This is Us, Multicultural Night
The Island Creek Elementary Staff and PTA are excited to invite you to our first This is Us Multicultural Night to be held at the school on Friday, April 28, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The This Is Us event will be a celebration where our students and families can come together to learn about the variety of cultures, countries, and traditions represented at Island Creek.
Island Creek Elementary is fortunate to have numerous countries and cultures reflected through our students as well as families who have traveled or been stationed abroad, and throughout the United States. We have activities planned for the This Is Us event that will enable the Island Creek Elementary school community to connect and learn more about their fellow classmates and their families through their cultures, travels, food, and traditions. Each child will receive a passport that can be stamped as they travel around the world during the event.
We’d love for you to contribute something from your country of heritage or from a country you know well. If you wish to prepare an activity or simply attend the event, please register online by Friday, March 24. You don’t need to register online if you have completed the paper registration form sent home in your child’s Thursday folder.
Contact Jane Horowitz at 571-642-6300 or via email with any questions.
The following is a description of activity options for families who wish to contribute to This is Us Multicultural Night. You may prepare as many activities as you want.
Participate at a table. An adult must oversee the booth during the entire event or until you no longer have any food samples, crafts, or hand-outs left. Plan to have enough items for 50 people.
● Provide bite-sized food samples of food that you love. Include a note that lists all ingredients used and have tools to serve the food, and paper plates/napkins to hand out the food.
● Offer a craft representing your culture or country to do at the event or take away to do at home. Include instructions on how to complete the craft if it is a take away craft.
● Prepare a language lesson or handout of commonly used words in your native language.
● Other
Prepare a 3-5 minute presentation for the Cultural Performance showcasing your culture, country, or traditions.
● Song
● Musical performance
● Story
● Dance
● Other
Contribute another submission that provides information about your culture, traditions, or country. The country can be the country your family is from, a place you have visited, or a place you want to learn more about.
● Create a display to showcase a country using pictures and/or information. Use poster board, trifold or similar material for the display. Students must bring the display to the school between 5:45 to 6:00 pm. the evening of the event and take it home at the end of the event.
● Lend the school a family artifact such as a piece of clothing, toy, jewelry, figurine, book, or other object that represents your country or culture and has meaning to your family. Items will be for display only in the school’s library under the supervision of an event volunteer. Students must bring the artifact to the school between 5:45 to 6:00 pm, the evening of the event and take it home at the end of the event.
● Provide a family photo that represents your country or culture. Event attendance is optional.
● Record a family story, song, or music performance that represents your country or culture. This is a great opportunity for family members who don’t live in the area to participate. Event attendance is optional.
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