Dear parents and carers
This year the Reception Sports Day is on Monday 24th June 2024. As Reception Sports Day runs slightly differently to Sports Day for other year groups and Nursery, here is some information about how it works;
- Sports Day begins at 9:30am. Parents will need to drop their children off as usual and then you may gather on the school field to wait if you wish.
- Please enter through the main gate (the one with the buzzer) near the school office.
- Reception will use the main school field, where RWR will use one track and RB will use another.
- Please avoid sitting or standing behind the finish line.
- Any family members are welcome to watch and there is no limit as to how many can attend.
- Children need to come to school in their PE kit as per a normal PE day and in line with our Uniform Policy: Either Parkside logo PE kit or plain white top with no buttons, plain navy shorts, leggings or jogging bottoms with no pockets and suitable trainers or plimsolls.
- All earrings and jewellery are to be removed before arriving at school.
- If the weather is warm and sunny then please apply sun cream before your child arrives at school and send them with a sunhat.
- All the children will be taken to the toilet before coming outside and will have had their drink and snack. There is no need to bring any extra drinks or snacks. (Please note that your child will be given a celebratory ice lolly on Monday 3rd July after all of the school events have finished. Full allergen details will be available.)
- The children will take part in “traditional” races such as running and egg and spoon race and will use the lanes marked out on the grass. Each child will have one turn at each race and will be working as part of a team.
- The Reception team will be keeping all the children together in their groups and politely ask that you do not take your child into the spectator area, and allow them to quickly return to their team after each race. There will be lots of opportunity for congratulations at the end and some individual photos of your own child, before the children return to their classrooms.
- As school policy, please do not video or take photographs during the events. Individual photos of your own child can be taken at the end for personal use only but we request that images of other children are not distributed or put online. This is to protect all members of the community.
- The whole of the school site is a ‘No Smoking/Vaping’ area and dogs must not be brought on site.
Thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you for what is sure to be a fun-filled morning. In the event that the Sports Day needs to be cancelled due to weather or field conditions, a text will be sent out early in the morning.
The Reception Team