Perhaps the biggest day every elementary school student looks forward to each year (aside from the last day of school, of course), is Field Day. This is usually a whole morning packed with relay races, water games, popsicles, dunk tanks and bubbles. Every student participates, from pre-K through 5th grade, to celebrate the end of another school year.
But one group of students is always left out: the pre-K students whose classes are held at Webster Schroeder and Webster Thomas high schools. The high schools don’t hold Field Days, so their building’s pre-K students are out of luck.
That was, until this year.
Last Tuesday morning, 54 students from the Webster Schroeder and Webster Thomas preschool classes gathered on the Schroeder turf field for an hour of running, jumping, noodling, spinning and sweaty Field Day fun.
It all began at 9:15 a.m., when the classes lined up behind large paper banners emblazoned with their class names. Then, one at a time, as each class team was announced (“Thomas Titan Busy Bees!” “Schroeder Warrior Butterflies!” “Schroeder Warrior Busy Bees!“) they burst through the banners like a college football team erupting from their tunnel, signaling the start of the festivities.
For the next hour, led by Webster Schroeder P.E. teacher Mike Ciaburri, PK staff members, and a dozen high school helpers, the young students rotated through a series of ten stations, with fun names like “Hoppy Turny,” “Slappy Hands,” Switcheroonie,” “Noodle Heads” and “Super Scoopers.” Parents and grandparents watched and cheered from the stands.
Little did the little athletes know, while they were having a blast running and playing games, they were also improving their core strength, hand-eye coordination and teamwork skills, and priming their early reading and literacy skills.
The morning’s activities were planned and coordinated by Webster Schroeder pre-K teacher Jamie Palmer. But it was a huge undertaking with a lot of moving parts, and she’ll be the first to tell you that it wouldn’t have happened without support from so many other people — the school nurses, cafeteria staff, main office, athletic office, the GOAL program, child development classes, National Honor Society, Key Club, custodians, security, transportation, and even the librarians.
Together, they created an amazing event that these kids will remember for a long time. And judging from all the smiles and laughter from the athletes, helpers and staff members alike, it was a terrific success, and will certainly be back again next year. And when it does return, it’ll be even bigger; plans are for Webster Thomas to add a second pre-K class for 2026/27. So next June, watch for even more bees and butterflies to be flexing their muscles at the 2027 Pre-K Field Day.
Here are a few more photos from the day. Thank you to Jen Calus from the Webster Central School District for the photos!
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(posted 6/16/2026)
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