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Día de los Muertos
Each fall, through stories, songs, and art, we learn about this holiday, which is an important part of Mexican culture and has roots dating back approximately 3,000 years.
Papel Picado
Papel Picado
We learned about an important holiday in Mexican culture called "Día de los Muertos" and some of the students made papel picado.
Here are the basic directions for making papel picado that we followed in class. We used tissue paper but any paper would work.
Flores de Papel
Flores de Papel
The 4th and 5th graders make paper flowers to learn about Día de los Muertos. Paper flowers are an important part of Mexican culture and folk art. They became popular because they are much more affordable than real flowers for holidays and celebrations.
From the 2024-25 school year:
Mariachi del Sol
Thanks to the generous support of our wonderful PTO, we were able to host another Spanish cultural assembly! At the end of April, Mariachi del Sol from Springfield High School performed at an all-school assembly. Some videos are posted below!
(To view the videos in higher quality, click the "pop-out" icon in the top right corner of each video. )
IMG_6982.MOVIMG_6984.MOVIMG_6991.MOVFrom the 2023-24 school year:
Comunidad y Herencia Cultural
Celebrating the history, traditions and folklore of Mexico by providing cultural, artistic, and educational programming that considers both heritage and lived experiences.
We had this amazing local non-profit organization visit Irving for an all-school assembly!
Folkloric Dancers!
Charrería (usually done with a horse) is considered Mexico's national sport!
A charro (Mexican cowboy) showing off his rope tricks!
IMG_2680.movIrving students counting in Spanish!
From the 2022-23 school year:
Older grades learned a song to the tune of El Jarabe Tapatío (Mexican Hat Dance)
to practice counting by 10s.
From the 2021-22 school year:
In some classes, we read a story about Tito Puente, the "King of Latin Jazz." Here he is playing the timbales.
In some classes, we read a story about Tito Puente, the "King of Latin Jazz." Here he is playing the timbales.
In some classes, we learned a few basic dance steps to La Cumbia.
In some classes, we learned a few basic dance steps to La Cumbia.
Some amazing dancers performing Cumbia Norteña.
Some amazing dancers performing Cumbia Norteña.
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