Happy Birthday!!!
On Thursday we celebrated the birthdays of the children. In total we had 23 birthday boys and girls. The kids were excited as we pulled up with the piñatas and it was difficult getting everything out of the van with the curious children blocking everything. The Kindergarten kids were the most excited and it is still a new experience for them. The other grades and the teachers were enthusiastic about the birthday celebrations and also it was a holiday on 
Friday so it was a little chaotic at the school. Adding to all that we also had the end of semester report cards being handed out to the mothers and grandmothers of the children. Seno Marta and Profe Gregorio helped me 
set everything up while the other teachers attended to the mothers. After our fruit break we set the piñatas up and seated the birthday children.
There were a lot and they were excited about receiving their presents. We had 8 from the 2nd grade; that was the biggest group and also 6 birthday boys and girls for the 5th and 6th graders. The gifts for the older kids were a type of change purse and a card playing game along with a new notebook and pen. For the little guys I purchased some marbles and little “superballs”. Each of the children was given a new notebook and pen or pencil as well.
They also had a great lunch that day with a healthy portion of rice and beans and a good serving of vegetables (carrots, onions, squash and tomatoes). We are seeing a lot of different types of squash at the market right now. One is called guicoy and it looks like a pumpkin though it is a lime-green 
color. I have also been seeing zucchini (calabacin), however, they do not differentiate the naming of the two vegetables here and that is called guicoy as well. There also are huge gourd-like pumpkins that are called ayote during this time of the year. These pumpkins are also green when ripe.
Next week we will be celebrating Mother’s Day at the school. It is a very popular holiday here and all the schools hold a special event for the mothers that day.
Friday so it was a little chaotic at the school. Adding to all that we also had the end of semester report cards being handed out to the mothers and grandmothers of the children. Seno Marta and Profe Gregorio helped me 
set everything up while the other teachers attended to the mothers. After our fruit break we set the piñatas up and seated the birthday children.There were a lot and they were excited about receiving their presents. We had 8 from the 2nd grade; that was the biggest group and also 6 birthday boys and girls for the 5th and 6th graders. The gifts for the older kids were a type of change purse and a card playing game along with a new notebook and pen. For the little guys I purchased some marbles and little “superballs”. Each of the children was given a new notebook and pen or pencil as well.
They also had a great lunch that day with a healthy portion of rice and beans and a good serving of vegetables (carrots, onions, squash and tomatoes). We are seeing a lot of different types of squash at the market right now. One is called guicoy and it looks like a pumpkin though it is a lime-green 
color. I have also been seeing zucchini (calabacin), however, they do not differentiate the naming of the two vegetables here and that is called guicoy as well. There also are huge gourd-like pumpkins that are called ayote during this time of the year. These pumpkins are also green when ripe.Next week we will be celebrating Mother’s Day at the school. It is a very popular holiday here and all the schools hold a special event for the mothers that day.
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