Grandparents Day at TRA

We are excited to welcome all of our grandparents for our annual Grandparents Day celebration! As usual, we are preparing some wonderful treats for you, both the baked type and some lovely grandkid time. We’ll also have a photo area (or 2) for your traditional TRA souvenir pictures taken with your grandkids (process will be expedited if grandparents bring their own camera, cell phone, or an I-pad). We wrap up at noon leaving time for a special lunch out or an afternoon family adventure. We really want this to be a memorable day for grandparents and their kiddos.  

Grandparents are welcome to arrive at 9:00 a.m. and go directly to any of their grandchildren’s classrooms. We will have signs and staff directing them to where they want to go. Secondary students will be in their regular Friday second and third period classes and elementary students will remain in their home classrooms. Grandparents with multiple children are welcome to come and go between classes. We will have photo opportunities during this hour as well as during the refreshment time at the end of this half day of school.

Around 10:00 the elementary students will head out to the field for a large game of Eagle’s Nest, which grandparents are welcome to watch and cheer on the kids. The students will then head back to their classrooms and grandparents will go to the Great Hall to enjoy a special performance assembly. Each elementary class will perform a piece of their learning, followed by a select group of middle school students performing a recitation and seniors giving a shortened version of their capstone thesis speech. This hour-long presentation through the three stages of learning will give grandparents a peek into the Classical methodology and our efforts to educate future Christian leaders who can think critically and speak eloquently. 

After the performance assembly, grandparents may pick their grandchildren up from their classroom(s) to enjoy some refreshments and get their family picture taken if they were unable to do so earlier in the day. Students should return to their classrooms at 12:00 to gather their backpack and any other items they will need over the weekend. Grandparents may take their children home, or parents may follow their normal pick-up routine at 12:00. There will not be a lunchtime at school that day, so students may have a special lunch with their grandparents. We look forward to welcoming grandparents to our school for this annual heartwarming celebration!