Last month was Hispanic Heritage Month at Ludlow-Taylor, and our students celebrated in a variety of ways during their Specials classes. Latin-american artwork and music filled Mr. JP and Mr. Levy's classrooms, while 5th-grade students researched Spanish-speaking countries in Music and Computer class and presented their findings on the loudspeaker for the whole school!
Did you know that the United States has the second most Spanish speakers of any country, second only to Mexico? Or that a medieval Spanish dialect known today as Judeo-Spanish, or Ladino, is spoken in Turkey and Israel? How about that Spanish is spoken on all five continents (most of South America, large parts of North America, Spain in Europe, Equatorial Guinea and Morocco in Africa and the Philippines in Asia)? Those were some of the exciting facts we learned as we explored the Hispanic Heritage of the whole planet.
In our Hispanic Heritage Month assembly, our students got the chance to show off what they'd learned and come together in a spirit of togetherness. Mr. JP, who has his roots in French-speaking Haiti, spoke about what the day meant for him, as did our special guest, a Brazilian percussionist. We watched a speech by President Obama and videos by Latin-American celebrities, reminding us that Hispanic Heritage isn't merely a foreign concept about places exotic and far away, but a valuable part of the fabric of American society.
Did you know that the United States has the second most Spanish speakers of any country, second only to Mexico? Or that a medieval Spanish dialect known today as Judeo-Spanish, or Ladino, is spoken in Turkey and Israel? How about that Spanish is spoken on all five continents (most of South America, large parts of North America, Spain in Europe, Equatorial Guinea and Morocco in Africa and the Philippines in Asia)? Those were some of the exciting facts we learned as we explored the Hispanic Heritage of the whole planet.
In our Hispanic Heritage Month assembly, our students got the chance to show off what they'd learned and come together in a spirit of togetherness. Mr. JP, who has his roots in French-speaking Haiti, spoke about what the day meant for him, as did our special guest, a Brazilian percussionist. We watched a speech by President Obama and videos by Latin-American celebrities, reminding us that Hispanic Heritage isn't merely a foreign concept about places exotic and far away, but a valuable part of the fabric of American society.
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