was allowing children from Year 2-6 the choice of how many laps they wish to run. It was great to see children take this responsibility on themselves and have an ownership of how much they wished to push themselves around our cross-country course. We also included joint year-group races this year with Year 3&4 and Year 5&6 running together respectively. This worked extremely well and it was great to see the younger children push themselves against the older children.
To celebrate effort and achievement, boys & girls in each class were awarded bronze, silver, and gold medals as well as stickers for the remaining children outside of the Top 3. It was encouraging to see so many children proud of their progress and supportive of one another throughout. Special thanks also to Year 6, who took on their responsibilities brilliantly whilst running with the Reception children and in particular Sienna & Caiden (Games captains) who scored the whole event.
A big thank you goes to all staff for their cooperation in ensuring the afternoon ran smoothly, to parents for supporting and braving the weather, and of course to our chef for preparing the much-appreciated hot chocolate that warmed everyone up after their races.
Overall, it was a memorable day of effort, teamwork, and school spirit. Results are listed below:
| Year group | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Reception | Lucas Lillian | Alfie Isabella | Jude Ella |
| Year 1 | Owen Amelie | Archie Beatrice | Zachary Sadie |
| Year 2 | Louis Georgina | Raif Emma | Teddy Georgie |
| Year 3 | George Edie | Ethan Willow | Evan Ava |
| Year 4 | Harrison Isabelle | Cara Max | Amaan Scarlett |
| Year 5 | Freddie Isabelle | Theo Ophelia | Nurel Georgia |
| Year 6 | Caiden Sofia | Jaimin Sienna | Charlie Hetty |