Henrietta23
Yard Farmer
The elementary school where I work is having field day Friday too. I've never been there for it. So far I've been at the HS on that day. I remember having it as a kid and loving it. We had competitive events. The one at DS's old school was more a of a free for all everybody wins kind of thing. He has it at his new school on the 13th. I have no idea what it's like there. But in both cases we've had lots of notice. He needs a lunch only because I always have to provide it with his allergies, and a white tee shirt because that is the third grade team's color. And our schools provide lunch as always. I know of a couple of kids who are staying home for field day, one because he just broke his arm and one who told me that field day is stupid. I have to trust her opinion that for her it is. Most of the kids are really looking forward to it.
I worked in a school years ago where one of the PE teachers had developed this awesome program of team building at different levels from 2nd grade up to 8th. It was awesome. At the highest level the 7th and 8th graders did an overnight at a local camp that had a high ropes course. 6th graders did low ropes there for one day. The preschool through first graders had extra recess for the most part rather than anything formal. I assisted with the 6th grade program a few times and found it really fantastic!
All day movies seems excessive. We'll have teachers vying for the few TV carts for A movie on the last day but not a whole day.I agree with you on the choice of movies the school show sometimes. I don't know what they're thinking!! There's an exit assembly where the reading staff presents the summer reading challenge. I'll be at the HS that day too. As support staff we won't see kids that last day. We'll be frantically doing paperwork and cleaning. We'll pull elementary kids up until that last Friday unless they're on field trips or having special events in class. The HS kids have finals starting on the 13th and we'll only be able to see the ones who are so low that they don't take finals.
I worked in a school years ago where one of the PE teachers had developed this awesome program of team building at different levels from 2nd grade up to 8th. It was awesome. At the highest level the 7th and 8th graders did an overnight at a local camp that had a high ropes course. 6th graders did low ropes there for one day. The preschool through first graders had extra recess for the most part rather than anything formal. I assisted with the 6th grade program a few times and found it really fantastic!
All day movies seems excessive. We'll have teachers vying for the few TV carts for A movie on the last day but not a whole day.I agree with you on the choice of movies the school show sometimes. I don't know what they're thinking!! There's an exit assembly where the reading staff presents the summer reading challenge. I'll be at the HS that day too. As support staff we won't see kids that last day. We'll be frantically doing paperwork and cleaning. We'll pull elementary kids up until that last Friday unless they're on field trips or having special events in class. The HS kids have finals starting on the 13th and we'll only be able to see the ones who are so low that they don't take finals.