Lower School Spanish classes from EC to 5th
grade spent the end of October and first week of November learning about Mexico
and their special holiday Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in preparation
for our celebration of the holiday on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 1 & 2!
Each class prepared something to decorate our
lower school ofrenda (alter) which is the focal point of the
holiday:
* Kindergarteners in KG made colorful
paper flores (flowers) to represent the fragrant marigolds
used for decoration. They also colored calaveras (skulls) and sampled some delicious pan de muertos from a local Mexican bakery.
* First graders in 1H made paper plate
skeleton masks with the help of the upper school Spanish 5 students and Sra.
Sparks.
* Second graders in 2D made beautiful tin
engraved calaveras (skulls).
* Third grade Spanish student made delicate
paper papel picados (paper with cut-out designs). No
fiesta is complete without these strings of papel picados banners! They also hosted the upper school students in
Spanish 1 who came to visit our ofrenda with Sra. McEwan.
* Fourth grade Spanish students made
Catrina-style esqueletos (skeletons) dressed in a variety
costumes.
* Fifth grade Spanish students made
beautifully designed calaveras de azúcar (sugar skulls) – a fun
fifth grade tradition!
Take a look at more pictures in the Photo Gallery on my Spanish
with Señora Swift website!
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