Garden City Middle School’s sixth grade Field Day is a new event intended to bring students together who have recently come to the middle school from Stewart or Stratford elementary schools.
“Garden City Middle School is where two of our Garden City communities come together, really for the first time, in a supportive learning environment,” Principal Matthew Samuelson said. “We understand that our sixth grade cohort will be made up of the same students that will graduate together in six short years and we want to make sure that we make bonds that last, connections that students can use to rely upon each other and friendships that make our school feel like a home.”
Students enjoyed a series of outdoor team building events that got them up on their feet. The variety of games offered aimed at building camaraderie, plus, at the same time, pushed their minds through an Academic Bowl – trivia, spelling and geography bees and a round of Name that Tune that pushed that same sense of community and togetherness. Of course, what field day would be complete without snacks and pizza provided generously by the Garden City PTA.
