Sports Day!

On Saturday, Danny, myself, and the munchkins got up bright and early to be at the school for a make-up day!! Yes, we had to make up a day of missed school (due to the lack of electricity one day in February!) on a Saturday!! Unlike the states, there are no built in snow days or make-up days in our calendar. It rarely snows here and from what I understand, the only reason school is delayed is because of fog in the late fall! So, there were some parents that wanted their money back from the missed day...what a nightmare for any administration!! There was really no feasible way to give the money (that has been used for building fees, teacher's salaries, supplies, and the list goes on!) back, so the administration decided to make a 1/2 day on a Saturday and they made it Sports Day! Because so many families and teachers leave immediately after school is out for the summer, it would have been very difficult to extend the school year!!

It was not fun dragging all of us out the door, but it was fun that Danny was able to participate for the entire morning. Most of the activities that the kids do are during the school day, and although he tries really hard to be there, it is not always possible! I thought the day was very well organized. The entire school had been broken up into colored teams, and then they were further broken down into lower elementary, upper elementary, and seccondary. There were 6 different games/rotations that each group went through! Our kids favorite was the bounce house, of course!!