Primary Sports Day

A couple of weeks ago we reported on the Secondary Sports Day. This year, for the first time, the Primary department had its own Sports Day and that took place on Friday 24th July.
There was a good turnout of parents and by 0900 the events were under way. Secondary students were present as spectators and helpers, a good turnout of parents were there to encourage as well as to provide catering services and both Primary and Secondary teachers were involved. Andrew Kirk did an excellent and amusing job with the commentary - he's seen in our picture taking a break with a slice of PTA cake! Lukundo Siwale manned (womanned?) the desk and David Chunsu and others kept scores.
The activities of the teachers were supplemented by the sixth form students as well as members of Grades 11 & 12. Gianni found that his score keeping abilities were assisted by a large funny hat, Benji is seen nobly and single-handedly demolishing a hot dog. Wila, David, Josh and other pupils were active, but perhaps none so much as Mwape who is seen here expertly wielding a broom for the long jump event.
The real honours of a very happy and pleasant morning have to be awarded to the students. They entered the events with enthusiasm and charm and the photographs here could have been twice or three times the number. Delight, determination and just plain happiness were all in evidence. Mwila competes with bandaged leg, Sunny, Inosa, Warren and Joseph take a flying leap, Akshata shows that even a Grade One girl knows how to handle a football. The skipping races were hotly contested and Quintin did well, the 'fun' event (involving water, of course) provided a final opportunity to get a team place. The very last event of all was a 'scratch race' of underschool age children who were there as spectators with their parents.
This report would be utterly incomplete without acknowledgement of the superb work the Primary teachers had done in preparing for the day and supervising the actual events. Kaye Thomas, who headed the team, is seen here announcing the formal end of the events, but Martin Smith and Amanda Kirk had done a great deal. With Debbie Cole away on furlough Amano Head Teacher Hilary Millard has also been doing excellent work in Primary. Summing up, the Lord blessed us with wonderful weather and a great spirit for the day, and the Primary department showed us all how things should be done!