Hola padres! This last week and a half or so, we are mainly focusing on Hispanic Christmas traditions. We started last week with The Story of The Three Wise Kings as retold and illustrated by Tomie dePaola. I started out by telling the scholars that on January 6th of each year in Spanish speaking countries, the three wise kings visit homes of children who have written them a note, much like Santa visits homes here in the United States on Christmas Eve. The three wise kings usually leave some gifts, just like they did for the baby Jesus. The scholars were excited to learn that often times children will also leave out carrots or oats for the camels the wise men travel on and that camels are very messy eaters, so there is often a mess to clean up in the morning. This was a story that I didn't get to share with them last year as Kindergarteners ( I couldn't decide weather to share it before break or after break since the holiday is on January 6th.) so it was nice to be able to share this tradition with them.
We will continue next week with the legend of the poinsettia and las posadas. I am excited to talk to them about this.
One last point of interest, the new El Pollo Loco is open on McDowell in Goodyear! I am very excited as I've never lived very close to one so I am excited to be able to try all the new menu items as well as just enjoy their grilled chicken. I took my girls last night and some highlights were the fresh salsa bar, the horchata and the free samples of chocolate churros! If you get a chance, give it a try. I'm sure you will enjoy it too!
Have a great rest of the week!
Sra. Hamilton
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