Following the speeches, it was time for warm-up exercises. No radio-taiso (gymnastics) like in elementary school, but stretching to a popular song.
Then, the competition began. Separated by gender and grade, the different classes competed against each other, with the "main" event being the relay. Son's class didn't do so well overall, but I was happy to see one event he was in before I had to run off to work.
The guys rolled out two tires, put them on a stick, ran to and around a cone at the end of the field, then back to their starting area. Sounds easy enough, but is actually more difficult than one would expect!
Their next school-wide event will be culture festival in September. Fun!
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I'm so impressed by the size of the taiikusai at your son's school! It must have been really something to see. My son's school doesn't have it until October but it is elementary through university kids all at once so it should be interesting. Kids grow up so quickly! It seems like kindy just started!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds fun! And interesting!
ReplyDeleteSon's school was the largest on Shikoku, but got bumped to second recently...still, 35 or so kids in 8 classes or so per grade. The downside is it does have a reputation for troublemakers...I think a lot of that is due to its mammoth size. But, he's navigating it much better than his sister did...