Miércoles 23 de
Octubre, 2013
We started this week’s session with a quick rehearsal of Los Colores – the song we learned last week. As it turns out, only 1 of our
seven students practiced the song during the week, as they were assigned to do.
Thank you Ari for your hard work; as for the remainder of the class ¡Solo puedo
confirmar que son muy honestos! (I can only confirm they are very honest!) At any rate, after
our quick rehearsal, we made our way to the school office to serenade the
office staff. Everyone sang beautifully, impressing their audience and, on our
way back to the classroom, even insisted on performing a verse to a teacher and
his colleagues working on a bench, much to their delight!
Ask your child to teach you the tongue-twisting chorus:
Día de los
Muertos - 2 de Noviembre
We began
our Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
projects this week. Many of you may be familiar with the traditional Mexican celebration
honoring the memory of departed loved ones, by assembling Ofrendas or Offerings which attempt to capture the spirit of their time
with us. Last Wednesday we decorated the receptacles which will be used to hold
the traditional sugar skulls made for this holiday. They will be delivered next
Wednesday 10/30th, be decorated in very festive colors, and sent home with your
student.
As a
homework assignment I asked students to search for items which in any way may
represent someone they care about, but who is no longer physically among us. An
old picture, a piece of ribbon, a bead, stamp, a bit of their favorite treat,
or any other item they can add to their creation.
Gracias a la muerte y...
Gracias a la vida - por Violeta Parra -World recognized Chilean Poet and Composer
.
Hasta el próximo Miércoles,
Señor Lobo
We started this week’s session with a quick rehearsal of Los Colores – the song we learned last week. As it turns out, only 1 of our seven students practiced the song during the week, as they were assigned to do. Thank you Ari for your hard work; as for the remainder of the class ¡Solo puedo confirmar que son muy honestos! (I can only confirm they are very honest!) At any rate, after our quick rehearsal, we made our way to the school office to serenade the office staff. Everyone sang beautifully, impressing their audience and, on our way back to the classroom, even insisted on performing a verse to a teacher and his colleagues working on a bench, much to their delight!
Hasta el próximo Miércoles,
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