Today we woke to a dreary, rainy day and I think we all wondered if field days could happen outside. But the sky cleared and we shifted our schedule by an hour to allow for a little drying outside and the day was a huge hit! We had snack before our events began and everyone changed into bathing suits in preparation for the water slide. Each class rotated through a series of stations with various activities. Our stations included jump roping, hula hooping, relay races, wet sponge toss, playground/face painting, and finally...water slide! Our last station was water slide. It was still quite chilly and at the end they each got a rinse with the hose water! We all know how cold water direct from the hose feels and I cringed watching them as the soap and mud were washed off! We all went inside and they changed into warm, dry clothing! Our picnic lunch was held inside (it started to pour as soon as we came inside) and we enjoyed hamburgers and hot dogs together-or home lunch! The day finished with a band in the gym. It was a rock band and was a bit loud so half my class had their hands clamped over their ears. I sent those kids back to the room to get headphones to block some of the volume. It was a sight to see...rocking out to the music with headphones! It turned out to be a great day, but I'll be surprised if you don't have kids who crash early! It was a busy, fun day! Check out the pictures...I love the facial expressions on the water slide!
