Well, today was athletics day at school. It seems very odd have all the stuff we would have in the summer term and the end of the autumn term all at once.
No photos I’m afraid as I forgot to ask Dave for the camera and I wasn’t sure if you would be allowed to take photos anyway (you were).
It lasted all day and they didn’t finish it. The sports were divided into “Competitive” and “Social”. The top 6 athletes from the competitive section would go on to represent the school at an interschools thing.
Esther and Kezia were in the social side. I turned up after lunch. Because of the uniform and the fact that they wear their caps which have bits down the back to keep the sun off their necks, it was very difficult to find Esther and Kezia. Plus the fact that they raced in age groups, not year groups (aged 7 girls etc). So even if I spotted someone from the girls’ classes, my girls would not necessarily be with them.
In the end I watched Kezia in the sack race and missed Esther in the welly wanging (called gumboot throwing here) although I nearly walked right past her.
We were invited back to someone from church’s house for tea. She was one of the craft leaders the other night and has a girl in yr5. The Kiwis are really into their coffee. Tracey had a fantastic machine and made me a flat white. I will never be able to invite anyone back here for a nescafe.
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4 responses to “Athletics Day”
We were trying to remember whether ‘flat white’ is a US, Aussie or kiwi term. Now we know. (We also know what you’d like for Christmas.)
Tell them to bring a coffee bag!
Sounds like Richard would fit right in – he makes the best coffee in East Yorkshire as Katie will tell you!
I’ve taken to drinking a green sludge drink at work to avoid getting in to coffee . I’ll try to remember to get a picture.