Conrady sixth-grader Luke Hines and his mom, Mary Beth, had their best game faces on as they sat across a table from each other engaged in a spirited board and card game of Sequence.
"This is a great way for families to come together and spend time inside school," said Mary Beth, a teacher at Conrady. "Families need to spend more time like this away from their phones and video games. This is a great way to do that."
Luke and his mom were among nearly two-dozen families that attended a recent Conrady Family Game Night in the school's Media Center. There were juice boxes and snacks for the families.
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Students and their parents (and siblings) huddled around tables and played old school games of UNO, Jenga and Kerplunk. They laughed and smiled and had fun together playing, talking and eating.
Kate McCann was contemplating her strategy while playing a game of Jenga with her dad, Joseph. The sixth-grader said it was important for her to spend time with her dad. Kate said families are so busy these days that they don't have time to spend together.
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Katie Cooper was playing the board game "Grounded for Life" with children Rowan, Eowyn and Zelda, a seventh-grader at Conrady. She said she loved the idea that the school was holding a game night for families to get together.
"Family time is critical," she said. "Children need to feel important and we, as parents, need to set aside time to spend with our kids and make them feel special.
True to her words, Mrs. Cooper said she and her family had recently attended a Family Reading Night at Dorn School.
