ChronicleOnline: Wet Field Day sends students into summer with a splash

Wet Field Day sends students into summer with a splash

Rock Crusher Elementary School second graders streak across a field at their school Monday morning during a Wet Field Day activity. (PHOTO BY MATTHEW BECK)

 

By Cheri Harris, Wednesday, May 18, 2011

CRYSTAL RIVER — It might never appear on any standardized test, but one of the most important lessons for children to learn is how to have fun.

Rock Crusher Elementary School second-graders dove into this subject Monday morning during the annual Wet Field Day, a tradition that dates back to 1989-1990, the school’s first year.

Physical education teachers Alicia Algor and Paul Earnheart planned the festivities, which will continue through Wednesday, May 18, until all grades at the school get their two hours of slipping, sliding, splashing, slathering, slurping and sunning.

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