The format is lost in posting this to the board, but picture it looking like a calendar with the block grid containing one question per block. The form was two sided and families had a max of 20 minutes to finish it. The first ten families to complete the grid with the most correct answers received school recipe books, and learned a whole lot about the trivia of the school.
Enjoy and have fun!
MicheleC
Connecticut
BACK TO SCHOOL PICNIC Family Name: _________________________________
TRIVIA HUNT
Phone: ____________________ Grade: __________
What year was Webster Hill School opened?
Who is the "keeper of the bandaids"?
What is our school mascot?
What are the names of all the "specials" teachers?
What is Parent Link and how do you reach it?
What are the "school colors" for Webster Hill School?
How many classrooms are there at Webster Hill School?
Who raises the flag at Webster Hill (by name)?
What is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the PTO?
What time does school start each day? What if you are late?
What teacher dresses as a cowboy every Halloween?
Who hiked up a volcano this summer?
Who comes to school dressed in pajamas and why?
What song does every student at Webster Hill learn in first grade?
What does PTO stand for?
What is the name of the weekly newsletter sent home?
What is a POW WOW?
Get the signature of three people wearing red.
Get the initials of four people with green eyes.
What are three events held during the annual Field Day in June?
What is the nickname of the 4th & 5th grade wing?
What is the location of the 5th grade trip? And when do they go?
Name 4 themes of the baskets from the spring basket raffle.
What is the address of Webster Hill School?
What special thing will be added to the Media Center and why?
In what grade are you allowed to ride your bike to school?
Name 4 members of the PTO Board this year.
Name 3 events from the PTO Calendar.
Get the initials of 3 people wearing yellow.
Where are the Fun-Runs held?
What is the name of Webster Hill's "Officer Friendly" from the West Hartford Police Dept.?
Who serves as the Webster Hill Webmaster?
To where do the butterflies from our courtyard fly?
Name the kindergarten teachers.
What does CMT stand for?
What is the Museum Express and who oversees it?
What grade runs the school store and what is available there?
What is the BoxTops for Education program?
What is the name of our school crossing guard?
What television station is hooked into Webster Hills' weather station?
Name and signature of someone whose birthday is in the month of September.
From what grade are the students in Daisy and Tiger Scouts?
What is the name of the in-school mail service?
Name at least two teachers who got married this summer.
During what month is the school fair?
If it is a school sponsored event, are you sure that you can have folks driving here and there and be covered by the liability insurance of the school? With kids and cars, just a thought to err on the side of caution.....
We do a scavenger hunt for our back to school night, but the questions are all relative to the school grounds and then we do a picnic dinner on the lawn of the school. It is intended mostly for the new families, but it is a good way to get the old families and the new families to interact and discuss and play with items relative to the school.....
If you would like a copy of the scavenger list/grid, let me know
Michele C
Connecticut
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Does anyone have any experience with hosting a scavenger Hunt for families to participate in?
This would be for an end-of-the-year fun event, not a money maker.
I was thinking of something that works like this. Our school district is a large rural community. I would make a list of 20-30 questions. Parents would meet in the gym one saturday morning and get the list of questions. Then they would have 2 hours to find the answers/items. Example questions: How many houses are on ___ Rd between ____ Rd and ____ Rd? What color is Mrs. Miller's (teacher) barn? What type of tree sits on the corner of ____ Rd and _____ Rd. Name 4 streets in Perrinton that start with a "P". How much would it cost to buy 1 gal of milk and a loaf of bread at Curtis' Grocerty store?
We'd probably start at 10:00 and have everyone back by 12:00. The first one back with the all the correct answers or whoever has the most correct answers by noon would win. I was hoping to get some cool prize like tickets for the family to a local amuzement park or a weekend at a campground.
Then after the hunt we could have a hotdog BBQ and possibly some more family type games.
Just wondering if anyone could help with some possible ideas, places where you could see things could go wrong.
