Miércoles 18 de Diciembre, 2013
Queridas familias,
This wednesday was mainly spent preparing for our holiday party. We rehearsed the Los Reyes Magos song, adding a sing-along portion for the audience to participate. Before our party, I passed out more treasures to the students. This time it was sea tumbled shell fossils embeded in stone from the Purissima Formation, which is roughly 3.5 million years old.
We did take some time to review the names of body parts, and took turns reading a library book titled Voy al Médico (I Go to the Doctor), which explored the process and vocabulary of a doctor visit, as well as the characteristics of a doctor's career.
We did take some time to review the names of body parts, and took turns reading a library book titled Voy al Médico (I Go to the Doctor), which explored the process and vocabulary of a doctor visit, as well as the characteristics of a doctor's career.
Following, came a couple of song rehearsals and, before we knew it, the Chiquitos Group was arriving to join the party. Soon our chorus was lined up ready to begin their performance. I introduced the song by explaining the tradition of El Día de los Reyes (The Day of the Kings), which is when children typically receive gifts. It is celebrated during the first week of January in most Latin American countries. Grass and water are left by children, before going to bed, for the hungry camels, which travelled so far to transport the Three Kings and their gifts.
Again, here is a YouTube link to the song and animated story:
Thanks to those parents who were able to attend the celebration. I know it meant a lot to the students and helped them perform to the best of their singing abilities. Everyone, including me, also really enjoyed the refreshments, - Thank you Valérie.
I took the liberty of getting a small gift for the children on behalf of the Kings, thinking I could get them to the parents, ahem I mean, Kings on time. Unfortunately, I did not realize we are not meeting for 2 weeks, instead of just one, leaving the timing a bit off since we won't see eachother again until January 8th.
Thanks to my deep connections, I have managed to cook up a deal with the kind Kings. They will actually swing by the school on the 8th while the kids are in class! I did agree to be sure and leave plenty of grass and water for the camels to get them off to a good start on their return trip, so please send some grass along with your child, we can get the water in the classroom. Come a few minutes before the end of class if you want to see the surprised look in your child's eyes!
As we come near to the Winter Solstice and the return of the light on Saturday Dec. 21st at 9:11am I look forward to the coming year with hope and excitement.
¡Felices Fiestas A Todos!
Señor Lobo
Again, here is a YouTube link to the song and animated story:
Sung by Los Fronterizos:
Under the watchful eye of a fellow classmate, the students decided to relax prior to the recital.
Next came the wonderful singing.
Followed by an encore...
And of course...
...the yummy feast!
I took the liberty of getting a small gift for the children on behalf of the Kings, thinking I could get them to the parents, ahem I mean, Kings on time. Unfortunately, I did not realize we are not meeting for 2 weeks, instead of just one, leaving the timing a bit off since we won't see eachother again until January 8th.
Thanks to my deep connections, I have managed to cook up a deal with the kind Kings. They will actually swing by the school on the 8th while the kids are in class! I did agree to be sure and leave plenty of grass and water for the camels to get them off to a good start on their return trip, so please send some grass along with your child, we can get the water in the classroom. Come a few minutes before the end of class if you want to see the surprised look in your child's eyes!
As we come near to the Winter Solstice and the return of the light on Saturday Dec. 21st at 9:11am I look forward to the coming year with hope and excitement.
¡Felices Fiestas A Todos!
Señor Lobo
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