Sports Day 2023

 Hi Kapus,

Saturday, the 4th of February 2023, was the date of your first ever Sports Day!

This was being organized by your school 'Kinfolk Montessori' and honestly, we did not know what to expect

Let me be honest here, because, when it cam to outdoor physical actvity and sports, we always felt you were a few months behind the rest of the kids. I remember, I got you a little football when you were just 10months old, but you only kicked it properly around your 2nd birthday

Even on the playground in the apartment, you would only do easy tasks and shy away from anything which required you to use your hand strength

We were, however, very excited about the Sports day. But when we asked you what all sports they were teaching you, you only said, "We went to big ground and I just sat there!"

So, I guess you will agree with my second statement of this blog


We reached the ground at around 9am and for the first few minutes, they made all the children sit separately. A few toddlers started to cry and for some reason, you too started to cry and asked for us. We were hoping this would be a temporary thing and you would return to normal once the activities started - and we werent wrong

You took part in a little March past saying left-right-left and then did a little dance with the pom-poms which the school had provided

Next, there was the obstacle race in which you did extremely well. Your jumps and movement left us in complete Awe 


This was followed by 'Guide the Ball' race, which you again completed 

The school then gave you a nice medal as a present and you enjoyed it with your current best friend - Anaya Chaudhury 


Overall we had a very good time and we hope you will look at the pics and remember more

Cheers,

Dadoo

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