McCullough's Pre-K Blog

We have had a wonderful time in Spain this week! Miss Shann said the flight would take about 8 hours. We were very tired, but we were ready to tour Spain and enjoy the food and festivities. We learned about one of the most famous artists in the world. His name is Pablo Picasso and he did many beautiful masterpieces. One style of painting that Picasso is known for is called Cubism. Cubism is done using different shapes and colors. Picasso used colors depending on his mood. If he was sad he would use blue. If he was happy or in love he used reds and pinks. We painted our own version of Cubism and we think they look quite nice, even if they won’t fetch millions of dollars.

We’re learning a lot about Spain and how they live, eat, and play. Reid told us that soccer, better known as futbol in Spain, is the favorite sport. . Thomson told us all about Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, and some of the famous landmarks in Spain. Maddie shared her information about some good foods from Spain and one in particular is Paella, which is a rice dish usually with a lot of seafood in it. We couldn’t believe what Anna told us about the boys and girls in school. They go home from 12:30- 3:00 for lunch and a siesta, which is a nap. Festivals are big events in Spain. Reid told us about the Running Of The Bulls. His mom was at this festival in Spain when she was sixteen. We learned from Anish that people in Spain travel around like us using airplanes, boats, trams, trains, and bikes. However their trains are super-fast.

In between learning all about Spain we have been training hard for the Olympics. We have been practicing our relay races, gymnastics, and pentathlon. We can’t wait for the big day when we can show how hard we have been working.

We ended the week with a Spanish Fiesta. We got to taste a variety of foods. Yellow rice with saffron, chicken croquettes, sangria (made with fruit punch and sprite), and the best part was for dessert we got to have churros. We’ve had a wonderful time in Spain. We’ve learned many interesting things from Team Spain and we’ll always remember our week in Pre-K Olympic Spain.

Adios