¡Mexico's Día de la Independencia Celebration!

On September 15th the Lower School Spanish classes celebrated Mexico's Independence Day! This special holiday begins at 11:00 pm in Mexico and continues through September 16th which is the day that Father Hidalgo made his famous "Grito de Dolores" to inspire the people to revolt.

* The first graders in 1E made Mexican flags and celebrated with chips & salsa

* The second graders in 2E read a short Reader's Theater play about the history of Mexico's Independence Day dating back to 1810.  They also celebrated with chips & salsa!

* The third grade Spanish students watched a video about the history of the holiday and how Mexicans celebrate the holiday.  They celebrated with chips and salsa too, however they made their own salsa and learned the names of the ingredients in Spanish!

* The fourth and fifth grade Spanish students read a more advanced Reader's Theater play about Mexico's War of Independence and its significant heroes.  The fourth graders also celebrated by making their own salsa to eat with chips! The fifth graders made their own guacamole to eat with their chips & salsa!

Throughout the day shouts of ¡Viva México! and the smell of garlic and cilantro were coming from the LS Spanish room! 

Check out my "Mrs. Swift" teacher website for many more photos from the day!