José de Diego - El Caballero de la Raza

Father of the Puerto Rican Independence Movement
Born	April 16, 1866 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Died	July 16, 1918
Occupation	statesman, poet, attorney, legislator, journalist
Nationality	Puerto Rican
Notable work(s)	A Laura
Spouse(s)	Georgina Blanes
	Children: José, Elisa Estrella, Georgina  Library of Congress > Researchers > Hispanic Reading Room > World of 1898 www.proyectosalonhogar.com/BiografiasPr/jose_de_diego.htm José de Diego's Quotes: "La Patria no se hace para ningún Partido, los Partidos se hacen para la Patria" We wish to be citizens of the United States or citizens of Puerto Rico. In either case, with all the inherent rights of a natural sovereignty. Jose de Diego Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jose_de_diego.html#0vMpsMjMSBgQEtpP.99

San sebastian District Competitions

We did it!!!!!

Kaytliani Vélez - Kinder - Picture Bee

Yuleisy N. Avilés - First Grade - Picture Bee

Azael Cubero - Third Grade - Sentence Bee

Yasiel A. Pérez - Second Grade - Sentence Bee

Congratulations to all!  They did a good representation of our School S.U. José A. Vargas!

"I'm not in competition with anybody but myself. My goal is to beat my last performance."

- Celine Dion -

Faces

 The face has uses of expression, appearance, and identity amongst others.

Funny Faces!

The face is the feature which best distinguishes a person.

Loving Face!

Faces are essential to expressing emotion, consciously or unconsciously.

Happy Faces!

Friendly Faces!

All kinds of Faces!

Second graders making faces, they work in pairs and had a lot of fun!

http://youtu.be/dNP5BzrBiOg

Feelings - follow the link!!!!!!!

Eugenio Maria de Hostos

http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/library/hostos%20page/biography/BIOGRAPHY.htm

Eugenio María de Hostos y de Bonilla
Portrait by Francisco Oller
Born	11 January 1839 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Spanish Empire
Died	August 11, 1903(1903-08-11) (aged 64) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Occupation	Educator, philosopher, national activist
Nationality	Spanish (1839-1898), Puerto Rican (1898-1903)
Spouse(s)	Belinda Otilia de Ayala y Quintana
Children	Eugenio Carlos, Luisa Amelia, Bayoan Lautaro, Filipo Luis Duarte, María Angelina.

Martin Luther King Jr.

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/photos/gallery/martin-luther-king-jr/

History of Thanksgiving Day

Origins of Thanksgiving Day

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Thanksgiving Day in the United States is an annual day of thanks for the blessings of the past year, observed on the fourth Thursday in November in each of the states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It is a historical, national, and religious holiday that began with the Pilgrims. After the survival of their first colony through the bitter winter, and the gathering of the harvest, Gov. William Bradford of Plymouth Colony issued a thanksgiving proclamation in the autumn of 1621. This first thanksgiving lasted three days, during which the Pilgrims feasted on wild turkey and venison with their Indian guests.

Days of thanksgiving were celebrated sporadically until, on November 26, 1789, President Washington issued a proclamation of a nation-wide day of thanksgiving. He made it clear that the day should be one of prayer and giving thanks to God. It was to be celebrated by all religious denominations, a circumstance that helped to promote a spirit of common heritage.
Credit for establishing this day as a national holiday is usually given to Sarah J. Hale, editor and founder of the Ladies' Magazine (from 1828) in Boston. Her editorials in the magazine and letters to President Lincoln urging the formal establishment of a national holiday of thanksgiving resulted in Lincoln's proclamation in 1863, designating the last Thursday in November as the day. Succeeding presidents annually followed his example, except for President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who in 1939 proclaimed Thanksgiving Day a week earlier--on the fourth but not the last Thursday--to encourage holiday shopping. In 1941, Congress adopted a joint resolution setting the date on the fourth Thursday.
http://www.hellokids.com/c_9041/reading-online/holidays/thanksgiving-stories/history-of-thanksgiving-day

How do we celebrate Thanksgiving Day in Puerto Rico?
How does your familly celebrate Thanksgiving Day?

Short Vowel Sounds

Short Vowel Sounds Practice: Enjoy your link!

A       E       I        O      U

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