Field Day and School Trips
On this one day of the year, all students had left the building by 8:30 a.m., leaving it in silent bewilderment at the unusually silent hallways. What made this day so special? Well, all 8th grade classes were out on their yearly end-of-year school trips to Boston and other locales, while the entire 7th grade walked over to nearby DeFazio Field for their annual Field Day events. Thus, the silence that echoed throughout Pollard’s halls today.
Outside Pollard was a different story…
The day dawned cloudy, cool and foggy but, by 9 a.m., the sun and warm weather were out in full force.
DeFazio Field
Each cluster was represented by colorful t-shirts with my cluster (4) sporting pink. Cluster 3 wore blue, cluster 2 had on green, and cluster 1 wore purple (click photo to enlarge.)
Cluster 4
Cluster 3
Cluster 2
Cluster 1
The students “got into it” as evidenced by the vast amount of spray paint on hair and/or faces, which corresponded to their cluster color, as well as color coordinated beaded necklaces, ribbons, feathered boas, wigs, and other assorted paraphernalia. Some teachers in cluster 2 wore green capes and one painted his face green. Team spirit was very much in evidence, and it was quite easy to figure out what student belonged to which cluster based on the color of their t-shirts.
Throughout the day, students competed in games such as: Egg Relay, Sack Race, Human Boggle, Penny Pile, Short Distance Relay, Tug of War, Long Distance Relay, Paddle Ball and the Water Balloon Toss. You can see a slideshow of the events on flickr. The PE Dept. did a great job, as well as all of the cluster teachers and staff members who took turns leading the games, judging, helping students find their correct team/fellow competitors/event, performing bathroom duty, watching home base, and working on all of the many details that go into hosting and running a successful Field Day event.
After the activities at DeFazio, we all headed back to Pollard where we sat in the shade to enjoy a delicious barbeque luncheon of burgers, hot dogs and other goodies prepared by parents and staff. Winning teams, and those who placed, received medals at the Awards Ceremony which followed lunch and free time.
Congratulations everyone on a very successful Field Day.
