A highlight of our week this week was our Reception Sports Day! We have been working really hard throughout this half-term practising the races with Mrs Turner. We were all really excited for the big day and arrived in our house team colours on the day looking extremely excited! Our House Captains for Sports Day were Maria, Pia, Dayton and Bonnie!
We lined up ready to walk out onto the race track! We stood in our teams and practised waving to our families who were waiting to watch us. Some of us even had an extra job to do! Thank you to the children who ran twice in the races to make up the numbers!
We did all did fantastically well at remembering what to do in each race. We participated in six different races which required us to use a variety of different movement skills. Our Year 5 helpers did a fantastic job at setting up the races for us and helping us to know when it was our turn. We all tried our best to run fast and supported each other by cheering for our friends.
For the beanbag race, we had to take turns to run and throw a beanbag into the hoop. The next teammate then had to run back and collect it. Our teachers noticed a fantastic improvement in our throwing skills since we began practising the races!
It was then time for the relay race and we worked well in our teams to pass the baton when needed. We ran as fast as we could and impressed our families and teachers with our speedy sprints!
Our balancing skills were put to the test in the next race, when we had to walk carefully whilst balancing a quoit on our head. We walked carefully across the race track and showed perseverance when it was tricky! We continued to cheer on our friends and teammates!
One of the first races that we practised was the hoop race. Our practice paid off and we were very confident at threading the hoop over our bodies! We also mastered finding the correct coloured hoop for our house team!
The egg and spoon race was a firm favourite in RDT! We all demonstrated careful control as we walked down the race track and back balancing our eggs. We all had a can-do attitude and didn’t give up when the eggs dropped off. Once again, we all cheered excitedly for our friends as they raced!
After a big cheer for each team, we waited for the results. Each house team had collected lots of points in the races and everyone did a fantastic job at participating. Sunningdale won both for RDT and for the whole of Reception! Well done! It was then time to greet our families and enjoy an ice-cream as a post-Sports Day refreshment. Thank-you to our families who joined us to watch our Reception Sports Day! What a fantastic end to our half-term!