Monday, May 17, 2010

News from the Phy-Ed Department

All of the Spring Fitness Tests from grades 1 - 5 are completed and scores should be sent home with the report card at the end of the school year.

May 27 will be "Field Day" for the 2nd and 3rd graders. We will begin our games down on the field at approx. 9:00 AM and complete the games with a Tug 'o war competition at around 11:00 AM. Parents are welcome to come and watch; please check-in at the main office before coming to the field.

May 27 will be "Field Day" for the 4th and 5th graders. We will begin our games down on the field at approx. 12:45 PM and complete the games with a Tug 'o war competition around 2:45 PM. Parents are welcome to come and watch; please check-in at the main office before coming to the track.

May 28 will be our 5th grade Track and Field Day at the High School. We will leave Grainwood at 9:20 AM and return by 2:00 PM. The morning at the High School will be filled with the school preliminaries of the events and the afternoon will have the finals with individual school winners competing against each other at Dan Patch Stadium. We will have events of running, jumping, throwing, relays and more. A permission slip with will be sent home shortly with your 5th grader to be signed and returned.

June 1 will be the "Field Day" for the Kindergarten and 1st grade. We will begin our games at approx. 9:20 AM and complete our games around 11:00 AM.

The focus of all of the "Field Day" activities is to have fun, be a good sport, and stay safe. If poor weather does occur during the Field Day, or prior to the day, the activities may be canceled and not rescheduled.