Field Day....or was it Court Day?

Today was Field Day and the weather did not cooperate so we were inside. Shay thought it should be called "Court Day"...I agreed! It was a little crowded in the gym with four 4th grade classes but I thought it went well and the kids had fun anyway.

Field Day consists of four classes divided into four teams. Here are our teams (with most of their members):

The kids spend the next hour running different relays. Mr. Houn does a great job of coming up with creative and fun relays.

Let's play "Twins"...remember....NO HANDS!

Great job! Now, can you pass the Hoola-Hoop down the human chain without letting go of hands?

I think I would have gotten stuck in the hoop! The next task was to carry a marble on a plastic spoon down and around a cone and back. The catch was that the spoon had to be carried by the very end of the handle. This is one event that was a little easier outside. If the marble drops outside, it doesn't go bouncing across a hard gym floor!
Speedway was my favorite and of course my camera was acting up so I didn't get great pictures. The kids were on scooters.....
They had to go down and around the cone. Sounds easy, right? Well, if they fell off, their "pit crew" (the rest of their team) had to run out and pick them up and put them back on their scooter. Just to make it more fun, if Mr. Houn blew his whistle, they had to fall off the scooter and the pit crews went to work!

There is a "teacher participation" relay. I put Miss Landeene to work on this one. Why not take advantage one last time? :) The kids had to run down to her, chew up a soda cracker and then try to whistle. Remember, most 4th graders can't whistle to begin with....now try to do it while eating a cracker. It is a guaranteed cracker shower! This is something every student teacher should experience, don't you think? Miss Landeene is a great sport and loved every minute of it!

The final relay was the kids favorite one. They "relayed" to the big yellow cooler for a popsicle! The kids handled the inside field day wonderfully. Thanks, Mr. Houn! We had a great time!