Important Field Day Information

Quick Updates For Field Day
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• Field day will be on Wednesday, May 12th.
• Field Day for grades K – 2 will be held from 8:30 am to 11:00 am.
• Field Day for grades 3 – 5 will be held from 11:45 am to 2:15 pm.
• Please read the letter from the Nutrition Committee about snacks allowed on Field Day, reusable water bottles, recycling, and the Snack Valet Area.
• On field day, students should dress appropriately. Remember that it is going to be HOT! That means wear tennis shoes—no sandals, flip flops, crocs, or cleats! Students should wear their class’s field day t-shirt and may also wear shorts. (Students in K-2 may want to wear capris or pants to protect their knees during the caterpillar race. They may bring kneepads for this event.) Students may wear sunglasses, and can bring a cord to hold glasses around their necks. Hats are also allowed for field day.
• Grades 3 – 5 will have tug-of-war as an event. You may send gloves or baby powder with your child for this event.
• Students should wear sunscreen on Field Day!
• There will be spectator areas for parents and guests who wish to watch their children participate in the events.
• PARENT VOLUNTEERS—We need at least one volunteer per class to assist your child’s class during events on field day. A few parents can also split up that responsibility. Volunteers for specific events will need to check in at one of the two guest relation tables to get a Volunteer Pass.

Dear Parents,

We would like to inform you about a couple of things about Field Day.

On Field Day, you should NOT have sweet treats to eat on the field or in the cafeteria, but you may have them in the classroom. Some examples of good “GO” Field Day snacks include fruits, veggies, fruit juice, yogurt, granola bars, and real fruit popsicles (the ones that are not made with high fructose corn syrup or sugar as one of the first ingredients). Some “SLOW” and “WHOA” foods that we discourage are candy, chips, cookies, sugary popsicles, and ice cream.

Also, we will be eating lunch in the classroom that day. The cafeteria will be serving ham & cheese hoagies, oranges, carrots, and milk.

There will be a Snack Valet area located inside the cafeteria. Parents will be able to drop off snacks and coolers in designated grade level areas. Parents or a child can come and pick up the snack from the cafeteria and bring it outside to eat in a designated snack area.

Please encourage your child to bring a reusable water bottle that can be refilled at the water fountain or with a class cooler. We will also have recycling bins around the field for bottles. Please don’t put plastic bottles in the regular trash bins. We would love for the parents who are providing water to bring either a cooler or gallon jugs for refilling the reusable bottles.

Thanks,
The Nutrition Committee (Mrs. Zirczy’s Class)