Happy cinco de mayo! Students spent some time this week learning what cinco de mayo actually is. I told them that if they went home and asked you, a lot of you would say that it is Mexican Independence Day.... am I right?? A LOT of adults think that cinco de mayo is Independence Day in Mexico, but they actually became an independent country 41 years prior to cinco de mayo. They became independent on September 16, 1821. La Batalla de Puebla occurred on May 5th 1862 when Mexico fought a battle against the French in the town of Puebla and won despite having a significantly smaller army than the French. Puebla still celebrates this victory as a holiday but it is not a big deal in the rest of Mexico. We, in the United States, make a big deal out of it by enjoying tacos, nachos, etc, but many of us don't even know what we're celebrating! Now you know! Many classes celebrated this week by talking about Mexican food, making sombreros (grade 2 at Ashaway, Mrs. Ricci at HV and Mrs. Lilly at HV), doing the Mexican Hat Dance (Mrs. Abbott) and creating decorations for Hope Valley's cinco de mayo fiesta tonight (Mrs Haberek, grade 2, and grade 3). I look forward to seeing how they look all hung up! For now, check out the pictures below of some of our activities and decorations!
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La Autora¡Hola! My name is Dori Carpenter. I teach K-4 Spanish at Hope Valley and Ashaway Elementary Schools in the Chariho Regional School District. I began teaching high school Spanish in 2010 and have been teaching at the elementary level in Chariho since 2014. I studied Spanish and Secondary Education at Providence College and The University of Salamanca in Salamanca, Spain. Archives
November 2017
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