School Days

Field Day - Oh how I loved field day at school when I was a kid! Wade was sure excited that he got to have "PE" all day long at school on Tuesday. It was only his third day at Yew Chung but you would never know it by how he jumped in with all he had. It turned out to be a beautiful day despite the cool, rainy day the day before. I showed up to cheer him on and to meet his teacher in person. I was able to just hang out with Mrs. Seiler on the field in between events and get acquainted. I was also able to spend time chatting with his English teacher whom I know from church. They are both impressed with this young man and his love for school. Wade is giving it his all during the obstacle course and drop kick competitions. He had never kicked a rugby ball or an American football for that matter. His first try was a bust. Luckily, he had three chances and the last two were quite respectable.

Check out that shot put form! He did quite well in this competition. There is some hidden power packed in that little guy.

Wade had to run the 400M race right after lunch. He was not too optimistic about his ability to do well in that race. He kept patting his stomach and saying "bu hao" (not good) before the start of the race. I was so proud of him all day. He was so easy going and never showed a bad attitude about anything. He gave it all he had and didn't seem to be bothered when he didn't do well up against the other kids. He was a big winner in my book!

On Thursday, it was Industrial Revolution Day at school. All the kids were to dress up from that period for the day. All the other moms had weeks to prepare a costume but I found out the day before. Luckily, my neighbor Jennifer came through at 8pm with a suitable costume. The hat really made the costume, but we couldn't convince him how great it was. He wore it out of the house that morning, but I am sure he stuck it in his backpack the minute he was out of sight and it never saw the light of day again. He also had swimming in PE that day which he absolutely loves. He came home saying it was a very, very fun day at school.