On Friday 25th May the Dumfries Rowing Club visited P7 and gave them a fantastic hour learning some of the basics about rowing. The children had a great time going around the three activities which included a very informative presentation about the history of the club as well as facts to do with rowing. Did you know that a rowing boat at the club cost £15,000 for example or that the person who steers the rowing boat is called the coxswain? The children learned that sweeping is the term for using only one oar and sculling is when each rower is controlling two oars. The other groups outside played some fun warm-up games and completed circuits, whilst the third group had an exhilarating time competing in a one kilometre relay challenge. You may have heard the screams of encouragement and excitement towards the final 50 metres! It really was a super morning, so well organised and the class worked hard, some winning medals for particular skill and effort. Saturday was the rowing club open day so I hope some of the class went along to find out more.
