KD students created and painted animals to mimic the style of Oaxacan wooden carvings found in Mexico. Students were encouraged to use bright colors. Check out the Oaxacan animals online at http://www.oaxacafinecarvings.com

Our Star of the Week...Hannah

Did you know that Hannah likes to play school? Did you also know that she like to go to the beach?

Great job, Hannah!

Vibora de la Mar: A traditional Mexican game played by young children. Reminds many of us adults of a game we used to play.  Share the name of this game with your child. 

Happy Birthday, Xavier!!

We very much enjoyed your birthday treat, piedras, and Skippy Jon Jones story, a very appropriate celebration to go along with our Mexico unit. Thank you!

Happy Half- Birthday, Christina!

Thank you for the delicious naranja dulces. ¡Que delicioso!

Today we met with Señora Quezada- Taylor to learn a song and dance called 'chocolate'. We are hoping to share this in an upcoming assembly. We have been studying the Aztecs this week and learned how important cacao beans and chocolate were to the Aztec people. Did you know that the Aztec leaders drank up to 50 cups a day and that the beans were so rare that they were often used like money? We also learned about molé today by reading a story based on a mexican folktale titled Holy Molé.  Not many of my K friends were interested in this spicy chocolate dish.  

Ferial takes a closer look at mexican pesos

Jack works diligently on his Aztec codex in the writing center

Clara uses the geoboards to recreate the mexican flag

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ABE!

Amelia is our Star of the Week!

Did you know that Amelia loves to go to water parks? Did you also know that she likes to play My Little Ponies? Amelia also likes to eat Mac and Cheese. Thank you for sharing, Amelia!

What a great morning we had in KD! Today we finished packing our suitcases and with our passports and boarding passes in hand, we passed through customs and airline security and took our seats on the plane. Students enjoyed an in flight snack and movie about Mexico and important messages from our stewards and pilot. We had a great time and expect to return to Ohio in February.