by Dennis Dalman
news@thenewsleaders.com
Music and a few surprises delighted many mothers during a Mothers’ Day celebration May 9 at St. Francis Xavier Elementary School.
In the Gathering Place after Mass, mothers gathered in rows of chairs as their kindergarten children raised their voices in song, singing a wide variety of songs they had taken great pains to learn in previous weeks.
The mothers smiled and beamed proudly as their precious children sang their hearts out.
Also beaming proudly were the students’ teachers, Jenna Courrier and Sherri Schmit.
After the choral concert, mothers and children sat at dining tables where they enjoyed muffins, conversation and plenty of humor. Then the children left the tables for a few minutes, then returned with surprises for their mothers: homemade fancy broad-brimmed colorful hats. The smiling mothers, thrilled by the surprise, donned the hats, then gave their sweethearts hugs and kisses.
photo by Dennis Dalman
Denise Uy beams with pride at her daughter, Amanda, who had just presented her mother with a homemade fancy hat. The event was a Mothers’ Day celebration created by the kindergartners and their teachers, Jenna Courrier and Sherri Schmit, of St. Francis Xavier Elementary School in Sartell.
photo by Dennis Dalman
Dana Olson sports a hat made by her son, Noah, during a Mothers’ Day celebration at St. Francis Xavier Elementary School in Sartell. Kindergarten teachers Jenna Courrier and Sherri Schmit worked hard with their students to make the day special.
photo by Dennis Dalman
Kindergartners prepare to sing many songs for their mothers during a Mothers’ Day celebration at St. Francis Xavier Elementary School. Later, the children and their mothers enjoyed snacks together and a surprise or two. Kindergarten teachers Jenna Courrier and Sherri Schmit joined in the festive celebration.
photo by Dennis Dalman
Rebecca Kurowski and her son, Grant, enjoy a muffin and some good humor during a Mothers’ Day celebration at St. Francis Xavier Elementary School. The kindergartners gave a singing concert and had a few other surprises for their mothers as well.
