Gladiator Steel Visit

What an inspirational morning we had on Wednesday with a visit from Steel the Gladiator. He held the entire school captive for 50 minutes sharing the story of how he turned his life around to become the worlds fittest man and then scouted to become a Gladiator. He shared with the children how important healthy eating, drinking water, a positive attitude and developing good emotional health is; giving the children a range of techniques to support themselves. He gave us a demonstration of walking handstands, patiently answered a range of questions and then visited all the classes to sign postcards, hand out water bottles and answer yet more questions. Steel introduced the concept of ’Glimmer Jars’, a place where children can write down a positive idea or memory from their day and then review these over time as a reminder of all the great things they have done or achieved. Every child added a glimmer to Steel’s own jar for him to take away and read. We are going to have glimmer jars in each class, and would encourage families to have times to share glimmers from the day—maybe on the drive home, over tea or before bed. Helping children contact with positive memories and the great feelings that can come with this. Thank you to Kelly and Rachel from the PTCA who arranged this visit for us - certainly a day we will remember for a long time.