Wimbledon Trip

On Wednesday, Miss Moule and Mrs Munnelly took a group of 8 Year 5 children to Wimbledon.  We were lucky enough to receive tickets in the schools ballot so held our own schools ballot to select our lucky 8! They headed off bright and early, travelling through London seeing sights such as The Gherkin, The Shard and The Tower of London.  Arriving at 11, they headed to Number 2 Court where they saw the ladies doubles quarter final with Coco Gauff.  They then saw Brits Willis and Barnett in the mixed doubles who beat Ram and Volynets.  One of Miss Moule’s oldest friends works at Wimbledon so linked the children up with the Education department who shared some interesting facts about the championships.  Did you know each day 45,000 people visit Wimbledon? Also, over the course of the Championships, 2.5 million strawberries are consumed. The grass is cut every morning to 8mm high and the lines are repainted each morning! If you win Wimbledon, you won £2.35 million and if you are knocked out in round 1 you still receive £55,000!  After this, they visited the museum to learn about the history of the tournament.  After a quick sit on Murray Mound, they headed to the café to try some of the famous strawberries and cream.  Whilst in the café, they met Judy Murray who posed for a photo with them! The children were very excited to meet the mum of the Wimbledon champ Andy Murray!  To end the day, the revisited Number 2 court for the Ladies Doubles Quarter Finals! It really was a fabulous day and it was great to see the children applying their tennis knowledge from Mr Fallon’s P.E. lessons!  To see more pictures from the day visit our school Facebook page! Follow to keep up to date with school new