Congratulations on an Amazing English Day

Our English Day festivities were a perfect contrast to the cloudy skies above on Monday, November 2nd. First, students from 1st-3rd grade performed popular folk and children’s songs from the UK, Ireland, Australia, and the USA. Then we opened up the International Festival–a transformation of our sports fields into a showcase of 10 English-speaking countries prepared by the students from 3rd-11th grade.

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The winner of “Best Country” was the United Kingdom, under the leadership of Miss Marcela Naveas and Miss Veronica Farias.

Continue reading to see wonderful pictures of this great day!

A great crowd of parents came to see the 1st-3rd graders perform. The 1st and 2nd graders wore amazing costumes to represent the cultures of England, Ireland, the USA, and Australia.

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20151102_091355We want to send a huge thank you to the music teachers who played the guitar and piano to help us.

After the show, it was time for the festival.  Students from 3rd-10th grade prepared stands to teach visitors about their assigned country, and students visited the other countries when they were not presenting. Every visitor had a passport to earn stamps and write the information they learned about each country.SAM_1695The 1st-3rd grade visitors had tour guides from 11th and 12th grade to help them move around the fair and complete their passports. These older students did an awesome job!

11906344_667342873394616_1953221031_n(1)Even the teachers dressed up to support their countries. Miss Maca was representing South Africa.

SAM_1739During the fair, we also had some performances. Students read poetry, played with their bands, and one very special guest visited us from Scotland and played the bagpipe!

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SAM_1733Additionally, the 11th grade students created activities for the younger students to enjoy on the fields. The favorite was a very creative pirate ship game.

12105056_784430028329855_1658530748_nAnd at the end, we announced the first ever winner of the English Day Cup…

UK! Congratulations!!!!! The best country of #ourenglishday

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But English Day wasn’t exactly over. The 6th grade classes were very helpful in cleaning everything up. And we had many winners of the contests in each class to recognize. These students were invited to a special party in the Hub on Thursday to receive a certificate and select an awesome prize. See the winners in the gallery below (click to see full sized pictures).

Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved!!

 

 

 

 

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