Las elecciones y el Almuerzo de Acción de Gracias

It was an election year.  We made the students aware that parents would soon be voting for our next president.  They needed to be part of the elections.

They were made aware of the candidates and what they stood for.  Soon our students would need to make a decision.

The votes were cast.  Now the ballots needed to be counted.

We all awaited anxiously to see who our next president would be.  Regardless of who we voted for, we all knew we would support whoever received the most votes. 

And the final tally.  DUCK won!  The children learn that in a fair election, we would support the winner, even if he wasn't the one you voted for, because the majority ruled.

Today, Thursday, Nov. 14th, was AJ's last day in our class.  His mom, a sailor stationed in Virginia, would finally be able to bring him home.

We love you AJ and we will miss you.  We are very happy you'll finally be able to be with your mom.  And even better, dad, also a sailor, will soon be returning from overseas.

Are not our little pilgrims and Indians the cutest you've ever seen?

Thanks to our moms, Mrs. Ciereszko, Ms. Hill and Ms. Qiuntana for helping turn our little ones into precious pilgrims and Indians..

Ms. Mila and our very own little pilgrim, Luciano.

The students were instructed to disguise the turkeys so they would not be eaten on Thanksgiving Day.  They were very successful. This is Officer Buckle made by Vishaal.

Hello to Spider Turk created by Lorenzo.

Here is Minnie created by Alessandra.

Este es un espia hecho por Victoria.

Howdy to a cowboy made by Owen.

This is Pollo Loco creatively made by Diego.

And here we have Batman.  He arrived in our room actually flying.  This one was made by Xavier.

Ho ho ho to Papá Noel made by Caleb.

Don't mess with this ninja made by Gage.

Pretty funny clown made by Stiven.

Aquí tenemos una princesa hecho por Abby.

Un regalo hecho por Anthony.

And last, but not least, we have our very own Rock Star made by Luciano.

Alessandra, Gino and Owen patiently await their grand entrance.

Diego, Caleb and Abby are ready to perform.

Stiven, Vishaal and Anthony want to hurry and perform so they can EAT!

Lorenzo, Luciano, Gage, Victoria and Anna are just about to go in and get the show stared!

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!

Mmmmmmmm!

I believe Abby and sister Sarah are are enjoying the food.

Alessandra and mom are thankful to enjoy lunch together with friends.

Owen's thoughts:  "Diego, use your napkin."

Past and present Dual Language staff and friends; Gladys LaBoy, Arlene Baez, Nancy Martinez and our very own Anthony Varas.  To all those who were part of making our Thanksgiving luncheon such a success,  we are so grateful to you.  We have always known our Dual Language family always come through to make our events memorable ones.  To all of you, have a wonderful Thanksgiving together with family and loved ones.