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Avondale School District Mission
The Avondale School District, will cultivate innovation, foster strong relationships and engage ALL students in real-world experiences to inspire and empower tomorrow's leaders and responsible citizens.
The Avondale School District, will cultivate innovation, foster strong relationships and engage ALL students in real-world experiences to inspire and empower tomorrow's leaders and responsible citizens.
Deerfield Elementary Physical Education Mission
The mission of Deerfield Elementary's Physical Education Program is to provide appropriate instruction which maximizes an individual’s potential for developing and maintaining a healthy body, mind, and character. A quality PE program is fundamental for our students. Why do children need a quality PE program? The simple answer is so that they will remain physically active throughout their lifetime and reap the benefits of doing so. Quality PE provides students with a multitude of learning experiences that cannot be duplicated in the classroom. Physical Education teaches motor skills, improves physical fitness, reinforces other subjects, helps self-discipline, leadership and cooperation, enhances self-efficacy, reduces stress, and strengthens peer relationships.
The mission of Deerfield Elementary's Physical Education Program is to provide appropriate instruction which maximizes an individual’s potential for developing and maintaining a healthy body, mind, and character. A quality PE program is fundamental for our students. Why do children need a quality PE program? The simple answer is so that they will remain physically active throughout their lifetime and reap the benefits of doing so. Quality PE provides students with a multitude of learning experiences that cannot be duplicated in the classroom. Physical Education teaches motor skills, improves physical fitness, reinforces other subjects, helps self-discipline, leadership and cooperation, enhances self-efficacy, reduces stress, and strengthens peer relationships.
Why Teach Physical Education?
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ACTIVE HOME PHYSICAL EDUCATION - REMOTE LEARNING RESOURCES
At Home Physical Education Information/Resources/Lessons
Due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, shut downs, stay-at-home mandates and school closures nationwide, I want to give parents and students some quality resources for fitness activities that you can do at home. I've attached DEAM (Drop Everything and Move) fitness calendar below and added links to other awesome PE resources you can visit to stay active during remote "virtual" learning while we obviously cannot be in school face to face (F2F). Please check out the links below to help you and your children stay active while we are remotely learning. I've also attached some fun fitness videos if you have some playing cards and UNO cards at home for something different. Other activity videos are attached as well. Of course, you may not have the equipment to use, but you can always improvise and use something similar. NOTE: Required lessons and assignments will be placed in Mr. Stabnick's PE Google classrooms and SeeSaw classrooms set up using your child's classroom teacher. During the first 10-weeks of the 2020-2021 school year I will be teaching "live" PE lessons through Zoom meetings during scheduled times with our friends as well. I will also add some pictures of our friends in action at home. I'm so proud of all of you who are keeping active at home and hopefully this winter we will be back face to face!
I hope this helps. I miss all of our wonderful students and I hope everyone is well. Stay well, stay safe and stay active my Deerfield friends.
Due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, shut downs, stay-at-home mandates and school closures nationwide, I want to give parents and students some quality resources for fitness activities that you can do at home. I've attached DEAM (Drop Everything and Move) fitness calendar below and added links to other awesome PE resources you can visit to stay active during remote "virtual" learning while we obviously cannot be in school face to face (F2F). Please check out the links below to help you and your children stay active while we are remotely learning. I've also attached some fun fitness videos if you have some playing cards and UNO cards at home for something different. Other activity videos are attached as well. Of course, you may not have the equipment to use, but you can always improvise and use something similar. NOTE: Required lessons and assignments will be placed in Mr. Stabnick's PE Google classrooms and SeeSaw classrooms set up using your child's classroom teacher. During the first 10-weeks of the 2020-2021 school year I will be teaching "live" PE lessons through Zoom meetings during scheduled times with our friends as well. I will also add some pictures of our friends in action at home. I'm so proud of all of you who are keeping active at home and hopefully this winter we will be back face to face!
I hope this helps. I miss all of our wonderful students and I hope everyone is well. Stay well, stay safe and stay active my Deerfield friends.
P.E. Zoom Class Guidelines
DEAM (Drop Everything and Move) Fitness Calendar for Grades 3-5 while Remote
| 3-5_deam_calendar_-_oct_2020.pdf |
At Home Physical Education Links/Resources/Mobile Phone Apps
Please feel free to click on these links below for some great at home activities you and your family can participate in to stay active while at home.
As more resources become available, I will post links here for all to enjoy.
OPEN (Online Physical Education Network) - www.OpenPhysEd.org
https://openphysed.org/activeschools/activehome
The above web link is where I will be pulling lessons for each grade level and giving to the classroom teachers to post during their weekly remote teaching times. However, feel free to use this link and use any of the free information that OPEN (Online Physical Education Network) provides.
Phys Ed Review
https://physedreview.weebly.com/
The Phys Ed Review link offers activities for parents (guardians) and students. When you visit this website, on the left side of the site, scroll down to:
(*) At Home Resources for at home activity videos, and at home movement and learning packets that can easily be downloaded and printed.
Coach Pirillo / YouTube - TeachPhysEd
https://teachphysed.weebly.com/
You may also visit Coach Pirillo (Benjamin Pirillo, a renowned and decorated PE teacher from Iowa, who I follow) and his YouTube channel "TeachPhysEd" as he posts many short, but fun activities that you can do in your own garage!
Mobile Phone Apps:
GoNoodle - Kids Video (Ages 4+)
My First Gym LLC - (My First Gym Kid's Club) (Ages 4+)
My First Gym (Inspiring Movement) (Ages 4+)
Please feel free to click on these links below for some great at home activities you and your family can participate in to stay active while at home.
As more resources become available, I will post links here for all to enjoy.
OPEN (Online Physical Education Network) - www.OpenPhysEd.org
https://openphysed.org/activeschools/activehome
The above web link is where I will be pulling lessons for each grade level and giving to the classroom teachers to post during their weekly remote teaching times. However, feel free to use this link and use any of the free information that OPEN (Online Physical Education Network) provides.
Phys Ed Review
https://physedreview.weebly.com/
The Phys Ed Review link offers activities for parents (guardians) and students. When you visit this website, on the left side of the site, scroll down to:
(*) At Home Resources for at home activity videos, and at home movement and learning packets that can easily be downloaded and printed.
Coach Pirillo / YouTube - TeachPhysEd
https://teachphysed.weebly.com/
You may also visit Coach Pirillo (Benjamin Pirillo, a renowned and decorated PE teacher from Iowa, who I follow) and his YouTube channel "TeachPhysEd" as he posts many short, but fun activities that you can do in your own garage!
Mobile Phone Apps:
GoNoodle - Kids Video (Ages 4+)
My First Gym LLC - (My First Gym Kid's Club) (Ages 4+)
My First Gym (Inspiring Movement) (Ages 4+)
Active Fun For Families - OPEN.org Complete Active Home Packet
| active_home_activity_packet.pdf |
K-5 At Home Physical Education Activities - 2020 - Students in Action!
At Home Fun Video for Fitness Games to play with Playing Cards and UNO Cards
Other At Home Fun Video for Fitness Games to play
Physical Education Curriculum
Deerfield Elementary uses the EPEC (Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum). It is important to note that due to changes in schedules, inclement weather days off, etc. that not all appropriate skills may get covered. The PE department will do its best to cover the age appropriate skills necessary for each student to move to their next ability level. At Deerfield, students will be exposed to trust, team building, and cooperative activities through the Project Adventure curriculum as well. These activities are especially important in building relationships and a sense of community, where students are challenged to complete a task or tasks using creativity and cooperation.
Grades K-2 PE:
Deerfield Elementary uses the EPEC (Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum). It is important to note that due to changes in schedules, inclement weather days off, etc. that not all appropriate skills may get covered. The PE department will do its best to cover the age appropriate skills necessary for each student to move to their next ability level. At Deerfield, students will be exposed to trust, team building, and cooperative activities through the Project Adventure curriculum as well. These activities are especially important in building relationships and a sense of community, where students are challenged to complete a task or tasks using creativity and cooperation.
Grades K-2 PE:
- Goal is to develop physically educated individuals who have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of healthy physical activity. Students in Grades K-2 will focus on class rules and routines, body & space awareness, motor skill development (locomotor/non-locomotor), object control (manipulative skills) through lifelong physical activities, power, speed, agility, coordination, and balance, and personal/social skill activities that contribute to life-long health and physical well-being through a wide range of activities which are age and grade appropriate according to the Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations (GLECs).
- Goal is to develop physically educated individuals who have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of healthy physical activity. Students in Grades 3-5 will focus on physical fitness (speed & agility, cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance building, and flexibility) through a combination of the President's Challenge and FITNESSGRAM. Students will also participate in body & space awareness, motor skill development (locomotor/non-locomotor), object control (manipulative skills) through lifelong physical activities, power, speed, agility, coordination, and balance, and personal/social skill activities that contribute to life-long health and physical well-being, along cooperative, team-building, and trust activities through a wide range of activities which are age and grade appropriate according to the Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations (GLECs).
Physical Education Remote ZOOM Class Routine
- Students enter PE Zoom at their class’ scheduled time.
- Mr. Stabnick checks in all students and admits them to PE Zoom
- Social question of the day. Students will be asked a question and given the opportunity to answer the question.
- Explanation of Unit or Lesson
- Lesson Vocabulary. Students will be given vocabulary related to the lesson and the definition and explanation or each vocabulary word.
- Brain & Body Warm-Up
- Purposeful Practice – Activity
- Just for Fun & Health – Ending activity or cool down
- Class dismissed
Physical Education Class Routine
- Entrance
- Get into groups/teams, take attendance, check for gym shoes, and explain learning targets for the day.
- Warm-Up
- Falcon Circuit Challenge (Exercises that warm-up muscles for activity): Grades 3-5
- Follow directions game: Grades K-2
- Stretching exercises for major muscle groups (Calisthenics): Grades K-2
- General Activity/Game
- Cool-down
- Back to groups for Closure/Debriefing/Reflection
- Discussion, questions & answers, reflection on lesson objectives
- Assessments / Self-Assessment / Exit Slips (Mini-quizzes) and other forms of assessment (Note: Skill Assessments may take place during general activity time as well.)
- Dismissal by teams/squads
Virtual Physical Education Schedule 2020-2021
| pe_remote_learning_schedule_2020.pdf |
Physical Education Assessments/Grading
Assessments and grading are based on the EPEC Curriculum and the Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs). Students are graded on Responsibility/Punctuality, Participation/Effort, Behavior/Teamwork, and Skill Proficiency. Students will be exposed to a variety of assessments throughout the school year, which could be written and observation based.
Students will be exposed to a variety of assessments during the school year. Formative assessment is an assessment that occurs throughout the instructional unit, the intent being that work on the same skill or topic will continue, and thus lead to improvement. Since this is continual, it allows students to receive information about their ongoing progress and allows the PE teacher to assess the effectiveness of their instruction. Summative assessment is a form a assessment that takes place at the end of instruction and measures the degree to which instruction objectives have been achieved. Information collected compares student performance to predetermined standards or class performance and is usually used for assigning student grades. Formal assessment is assessment that is standardized and conducted in isolation. Typically summative and formal assessment often involves the use of skill tests, written tests, fitness tests, win-loss records, performance records, and so on. Authentic assessment is an informal assessment in which students apply previously learned skills and knowledge in context. Assessing student strategies and problem solving during a game and having students plan a fitness-program or choreograph a dance are examples of authentic assessment. And last, but not least we will also use performance assessment. This is an informal assessment that focuses on performance. This type of assessment usually involves the use of a checklist, rating scale, or rubric to measure the presence, degree, or quality of critical elements in a motor skill.
Assessments and grading are based on the EPEC Curriculum and the Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs). Students are graded on Responsibility/Punctuality, Participation/Effort, Behavior/Teamwork, and Skill Proficiency. Students will be exposed to a variety of assessments throughout the school year, which could be written and observation based.
Students will be exposed to a variety of assessments during the school year. Formative assessment is an assessment that occurs throughout the instructional unit, the intent being that work on the same skill or topic will continue, and thus lead to improvement. Since this is continual, it allows students to receive information about their ongoing progress and allows the PE teacher to assess the effectiveness of their instruction. Summative assessment is a form a assessment that takes place at the end of instruction and measures the degree to which instruction objectives have been achieved. Information collected compares student performance to predetermined standards or class performance and is usually used for assigning student grades. Formal assessment is assessment that is standardized and conducted in isolation. Typically summative and formal assessment often involves the use of skill tests, written tests, fitness tests, win-loss records, performance records, and so on. Authentic assessment is an informal assessment in which students apply previously learned skills and knowledge in context. Assessing student strategies and problem solving during a game and having students plan a fitness-program or choreograph a dance are examples of authentic assessment. And last, but not least we will also use performance assessment. This is an informal assessment that focuses on performance. This type of assessment usually involves the use of a checklist, rating scale, or rubric to measure the presence, degree, or quality of critical elements in a motor skill.
| pe_grading_policy_-_grades_k-5.pdf |
American Heart Association - Kid's Heart Challenge - February 10-12, 2020
Kids Heart Challenge is complete! All of our students got to test their Warrior skills in an obstacle course challenge and they had a blast!
Thank you for supporting the physical and emotional well-being of our students and the American Heart Association.
This year we raised over $8,000 in a short two-week span! I can't thank you all enough for the kind and generous donations to the AHA! Until next year!
Take a look below at some of our kids in action during the Warrior Obstacle Course!
Thank you for supporting the physical and emotional well-being of our students and the American Heart Association.
This year we raised over $8,000 in a short two-week span! I can't thank you all enough for the kind and generous donations to the AHA! Until next year!
Take a look below at some of our kids in action during the Warrior Obstacle Course!
2020 Heart Hero Champion!
Fitness Testing - Falcon Fitness Challenge
| fitness_testing_parent_letter.pdf |
PE Monthly Newsletters - Falcon Free Press
| falcon_free_press_september_2020.pdf |
| falcon_free_press_october_2020.pdf |
Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
PE Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs)
PE Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs)
| pe_grade_k_glces.pdf |
| pe_grade_1_glces.pdf |
| pe_grade_2_glces.pdf |
| pe_grade_3_glces.pdf |
| pe_grade_4_glces.pdf |
| pe_grade_5_glces.pdf |
K-5 Physical Education Activities - 2019-2020 - Students in Action!
Deerfield Fun Run - October 4, 2019
The Deerfield PTO is inviting all students to participate in the annual all school FUN RUN to raise money for PTO funded programs and activities throughout the year. This will be our school's main fundraiser. Money raised from the donations will support the many educational and fun activities that the Deerfield PTO provides throughout the year. The PTO will receive 100% of all donations made and they are tax deductible as well.
See the attached flyer for more information.
This year, our Annual FUN RUN is Friday, October 4, 2019 during PE class times. All students will be involved and will attend PE that day to have fun running!
See the attached flyer for more information.
This year, our Annual FUN RUN is Friday, October 4, 2019 during PE class times. All students will be involved and will attend PE that day to have fun running!
| deerfield_fun_run_oct_4.pdf |
Deerfield Fun Run 2019 - Pictures of our runners in action!
YMCA STRIDE for Boys & Girls on the Run Program - March through May - 2020
NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 Outbreak and State and Nationwide mandates. Schools are closed until further notice and unfortunately, the YMCA has canceled Girls on the Run and STRIDE for Boys this year. Hopefully we will all be back to some kind of normal soon and we will give this another try next school year.
STRIDE is a fun fitness and running program for boys in grades 3 through 5. Boys have the chance to share their thoughts and opinions about various life topics in a safe, encouraging environment that helps them develop character, while building their running endurance to compete in a 5K.
Success + Teamwork + Respect + Inspiration + Determination = Excellence in Character
The STRIDE MissionWe encourage boys to exhibit excellence in character in all aspects of their lives, make healthy choices, and build confidence by leading them through a curriculum that incorporates fun activities and running.
The YMCA STRIDE Vision
Interactive Sessions with Discussion and ApplicationYour son will develop strength of character by participating in interactive and comfortable discussion groups with our trained coaches. These boys learn to work with, understand, and encourage each other rather than compete. If your main goal is to have your boy challenge himself, then STRIDE can help.
Boosting Confidence by Completing the 5KDoes your son struggle with self-confidence? When your son trains and completes the 5K hosted by STRIDE, he will realize his innate ability to accomplish hard things. We encourage each boy to focus on performing at his personal best and not competing with the others around him.
Discussion Topics That Change LivesThe coaches introduce the topic and give the boys the opportunity to talk with each other about the challenges they face each day. The coaches’ job is to help the boys recognize their own strength by incorporating each topic into the running workout and rewarding each boy at the end of each session. Our coaches cover the following topics:
Success + Teamwork + Respect + Inspiration + Determination = Excellence in Character
The STRIDE MissionWe encourage boys to exhibit excellence in character in all aspects of their lives, make healthy choices, and build confidence by leading them through a curriculum that incorporates fun activities and running.
The YMCA STRIDE Vision
- To provide a high quality program for all boys in 3rd through 5th grade where the focus is on fun and fitness.
- To increase the confidence of participants by helping them feel good about themselves and their abilities.
- To create an opportunity to share information about various topics to help them reach a “whole person” excellence by being better individuals, students, team members, athletes and members of their community.
- To provide a valuable experience for our coaches with a program that will improve their lives and the lives of the participant.
- To improve the participants fitness level, by training and preparing them to complete a 5K.
Interactive Sessions with Discussion and ApplicationYour son will develop strength of character by participating in interactive and comfortable discussion groups with our trained coaches. These boys learn to work with, understand, and encourage each other rather than compete. If your main goal is to have your boy challenge himself, then STRIDE can help.
Boosting Confidence by Completing the 5KDoes your son struggle with self-confidence? When your son trains and completes the 5K hosted by STRIDE, he will realize his innate ability to accomplish hard things. We encourage each boy to focus on performing at his personal best and not competing with the others around him.
Discussion Topics That Change LivesThe coaches introduce the topic and give the boys the opportunity to talk with each other about the challenges they face each day. The coaches’ job is to help the boys recognize their own strength by incorporating each topic into the running workout and rewarding each boy at the end of each session. Our coaches cover the following topics:
- Character Counts
- The Good Friend
- Working with a Team
- Bullying
- Eating Healthy
- Shoot for Your Goals
- Make a Difference in Action
- And many more
GOTR of Greater Detroit runs separate programs for girls in different grade levels at school, one program for 3rd-5th grades and distinct program for 6th-8th grades (called Heart & Sole), so we can focus our curricula to the most appropriate social development areas.
So what does Girls on the Run do? One girl put it this way, “I learned that I am the boss of my brain.” Girls on the Run inspires girls to take charge of their lives and define the future on their terms. It’s a place where girls learn that they can. No limits. No constraints. Only opportunities to be remarkable.
How do we do it?Lots of ways, but we start with helping the girls get a better understanding of who they are and what’s important to them. Then we look at the role of teams and healthy relationships. And, finally, we explore how girls can positively connect with and shape the world.
And remember, we believe that life-changing experiences can be fun too—for everyone—the girls, coaches, families and other volunteers. So don’t be surprised when you hear laughter along with self-reflection and see beaming smiles across the beautiful, confident faces of our girls.
Me + Relationships + Community Meeting twice a week in small teams of 8-16 girls, we teach life skills through fun, engaging lessons that celebrate the joy of movement. The 20-lesson curriculum is taught by certified Girls on the Run® coaches and includes three parts: understanding ourselves, valuing relationships and teamwork and understanding how we connect with and shape the world at large. Over the course of the program, girls will develop and improve competence, feel confidence in who they are, develop strength of character, respond to others and oneself with care and compassion, create positive connections with peers and adults, and make a meaningful contribution to community and society.
Power through Service Acknowledging that accomplishment has many flavors, each team creates and executes a local community service project. This experience demonstrates to girls the unimaginable strength that comes from helping others.
Up and Running - At each season’s conclusion, the girls and their running buddies complete a 5k running event. In some cities this is a large, community wide event and in others, it’s an inspiring gathering of friends and family. Completing a 5k gives the girls a tangible sense of achievement as well as a framework for setting and achieving life goals. The results are the same—making the seemingly impossible, possible.
Simple, engaging and extraordinary. The result? Healthy, confident girls who can.
Girls on the Run: Our 3rd-5th Grade Program - Over a period of 10 weeks, girls in the 3rd through 5th grade participate in an after-school program like no other. Designed to allow every girl to recognize her inner strength, the Girls on the Run curriculum inspires girls to define their lives on their own terms. Throughout the season, the girls make new friends, build their confidence and celebrate all that makes them unique.
The Girls on the Run lessons encourage positive emotional, social, mental and physical development. Participants explore and discuss their own beliefs around experiences and challenges girls face at this age. They also develop important strategies and skills to help them navigate life experiences. We start with helping the girls get a better understanding of who they are and what’s important to them. Then, we look at the importance of team work and healthy relationships. And, finally, the girls explore how they can positively connect with and shape the world.
Physical activity is woven into our program to inspire an appreciation of fitness and to build habits that lead to a lifetime of health. At the end of each three month session, the girls participate in a Girls on the Run 5k event. This celebratory, non-competitive event is the culminating experience of the curriculum. Completing the 5k gives the girls a tangible understanding of the confidence that comes through accomplishment as well as a framework for setting and achieving life goals. Crossing the finish line is a defining moment when the girls realize that even the seemingly impossible IS possible.
So what does Girls on the Run do? One girl put it this way, “I learned that I am the boss of my brain.” Girls on the Run inspires girls to take charge of their lives and define the future on their terms. It’s a place where girls learn that they can. No limits. No constraints. Only opportunities to be remarkable.
How do we do it?Lots of ways, but we start with helping the girls get a better understanding of who they are and what’s important to them. Then we look at the role of teams and healthy relationships. And, finally, we explore how girls can positively connect with and shape the world.
And remember, we believe that life-changing experiences can be fun too—for everyone—the girls, coaches, families and other volunteers. So don’t be surprised when you hear laughter along with self-reflection and see beaming smiles across the beautiful, confident faces of our girls.
Me + Relationships + Community Meeting twice a week in small teams of 8-16 girls, we teach life skills through fun, engaging lessons that celebrate the joy of movement. The 20-lesson curriculum is taught by certified Girls on the Run® coaches and includes three parts: understanding ourselves, valuing relationships and teamwork and understanding how we connect with and shape the world at large. Over the course of the program, girls will develop and improve competence, feel confidence in who they are, develop strength of character, respond to others and oneself with care and compassion, create positive connections with peers and adults, and make a meaningful contribution to community and society.
Power through Service Acknowledging that accomplishment has many flavors, each team creates and executes a local community service project. This experience demonstrates to girls the unimaginable strength that comes from helping others.
Up and Running - At each season’s conclusion, the girls and their running buddies complete a 5k running event. In some cities this is a large, community wide event and in others, it’s an inspiring gathering of friends and family. Completing a 5k gives the girls a tangible sense of achievement as well as a framework for setting and achieving life goals. The results are the same—making the seemingly impossible, possible.
Simple, engaging and extraordinary. The result? Healthy, confident girls who can.
Girls on the Run: Our 3rd-5th Grade Program - Over a period of 10 weeks, girls in the 3rd through 5th grade participate in an after-school program like no other. Designed to allow every girl to recognize her inner strength, the Girls on the Run curriculum inspires girls to define their lives on their own terms. Throughout the season, the girls make new friends, build their confidence and celebrate all that makes them unique.
The Girls on the Run lessons encourage positive emotional, social, mental and physical development. Participants explore and discuss their own beliefs around experiences and challenges girls face at this age. They also develop important strategies and skills to help them navigate life experiences. We start with helping the girls get a better understanding of who they are and what’s important to them. Then, we look at the importance of team work and healthy relationships. And, finally, the girls explore how they can positively connect with and shape the world.
Physical activity is woven into our program to inspire an appreciation of fitness and to build habits that lead to a lifetime of health. At the end of each three month session, the girls participate in a Girls on the Run 5k event. This celebratory, non-competitive event is the culminating experience of the curriculum. Completing the 5k gives the girls a tangible understanding of the confidence that comes through accomplishment as well as a framework for setting and achieving life goals. Crossing the finish line is a defining moment when the girls realize that even the seemingly impossible IS possible.
Deerfield Falcons - Field Day 2021
Stay tuned for more details later in the school year.
