VIEW IMAGES | Bentley Fifth Graders Kickoff Hispanic Heritage Month at Riley Memorial Plaza
Bentley Academy Innovation School grade 5 scholars joined the Latino Leadership Coalition, Salem Academy’s Caribbean Club, Mayor Dominick Pangallo. State Representative Manny Cruz and many members of Salem’s Latino and Hispanic community to raise the flags of Hispanic countries in celebration of the start of Hispanic Heritage Month Tuesday at Riley Memorial Plaza.
Accompanying the BAIS scholars were educators Rubi Vargas Aquino and Dorothy Stefanov and City Connects Coordinator Joy Richmond-Smith.
BAIS scholars performed ‘Bilingual’ by Alma Flor Ada:
English
Because I speak Spanish
I can listen to my grandmother’s stories
and say familia, madre, amor.
Because I speak English
I can learn from my teacher
and say I love school.
Because I am bilingual
I can read libros and books,
I have amigos and friends,
I enjoy canciones and songs,
juegos and games
and have twice as much fun.
And someday, because I speak two languages,
I will be able to do twice as much,
to help twice as many people
and be twice as good in what I do.
Español
Porque hablo español,
puedo oír los cuentos de mi abuelita
y decir familia, madre, amor.
Porque hablo inglés,
puedo aprender de mi maestra
y decir I love school.
Porque soy bilingüe,
puedo leer libros y books,
tengo amigos y friends,
disfruto canciones y songs,
juegos y games
y me divierto el doble.
Y algún día, porque sé hablar dos idiomas,
podré hacer el doble de cosas,
ayudar al doble de personas
y hacer el doble de bien todo lo que haga.
