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Grandparents Day was celebrated on November 23 this year. Below is the schedule of events that were done during that day by the special visitors.

*7:50 to 9:00*	Students had regular classes.
*8:15*	Volunteers were hostesses at church. They will help the grandparents find seats for the prayer service.
*9:00 to 9:30*	Prayer Service The prayer service was held in the church. All the special visitors sat in the main section in the front. Some students read Thank you letters to either their grandparents or Jesus. The eighth grade sang “Give Thanks” and can foods were placed along the bottom of the steps that lead up to the alter.
*9:30 to 10:15*	Class room visitations and Interactive activity with grandparents. Some students and visitors did crafts together while some shared stories, others played games. Miss. Ward had her students and their special visitors play a game called connection.
*10:15 to 11:00*	Refreshments in the gym for the special visitors. They served coffee to all the visitors along with pastries.
*11:00 to 11:40*	First Grade, Second Grade, and Third Grade put on a singing program. The program was enjoyed by many of the visitors.
*11:40 to 11:45*	Eighth Graders performance With their costumes on and smiles on their face the students took the stage.
*11:45*	Dismissal for all students and special visitors Many of the students were very excited to start their Thanksgiving break with a half day of school.

Grandparent’s Day was enjoyed by over five hundred grandparents and special friends. Many grandparents came last year and again this year. They all said that both times they came they were treated with respect, and they enjoyed every minute. They were very thankful for the chance to spend this time with their friends that are students here at IHM. The visitors loved to see what the students did when they were at school. Many students and their special visitors went out to eat or spent the rest of their day together. The day was put on by many volunteers, and they did a wonderful job. The hosts helped the visitors find their way around the school. Also, they served the coffee, or they passed out packets of seeds, because the theme this year was “Garden of Blessings.” On the back of the packets there was a message to them.

Special badges were pasted out to all the visitors. They had the name, class, and picture of the students they were visiting on them. The visitors had to wear them through out the day. If the visitors didn’t know where the students room was they could show a hostess the class room number, and the hostess could point it out.

Here are the instructions to a game that was played on Grandparents Day, in the Eighth Grade, called Connection. It is a very good game to bond with family and friends.

To begin, you get five minutes to find as much information about your partner (your special visitor) and write it down while they do the same to you. Then on the board you draw dots all over. One group starts and they say a fact like “My grandma’s favorite flower are tulips” and then if you have a connection such as, “My Grandma likes to garden,” and you raise your hand and say “Connection.” The person, who made the connection, draws a line to connect the dots. If you make a square, you put your names in it. The team with most complete squares at the end wins. This is a very good game to learn about your partner.

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