Field Day Fun

Tug of War

End of the school year means: FIELD DAY!

Woot! The Knob school does it differently than Kansas. Instead of getting a partner and walking around the track and having freedom, the entire class stays together for the day. I signed up to be the class chaperon, so I got to hang with the entire class! The 3/4 grade was in the morning and the K-2 was in the afternoon. An all day affair!

Sack Races

Toilet Bowl Races

There were 13 activities/stations for the older group and they had water activities. The little kids only had 9 activities, but longer at each station.

I had spent the last two weeks helping the gym teacher with various activities. The first time up at the school with her was timing kids for fitness activities. This was through a grant with the YMCA.

The next week I helped her sort and deliver Jump Rope for Heart prizes to the school. The raised over $16,000. They do it during their P.E. time and it is a no-thrills affair. VERY different than RH, KS. It was an all-day affair with a D.J. and a fun-filled day of jumping and dancing. This was an activity I looked forward to every year, so, although I am totally in love with their school, I find the P.E. department a bit lacking. No fault of the para.....wait, did I just say PARA? Yep, Yep, I did. In the state of Indiana they do not have certified music, art, computer or P.E. teachers. They have paraprofessionals in these spots. They have a 'Curriculum Development' Certified Teacher over all paras in their certified area of expertise. Zach, who apparently doesn't have a last name, is the P.E.
teacher for our district. He emails out lesson plans for the week on Sunday evening. The P.E. teachers have to do his lesson plans. I was aghast. WOW. I couldn't imagine this. It is like you are a sub for the entire year. You have to know the kids names, do the activities, give grades and all for the pay of a paraprofessional. Interesting.....

I totally digress...so, by getting to know Mrs. P.E. she let me by in charge of timing the stations. I got to blow a siren every time it was time to switch stations. This was P-O-W-E-R baby!

I had a great time walking around blowing this loud obnoxious thing. There were a few kids in Obe Wan's class that about got it right next to the ear drums!

One of the bulleys, Obe Wan's BF, & Obe Wan
Field Day 2015 -- 3rd Grade

J-Birds favorite activity was the arm pit water squeeze! He made sure to get the balls sopping wet and then squeeze them once they were firmly in place underneath his armpits and between his knees. Then he came up to me and told me to smell his pits. He needed some De-O. (I guess this is what they call deodorant....)


Pop, Myra and Prince Charming all came up to the school in the morning. It was odd to see Kansas people on our playground. They wanted to be grandparents that came to the school. This was the first time in 3 years the Christmas Tree Farmers missed out. It was kinda odd. They have always come over for field day.

I realized I had forgot to bring my lunch, so Prince Charming ran and got us Subway. It was nice to have him in town for a few days and I know the Jedi Knights loved having him at their school.