Sports Day

Today was Sports Day at Susanna's school.  I think every school in England has a Sports Day.  I've heard and read a lot about it and was excited to see what it was all about.  

Schools here have "houses;" kids in each class are divided among the various houses so that each house has kids from each year.  Susanna is in the Blue house.  For Sports Day, each house sat together but competed only against other kids in the same year.  I think it was three relay-style races per class.  The first event was just a regular race.  Susanna was at the back of the line and therefore was among the last to race.  She raced against one of her favorite friends and another girl.  Susanna ran well but stopped before the finish line to see how her friends were doing.  It was very cute!  The second event was an egg-and-spoon race at which Susanna did very well.  The last event involved running, throwing a bean bag in a hula hoop, picking it up again and running back.  The events for the older kids were a bit more complicated and/or longer - challenges were age-appropriate.

Of course the weather for this event was cool and nearly rainy.  It rained quite a bit this morning and the blue sky appeared just in time to start Sports Day, but by the end it seemed like it might rain again.  The parents were all warm in coats, etc. while the kids looked quite chilly in shorts and t-shirts.

Only two more weeks of school left...