GRANDPARENTS BASK IN AFFECTION; SPECIAL DAY CELEBRATED AT LOCAL SCHOOL.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Daily News Staff Writer Eight-year-old Courtney Hayes wishes her grandma could come to Desert Rose Elementary School elementary school: see school. with her every day - and who can blame her. After all, grandmother Virginia Beck baked chocolate chip Chocolate chips are small chunks of chocolate. They are often sold in a round, flat-bottomed teardrop shape (similar to a Hershey's Kiss). They are available in numerous sizes, from large to miniature, but are usually around 1 cm in diameter. cupcakes with Oreo frosting frosting the slight graying of the haircoat around the face, particularly muzzle, in dogs with aging and as a regular feature of some breeds such as the Belgian shepherd dog. in ice cream cones for every student in the class, played a game of Scrabble and even let Courtney sit in her lap. ``I came up here because of my special little granddaughter,'' said Beck, 59, of Sun Valley, who took time off from her job as a bank financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. representative to help celebrate Grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl Day. ``Grandchildren are very special. This is my special way of showing they are special,'' she said. Beck, who brought a camera to take pictures of Courtney and her class, was among the more than 128 grandparents who visited the campus for its seventh annual Grandparents Day. Mary Jo Troia, a curriculum resource specialist, said that over the years, Grandparents Day has evolved from the seniors just eating lunch with the youngsters to their also spending more time in class with their grandsons and granddaughters. Activities include playing games, reading, making cards and miniature books, and drawing pictures. Also partaking of the lunchtime meal was Jim Varner, 62, of Palmdale, who sat with his granddaughter, 9-year-old Caitlin Enomoto, in the cafeteria. ``I was the only one who lived close, so I came to be with her,'' said Varner, a semiretiree who works in a warehouse. ``It's really good to be with her.'' Caitlin, a fourth-grader, said it was good to have her grandfather there. ``He's nice. He hugs and kisses For the XML format, see . Hugs and Kisses is a term for a sequence of the letters X and O, e.g. XOXO, typically used to express affection or good friendship at the end of a written letter or email. me,'' she said. First-grader Haley Petre had a set of grandparents visit her from Ramona, near San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . Tom Petre, 48, and Beth Brooks, 44, made the three-hour drive to Palmdale Wednesday night. Holding a disposable camera in an outstretched out·stretch tr.v. out·stretched, out·stretch·ing, out·stretch·es To stretch out; extend. outstretched Adjective arm, Tom Petre took a picture of himself and his granddaughter at the cafeteria table, their heads bowed together. He said he and his wife only get to see Haley two to three times a year. ``It's a good reason to come up,'' he said. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1-2--Color in AV Edition only) Above, Elsa Reyes eats lunch with her grandchildren, third-grader Esteban Garcia, 8, and his sister Amanda, 5, a kindergarten student, as part of Grandparents Day at Desert Rose Elementary School in Palmdale. At left, Virginia Beck of Sun Valley plays a game with her granddaughter Courtney Hayes, 8, and Courtney's classmate, Sarah Davis, 8, in Debbi Haduch's third-grade class. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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