Grandparent's & Special Friend's Day
Grandparent's and Special Friend's Day is one of those beautiful occasions that reminds us just how special our school community is. Our classrooms came alive as grandparents, special friends and children learned, laughed, created and shared together. I would also like to acknowledge a couple of the older siblings in our community that took time out of their day to treasure and value their younger sibling, what a great example of living community.
We are incredibly thankful for the love, encouragement, wisdom and prayer that grandparents and special friends bring into the lives of our children. For some, the day was especially poignant. Having helped establish our school, they now have the extraordinary privilege of watching their own grandchildren learn and grow here. What a wonderful picture of God’s faithfulness across generations, and what a joy to celebrate it together!
Malcolm Pirie
Head of Primary
Student Reflections
This year’s Grandparent’s Day was awesome! My Grandpa, Aunty, and my baby cousin Ivy, came as my special guests. They were looking through my workbook to see what I was doing in class, and they said that it was very neat. My favourite part was getting to go home early. This year’s Grandparent's Day was really fun and I’m really grateful that they could come.
Stella SPY
Grandparent’s Day, wow went by so quickly. Although my grandparents were in hospital, I had a special friend come to my class. His name is Josiah - he is my Uncle - and is part of the MECS graduating class of 2026. For about half an hour I got to skip usual classes and instead got to spend some good quality time with my Uncle. I talked to him about how he felt after completing his final exams. He said, "It’s such a relief that it's all over”. So even though one of my Grandparents were in the hospital, it was a huge success overall. I’m so grateful that MECS does days like this because every once in a while, it’s nice to stop taking a break, and show our special guests all our accomplishments so far this year.
Sage SPY
Clomp, Clomp…the grandparents were coming! As they arrived at the door, the class had a nervous chatter. Then the door opened and the classroom exploded with talking. As the grandparents filed in, I was waiting at the door for my Nanny. Finally, she came in and I showed her to my desk where a neatly laid out wordsearch was placed. We finished in two minutes and then I showed her the Canberra Camp photos. After that she had to leave. I was so glad that she was able to come and visit me at school.
James SPB
The room was full of laughter and joy, with smiling faces everywhere you looked. This was Grandparents Day. The day where every grandparent comes to be with their grandchild, laughing and playing games. Crash! The tower of Jenga blocks falls and scatters all over the small table, smiles widen and we all burst into laughter. This is the kind of day I’ll remember for a while.
Ebony SPB
