Captain Sir Tom Moore was remembered across the school with a fantastic assortment of high-energy '100 challenges'.
Teachers started the day with 100 laps of the pool, followed by Year 1 children working as a team to create a fantastic display of 100 minibeasts and Year 2 running 100 relays round the playground and jumping in tens
In break time, all Prep School pupils completed their challenge and the variety and energy was fabulous!
We saw a 100 minute silence, arranging a 100 different types of fabric, 100 lengths of the colts cricket wicket, 100 splits, 100 hops whilst drinking a coffee (Mr Allday), 100 cartwheels, 100 piggyback relay laps, 100 cricket ball bounces (many children and Mr Barker), 100 press ups, 100 fly fishing casts (Mr Pitman), 100 keepie uppies, 100 tennis ball bounces, 100 rally over the net on the tennis courts, 100 times running round the trees, putting on 100 hairbands, 100 roller skating, skateboarding and scooting laps, 100 twirls, 100 cakes baked (Mrs Pitman), 100 spins, reading 100 pages, writing down 100 countries, 100 archery target shots, 100 planks balancing a cup of water on your back, 100 knee hula hoops, eating a 100 baked beans with chopsticks, building a 100 piece lego creation, 100 hula hoops while reading, 100 three-legged piggy back steps, folding 100 pieces of paper, saying hello to 100 people, catching 100 balls and a 100 water balloon passes.
Mrs Barker, who looks after our community fundraising, said: “It was such a lovely start to the day to see so many children and staff scattered in groups all over the school making memories in remembrance of Captain Tom. Today was our turn to build on his legacy on what would have been his 101st birthday. Thank you to our parents for donating money to our school charities and helping us to create an opportunity to celebrate an inspirational man and his spirit of resilience, hope and joy."
