Class day -- the last one in 2009. I asked the students if they wanted to do something special and they voted to bring snacks to the class.
I took cookies -- F, our only male in the class, brought Natilla, a sweet dish similar to a bread pudding. It is a Christmas treat in Columbia.
A, the new student, brought little cherry bites -- sweet cherries in crust.
The other A brought chocolate pudding with a cherry on top.
M, from Iran, went all out and brought a meat dish along with a flat bread, dipping sauce, and pickles. Evidently you put one of the meat croquettes on a piece of the bread, spread on some of the sauce, and eat it with pickles. It was very good. The other M, from Korea, brought rice cake a thick chewy dish with black beans and corn. It wasn't very sweet but tasted good. She also brought a beef and noodle dish with vegetables in it. I'm afraid I sampled everything.

We shared the food with the librarians -- some dropped by for a visit and the others were going to eat during their breaks. There was a lot of conversation going on during the eating time. I enjoyed seeing my students interact.

"I" came back -- she has had health problems and she had to go back to Mexico for some treatment. I was glad to see her. She was afraid that I had dropped her.

After we finished eating we had a lesson on George Washington -- They read a short story about him and we discussed the information -- A new word- surveyor. Our article mentioned that he was home schooled. I asked if people still home schooled and A, from France/Mexico, said no, not in today's world. That opened the discussion of my 4 home schooled grandchildren. They enjoyed hearing about them and how successful their schooling had been. I don't think any of them knew about homeschooling in the U.S.
After reading the article we did a brief quiz and they seemed to have a good grasp of what they read.

All in all it was a good class. It provided fellowship, sharing of food customs, pronounciation help, reading for content and comprehension, and some American history. Even though F was late, as usual, I was much happier with my class overall! (After class F told me that he had enjoyed the class and that he was very happy with me.)