St. Mary Immaculate Parish in Plainfield celebrates Grand Persons' Day

PLAINFIELD – Approximately 500 grand people were in attendance at St. Mary Immaculate Parish School in Plainfield on Sept.30 to celebrate Grand Persons' Day.

Grand Persons’ Day is an opportunity for the children to share their school with someone who is “Grand” in their lives. A grand person could be a grandmother, grandfather, or an aunt, uncle, family friend or neighbor.

After a school Mass in the church in their honor, the grand persons were welcomed into the school where they enjoyed classroom visits with their own grand children. In the classrooms, some students made cards while some sang songs and others played games together, while other grades gave tours of their classrooms. Students and grand persons alike enjoyed the experience of sharing some time in the classrooms.

Finally, all the grand persons gathered at a reception in the Gym where decorations and place mats had been made by SMI students. Refreshments and coffee were sponsored by SMI Home and School Association, and a presentation by first grade students completed the festivities.