The snacks were sweet and so was the company as kindergartners welcomed special guests for the annual Mother’s Day tea on May 5 at East Lake Elementary School.
Youngsters gathered in the cafeteria shortly after the school day began and their faces lit up as their mothers or grandmothers arrived to spend about an hour together. Students first sang a song and recited a poem together. Then, their guests joined them at the table to nosh on cookies and cinnamon buns and sip on iced tea.
In advance of the Mother’s Day celebration, students made placemats, tissue paper corsages, hand-drawn portraits and “All About My Mom” booklets. One of the walls was decorated in paper flowers, on which each student wrote adjectives to describe his or her mother. The event ended with hugs as the special guests departed with their gifts.