At St Mary’s we are very pround of our, Everyday Hero – Thomas Wilson who has decided to run a half-marathon (or maybe more) over the month of March. He is doing this in aid of the charity Crisis who work to end homelessness. So far, Thomas has appeared in local newspapers and on the […]
Category Archives: Exercise
Heart Rate
Learning about our Heart Rates As part of Science, children planned an investigation into how exercise can affect their heart rates. The children decided on 3 activities that would test how their heart rate changed depending on how much exercise they did. Here they are carrying out their investigations.
Weekly News
Welcome back to school for the spring term! It was lovely to see all the children again after the Christmas break and we are also really pleased to have welcomed three new children to school – Ella, Freddie and Holly – we are sure they will be very happy here.The after school clubs have all […]
Santa Dash
Santa Dash On Tuesday 17th Dec Class Two took part in the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Interschools’ Santa Dash. As well as doing the run, the children enjoyed a warm up to music. As you can see from the photos, a great deal of fun was had by all! Previous Next
Jump Rope Skipping Event
As part of our Fighting Fit topic, Class 1 took part in the British Heart Foundation’s ‘Jump Rope for Heart’ charity event. We skipped for a whole hour which made our hearts beat fast and we felt very hot and sweaty! We needed a big drink afterwards! The hard work was worth it as we […]
Fighting Fit
In last half term’s topic, ‘Fighting Fit’, Class One thought about how we can stay healthy with an emphasis on exercise, healthy eating and hygiene. We did lots of wonderful work for this including a very exciting visit from Matthew’s Daddy who arrived in a Rapid Response Vehicle with flashing lights and the siren blaring! […]