Barnwell Elementary PE

Week of May 4 – 8
May 8 is FIELD DAY!

All Barnwell Elementary School

Unfortunately, we can’t do our normal
FIELD DAY, but we have an alternate
Practice the events, to
plan for AT HOME! Practice for our get ready for the BIG
upcoming National Field Day to be
held on May 8th.
DAY on Friday, May 8th.
(See below.)
Directions All events can be done indoors or
outdoors. All events use common
household items. There is no need to Join us for the National Field Day
purchase any equipment. Choose at
least 2 events from each packet.
OPENing Ceremony Thursday,
May 7th, 7:30pm

Practice Plan 3 - Copy and complete the

first two questions. Then complete the #BarnwellSTRONG On Friday, May 8th
graph while practicing the events. For @theBarnwellBeat #FCSRising
Packet 3
events: click here. There are 5 events.
Choose at least 2 to practice. Submit #NationalFieldDay @OPENPhysEd
your Practice Plan to Mrs. Kennedy.
Practice Plan is included with Packet 3 Continue scrolling to page 2 for
Practice Plan. complete instructions on how to
For events: click here There are 5 participate in OPEN National Field
Packet 4
events. Choose at least 2 to practice. Day.
Submit your Practice Plan to Mrs.
Kennedy
We hope that everyone will enjoy National Field Day with us on Friday, May 8th.
See page 2 for instructions on submitting your score card, videos and/or photos.
DEAM Drop Everything And Move May Calendar
See how many of the activities you can do during the month of May. Check off each day that you
May
complete the activity. If you miss a day’s activity, do it on a different day. Just move as much as you
Calendars
can and have fun doing it.
Families, here’s how to participate in OPEN National Field Day:
Step 1:

Download/print the (PDF) from OPEN National Field Day Packet.

Step 2:

Practice the events using the included practice plans and event cards.
Video demonstrations are available at www.OPENPhysEd.org/fielddayvideos
Step 3:

Use the Complete Equipment List to be sure all equipment is gathered.

Note: Most equipment can be found around the house. If you cannot go out and purchase something
on the list, just skip the event. Students will not be penalized in any way for skipping events due to
equipment.
Step 4:

Watch the OPENing Ceremony on Thursday, May 7 at 7:30 PM Eastern.

Tune in at www.OPENPhysEd.org/fielddayopening
Step 5:

Participate with the world at any time on May 8.

 Track your scores on the official score card (included in the packet.)
 Post the action via social media using #NationalFieldDay and Tagging your
school @theBarnwellBeat & @OPENPhysEd and @kennedy_reb.
 Post the action on our Field Day Padlet - https://bit.ly/besfieldday
 Submit your complete scorecard to Mrs. Kennedy. You may email to
kennedyr@fultonschools.org
 Download and print your certificate of participation from
www.OPENPhysEd.org/fielddaychamp

Commemorative t-shirts are available from

April 30 through May 18 in the OPEN National Field Day Team Shop.
Please note, shirts will not ship before the event.