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On Wednesday, May 5, Howe Elementary School celebrated CINCO DE MAYO with a school-wide assembly at 1:00 p.m.
CINCO DE MAYO, or May 5, is an important holiday in schools and communities in Mexioc and the United States, where its celebration is growing more and more wide-spread. On this date in 1862, the Mexican army defeated French troops near the city of Puebla, proving that they could protect their country from foreign invaders.
Thanks to the Howe PTA and Señorita Ketter, the mariachi band, Señorita Ketter y Los Gringos performed in the gym, sharing traditional mariachi songs as well as information about their music and instruments. A brief history of the holiday and traditional ways of celebrating CINCO DE MAYO was presented by the students.
 
The 4th grade students in Mt. Lebanon School District are taking on a very worthy cause! As part of the Spanish curriculum, students in 4th grade learn about América Central. Recently, we became aware of "Project Chacocente", a charity program that helps needy families in Nicaragua. Project Chacocente moves families living in a garbage dump in the capital city, Managua, Nicaragua to the clean air and fertile soil of rural Masaya, where the people learn skills for living independently. Project Chacocente is a non-profit project that does more than provide food and/or housing. It improves the lives of families in Nicaragua by teaching parents trades and other important life skills while also providing an education for their children. Project Chacocente helps families help themselves. To learn more, go to http://www.outofthedump.org
UPDATE!!!!!
PROJECT CHACOCENTE was a HUGE success accross the district!!! We raised almost $2,000 to donate to this worthy cause! All 4th graders wrote reflections about their experience with the project. Read on for some inspiration about helping others....
"Have you ever made a difference in someone else’s life? I have. I helped with Project Chacocente. I helped raise money for Nicaragua to buy books in their school library. I felt like I made a big difference in Nicaragua. I enjoyed working on this project because it’s a chance to help other people. I feel terrible for some of the people in Nicaragua. Even something as small as $1 can make a BIG difference!" By: Nick George
"In the 4th grade Spanish we were all working hard on Project Chacocente. I felt very proud of myself because I was helping someone who doesn’t have the materials I use everyday at my own school. Our whole school helped Project Chacocente but the 4th grade really made the difference. The 4th grade was putting together the envelopes for everyone to put in money for their worry dolls. The money went to a school in Nicaragua for books. Project Chacocente was very fun for the 4th grade and it helped kids!"
By: Kelsey McKiernan
"I believe Project Chacocente made me feel happy. It felt good by helping Nicaragua because they were in need and sooner or later someone’s got to do something about the problems. We raised money for Nicaragua for books to put in their library. I enjoyed doing jobs and helping. I would like to do something else to help a different country. It is important to help others because we all want a clean and healthy earth for everyone. This will make me do other stuff for different people to help them and I’ll always remember to help other people. In conclusion, these reasons show why I feel good about helping Nicaragua." By: Ryan Gaughan
  
  
  
  
  
A "parranda" is the Puerto Rican version of Christmas caroling. Friends gather late in the evening and go from house to house singing traditional holiday songs. The parranderos (carolers) generally are invited in by the homeowner and, in anticipation of their visit, the host offers them food and drinks. The parranda then continues on to the next house with the host usually joining in. This continues from house to house until it comes to an end in the early morning concluding with a huge party. Small children usually don’t carol throughout the entire night. They remain at one of the stops to sleep. Older children continue until morning. Parrandas generally take place from early December until mid January.
  
Day of the Dead is a happy and festive holiday celebrated by people in many Spanish speaking countries on November 1st and 2nd. Día de los Muertos is a celebration of life, happiness, color, food, family and fun!
  
Watch them perform below:
Click here to view La clase de Señora Kimball
Click here to view La clase de Señora Medvec
 
 
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