Frida Kahlo in New Buffalo, Michigan

Do you remember Frida Kahlo skeleton students made last year?

Now she lives in Michigan with our dear Friends from New Buffalo.

Below you can find photos of Frida's corner in Ms. Lisa Wilson's classroom.

Calaveras del Montón y Calaveras Literarias

This year is the 100th anniversary of the death of the artist who created "Catrina", José Guadalupe Posada. That's why your Mexican friends joined the celebration and made the "Skeletons in a heap" some of his most famous skeletons using the traditional handcraft "CARTONERÍA" (papier-mâché sculptures). And the "Literary Skulls", some of the most known children's book characters (and two or three others), turned into skeletons. 

In late November, all the skeletons will be sent as a gift to our Friends in New Buffalo, France and Japan.

Which are your favorite ones?

Este año se recordó el centenario de la muerte del Artista que creó a La Catrina, José Guadalupe Posada. Por tal motivo, tus amigos mexicanos se unieron a la celebración e hicieron las "Calaveras del Montón", algunas de las calaveras más famosas de Posada usando la tradicional técnica de "CARTONERÍA" (Figuras hechas con papel maché). Y las "Calaveras Literarias", algunos de los personajes más famosos de la literatura para niños (y otros dos que tres), hechos calavera.

A finales de Noviembre, las calaveras serán enviadas como un regalo para nuestros Amigos en New Buffalo, Francia y Japón.

¿Cuáles son tus favoritas?

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About Us

Similarities	Differences
-Same sort of TV shows	We're older and multiage class.
-Start school at 9am	Our school year starts in February
-We study similar subjects	School uniform is compulsory
-Mixed gender school
-Speak English

About Our Families

Similarities	Differences
We all have different types of families.
We live with our parents.
Some parents have lots of money, some don't
	Spell mum - mom
Some of us have pets

A Day in Our Lives

Similarities	Differences
	Finish school at different times.
	No snow days off. Bushfire days off.
Similar subjects
	Most  walk or go by car to school.
Same routines in the morning.
	No canteen or cafeteria
	Eat at different times
Play outside in the summer
We eat some of the same foods	We eat some different foods

Our Environments

Similarities	Differences
Trees
	No snow
	No big wild animals, only small
	No farms nearby
	Spring is quite warm
	Trees mostly don't lose leaves
Water - creeks/lake
	We are on different sides of the equator
	It's nighttime here when it's daytime there

Our Cultures

Similarities	Differences
Public holidays	We have only 4 public holidays
We celebrate birthdays
	We have only one flag in our school
	We are called a Primary School, we have 7 year levels
	We have 5 weeks vacation over summer.
We celebrate with food and decorations
We remember the people who fought in the wars
Many Christian festivals - Easter& Christmas
	Different Flags
	We say "barbeque" and you say "barbie"  We say "hello" or "hi" and you say "g'day mate"

Mexican-American Epals

Hi epals!

Here's the website with photos and videos from Parker, South Dakota.

Enjoy!