Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month by acknowledging and celebrating the unique histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. The celebration started on September 15th and runs through October 15th. This year's theme, Latinos: Driving Prosperity, Power, and Progress in America highlights the contributions of Hispanics to America’s economic, political, and social growth. It’s a wonderful time to pass on the beauty of Latino culture to children of Latino descent or expose any child to learning about a diverse group of people and new cultures
We would like to offer two opportunities for our students to share about the Hispanic culture.
First, we invite our students who identify as Hispanic to share something from the Hispanic culture with their Island Creek friends.
Second, we invite all students who would like to learn more about the Hispanic culture to share their learning (ie., facts, poems, artwork, traditions, history, music, celebrations, books, contributions of notable Hispanic Americans, etc.) with their Island Creek friends.
If your child is interested in recording a 1-2 minute segment for our Morning News Show please use this link: https://flip.com/95550918 as we would love to learn from our Crocs! Alternatively, if your child would prefer to make a poster to display in the hallways at Island Creek, please have them bring their poster to the front office to be displayed
We’d love to start seeing posters adorn our walls and hear video recordings of our students on the News Show next week!
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Bonus: The first 50 students to share about Hispanic Heritage (poster and/or recording for ICNN News Show) will receive a Friendship Bracelet that was handmade in Peru. Ms. Fallert expects delivery of the bracelets by September 21.
Your Proud Principal,
Jen Fallert
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