Lucky Pupils Visit the Olympic Stadium

Four lucky pupils received a surprise phone call from Mr Emes last Thursday to tell them that their names had been picked at random to visit the London 2012 Paralympics. On a sunny Friday morning, bright and early, Mr Emes and the excited children took an Underground train to West Ham station for the long walk to the Olympic Park. After passing through security and having a brief look around, they entered the magnificent Olympic Stadium and settled in their seats.

The children marvelled at the abilities of Paralympians who competed in Long Jump, Javelin, Running and Wheelchair Racing events on the glorious summer's day. After about four hours in the stadium it was time to leave but not before watching more events on a huge screen in the park and cooling down with an ice cream.

"The atmosphere was amazing", said one pupil, "I loved the Mexican Wave around the stadium", said another, "and the running with blades was just brilliant". They agreed that it was a day they will never forget.

Mr Emes said: "We all had a wonderful time and this was clearly a very rewarding experience for the children. The word of the day was 'awesome!'".