Mexico Madness

Olah (that means hello in Spanish).


Week 3 is here already and today we set flight to... MEXICO!
We were surprised and excited when we arrived at school and Miss A gave us our boarding pass. On our boarding pass we discovered the Capital City of Mexico is Mexico City.
The Mexican flag has green on the left, white in the middle and red on  the right. In the middle it has the National Coat of Arms. It is an eagle holding a snake in it's beak and perching on a cactus that has risen from a rock above a lake. Here is a picture of the Mexican flag.

We met and read all about Carlos who is from Mexico.
Did you know there are lots of villages that do not have running water or electricity? These villages also have poor education for children. Carlos has moved to a different village where he now has TV and running water.


Mexico has high mountains, deserts and rain forests. The weather can be tropical or dry depending on where abouts you are in Mexico.


Lots of the food in Mexico is made from corn. Today we got to try all different types of corn chips. They were delicious, although some were very spicy!


We also practised speaking in Spanish. That is the language they speak in Mexico. We are very lucky because Nicolas can speak Spanish. He was born in Colombia. He has taught us how to count to 10. We are very clever.


This morning we made monster pinatas. We had to follow a set of instructions that told us step by step what to do. It is very important that you read instructions carefully if you want to do it right.


OTHER INTERESTING FACTS WE HAVE LEARNT ABOUT MEXICO.....


People from Mexico enjoy watching bull-fighting. - William
People from Mexico like watching soccer and rodeo - Jordan
People in Mexico speak Spanish. - Oscar
People in Mexico wear wide-brimmed hats called Sombreros. - George
Mexicans play baseball - Jack
Their bread is flat, round and made of corn. They call it tortilla. - Dakota
Mexicans eat spicy food. - Bailey
Salsa is a dance they do in Mexico as well as a dip! - Sommer
At parties and celebrations they have pinatas, which are filled with goodies. - Maddie


We look forward to sharing with you much more that we learn this week.

Colouring in our Mexican flags.

Anika with the piniata instructions.

Jordan busy working on his piniata.

William showing off his cutting skills.

Zoe colouring the Mexican flag.

George colouring in his Mexican flag.

Kendal and Jack busy making there piniatas.



Amy enjoying eating corn chips.

Jackson with his Mexican flag and boarding pass ready to go to Mexico.

Nicolas hard at work.

Chau (that means goodbye in Spanish).