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Kindergartners enjoy fun and flapjacks
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Neighbors | Sarah Foor .Kindergartners in Elaine Fabrizi’s classroom enjoyed the first bites of their breakfast feast.
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In Stephanie Mateja’s kindergarten classroom, Zach Martin cuddled up to his frog stuffed animal during the day of the Dobbins pancake breakfast.
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Ashley Windsor relaxed in her pajamas as her teacher, Elaine Fabrizi, read the story “If You Give a Pig a Pancake.”
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Kindergarten moms Karri Tufaro (left) and Jennifer Stefancin manned the griddles as the first strips of bacon and first pancakes met the heat.
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Karri Tufaro (back) poured some maple syrup for Lauren Hymes (left) and Evan Stefancin at the pancake breakfast.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Dobbins' Connor Maze enjoys a pancake with milk during Pajama and Pancake Day. Parents volunteered to help cook pancakes, sausage and bacon for the students.
By SARAH FOOR
On May 27, the kindergartners at Dobbins Elementary were lounging in their pajamas, hugging stuffed animals and preparing to eat a delicious breakfast. Although it looked like a great morning at home, the students were actually enjoying their annual kindergarten pancake breakfast.
In Elaine Fabrizi and Stephanie Mateja’s classrooms, the kindergartners enjoyed a morning of breakfast-themed games and stories. Fabrizi read the books “Pancake, Pancake” and “If You Give a Pig a Pancake” as her students cuddled up in their pajamas. Mateja’s classroom prepared for the day with themed lessons in reading, science and math.
In the hallway between the two classrooms, an army of moms and PTO volunteers brought in electric griddles, spatulas and toasters. The school soon filled with the smell of bacon, sausage, hash browns and pancakes.
Volunteer Karri Tufaro manned the grill as the first few pancakes started to cook.
“It’s just like at home,” Tufaro said, looking at the first flapjack. “The first ones never turn out very good, but they’ll get better. Only the best for our kindergartners.”
The pile of pancakes and other foods for the kindergartners were soon ready and the kids were free to dig in.
After drizzling maple syrup on her pancakes and taking a bite, kindergartner Ashley Windsor only had one word for the experience: “Delicious.”