INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

 

Thanksgiving Day - 2008

           

Thanksgiving is a yearly celebration of life and its bountifulness. Celebrated in the United States on the last Thursday of November, coinciding with the close of the traditional harvest in the Northeastern sector of the country, it is an opportunity to gather with friends and family to reflect on all that we have, rather than what we lack, and to share this abundance with those who touch our lives.

Friends, family, and staff of International School marked this tradition on November 28 by gathering on the grounds of the school to hold a picnic. Families and teachers spread out blankets and brought food to share, and during the afternoon the children played, while the adults commingled. First- and second-grade teacher Miss Elvira offered face painting, and other teachers played games such as volleyball with their students. Jordan Marcos’s mother, Pamela, gave a speech about Thanksgiving and its meaning, and her husband offered a prayer.

 

 

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