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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.C.H. Campbell Elementary School second-grade student Lilly Rich worked on an art project with her grandparents, Ken and Alice Cooley, during the school’s annual Grandparents Day on Nov. 16.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.C.H. Campbell Elementary School second-grader Kaelyn Radinsky invited her ‘grand friends,’ Carolyn Wadas (left) and Marilyn Wadas (right), to the school’s annual Grandparents Day on Nov. 16.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.C.H. Campbell Elementary School second-grade students and their grandparents enjoyed bowling in the gym during the school’s annual Grandparents Day on Nov. 16.
By ABBY SLANKER
Second-grade students at C.H. Campbell Elementary School welcomed some special visitors to their school Nov. 16. 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.
“Good morning everybody and welcome. We have an amazing event planned for you today. Our second-graders have worked hard preparing for today and are going to make you all very proud today. We have a great program for you. Mr. Fay has been working hard with the children to make their performance today great for you. Thank you for coming today. The children are very excited for you to see their show. Enjoy,” 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 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,” to a standing ovation.
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 the art room, art teacher Diane Leonard gave a short presentation on hand-based learning. She then read a poem, which she also passed out to the students and their grandparents and asked them to decorate the page together in any way they chose.
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 grinder, a Polaroid camera, an ice cube tray, cassette tapes and VHS tapes.