Hola padres! Wow; what a week! I have been all over the place teaching all kinds of lessons! With concert practices, the rain and other schedule changes, we have had to modify quite a bit. I have not introduced any new material, but have spent most of the week reviewing or enhancing lessons already taught for both Spanish and PE. Thankfully, the scholars are so flexible and up for whatever I throw at them and always keep things fun and exciting for me. I so enjoy taking this journey with them.
Next week, we will begin our Christmas tradition lessons. I have some great stories that teach the scholars about different Hispanic Christmas traditions such as the legend of the Poinsettia and the story of las posadas. This is a fun time of year as I get to share with them some of the traditions that I have passed onto my children from my childhood. As we reach break, their excitement is starting to build and it is fun to see it in their faces.
One last tidbit for you, tamales are an important part of the Christmas holiday for many Spanish speakers. This year for the first time, I have been able to order some tamales from the Avondale Senior Center where tamales are made every year as a fundraiser. If you would like to share in this tradition with your family, orders are due by tomorrow and can be done online. Pick up is the week of December 15th. For the past couple of years, I have always missed the ordering deadline for some reason, so I am so excited to have finally been able to place my order. In case you are interested, here is the link: https://online.activecommunities.com/AvondalePlay/Start/start.asp
I will hopefully be telling the scholars about this Christmas tradition in the next couple of weeks and would love for them all to be able to try some, but know that that is a pretty big undertaking. So if you can try some homemade ones at home, it would be a great way to supplement what they are learning in class. Have a wonderful rest of your week!
Sra. Hamilton
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