THE students of St Joseph’s Primary School (SJPS) Laurieton celebrated their mums with a heartwarming liturgy on Friday, 9 May.
The ceremony brought together students, staff and over 80 community members to honour wonderful mothers, grandmothers, and mother-figures.
The event featured several touching moments that reflected the love and gratitude held for these incredible local women.
Kindergarten and Year 6 student pairs shared stories of their mums with the crowd, highlighting their favourite things about them and the activities they like to do together.
Symbolic flower stems were then distributed from the students to the female attendees at the liturgy.
A slideshow was displayed featuring snapshots of the children with their mums, and the school choir gave a special performance.
Mrs Maria Wilson, Assistant Principal of SJPS, expressed her gratitude to the school’s Mother’s Day committee for their work to organise the event, highlighting the efforts of Erin Elliott, Nicole Quadir and Emma Hockham.
Mrs Wilson also extended a special thank you to Ashley Sargeson from Touchwood Flowers for providing over 100 flower stems.
Attendees Dianne Moore, Chantal Kruger-Shoesmith, Julie Lobston and Jesse Vlahović told NOTA they were deeply touched by the children’s heartfelt gestures and genuine expressions of love.
“I loved being here today,” said Dianne.
“It was a very special event, especially with the students sharing all their funny little comments about their mums.
“They were just so natural and honest.”
By Kim AMBROSE
