Unity Day/Field Day Info

*Note: same theme as last year since we were not able to go outdoors. Some stations may be modified or changed as we get closer to the date.

2020 UNITY GAMES/FIELD DAY INFO

ONCE UPON A FIELD DAY...

MORELAND HILLS ELEMENTARY UNITY GAMES/FIELD DAY will take place on June 3rd, 2020 (RAIN OR SHINE).

Moreland Hills Elementary

ONCE UPON A FIELD DAY...

Unity Games/Field Day

Welcome to the Moreland Hills Elementary Once Upon A Field Day Unity Games/Field Day. The students will have the opportunity to celebrate physical activity by participating in new fun stations as well as our inflatables. This year’s field day will take place June 5th, rain or shine. However if it does rain, we will only have the inflatables inside the gym and use alternate schedule provided. This year the stations will take place around the front of the building as well as the upper fields in order to create enough space for some our activities. We understand that there may be some delay due to travel time between a few stations, but we have put activities that only require quick simple directions after the the farther distances. Please follow the map to help with travel time as well. Some of the stations this year have a more competitive vibe but we still want to emphasize cooperation whenever possible and as always promote good sportsmanship among all of the students.

In addition to Unity Games, the PBIS team has put together a special "Blown Away" program that will take place in the AM or PM opposite of your Unity Games stations. Enclosed in the rest of the packet are teacher rules/expectations, a schedule for the day, an adjusted schedule in case of rain, descriptions of each station, and a map.

Thanks,

Chad and Jen

MHS PE Staff

TEACHER RULES/EXPECTATIONS:

1. Teachers please go over the information with your class. You can incorporate this year's theme any way that you see fit. You may design a class tribe flag or wear matching shirts or headbands...be creative!
2. Teachers are expected to escort your class throughout the 12 different stations. (Please see schedule and map to see where your class begins.)
3. PLEASE prepare to have two equal teams at some stations. (Some stations will have four teams; two from each class participate against each other. You may choose to do a boys team and girls team as long as both paired up teachers agree.)
4. Please have your students put their names on their water bottles prior to participation.
5. You may participate with your class provided no one is in need of disciplinary supervision. If a student makes a poor choice, especially pertaining to good sportsmanship, please hold that student out of the next one or two stations.
6. Keep your Field Day/Unity Games packet with you so you can help reinforce the understanding of the station’s rules.
7. If an injury occurs, please send them with an escort to go into the building to the nurse.
8. All students should try and use the bathroom before participating in the games. However, if a child needs to use the bathroom send them in the building with an escort. The station in the gym is also a good time to use the bathroom or to refill their water bottle.

* We will continue to use Remind 101 to help us to facilitate the transition between stations like last year. Mr. Parrotta and Mr. Anderson will be sending out remind texts to your phone. Please remember to sign up before the event to get up to date info. It is helpful to have the app but not necessary. Sign up at Remind:

Class name: Unity Games

Class code: @goldzub

School: Moreland Hills Elementary School

Friendly reminder to all parent volunteers and staff; Please stay off of your cell phones besides getting the remind texts while helping at the stations. We need to be supervising and helping to make this an enjoyable day for everyone.

Have fun and help everyone remember that this is a fun day, not a competitive day!

Think Sunshine ☺

SCHEDULE:

STATIONS...

STATION ONE: K-2 Elephant and Piggy: Watch Me Throw the Ball by Mo Willems (Rear parking lot)

3-5 Skeeball and the Secret of the Universe by Barbara Hall

Staffing: 4

Equipment: Cones or Chalk Lines, 4 Tables, 4 Large Buckets, 4 Medium Buckets, 4 Small Buckets, Beanbags

Description: Students will form 4 lines behind the chalkline or cones. They will get two chances each to slide a beanbag up the table like skeeball to score points. They earn 10 pts for large bucket, 25 pts for medium bucket, and 50 pts for small bucket. Keep track of each teams points to determine a winner when the time is up.

Rotation: Roberto & Bradbourne/Sankovich

STATION TWO: The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (MHS gym)

Staffing: 3

Equipment: Dodgeballs, Pins

Description: Place 10 pins (truffula trees) on each side of the gym. We will use the black line for the order kids and the blue line for the younger kids to divide the gym into two halves. The students will use dodgeballs (truffula fruits) to knock down the trees on the other side. One student may guard each truffula tree. The game is over when all of the truffula trees on one side are chopped down.

Rotation: Newman/Zimmerman & Hastings/Lauer

STATION THREE: Harry Potter the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling (Outside Cafe 1&2)

Staffing: 3

Equipment: 4 Footballs, 2 Standing Hoops

Description: The Hufflepuff, Slytherine, Gryffindor, and Ravenclaw’s will compete in a game of Quidditch, where they will ride their broom (pool noodle), gather a quaffle (football) and race to their target. At their target, they must throw their quaffle through the target and then return to their team on their broom with their quaffle in hand. Back at their team, they will hand off Quidditch equipment so next contestant can compete.

Rotation: Zuccaro/Lovell & White/D'Amore

STATION FOUR: Spartan ABCs by Courtney DeSena (Outside Main Office)

Staffing: 3

Equipment: Mats, Inflatable

Description: The students will form 2 lines and will be able to race each other through the obstacle course. Students must follow all safety guidelines set by the inflatable company.

Rotation: Sberna/Maloney & Blake

STATION FIVE: Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel (Tetherball Court)

Staffing: 3

Equipment: 4-8 Frogs, Target Mat, 4 Fling-its

Description: The students will form 4 teams and use the fling its to send Frog and Toad towards the target. Keep track of each teams points to determine a winner when time is up.

Rotation: Benjamin & Pawlaczyk/Kehres

STATION SIX: Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (Right of the Bathroom by the Fields)

Staffing: 3

Equipment: Large Bucket of Water, 30-40 Sponges

Description: The object of the game is to be the last person who did not get tagged. One player will start with a sponge. They will try to tag other students with the sponge. They must tag not throw the sponge. If a student gets tagged, they will grab another sponge and join the tagger. The last person who did not get tagged becomes the new tagger if you have time to start a new game.

Rotation: Degnavivo/Endsley & Grano/Shapiro

STATION SEVEN: Bruno and Lulu's Playground Adventures by Patricia Lakin (Left of the Bathroom by the Fields)

Staffing: 4

Equipment: Inflatables

Description: The students will make two single file lines behind the two giant slide inflatables. Students must follow all safety guidelines set by the inflatable company.

Rotation: Crow/Lake & Mike White

STATION EIGHT: Clifford's Field Day by Norman Bridwell "Tug-of-War" (Field Right of the Walkway)

"Now it is time for a tug-of-war. Emily Elizabeth and her team needs help."

Staffing: 2

Equipment: Rope & Chalk Lines, Tug-of-War Rope

Description: The students will compete in best of 3 contests. Examples include class vs class, boys vs girls, Jan-Jun vs Jul-Dec birthdays, etc...

Rotation: Ondercin/Lukes & Lazuka/Kenney

STATION NINE: Pete the Cat: Wheels on the Bus by James Dean (Field Right of the Walkway)

"The wheels on the bus go round and round..."

Staffing: 4

Equipment: Cones/Chalk Lines, 4 Tires

Description: The students will get into 4 groups. On the word "GO", the students will flip the tire over and over again to the cone. Then they will stand the tire up and roll it back to the start line. This will continue until everyone has had a chance to compete.

Rotation: Aiello/Eucker & DePaula/Fletcher

STATION TEN: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Field Left of the Walkway)

Staffing: 3

Equipment: Cones, 6-8 ropes, 6-8 buckets, Noodle Pieces or Tennis Balls

Description: Place 6-8 cones with a rope by each. Scatter all objects in the area. The caterpillar is hungry and must gather food. Each group must hold onto the rope as a caterpillar. The first person is the head of the caterpillar and the last person is the stomach who will hold the bucket. the first person takes the group to the food and passes it from person to person to the stomach. The stomach puts it into the bucket. The stomach passes the bucket to the person in front and runs to the front to be the head. The game repeats until all of the food is collected. The team with the most food wins!

Rotation: Wescott/Bunsey/Tomaro & Koepf/Ford

STATION ELEVEN: Track Series by Jason Reynolds (Field Left of the Walkway)

Staffing: 3

Equipment: 6 Large Cones

Description: The course will set up with six large cones. The students will be split into 6 even teams. They will stand on the inside of the track. The first person will step onto the track and run one complete lap around all six cones with the baton. They will pass the baton to the next person who will continue this relay until all of the members have run once. If there is an uneven number of students, some lines may have one person run twice to make it even.

Rotation: Ferlito/Dechant & Kilkenney/Croft

STATION TWELVE: The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle and Other Extraordinary Stories Behind Everyday Things by Don L. Wulffson (Small Playground)

Staffing: 2 PTA members

Equipment: Popsicles & Garbage Cans

Description: The students will receive a popsicle and get a chance to cool down. Please remind them to throw away their trash in the garbage cans provided. Thanks!

Rotation: Carcelli/ Sprinkle & Hogan/Vickers