For our culminating class, the second graders learned a Spanish folk song called “De Colores,” which is the unofficial anthem of the United Farm Workers. We sang along in the classroom to a rendition by the group Las Cafeteras and friends.
In the kitchen, we again celebrated the agricultural bounty of California, this time with mini olive oil cakes made with California olive oil, eggs, and wheat. Students sliced first-of-the-season organic strawberries, made fresh whipped cream, picked edible flower petals, and candied kumquats for a beautiful, colorful dessert that was even more fun to eat together than it was to make.
Thank you to all the farmworkers who work tirelessly every day to feed us. Thank you to Ms. Reynolds and Ms. Butler and to all our incredible volunteers for their help with this unit: Arabella, Aurélie, Janette, Jodi, and Rebecca. See everyone in third grade!
