Footie fever hits primary school kids
Published Date:
25 July 2008
By Kirsten Beacock
BENDING it like Beckham and launching rockets like Ronaldo, future footballing stars at St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School certainly scored highly at a recent charity event.
More than 370 pupils and staff took part in a sports challenge sponsorship day to raise funds for the school and a charity which promotes sport in schools across the country.
Junior MacDonald brought his encouragement and energy to the school, in Park Lane, and set up a goal in the hall in which children were asked to kick the ball as hard as they could towards it.
A machine then recorded how fast the ball travelled with the highest speed achieved by a pupil an impressive 53mph, with only the school’s PE teacher hitting harder with 60mph.
Teacher Christine Smith said: “It was wonderful, the children were really enthusiastic and even the teachers could not resist having a go.
“There were medals for the highest score for each class which was great as it gave the day a competitive element.”
The full article contains 176 words and appears in Peterborough ET newspaper.
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Last Updated:
24 July 2008 3:42 PM
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Source:
Peterborough ET
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Location:
Peterborough
