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By DEBBIE MASSIE

Rappahannock New* Contributing Columnist

Mrs. Flinchum’s first grade class celebrated Grandparent’s Day last week. Grandparents were invited to join the class for a snack, made by the students, and then could share stories about their school days. The students prepared for their students by making chocolate and vanilla pudding and learning proper manners about being polite and serving guests first.

Nineteen first graders sat spellbround while listening to stories ranging from Nathan Corbin’s grandmother getting into trouble for laughing at another student’s antics to Bobbie Jo Brown’s grandmother reminiscing about when Mrs. Flinchum’s mother (Mrs. Lavinia Barron) taught her children.

Hope Jacob’s grandmother and grandfather (89 years old) explained how they drank water from a dipper and Jennifer Sparincino’s grandparents compared their school days in West Virginia and New York to Virginia schools. Chad Frazier’s grandpa

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