A Grandparents Day to Remember
Today at Providence Christian School Grandparents Day brought us all to our feet with our grandchildren's performance. My Molly is in the fourth grade, a part of the Grammar School. Her grade led us in the pledge of allegiances to the American flag and the Christian flag. They then led us in singing the Star Spangled Banner. The fifth grade recited the Preamble to the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Then the second and third grades sang each of our Armed Services' songs, while displaying their flags, honoring the many veterans in the gymnasium. They then sang God Bless America, Yankee Doodle Dandy. And then their rendition of I'm Proud to be an American brought us all to our feet.
Of course, I had tears in my eyes with my pride in our country, my gratitude to those veterans called to stand as each service's flag was displayed, those men and women willing to make the ultimate sacrifice and ...the mission of this precious school to actually teach our children the basics of reading (they use the phonics intensive Orton Gillingham Method), writing and arithmetic (Saxon Math), developing their mental capacity to memorize, guiding their moral development in teaching biblical principles of right and wrong and honoring the sacrifices and principles upon which our wonderful country was founded.
Molly got to leave early with me and we went to breakfast at the Waffle House and then went to buy her a calligraphy set. She wants to improve her handwriting and already has a beautiful hand.
What a blessing this day was for this grandmother who longs to see all of my babies in Heaven when "the roll is called up yonder." Thank you, God, for this wonderful school, and for the many blessings it gives these precious children.
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That was last year. The picture above is from this year. Molly is in the 5th grade now and she asked me to participate in the Colonial Day project. Of course, I was delighted to go. I love to share history with the children. I incorporated genealogy (micro history) with the macro history we all have learned. It was a delightful event and I enjoyed being with Brooke (my youngest daughter) and Molly.
Sadly, I hear Providence no longer uses the Orton Gillingham Method. I am glad Molly had the benefit of it.
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