Field Day at Kasana

That's right...we helped to judge the events for the Primary School's Field Day today! The morning started at 9:00 when we all headed to the large soccer field at the edge of the property. Each of the families, along with the students that attend school here but don't live at Kasana, are part of a Color Group. There are 7 groups total: yellow, orange, purple, red, pink, green, and blue. The Pacific Family, that we are paired with, is part of the Red Team. And boy did they have spirit!! They were dancing, chanting, banging on a drum, and blowing a horn. Many of the other teams also had spirit. They held banners with their team color on them, or had flags they were waving around. But I would go so far as to say the Red Team topped them all.

 Here is the Pacific Family cheering before the games began!

When we arrived at the field, we were asked to be the judges to determine the order that the children finished each event. In order to do so, we were given cards with the numbers 1-7 written on them. We stood on the side-lines and as the children approached, we had to determine who came in 1st, 2nd, etc. and gave them the corresponding number. Some of the events were very close, but no one seemed to disagree with our decisions.

Some of the events they completed in were the 100 meter dash, running while jump-roping, a relay where they had to use a wet handkerchief to fill up a glass soda bottle with water, and a relay where they had to carry an egg across the field on a spoon without using hands (they had to hold the spoon in their mouth). It was very fun to be a part of these events.

After the games, everyone headed to the assembly area, to watch the singing competition. I know we've mentioned that the theme for the Primary School is "In Christ Alone." That means that they have been practicing that song for the last few weeks, and today, we were able to listen to all 7 color teams sing "In Christ Alone". If we didn't know it before, we now know that song very well! :)

All in all, it was a great day! We are definitely tired, though, from being out in the sun all day, and are looking forward to a nice, relaxing afternoon!

More excitement to come....

Kim