sports day (elementary fun)

This is a big day each fall - lots of excited anticipation and (always - for me at least - a marvel to see such a large student body all out on the track, marching and lining up and all that jazz...)

They march by grade (youngest to oldest) and then by class.  For our family that means Isaac is the 7th class to enter the field area, then 11 classes later Julianna....

And just two classes after Julianna, it's Lydia's turn.

and then I left.  And there were rows and rows and rows of students still to come!  Each class does a 90 second presentation/performance as they enter the main field area.  Whew.

The rest of the pictures from that day were sent by other teachers or parents.

Isaac was initially reluctant to spend the entire day at school, but in the end he said he had fun.

And I knew Julianna and Lydia would enjoy it.  It's taken a while, but they truly have friends in their classes, and a (mostly) free day to socialize was right up their alley.