Etonhouse Sports Day 2009

29 May 2009, the last day of school for term 2, before the month-long school holidays! This day also marks the annual sports day at Etonhouse Vanda...where Gwendolyn missed the fun last year, as she had a fever that very same morning!

This year, our enthusiastic athlete was well prepared to face the challenges, which comprised of Treasure Hunt, Obstacle Course, Egg & Snake Shalom and last but not least, Gold Rush! This year, the N1s & N2s were separated from the K1s & K2s, so that the external arena was not so crowded with eager parents! Lyn Lyn told Mama proudly that she's in the Red Team, with Darcie and Lydia!!!

Before the race begins...K1s...Cheeeeezzzzzz

First was the Treasure Hunt...basically, the kids need to form into 3 in a team...taking turns to flip the coloured half-circles on the ground to look for balls to bring back to their home base. The team with the most number of balls at in their home container wins!

The ever competitive Lyn Lyn was trying whatever she can to get more balls in her team's container, whilst her relaxed team members were taking their sweet time in looking for balls...Mama say Lyn Lyn cheating as well, during the race...but she was really very eager to win...well...in the end, her team didn't win and she was kind of disappointed...

Red Team - Cheeezzzzz

After the exciting Treasure Hunt...the kids took a rest...not sure why though...but only after 1 game...they went under the pavillion and took their snacks and water...it was really hot that day and the parents standing at the side were all sweating...

After the short rest, the kids resumed at the Obstacle Course and started going around all the "obstacles"...Lyn Lyn was so proud that she's finished 5 rounds of the course, all by herself! Bravo...

The course was so easy for Lyn Lyn and she finished with ease...

Next in line was the Egg & Snake Shalom...basically, the teams, with the original 3 members, have to take turns to run from their home base to the water pool to scoop the balls out from the pool, but matches their own team colour...no doubt, Lyn Lyn was the ultimate cheater again, as she used both hands and fingers to make sure the ball goes onto her spoon...guess what? Without any surprises, her team didn't win again and she was very disappointed...

The ultimate last game : the Gold Rush...this game requires a lot of team work...where the whole team would run to the bucket at the other end from their home base, with a cup. One person will scoop a cup of water out from the bucket and everyone stand in a line and keep passing to each other, until reaching their home base and pouring into their own bucket. Repeating all these until their home based bucket is full...During this very last game, Lydia was already very tired and disappeared for a while...Lyn Lyn was kind of shouting to get everyone to hurry up, so that at least, her team can win this very last game...but guess what? Without fail, her team didn't win and she cried...

Mummy tried consoling her...telling her that winning isn't the most important thing in a race, but to complete something which she's started and keep the enthusiasm going! All of them were winners when they've completed all their tasks and no need to be sad! Luckily, these were reiterated by Ms Emelia in their class's debriefing session...Lyn Lyn was shouting the key points out loud and clear...in the end, all of their class members received a certificate for completion!

Well done, Lyn Lyn...Mama was so proud of you! Keep it home and be a good sportsman!