Last week we had Children´s Day at ASFG! Children´s Day is a huge celebration of children in Latin American countries and in Mexico. tThey celebrate on April 30th. This day was a half day for my students and for teachers, and it was full of nothing but fun all day! We had a talent show in the morning, followed by dancing, a pizza party, playing on big blow-up games, and all sorts of kid-friendly fun.
Apparently, a long time ago a lot of countries got together in Switzerland and decided that they wanted to have one day where they celebrate the children of the countries. Thus began Children´s Day! It was a really fun day at school, though slightly chaotic as well! There were lots of parents on-hand to help, which was really nice. I have actually had the opportunity to meet a lot of the mothers of my students, and they have all been very lovely and welcoming.
Children´s Day was followed by a five day vacation from school in celebration of Mexican Labor Day and Cinco de Mayo. Sara and I took this time to head to the beach and have a few days of relaxation before we head home this week! We had a great time! So many of the teachers at school helped us by giving us suggestions of nice beaches, clean hotels, that sort of thing. It has been so helpful to have so many people who are a wealth of knowledge about the area. We ended up at a small beach near Puerto Vallarta (but not quite as commercialized). It was very crowded, but we had a great time observing Mexican families on vacation. It was nice to immerse ourselves in their culture and not go to areas where we knew there would be more Americans. It was a great stress-free time of beach laying and sleeping.
We head back to school on Tuesday for our last two days. I can not believe that is almost done! On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week my cooperating teacher has set up for me to observe a kindergarten class and a third grade class (which is really like American fourth grade class). I am excited about these chances to go and see other classrooms in the school.