A few more pictures from International Week

I just wanted to share a couple more shots I took during International week.  The visitors we have keep getting more and more interesting.

Tia's friend visited to tell us about Puerto Rico and shared with us all about the coqui frog and the Vejigante masks.

Olivia's and Cecilia's mom Mika taught us all about the Japanese art of origami, the three writing styles and how to use chopsticks.

Here are a couple of students practicing using the chopsticks by transferring Cheerios from one bowl to another.

And on Friday we had Sombrero Day and some students came with some fabulous sombreros.

I thank all of the parents, friends and family members who participated by visiting their children's Spanish class during the week.  Your support of International week supports the language programs throughout the county by encouraging students to think about what languages to study when they get to middle and high school.  It also shows them a world beyond their own neighborhood.

Gracias, danke, merci, obrigado, 谢谢, ありがとう, mulțumesc, σας ευχαριστώ, thank you!

International Week

International week has been a huge success so far.  On Monday we showcased all of the languages the fabulous Grange Hall teachers have learned.  On Wednesday many students wore t-shirts with another language on them and on Friday we will have Sombrero day.  All week long we've had very interesting visitors who shared about their home countries.  We've learned about Kenya, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, El Salvador and Mexico.  We are still waiting to hear from more visitors to other classes this week.

The above photo is of Mr. Dawson telling the class all about the fascinating and sometimes scary life in El Salvador.

One class in particular was very enthusiastic about having another language on their t-shirts.  Here are a few of the easiest to make out.  Notice how many languages they incorporated.

 Some fabulous school spirit!

 Cecilia didn't even need a translator for her t-shirt.  She knows how to write Best Friends in Japanese.

 Mrs McDonald's second grade class.

 And one student showed off a t-shirt from her parent's country:  Kenya.

Thank you so much to all of my visitors and students for supporting International Week!