Beach Sports Day

Today Robbie had his last beach sports day. He goes to a very small primary school (19 students) and is in year 7 so next year it's off to high school. Each year all the small schools in our area (there are 4 of them) get together for a fun beach sports day. The day is about everyone just getting together, mixing with their peers and participating.

Today was a glorious day at the beach for Robbie's last beach sports day. He had a fabulous time with the old fashioned sack race, egg and spoon and sprints along the beach. It was bittersweet day for us. I'm worried about sending him to a big high school. The kids in the small schools are all so lovely. They lead a pretty protected and sheltered life in their schools and are taught to get along and interact with all age groups. My Robbie is such a sweet kid and I worry about how he will cope in a big school. He has a kind heart, and still has an innocence about him that his mum isn't ready to see him grow out of!

Anyway. Here are some pictures of our fabulous day. As you can see we are blessed with a beautiful white sandy beach nearby and weather today was magnificent.




Here is Robbie lined up to begin the sack race. He is third from the left in the blue shirt.

And here he is filling up the container for the fill the bucket with water relay. Don't think that's the proper name but all the kids had to run into the ocean, fill a small container with water and then carry it to the large bucket. The team who fills their big bucket first wins.


Thankyou Lord for the wonderful family day we had today. It was great to share the day with other school families and their children.