Yesterday was the annual Thanksgiving luncheon offered by Ms. Jo-Ann Catalano, the second grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School in Newark. Judy and her pet partners, Maizie, Kaley and Gus, have gone there for years to coach reading skills twice a month along with other pet therapy teams. I go to the parties, mostly for the food, but also to take pix.
Jo-Ann makes the food herself and brings it in and feeds the class and several of the other teachers and anyone else who drops in the classroom. The kids were very well behaved, for seven year olds, and a lot of them were dressed up for the party. They made the placemats. The dogs were well behaved also and content with their treats. A little reading practice actually got done after the feast.
I’m already looking forward to the Xmas party next month.
Second graders mobbing Maizie, who loves the attention, almost as much as the kids do.
The desks are turned into a banquet table, and, as you might be able to see, there's fried chicken, mac and cheese, collard greens and cornbread. Does it look like a Pepsi commercial?
The feast is a yearly event prepared by Ms. Jo-Ann Catalano. The placemats on display were made by the kids.
Dressed for a banquet.
The class, pets and reading instructors all in there. Parker, the black dog, is near the center in front.
Smiling faces.
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