Let's get ready to roll for Family Skate Night at Roll-A-Bout next Tuesday, October 17th, from 6-8 p.m.!
Don't forget to wear your pink tomorrow. Lion Cub Leaders will ROAR against breast cancer!
Let's get ready to roll for Family Skate Night at Roll-A-Bout next Tuesday, October 17th, from 6-8 p.m.!
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Lion Cub Leaders will ROAR against breast cancer by rocking pink every Wednesday during the month of October!
We are celebrating our very own teachers and staff for Hispanic Heritage Month! Let's celebrate Mrs. Mendoza, one of our Pre-K Teachers!
Mrs. Mendoza received her Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education from Greensboro College. Her home country is Mexico. The village that she is from is isolated in the middle of a mountainous area that is home to farmers. In her village, you wake up to the sound of a rooster and the view of the prettiest sunrise you could ever imagine. You are able to drink coffee with your loved ones and spend hours just talking. Walking is a common form of transportation, but you leave super early so you are able to stop to greet and talk with everyone. Everyone knows you by name and by your great-grandparents' legacy. You have no phone signal, and it you are lucky, you have five channels on the TV to choose from. You travel about twenty minutes to the nearest town to buy food, fill up on gas, and call and text. Water is pumped to your house every other day, and you wash your clothes by hand, but yet, it gets harder and harder every time you leave.
Mrs. Mendoza loves the quality time she spends with family and friends. Time seems to go by much slower, which makes her feel so peaceful. She loves the food and how fresh everything tastes. Going to the markets and smelling everything fresh is a highlight. Seeing all the handmade crafts that she loves and spending quality time with family and friends is what she loves most. She tries to travel to her home country at least every other year.
When asked what she loves most about her culture, she says that family is a huge part of their culture; everything that they celebrate revolves around family. Food and traditions are what make Mexico so vibrant.
Mrs. Mendoza and her family celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by showing their younger generations the importance of embracing their culture. She suggests that people celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by taking this opportunity to learn, appreciate, and celebrate our Hispanic and Latino communities.
We are so excited to celebrate Mrs. Mendoza today and every day!
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We are celebrating our very own teachers and staff for Hispanic Heritage Month! Let's celebrate Mrs. Miranda, our ML teacher.
Educational Background: "I got my major in English and Literature from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. I have a Masters Degree in TESOL -Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages- from Greensboro College."
Home Country: Colombia
About Colombia: Colombia is located on the northern part of South America. It borders the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Colombia is a beautiful country that offers diversity at all levels.Its climate is tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands. Colombia's geography is diverse with flat lowlands and the high Andes Mountains.My country has the highest biodiversity of birds in the world and we are number one in emerald and number 2 in flower exportation. Because if the richness of our land we grow some of the best coffee beans in the world. Colombia also offers a variety of exotic fruits and delicious food. I hope by now you are considering traveling to Colombia.
Three things I love about my country: I love the biodiversity and beauty offered by my country, The character and good heart of most of our people. The food.
How often do I travel to my country: When I was single I used to travel every year. Now, I travel with my husband and son every other year.
What I love most about my culture: Colombian culture is full of "passion". We celebrate life and are thankful for what we have. Colombians are (usually) hard workers and reliable. I love that in my culture it is important to get an education and to be a good human being.
How my family celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month at home: This celebration was created in the US. Most Latin American natives do not celebrate it but, at home, I teach my son our values and traditions. For example, Valentine's in Colombia was celebrated on Sept 16th and we had a small family celebration. I try to incorporate other special dates in our family life throughout the year.
Ways you can celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month: Reading and getting informed about Hispanic countries and their culture
Fun Facts: Colombians like to dance, music is in our veins. We do not like it when people misspell Colombia and write "Columbia"
We are so excited to celebrate Mrs. Miranda today and every day!
Let's get ready to ROCK!!! Next week we are going to "Rock our School" by celebrating our learning, leading, and success with our first spirit week of the year!
Today our Lion Cub Leaders celebrated sorting our new students into Houses! We also participated in our first House Challenges of the year and the competition for the Haw River House Cup is on! #LionCubsLeadTheWay #rcainspired ❤️💚💙♥️
Our Lion Cub Leaders have worked up an appetite from a morning full of learning! #LionCubsLeadTheWay🖤💛
Lion Cub Leaders are on a mission to earn House Points. On day 2 House Excelsior is in the lead! Who will come out on top at the end of the year??? #FourHousesOneFamily💚🧡💙♥️#LionCubsLeadTheWay🖤💛
Don't forget, tonight is Meet the Teacher from 4-6 pm. We look forward to seeing our Lion Cub Families on campus, and Sunset Slush will be here with their tasty treats for $4 and $5! #LionCubsLeadTheWay
Our Lion Cub Leaders had an amazing first day of school! We welcomed half of our new Pre-K and Kindergarten students, saw students engaged in learning new leadership roles and practices and caught Ms. Fonville leading 3rd graders with mental math and number talks. It was a great day to be a Lion Cub Leader! 🖤💛 #LionCubsLeadTheWay
We are sending a HUGE Lion Cub Roar to Wilson Brown Sock Company of Haw River for treating our teachers and staff to such a sweet treat! We appreciate our community partners! 🖤💛 #LionCubsLeadTheWay #ReflectConnectAffect
