March 05th, 2019

Rachael came back today, just in time to celebrate Charlie's family tradition! After Charlie's family treated us to a raucous Mardi Gras parade, we had a dane party in the Rainey Rom before parading down the hall to bring the party (and lots of Mardi Gras beads) to our friends in the Brown Room. Afterward during morning meeting, we talked about what to do with all of our extra Mardi Gras beads and decided that we should save some for the Tucker Room children who were out today on a field trip. We had lots of ideas about how to surprise them, including decorating their whole classroom with beads. 

After meeting, lots of friends talked with Rachael about her trip to India and checked out her photos and all the beautiful things she brought back for the classroom. The conversation turned to Mardi Gras--which Rachael knows well, having moved here last year from New Orleans. The children were curious about Mardi Gras traditions so we found videos of parades and listened to first line band music.

​Meanwhile in the Tucker Room with Jessica, a group of children had devised a plan to individually package a string of Mardi Gras beads for each of the Tucker Room children and teachers, and they worked very hard to write each of their names on a sealed envelope. Later in the morning we enjoyed a delicious snack of king cake and Kian got the baby! Next one's on you, Kian! Thanks to Charlie's family for sharing their family tradition (which has now become a school tradition), and for inspiring us to share the love. ​