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November 13, 2025

Día de los Muertos at Cherokee Street

In honor of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Señora Rothmeier dressed as La Catrina and visited classrooms throughout Cherokee Street Elementary School. To help students learn more about the holiday, she created an altar (ofrenda) and bulletin board featuring student projects.

Second graders crafted tissue paper flowers to represent the cempasúchil, the traditional marigold placed on altars, and practiced saying the color of their flower in Spanish.

Third graders designed papel picado, colorful paper banners used to decorate ofrendas, while learning the Spanish words for the shapes they cut into their designs.

Fourth graders created alebrijes, imaginative sculptures that combine features of different animals and are often used to adorn Día de los Muertos displays.

Fifth graders built Q-tip skeletons, another popular symbol of the holiday. As part of their lesson on body parts, students labeled each part of their skeletons in Spanish. 

 
A person in a costume stands in a classroom, possibly for a presentation.   A young girl in riding attire smiles while seated at a desk.   A colorful Day of the Dead altar is decorated with flowers, candles, and sugar skulls.    Colorful paper decorations hang on a light blue wall.   A colorful Day of the Dead display features skeleton figures and decorative elements.   A student smiles, holding up a drawing at their desk in a classroom.    A young girl smiles while coloring a picture at her desk.