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Junior · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: the eye

So the rehearsals for the up and coming sports day continue.

So far its been 75% principal droning over the loudspeakers, 20% children standing in circles with batons, and 5% singing the national anthem.

I assume the kids will finally get to have PHYSICAL EXERCISE for the first time on the actual day itself?

Gamecock · Joined: 26 Nov 2003

My favorite part of sports day is not the day itself, but the days upon days it takes to practice and prepare for sports day. Seems like they should just call this sports month.

xtchr · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

Junior · Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Location: the eye

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

Sports day is awesome! My school has been preparing for ours for a week and a half. Its been like a vacation. I'd say 70% of my classes are canceled due to the kids practicing. The past 8 days have been heaven.

captain kirk · Joined: 29 Jan 2003

I'm another rarin' to go teacher sidelined by sports day rehearsals. Apparently English isn't the center of the Universe (public school elementary).

JD1982 · Joined: 19 Apr 2007

I agree with "Sports Month". Laughing

Lots of my classes are cancelled as well. I am not sure about the full scope of the "sports month". I think it's total waste of teacher's and student's time.

Horangi Munshin · Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Location: Busan

Do you teach at middle schools?

I was told there is a "mini sports day" next Friday. My morning class is cancelled, don't know about my afternoon classes. The kids will do a 5km run/walk.

xCustomx · Joined: 06 Jan 2006

I taught 1 class today and all of my classes for next Monday-Thursday are cancelled due to midterms. I think sports day is in about 2 weeks, so hopefully I'll get another break.

xtchr · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

The first graders are all outside practicing again... but this time they're all wearing on their heads those foam mesh/net things that they package those big pears in... Shocked

I can't wait for the real thing tomorrow to see what the rest of the get-up is, and what the other classes will 'wear'.

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

Sports Day? Does it only last a day here?

Thailand we had sports week which required at least a months build up to it with students practicing and whatnot.

JD1982 · Joined: 19 Apr 2007

All of my classes are cancelled today and tomorrow due to more sports day practice.

And Friday is the "Sports Day".

albazalba · Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Location: Hongdae

Hehe, yeah same here. I'm playing volleyball with the teachers. We're competing against another school's teachers this afternoon. My principal is so big on sports, if we win I just know we'll be going out for a big 회식.
Funny thing too, whenever we practice, the principle serves the volleyballs. The other teachers are such suckups to him that even if the balls are a little bit out, the teachers all tell him it was in and start clapping and ooohing and ahhhing

Smee · Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do

They've been practicing for a few weeks now. Theer's been very little of my principal talking. There's a fair bit of shouting by other teachers, though. The 3rd grade teacher is teaching them dance moves to "Mickey you're so fine," and the 5th grade teachers are showing them moves to "Arirang." They're also doing relay races and the national anthem and a few Korean songs.

Even after practicing every day about half the kids are still clueless. I mean, they're doing Korean songs, with instructions in Korean by Korean teachers. I'll have to remember this the next time a teacher complains that a class hasn't magically learned something in my class.

Unfortunately, I won't be getting to take the day off. I'll get to watch the festivities all day long.