Schedule of the day:

 8:45             Students participating in the wheels parade park their wheels in the gym; enter through
the outside gym doors; look for their grade

9:25              Wheels Parade – parents watch with their child’s class

10:00           Sports Day stations begin – each station will run for about 10 minutes

11:00           Refreshment Break

11:10           Stations resume

12:00           Lunch – students return to their classroom to collect their lunches (packed or hot lunch). They may then either join their parents/relatives outside for a “picnic” or eat in the classroom

1:00              Students return to classroom for attendance

1:15             Tug-o-war; Grade Seven balloon toss

2:15              Grounds clean up

3:00             Dismissal

Sports Day events frequently finish early. Parents are welcome to take their children home when events are completed. However, it is not an early dismissal day. Remaining students will be dismissed at 3:00 p.m. as usual. Students will not be permitted to go home early on their own, or to leave with families other than their own. If you are planning to take your child home early, please check out with their classroom teacher.

We will break the field into two halves again this year with one circuit on each side. This year however, we will have one circuit for our primary students, and one for intermediate students.

Students should dress appropriately for the weather of the day. If it is very hot, please provide your child with sunscreen and a hat. In an effort to reduce our waste footprint, students should bring their own water bottle for the day, which they can refill at the water fountains; we will not be providing disposable bottles once again this year.

If it is necessary to postpone the day due to heavy rain, we will reschedule for Monday, June 18. We will proceed if it is overcast and light rain, according to the weather forecast. Please do a sun dance! If it is necessary to cancel because of poor weather, pizza and other lunch items will be served to students during the regular lunch hour on Friday.

Wheels Parade

Students are encouraged to decorate vehicles.  Bikes, wagons, wheelchairs, and scooters are welcome in the parade. No rollerblades or roller skates. Students participating in the parade may park their wheels in the gym beginning at 8:45 a.m. Please enter through the outside gym doors and look for their division number. Students must wear a helmet in order to participate in the parade. Any student not wearing a helmet will not be able to participate. All students will go to their class at first bell for attendance. At approximately 9:25 a.m. the Wheels Parade will begin. Please remind your child that they will be in a parade and not a race and to ride their vehicle at an appropriate speed. Following the Wheels Parade all students will proceed to the grass field for the stations activities. Decorated vehicles will be stored in the gym until the end of Sports Day.  Please remember to pick it up prior to leaving for the day.

 Please note: Due to allergies and student apprehension, DOGS are NOT permitted at Sports Day.