On
Tuesday, November 8, while most of the adults in our country were casting their
votes, the first and second graders at Windham Christian Academy were busy
honoring our Veterans with the second annual veterans’ breakfast.
Students
found a veteran from their family or neighborhood, church or community to
interview in order to learn more about what it means to serve in our armed
forces. It is important to us to make sure that the next generation understands
the sacrifices these men and women have made and continue to make to keep our
country safe and allow us the freedoms we enjoy. This is an event that truly
requires “all hands on deck” as students developed the menu, the program and
did the set-up and clean-up with help from parents who sent in items or came
and helped cook and serve.
On
November 8, 14 veterans joined the class as a way to say thank-you to those
aunts, uncles, grandparents, parents, neighbors, and family friends who have
served or are now serving our country. We began the morning just as we do every
day in our classroom with the pledge of allegiance to the American flag, the
Christian flag, and the Bible. Then we all sang out the National Anthem and had
prayer.
After
a wonderful breakfast of pancakes, eggs, muffins and fruit served by parent
volunteers, the students recited a poem and gave our guests thank-you letters
they had created. Many of our veteran guests remarked how much they appreciated
being honored in this way.
One
grandmother who had served in the Navy sent a thank-you letter after the event saying,
“Thank you for the wonderful breakfast. Thank you for remembering the veterans.
This was so thoughtful of you. The food was delicious, the decorations were
beautiful. You guys all worked so hard”.
We
have learned that this grandmother and all the veterans are really the ones
that worked hard, and we thank each and every one of you for your service.
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