Today Oct. 29 2024 was the annual day of the dead carnival for all the Spanish classes. Teachers get together and set up different activities for the students to do. A day before each teacher give their students a small piece of paper called a “passport” and each student must complete 3 activities. After completing a certain activity the teacher in charge of stamping your “passport” meaning that you did that activity. Now I will walk you through the activities each teacher was in charge of. Mrs. Hidalgo station was coloring a skeleton mask. She had different coloring pages of different skeletons. Mrs.Villalobos station was making a bracelet. She had different colors of beads and you had to put from 28 to 35 beads in a string depending of the size of your wrist. Mr. Ferreira station was making a skull out of sugar. He had a bucket full of sugar and he made us pour water into the bucket and mix it until the sugar was hard. After that you would put the sugar in a skull mold and press the sugar down. Then you would transfer the skull into a plate. Mrs. Garcia station was planting a Cempasuchil flower. She would give you a small pot with dirt, then she would give you a seed. Mr. Calderon station was writing a letter to a loved one who passed away. You were able to dedicate the letter to anyone you would like. Mr. Gabaldon station was putting a tattoo. He had different colors of skulls and you were able to choose how many tattoos you wanted to put on. Lastly Mr. Edwards station was similar to Mr. Calderon’s. After finishing your 3 activities you were able to do more but you were also able to just hang around until the bell rang.
