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Show Family is Welcome in the Classrooms at Lindon Elementary 'V Students at Lindon Elementary Elemen-tary celebrated Grandparents Day on Tuesday, November 23. Grandparents Day is a coordinated co-ordinated event. The teachers come up with an activity for their students to do with their grandparents. Principal Theeler said, "We couldn't do it without with-out our PEA because they are in front helping grandmas and grandpas know where to go. They help get the word out to the community and they provide pro-vide treats after the activity. Like most things here at Lindon Elementary, our PTA is fantastic and knee deep in helping good things become better and good things become great." Principal Theeler is involved in-volved with Grandparents Day. "I love it," he said. "It is wonderful to walk the halls in the morning. I go into every classroom and take pictures. It is great to see the kids nestled with their grandparents. It's fun to see so many people come. We are pleased with the amount of support we receive." Cheti Hardman, a PTA member, said she started the event four years ago when she was FLA president. "I wanted to get parent involvement and have family feel like they are welcome in the classrooms and create that relationship." Cheri loves Grandparents Day. "I think it has grown. Parents and grandparents are talking about it. As they leave they are just so excited and thanking us for having hav-ing them come. The teachers are enjoying creating their own activities. ac-tivities. It's fun," she added. Melissa Becerra, a Kindergart- ner, made a gingerbread house with her grandparents, Emma and Keith Dexter. Emma and Keith are Melissa's adopted grandparents. Keith said, "I think it is absolutely fantastic." Coen Chadwick, a first grader, invited his grandpa, Bruce Chadwick, to come with him. Coen made a booklet about his grandpa which helped him get to know him. He learned his grandpa is fun. Grandpa Bruce said, "It's fun. It's great to see these kids develop." Christopher Eyring, a second grader, stated that the thing he loves most about his grandma, Mary Lou Broad-head, Broad-head, is she helps him with his projects. Mary Lou came all the way down from Kaysville so she could spend one on one time with Christopher. "I have been really impressed with this school and what the teachers do and the administration. It's great to be here," she said. Third grader Anna Johnson made a count down to Christmas Christ-mas chain with her grandma, Karen Beardall. Karen moved to Utah so she and her husband could be here for these types of things. "I'm just totally satisfied, sat-isfied, fulfilled, happy. This is what life is about," she said. Kesli Johnson, a fifth grader, grad-er, asked her grandma, Kelly Chalmers, questions with her questionnaire and on the back of the questionnaire Kelly wrote a letter to her granddaughter. Kesli loves her grandma's caramels. cara-mels. "I love to be with Kesli," stated Grandma Kelly. "She always al-ways has a smile on her face. It is fun to see where she goes to Kindergarten students nestled with their grandparents at Lindon Elementa- ' ry. Many people came and supported the event and the faculty was pleased with the amount of support the program received. Photo courtesy of Timpiinogos Times school and her teacher and her room." Grandma Kelly participated partici-pated with four grandchildren at the school . Nathan Winters, a sixth grader, calls his grandma "Lila", which in Spanish means little grandma, and grandpa "Boom pah" because that is what his older sister called them. Nathan shared how he felt about his grandparents, Bill and Carol Gould. "I am happy they could come. They are really re-ally nice and I love them." Nathan asked his grandparents and parents about their childhood child-hood and Nathan answered the same questions. The activity allowed al-lowed students to compare the changes across the generations. Nathan learned that his grandparents grand-parents aren't old-fashioned after all, just normal. Grandma Carol said, "We just love him. ' He is just awesome." Granpa Bill slated, "Nathan is obviously obvious-ly the brightest kid in the class and he's actually the brightest kid in the United States and so it is alway s a joy to be with him." The activity was enjoyed by all, strengthened family'ties, and left everyone w ith a good feeling. |