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Grandparents Day!

Students LOVE it when their parents come to school to spend time with them. If a mom or dad decides to be a “room-helper” for the day you can see their child puff up with pride and confidence, because they can show mom or dad the ropes. But that’s nothing compared to Grandparents Day!

Every year Kindergarten and First grades hold Grandparents Day in conjunction with the holiday music program. They work hard to make special invitations to give to their grandparents, prepare a special poem and clean up their desk so it’s neat and tidy to show off. As I move through the classrooms I will hear about which Grandma and Grandpa, Nana and Poppa, Grammy and Grampy are going to be attending. For those students whose grandparents are unable to attend there is a photo wall where they can share pictures and write a little paragraph or two about their grandparents. It is so much fun to hear their stories.

Last year I helped out in a First Grade classroom on the actual day. As Grandparents arrived, each child excitedly introduced their grandparents to the class; “This is my Grampy. He likes to fish with me.” “This is my Nana Peters, she’s my Grandma, but we don’t call her that, we just call her Nana.” “This is my Grandma and Grandpa, they live on a farm.” My favorite introduction of the day was; “This is my Gramma. But she’s not like an old kind of Grandma, she’s still fun.”

I don’t remember having a Grandparents Day when I was growing up. I do remember that my Grandparents often came to my programs and school activities. I was lucky enough to have Grandparents who lived close enough for me to spend time with them regularly. I would have LOVED to show them off at school. My introductions would probably have gone something like this: “This is my Grandma Brown, we create new recipes for ice cream drinks in her kitchen.” “These are my Great-Granparents, Gramma & Grampa Stump. They live on a farm, let me milk cows, gather eggs and ride a big horse.” “And this is Grandma and Grandpa Loomis. Grandma lets us make bread with her and Grandpa built us a go-cart out of a lawn-mower engine.” Of all the special days we have at school, I think this has to be the best one!