Ten years ago today, Hannah was involved in a presentation at her school. I’m sorry I didn’t get better pictures than I did, but here she is as part of an exercise demonstration. Just click the image for a larger version of the picture.
Ten years ago today, first thing on a Monday morning, Shari went with Hannah to her school, where they both did a special presentation to the class about – chocolate!
Just click the photo to see a larger version…
Today was the closing program for Hannah’s school. She and her classmates officially graduated from Grade 4 this year!
Hannah was honoured with the spelling award this year (if any of my elementary school teachers are reading this, they are no doubt wondering if she’s really my daughter!). She was also frequently on the Cuadro de Honor (honour roll), as a bulletin board in the now-empty halls of learning will attest.
However, she told me just now that she hasn’t yet learned everything there is to know… so I guess she’ll need s’more eddy-ca-shun.
Of course we’re most proud of the love that she showed for her teachers and classmates over the past few years. Way to go, Hannah! Congratulations!
What follows is a 2-3 minute video of Hannah’s school Christmas program. It’s going to be a little hard to see what’s going on, since it was a little dark for my little free digital camera. 😉 But let me tell you a little about what you will see.
Hannah is in the first couple of songs, first with her class, and then singing "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" with her whole class. Then she’s done!
Edit: Forgot to tell you – her main song was “El Burrito de Belén” – the donkey of Bethlehem. It’s about someone urging their donkey to hurry because they’re going to Bethlehem to see Jesus.
Interwoven throughout the rest of the program was a pastorela. If you’re not familiar with Mexican Christmas traditions, you may be shocked to discover that the main characters were Lucifer and two of his demons! Devils are a common part of the Christmas story here – the bad guys, who are always lurking in nativity scenes.
You’ll also hear some traditional Mexican Christmas music, just brief clips.
Finally, with a whiplash-inducing change of pace, the program ended with an English praise and worship song – Who is like the Lord? Stand up, and give Him the praise!
Without further ado, here it is…
[Edit: Sorry, had a little trouble with the video, but it should be working now]