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CHC second-graders celebrate grandparents
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.C.H. Campbell Elementary School second-grade student Nina Havrilla invited her grandparents Josie and Andy Havrilla to the school’s annual Grandparents Day on Nov. 18.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.C.H. Campbell Elementary School second-grade students and their grandparents enjoyed a round of bowling during the school’s annual Grandparents Day on Nov. 18.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.C.H. Campbell Elementary School second-grade students performed “God Bless America” for their grandparents during the school’s annual Grandparents Day on Nov. 18.
By ABBY SLANKER
C.H. Campbell Elementary School second-grade students welcomed some very special visitors to their school on Nov. 18.
The students invited their grandparents to the school’s annual Grandparents Day and performed a musical program for them in the gym. The day also included a classroom presentation, art project, bowling and a visit to the book fair.
C.H. Campbell Elementary School Principal Travis Lavery welcomed the grandparents to their special day.
“Welcome and thank you for visiting us on this special day. Our second-graders have spent a lot of time practicing this performance for you. It is an amazing performance and we also have some other amazing events planned for you that will take place throughout the day. I would like to thank our music specialist Mr. Fay for all his hard work preparing the students. I would like to thank our second-grade teachers for all their help and also our physical education teacher Mrs. Haurin for her part with bowling and Mrs. Leonard for her help with the art project. Also Mrs. Hockensmith for the book fair. So please enjoy your day. Our second-graders have worked hard to make you proud,” Lavery said.
The second-graders began their program by leading the audience in singing “The Star Spangled Banner.”
Next, a skit was performed by a group of fourth-grade students, about what a veteran is and conducting research and learning about Veterans Day for a school project.
The second-graders took the stage again and led the audience in singing “God Bless America.” The students then performed “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” The students also acted as narrators, giving the audience facts about and the history of Veterans Day.
To honor grandparents in the audience who were veterans, the second-graders performed “Salute to Armed Forces,” during which veterans were asked to stand during their branch’s song, to resounding applause.
In their final performance, second-grade teacher Patricia Mosure joined the second-grade students in singing “Proud To Be An American.”
After the program, the students and their grandparents went back to their classrooms with their grandparents, or to the art room for an art project or to the book fair or stayed in the gym for a round of bowling. At the appointed time, the classes rotated places so everyone could visit each activity.
In honor of Grandparents Day, the teachers and students also set up the Museum of Life Long Ago, which contained artifacts which were used prior to 1980. On display were a rotary phone, vinyl records, a coffee grnider, a Polaroid camera, an ice cube tray, cassette tapes and VHS tapes.