Eagle Creek Academy Hosts Grandparents Day

students and their families took part today in the school's annual Grandparents and Special Guests Day.

Each year on the day before Thanksgiving, grandparents and other special guests are invited into the classrooms to see firsthand what the students do on a daily basis. This year, the students hosted grandparents from as far away as Ireland. The day included special musical performances, arts and crafts projects, hands-on science experiments, math games, Reader’s Theater and more.

"Grandparents and Special Guests Day is always an exciting day for our students,” Principal Cathy Rondeau said. "The children love to show off the skills that they have learned and enjoy completing projects with their special guests.  It is one of our favorite days of the year."

Junior Kindergarten students shared songs and fingerplays with their guests, third graders made Native American ornamental bracelets and fourth graders shared PowerPoint presentations.

Middle school students led their guests through a series of experiments about plastics and polymers. They were able to make fake snow, plastic paper clips, polyacrylates (a chemical class of acrylate polymers) and bouncy balls.

The event provided a wonderful opportunity to combine fun and learning while making family memories to last a lifetime.

Source: Eagle Creek Academy