By Janneke Watt and Mackenzie Wilson
From Sochi to Creemore, NCPS students set aside a day to put their athletic and cooperation skills to the test to see if they had what it takes to be an Olympian.
Students from kindergarten to Grade 8 participated in 10 different challenges. These included curling, bobsledding and our famous Canadian game of hockey! All of these challenges fit into our physical education curriculum.
The student government, which is made up of students elected by their peers, organized and ran the Olympic events.
The entire school watched the opening ceremonies of the Sochi Games. This gave us the idea to have our own torch relay. The torch was passed around from class to class, until the NCPS 2014 Opening Ceremonies. The torch started in Mrs. Doner-Day’s Kindergarten class and worked its way to Mr. Weir’s Grade 7/8s.
Students said that this day was a real skill-tester, and that it helped them to find out what it was really like to be an Olympian.
Despite the cold, everyone participated with enthusiasm. Jocelyn Young, a Grade 4 student, believed that this day was tons of fun. She said she would like to have these games held every year to support the Canadian athletes.
Overall, this day was a huge success! We would like to thank everyone who helped make it such a fantastic experience.