Santa Dash 2026!

​Dear Parent / Carer,
On Friday 12th December, the children have the option of completing a Sponsored Santa Dash in the morning prior to School beginning. This date is Christmas Jumper Day at IVJS, so the children may come to school in their Christmas Jumper and non-uniform. For the Santa Dash, they may also wish to accessorize with any other festive add ons! Children will need to be in the playground by 8.15am to participate in the sponsored run.
Families are welcome to watch and support from underneath the shelter in the centre of the playground. We would like to ask family to leave promptly once the race is complete to allow the students to register on time.
Children will be sent home with a sponsor form for the event. All money raised in sponsorship will continue to help us to raise funds for FISA, enhancing the learning opportunities for all our children in the Village Schools.
We have mapped out a route around our school playground which is 1km long when 5 laps have been completed. We are challenging the children to ‘dash’ the 1km, however we know some children will feel more comfortable doing this at a slower pace, perhaps walking/ jogging with their friends. For children who wish to challenge themselves, we have included an option on the sponsor form where they may wish to get sponsored for a ‘bonus amount’ if they can achieve the 5 laps within 10 minutes. This is for you to discuss with your child and decide on an amount should you wish to take part in this extra challenge. We kindly ask that any money from the sponsored event be collected by yourselves and brought into school on the day, Friday 12th December. If you have any questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Let’s encourage our children to fundraise along with us by asking family, friends and neighbours to sponsor them.

Kind regards,
FISA