Field Day

Today was Field Day in Nahanni Butte! We divided the kids into three teams and spent the morning doing activities in the gym. Most were familiar games, but there were also a few unusual ones like Feather Up (trying to keep a feather aloft for as long as possible by blowing air through a straw) and Marble Drop (moving as many marbles from the circle to a bowel using only your feet).

We took a break and had a BBQ lunch outside, and luckily the bugs weren't too bad. Later we set up the nets and played some soccer.

We ended the day with a tug-of-war. Boys against girls, kids against teachers, and finally everyone against a certain hapless volunteer.

The result was inevitable, but I contend that if I had better footware it might have been a different story...

We wrapped things up with some prizes, and then everyone went home early. Tomorrow we'll be handing out report cards, doing some final clean-up, and then shutting down the school for the summer.