Yay! The first day of First Grade!
At St. Mary School in German Village, we celebrate the first day of First Grade with a Schultute Ceremony.
It actually started last year when, as Kindergarteners, the students hung little paper cones on a special tree. All year, as the children learn and grow, the paper cones grow and become more colorful. Then when the children are ready to start first grade, the cones are harvested and filled with school supplies and small toys and sweet treats to help "sweeten" the beginning of formal education.
It's a pretty big deal.
The ceremony was very nice. Each upper grade gave a gift to the First Graders, such as a prayer to their Guardian Angels or a promise to help them along their way, and guest speakers included the Bishop of the Diocese of Columbus and Channel 10 News Anchor Kristyn Hartman.
Will received his Schultute
The Kindergarteners hung their paper cones on the tree
Congratulations to our Big, Grown-Up First Grader!
1 comment:
Yikes, they're growing up so fast! That's a pretty awesome ceremony.
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