Culture Corner

     We've set up a "Culture Corner" in the Library Media Center.  Here we can feature a holiday tradition from other cultures, particularly those of some of our ESOL students.  Amidst all the celebration of American holidays such as Halloween, Thanksgiving, New Year, etc., it is nice for some of our Underhill students to see familiar items from the traditional holidays of their countries of origin.
     This month, we featured the holiday of DIWALI, a celebration in India popularly known as the "Festival of Lights." For Hindus, Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. Diwali involves the lighting of small clay lamps filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil.  One of our students brought in several beautiful clay lamps, decorations, and other items to put in the Culture Corner.  We added an information sheet for K-2 students and several books from our library collection.
     If you have a student in your class who celebrates a holiday tradition from another culture, let us know and we will feature it in our Underhill "Culture Corner"!