1) Ms. Jones announces that the class will have field day at the end of the month, including games like tug-of-war, obstacle courses, and a relay race. Suzie is nervous about competing in front of her classmates. 2) Ms. Jones chooses Suzie and Jason to be the captains for the two relay teams. Suzie is worried that no one will want her on their team because she is a slow runner. 3) Suzie works hard practicing with her team every night, while Jason's team does not practice at all. On the day of the relay race, Suzie's prepared team beats Jason's unprepared team.

2. “Class, I want to share with you information about field day at the end of the month” said
Ms. Jones. “Oh no,” Suzie thought. Field day is so exciting, but I’m scared to participate
in front of my classmates. Suzie sat and sighed. “This will be awesome!” Jason exclaimed
from across the room. Jason was always the athletic one. He was always competing with
everyone at recess.

3. Ms. Jones explained all the games the class would participated in during
field day, the games are tug a war, obstacles courses, balloon toss, and a
relay race! A special trophy will be rewarded to the team that wins the
relay race! “Our class will be split into two teams, and I will choose the
captains by drawing names out of the magic jar and they will then
choose their team for the relay race!”
“Ughhhhhhh!” Suzie groaned, “I hate having to be picked for teams, no
one wants me because I am a slow runner!”

4. Ms. Jones went to her desk to get her magic jar, it contained all of the students’ names in
the jar and it was magical because it picked the right person for the job! “Drumroll
please, and the magic jar chooses the captains for the relay race!” Ms. Jones said all
excitedly! Tap tap tap tap! The students all patted their desk eagerly waiting for the magic
jar to reveal the captains! “Please not me, please not me,” squeaked Suzie with her
fingers crossed and her eyes closed. “And the fearless leaders are…” Ms. Jones said
while all the students starred at her. “Jason and Suzie!”
“Alright! This will be a breeze!” Jason arrogantly said with a smirk on his face!

5. “Jason reminds me of a rooster with his chest puffed up,” whispered
Suzie to the girl sitting beside of her. “Remember Ms. Jones taught us
about figurative language and that means he’s cocky!
“Yeah, he’s getting too big for his britches,” the girl giggled back!
“This is going to be the worst field day ever,” Suzie told the girl as she
signed and put her head in her hands.

6. As she removed her head from her hands she noticed everyone was
starring at her. “Ok everyone! Jason and Suzie will picked teams
tomorrow morning!”

7. The day seemed to fly by. Moving closer to the next day when Suzie was
responsible for picking an award winning team. “Lucky You!” her friend
said to her at lunch!
“Yeah, who all do you want to be on your team” said Jon. “I don’t know,
I think Jason will choose all the athletic kids in our class. I will try really
hard to pick a good team, but I think Jason’s team will take us down
anyway.”
“You are going to do awesome, especially with us on your team!” said
Meghan.
Uh oh, I really want a strong team, but I also don’t want to hurt my
friends, Suzie thought to herself.

8. Suzie had a long night of thinking. The next morning she was so
nervous she could not eat breakfast. At school, the class was buzzing
with excitement! Ms. Jones came in and said, “Settle down! Settle
down!” The moment that Suzie had been dreading finally arrived. Suzie
and Jason walked to the front and picked teams.
That afternoon, Ms. Jones gave Suzie and Jason 30 minutes to meet with
their teams and practice for the relay race.
“Alright team, we need to practice each night to be prepared for the
race.” Suzie told her team. She worked with her team and came up with
a plan where there would all do sprints each night and run around their
neighborhood. “During recess, we will practice passing the baton!”
Suzie told her team.
“Alright, this relay will be a piece of cake! We don’t need to practice,
soccer and playing at recess will be enough for us to win!” Jason
exclaimed to his team.

9. Day after day Suzie’s team practiced at home and at recess. Jason’s
team did nothing…

10. The day had arrived and the field day was here! The day was so fun.
Balloon Toss was the best so much laugher and joy. However that was
about to end… The time had come… The relay race…

11. Suzie pulled her team together “Alright team! We have worked really hard
this last month preparing for the relay race! We got this! All we have to do
is do our best! And let’s have fun, too!”
Suzie and her teammates overhead Jason’s pep talk to his team. Jason was
laughing and making comments about how this was going to be easy
peasy!
“Line up for the relay race,” Ms. Jones shouted

12. Both teams lined up, Suzie and Jason were the last runners for their
team. “Good luck!” Suzie said to Jason with a smile on her face. “Luck, I
don’t need luck, I have skills!” Jason said glaring at her.

13. Ms. Jones said, “On your mark, get set and go!”
The first runners took off with the baton in their hand; Suzie’s team took
the lead because Jason’s team kept dropping the baton. The baton
finally was passed to Suzie, she winked at Jason as she took off, he was
still waiting for his teammate to pass him the baton.

14. Suzie came across the finish line with Jason trying to catch up to her.
“Hooray!!!” shouted Suzie’s team. “We did it!!!”
Ms. Jones congratulated Suzie and her team, “It must have been all of
the hard work you all did in preparing for this race!”

15. Jason hung his head he had counted his eggs before they had hatched.
Suzie walked over to him, “Good job today,” she said while reaching out
to shake his hand.