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On Tuesday, May 27, Whiteman Elementary School, 451 Newport St., will host its annual International Market. Parents and neighbors are invited to attend.

This year, each classroom or grade level has studied a specific country, learning about the people, customs, traditions, traditional clothing, native foods, etc.

For the market, classrooms set up booths featuring what they’ve learned about their countries - flags, clothes, money, sports and customs. Also on display will be all of the crafts created by students throughout the year. Previous crafts have included fish kites from Japan, flags in a variety of shapes and sizes, morpho butterfly rings from Brazil and rain sticks from Australia. Food choices are creative: fish and chips for Australia are really shoe-string French fries and goldfish crackers; cut up dried fruit represents the luscious fruit of the rainforest areas, etc.

The students spend money - Whiteman Tiger Bucks - as they tour the market. They all have “passports” that are stamped at every country they visit. They get to learn about places they might be able to visit one day; they also get souvenirs to remind them of their trip around the world.

For more information contact Elena Saenz, Whiteman Elementary School, 303-355-7333.