On Thursday 16th May we were visited by Kat Thomson, an Olympic short track speed skater. Kat shared her journey in to the sport with us and spoke about the ups and downs of being a competitive athlete. Having been selected for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics she now has her sites set on the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. We were lucky enough to get to look at some of her training gear from the Olympics as well as hold her Youth Olympic and European Championship medals. After Kat taught us some of her off ice warm up exercises, some of them looked easy but they definitely weren’t! Even Mrs Norman gave them a try. Kat’s visit has helped us with our ‘Primary 6 Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle’ topic and reinforced our Growth Mindset approach.
Thank you Kat for visiting us, we were all very inspired..
Some of our students admiring Kat’s impressive medals.
Asking some questions for inspiration.
Positive mindset – One day you will have one too!
Showing off some of the custom made equipment from the 2018 Olympics.
Getting low in to the skater pose.
Off ice training.
Thank you Kat for visiting.
Suits you!!
Team GB – a perfect fit!
