Sports Day 2021 by Clare

The sports day captains arrived at the school to help set up. The coffee van was already parked up, and volunteers were getting things out of the gym. Sign posts were being hammered into the ground as students were arriving in the team colours. Tutus and wigs, feathers and zinc could be seen wherever you looked.

When at last everyone had arrived, the health hustle began. Everyone was dancing their hearts out to the upbeat music being played. When the music faded away, and the children stopped dancing, the chants began.

Wallabies, Wombats, Kookaburras, and Brolgas, sang their chants as loud as they possibly could. When the final team had sang, the kids scattered to find their teachers for the first event.

High jump, long jump, hurdles, relays, obstacle courses, tug-of-war, and many more. There was jumping, ducking, running, leaping – everyone was determined to win.

Recess started, and students found their parents, for a morning snack. People were running to the canteen, which had a line going around the corner. Ice-cream, slushies, and snacks were being served by the wonderful canteen staff.

When the bell rang, and recess ended, everyone hurried to get to their next event. Everything resumed. People carried balls, filled up cups, put out the laundry, all anxious about who would win.

Lunch came next, but the class events were over, and people were preparing for the spectacular championship events.

Tension was in the air as the captains got the sprint and relay runners ready. At last, the championship events started. Three, two, one, GO!

The receptions ran first for sprints, followed by the older year levels. Next was relays, the continuous race, depending on timing and speedy change-overs. The final people ran. It was tight, the were neck-and-neck, but the wallabies won by a centimetre.

The relays continued, but it was now the captains’ turn. It was close once again, but the kookaburras won.

The tug-of-war people came out next, and two at a time, the teams pulled the long rope as far as they could.

Everyone was now really anxious, for the announcement of the winner was coming up next.

Drum roll please!

Brolgas won the Gratitude Trophy!

Finally, who won the championship cup?

Wallabies!

The captains made their speech, and sports day came to a close.