Newsletter blurb about concert

[Beth Soltzberg]

Hi Folks,

Many thanks to those who helped at the concert today.  For those who couldn’t be there, the blurb below says it all!  Thanks to Mumtaz for writing it and submitting it to the Brackett newsletter.  Others may want to edit it for their school and submit it to their newsletter.

Have a great weekend,

Beth

 

On May 28 Brackett fourth graders joined fourth graders from all the Arlington schools to celebrate the Central American cultures through the riveting music of Sol y Canto. This first ever town-wide fourth grade concert was a great success. The children and their teachers enjoyed the concert — singing along, tapping their feet, and moving to Spanish and English tunes.

Fourth graders across Arlington learned about Teosinte, a small village in El Salvador as part of their Social Studies curriculum this year and participated in a letter exchange with the children in Teosinte.

This was a wonderful way for children to be exposed to a different culture through its music and songs, to meet other fourth graders, and celebrate global friendship together. 

This program and the curriculum is part of the mission of the Arlington Teosinte Sister City Project. Many thanks to the town-wide PTO, the Arlington Education Foundation, fourth grade teachers, Sol y Canto, and the children for making this a successful event.