From the Head of Primary 16.01.2021
School is a very quiet and lonely place at the moment and I miss popping into classrooms to see the amazing things that usually happen on a daily basis. I even miss the lunchtime stampede of baby elephants racing down the stairs to the playground for a much deserved break. I must however be grateful that the Early Years children are still able to come into school and they certainly brighten up my day. They have been very busy this week trying to solve the mystery of finding a horse in the playground!
As the majority of parents, staff and students once again find themselves at home Ms Watt, our Head of PE, has come up with a magnificent idea to keep us all fit and active.
The Challenge!
A pangolin, a sun bear and a shark lined up at the gate of Kinabalu International School in Kota Kinabalu and set off on a race to travel all around Sabah. Who do you think will make it back to Kota Kinabalu first?
Goal: To see if we can walk/run/cycle/move our way around the 2068km circumference of our beautiful state of Sabah.
We will divide up into our 3 House teams: Gaya Pangolins, Sapi Sunbears and the Sulug Sharks, who will also be challenged by a ‘KIS Parent Team’ and ‘KIS Staff Team’ to see which group can travel the furthest through the remaining month of January.
How can you accumulate kms for your Team?
Even if you are unable to leave your house to exercise outside, there are many different ways to keep active at home. Whether that be designing your own at home workouts, completing a daily fitness challenge, yoga or even maybe following along to some of your favourite Just Dance videos!
We want to make it as easy as possible for people to take part without having to rely on tracking apps. Therefore, you can accumulate km’s for your team by completing either distances (if you have the means to track it through an app already), time on a given activity, or by completing specific exercises. See the table below that explains how far you will travel for different activities.
See the PTA section of the newsletter to find out how you can track your progress and contribute your KMs to the grand total.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend
Mrs Joanne Smith
Head of Primary
