Hola padres! I hope this week has been as much fun for your scholars as it has been for me. Last weekend, my family and I went to a Day of the Dead festival at the Mesa Arts Center. It was really exciting to see all of the colorful decorations, music and artistry that goes along with this holiday. I was able to share the pictures of the day with the scholars in class too which I think they really enjoyed. In order to have our own little celebration of this holiday, we spent the week working on our own replicas of sugar skull masks. The focus of these masks is the bright colors used to decorate them and the scholars really came through on this. They used great colors to exude the brightness of the celebration. We then cut them out and put them on a popsicle stick. It was really fun to see these completed. Also, some of the classes had time to create flowers out of tissue paper and pipe cleaners that are one of the symbols of the day of the dead. These flowers were meant to replicate the marigolds which represent the spirits of those who have passed away. This is a tradition begun by the Aztecs that ruled Mexico long ago.
In P.E. this week, the scholars were really able to practice letting me know how they felt (thirsty, hot, cold, etc) as we played a variety of running games. I am so happy to be able to give them a context where they can practice what I am teaching them and I hope it is fully solidifying the language in their minds.
Next week, we will return to soccer in PE and Kinder will continue with shapes in Spanish. For first grade, I plan to continue their study of feelings. In November, we will begin our study of Honduras as our Spanish speaking country. Have a wonderful end to your week!
Sra. Hamilton
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