The parade was quite cool today. Luke was in the front row as I walked in, it never gets old seeing his cute face at school. Drew was already gone, as it was too long for them to sit. Here are some pics of the fun...
Sweden
USA. (This was the biggest group by far. Wish I could have seen their parade.)
Turkey
Venezuela
NZ and the All Blacks :)
Some of my class
Australia preparing to head up to the gym
UK
Teachers having a little fun :)
I walked in holding the flag of the United Arab Emirates. He's our only student representing their country and needed a little support. :)
The gym was PACKED
I'll take more pics of the food and quiz show. Fun day...and exhausting!
The SAIS International Fiesta kicked off today with a Celebration of our Heritage. Parent and student groups performed various acts on stage that celebrated their country's heritage. Pretty fun...
Country Flags hung all over the gym
A choir of moms sang songs from Australia
Traditional Indonesian Dancing by mom and daughter
Another Indonesian Dance by Grade 3 girls
Fashion show of traditional Pakistani clothing
And then came Korea. Can't make this stuff up people.
You can believe that up in the front row was Luke. He was the third child to bolt up when the song came on and start dancing. He's a sucker for Gangnum Style. Let's be honest, aren't we all?
After Korea was a UK/US rock band. They held their own and played a few great hits. Here's a bit of "Come Together" by The Beatles.
Tomorrow we look forward to the International Parade of Nations (over 50 countries will be represented), an International Buffet (where foods from over 15 countries will be served) and a "Think Big" International Trivia contest & debate. Should be a great way to celebrate all of the countries we represent AND kick off spring break. Can't wait!
Notice a theme in our weekend? One word sums it up: relaxing!
Drew & Ella hangin' in their floaties
The boys playing a little football
The big boys trying their football skills from three stories up
After a nice dinner out and a little bowling with friends last night, we spent 3 1/2 hours at the pool again today. Luke had a friend over and they never left the pool. We enjoyed the day with Alex, Jill and Ella - just hanging out and having fun.
A few other things worth mentioning from the weekend:
The boys were VERY interested as I painted my toes, so they got a little color too :) Three hours in the pool made it disappear. Darn.
Adam and I found a new organic grocery store. I thought we'd "splurge" on the small bag of brussel sprouts (pictured in the middle). We've never had them here because they're generally $8-10 per bag. Craving some fresh veggies, I grabbed a bag. At the register, they were quickly put back after learning THAT LITTLE BAG WAS $25.20! Unbelievable!
Ready for our 4-day week before we're on break! Wednesday and Thursday will consist of multiple International Day celebrations. Looking forward to celebrating the 50+ countries represented at our school! Our Red, White & Blue is ready to be worn. :)
Have you ever been in a conversation where the other people start talking in a different language and suddenly you feel super awkward because you have no idea what they're saying? So you smile and nod, pretending you know what's being said, but everyone there knows you really have no idea. That happened to me at dinner tonight. With my son. Yep, Luke and the waiter had a full blown conversation in mandarin tonight and I had no clue what they were saying. Then a bit later the waiters were yelling something back and forth and Luke joined in by yelling something out - in mandarin. Take a bite of sushi, yell out some mandarin. Just like that.
He was VERY proud of his little certificate that he earned in class today. "Hip Hip Hooray! I made it to purple today. I am a leader!"
We were able to talk to Adam tonight. He said today in Chang Mai was quite cool. They visited an organic farm and the kids harvested and made their entire lunch from the farm. Tomorrow they'll visit an orphanage. Below are a few pictures he's taken from the past two days. Tomorrow is their last full day there. He'll arrive back in Singapore at 5:30 Friday night. Just in time for the weekend!
The week has been a good one so far. Like I said before, time FLIES over here!
