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School News

Date published: 6/27/2006

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Kate Waller Barrett Elementary

Mehvish Reshamwala received an award at the awards ceremony for the last grading period in computer.

The Ronald McDonald House pop tops fundraiser will continue in the fall. The pop tabs of aluminum cans will be collected and donated to the Ronald McDonald house to help buy toiletries for the families who stay there.

Porter library has free programs that encourage summer reading and keep children interested and excited about reading.

--Carmen Healy

Margaret Brent Elementary

Multicultural Day was a wonderful experience. The students developed an awareness of, and an appreciation for, the similarities and differences among various cultures.

Luis Villarreal gave a wonderful presentation on the Mexican Rodeo and Mrs. Gerlach enchanted the children with stories from Puerto Rico.

First grade studied all about Hawaii and third grade "visited" Germany, Mexico, Ireland, Poland and South Africa.

Myra Garvey talked to the second-grade classes about the Philippines. She talked about culture, food and language. Suna Chang shared a PowerPoint presentation on Korean culture. She also brought snacks for the children to sample and spoke to them about the location, climate, homes, occupations, clothing, and schools in Korea.

Zoli Kerestely spoke to the fourth grades about Hungary. He shared the culture and how residents live today. He also taught the students a few Hungarian words and shared a feast of noodles with walnuts.

Grade five had a feast that included numerous ethnic dishes provided by parents of the students: an Irish Pische, Irish corned beef sandwiches, two Cherokee dishes, two traditional German farmer's dishes, Puerto Rican Sangria, a dish from Belize, Puerto Rican Sugar cookies, Canadian butter cookies, scones, German sausages, shepherd's pie and a potato dish.

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Date published: 6/27/2006