Before the turkey was put in the oven and the potatoes mashed, Hebrew Academy of Tidewater Konikoff Center of Learning and Strelitz Early Childhood Education Center celebrated the time- honored tradition of Grandparents’ Day on Wednesday, Nov. 23.
More than 160 grandparents and special friends who hailed from Virginia Beach and as far away as Israel, convened for the students’ musical performances and songs about peace and thankfulness. Following the presentations, all of the classrooms hummed with conversation, laughter and activity. The students baked pumpkin bread and muffins for their guests and everyone participated in activities such as making scarecrows and creating a Betsy Ross “one-cut” five point star.
The experience epitomized the theme of L’Dor VaDor (from generation to generation). The words on the wall outside the Gan Gimel (4-year-old) classroom sum it up, “Strong roots make beautiful leaves.”
Hebrew Academy of Tidewater Konikoff Center of Learning and the Strelitz Early Childhood Education Center are constituent agencies of United Jewish Federation of Tidewater.
-Patti Seeman, director of development