Jump Rope for Heart “Jump Off”
On Tuesday morning, the Primary School came together for a giant “Jump Off” to celebrate their incredible achievements as part of the “Jump Rope for Heart” fundraising initiative.
This term, as part of our House Families program, the Year 6 leaders have led our involvement in this program which has seen us raise an outstanding amount of money for the Heart Foundation, all while getting fit. Established in 1983, Jump Rope for Heart is a skipping and fundraising program run in Australian primary schools every year. It encourages kids to have a positive attitude towards exercise, healthy eating and heart health, all while raising vital funds to fight heart disease.
During the “Jump Off” morning, each House took to the playground to show off their well-developed skipping skills. The energy was high, as Nina from Jump Rope for Heart also confirmed that SCEGGS had currently raised over $20,000, making us the second highest fundraising school in the whole of Australia!
Special Mentions and certificates were also awarded to girls who racked up the highest numbers of hours skipping and greatest funds raised.
Most hours skipped:
- Claire Tesvic (Year 5): 12 hours 40 mins
- Amelia Mitchell (Year 5): 10 hours 18 mins
- Maya Clark (Year 3): 8hrs 28 mins
- Abigail Tanious (Year 3): 7h 15m
- Evie Thorpe (Year 5): 6h 30m
Most money raised:
- Mimi Macris (Year 2): $1081.53
- Ying Huang (Year 4): $1052.76
- Natalia Adrian (Year 4): $1046.22
- Giselle Wharton (Year 5): $1000.00
Jump Rope for Heart has been a great Primary School initiative and we thank the girls and their families for participating wholeheartedly in this fundraising venture. A special thanks must go to Mrs Sarah Johnstone for facilitating the organisation of the program.
Helen Dempsey
Head of Primary
