Canberra schools keep showing how innovative they can be in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
Some were determined that Mother's Day, always a special day for the school community, would not be forgotten in these unusual times.
In more normal circumstances, many schools like to celebrate mothers, grandmothers and other motherly figures with a special breakfast and assembly or liturgy.
But the need for social distancing to stop any potential spread of the virus meant large gatherings of adults was still not on the agenda, even as schools prepare to restart face-to-face learning soon.
Schools including St Joseph's Primary at O'Connor and St Anthony's Primary at Wanniassa treated their mums with drive-through breakfast, the mums picking up hot meals and coffee.
At St Joseph's, staff cooked up bacon and egg rolls for the mums as they came though between 8am and 9am on Friday, before some headed to work and others back to the house for home-schooling.
St Joseph's principal Cameron Tarrant said the morning had been "wonderful".
"There was an invitation to all mothers and grandmothers and other special ladies in our lives," he said.
"I think they were told to 'forget Maccas drive-through' and celebrate iso-style."
One of the signs at St Joseph's was, literally, a sign of the times, reading: "Mums are more precious than hand sanitiser, more valuable than toilet paper and more fun than home-schooling".
At St Anthony's, Al Cachino's Cappuccinos supplied treats such as croissants and toasties and the ever-important morning caffeine-hit for the drive-through mums.
Students at Catholic schools across all years return to the classroom on Monday, May 18. Students at government schools will return in a staggered fashion, with preschool, kindergarten, and year 1, 2, 7, 11 and 12 students returning first on May 18.
Mr Tarrant said it was a relief for school to start to get back to normal.
"We're really excited," he said.
