Dozens of grandparents returned to school Friday at St. Paul Lutheran School in Bonduel.
Grandparents Day included a church service, classroom sessions and a musical presentation.
Principal Gerald Schmidt said the annual event emphasizes the importance of education and involvement of grandparents in students’ lives.
“Grandparents love to see what their grandkids are learning in today’s world,” Schmidt said. “It helps the kids to see the importance of education and helps the grandparents to know a little bit when grandkids come over and talk about what they are doing in school.”
Jeff Rybacki drove from Green Bay to be with his three grandchildren — Brody, Riley and Cory Wussow — at the school. It was his seventh Grandparents Day.
“It is really a challenge to be in these small seats,” Rybacki said. “It is fun to see the grandkids and I enjoy helping them learn a little bit, so it’s pretty good,”
Rybacki’s day included working with Brody on a seventh-grade math project that involved toothpicks and equilateral triangles.
“It is fun to be around the kids, because it is fun to feel young again,” Rybacki said.
School secretary Audrey Marohl, who will retire after 40 years at St. Paul’s at the end of this school year, has enjoyed the day as a past participant and observer.
“My children and grandchildren came here, so I have seen a lot here,” she said. “These kids keep your mind flowing, and it is a wonderful experience.
“The grandparents are very supportive of their grandchildren.”
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