McLaurin Elementary School students and staff took a break from schoolwork Saturday to hold their annual Spring Fling.

The event, which was open to the public, included games and activities for children on school grounds at Seargent S. Prentiss Drive.

&uot;(It’s) to give the kids some enjoyment toward the end of school in the spring time and also (serve) as a fundraiser for the PTO,&uot; Royal Hill, a member of the McLaurin Parent Teacher Organization, about the event.

Hundreds of school-age children and their relatives enjoyed the break Saturday.

&uot;I just wanted to spend some quality time with them,&uot; said Brandy Herrington, 17, who brought her two nephews to Spring Fling.

Deborah Turner brought her nephew, Joshua Bacon, 8, and her niece, Jazmin Bacon, 6, to Spring Fling. As a second-grader, Saturday was Joshua Bacon’s first Spring Fling as a McLaurin Elementary student.

&uot;It’s fun to go to P.E. and art and to do your best,&uot; Joshua said about life at McLaurin Elementary School.

But at Spring Fling, Bacon was most looking forward to playing in the space jump &uot;because it’s fun to jump around in it,&uot; he said.