Mother's Day Teas

Lacey's Mother's Day Tea

My favorite tradition at our school has rolled around once again - Mother's Day Tea! Every year is as enjoyable as the next because I get to spend one-on-one time with my girls in their classrooms. Lacey's class has been studying about Asia, so they chose to have a themed Mother's Day Tea that supported their studies.

They learned a dance from India, which they performed while wearing skirts (girls) and shirts (boys) straight from India.



The mother's were served Indian food by our children. We all sat at the tables with our children by our sides. They were able to get food for themselves after they served their moms. I don't typically venture into the international realm of eating beyond Mexican, Italian, and Chinese. So - the flavors of Indian food were new to me, but I tried everything. Here's the menu:

Samosa - baked pastries with spiced potato and peas filling

Bhel Puri - a mixture of savory morsels, including puffed rice, potatoes, garbanzos, tomatoes, and green mango tossed in a tamarind and mint chutney.

Mango Ice Cream - mango and cream seasoned with saffron and cardamom

The children sang a beautiful song about mother's entitled "She". It is a song that Lacey's teachers (who were also Katie's and Madi's teachers) like to use every year and it is guaranteed to make the moms teary!


Lacey also painted a picture for me and wrote me a 2-word poem -

My Mom

Great mom
blued-eyed, short-haired
plays piano,
dances, funny
cooks, walks
bakes, reads

I always feel so loved and so blessed to be my kids' mom after I go to the Mother's Day Teas!

Madi's Mother's Day Tea

Madi's Mother's Day Tea was middle-school oriented - meaning no songs or artwork created for mom. But I did get a poem!

Happy Mother's Day, by Madi Wallace

My mom takes care of me in times of need,
All things she does are good for me.
In almost everything she does, she succeeds.
I am sure our whole family would agree.

She works all day, never takes a rest,
Hardly ever makes a fuss.
Our family is truly very blessed,
And she loves us, which is a plus.

Mom is never afraid to show her love for us
And of that I certainly am sure.
So now I really must confess that
She's the greatest and I love her.

Even though writing poems are difficult to do,
this poem was not so hard to write, because it is for you.

We also had yummy treats and got to visit with all the other moms in the class (including Marie Osmond!). For the sake of nostalgia, I wanted to get a picture of all the soon-to-be graduating 8th graders with their moms . . .

Katie's Mother's Day Tea

Katie's class was on a school trip the same day the Mother's Day Teas were held, so they had their tea the next week. Sadly, we were out of town and missed the Tea! But, Katie also wrote me a few poems, using different types of poetry she has learned about -

Haiku
I love my mother
she is loving and caring
she takes me to dance
takes me to soccer
She takes me to play practice
my mom is awesome
I love her so much!
She always has time for me
when something goes wrong
she takes care of me
She is always there for me!

Cinquain
Mom
Caring, Loving
Likes to cook
Musical, Plays the piano
LaRae

Limerick
My mom is the best
She needs some rest
She takes me places
And taught me how to tie my laces.

Acrostic
My mom is very talented,
Outrageous, and
Makes me feel happy.

Found poem
I am so glad I have a mother like you!
I know that you will always be there for me!
Thank you for taking time out of your life to bring me to
soccer, dance, and activity days.
Thank you for all that you do for me.
Thank you for taking care of me.
I am glad you can make me dinner and do my laundry.
Thank you for buying me food and water.
I love when you take me places and when you pick me up from school
I love you!

On days like today, being a mom is the best! I love my kids!