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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That is part of the reason why we are in a Catholic school. I heard that saying God bless you when someone sneezes is no longer acceptable. [/quote]

You should definitely stay in Catholic school (from a Catholic). Watched. Wonderful 2nd grade holiday show today where they sang about all the major holidays.  So refreshing for a school not to shy away from religion. And yes, DCPS school. [/quote]

I was there too -- two of the many adorable songs brought tears to my eyes: "My friend's family celebrates Ramadan" (really captures the nonchalance and respect of diversity among our kids) and "Innkeeper" (a beautiful song of inclusiveness, pleading for someone to let Mary in). "December in Our Town" is a great tradition at our school, celebrating the spirit of the season and the diversity of our families. The kids were so poised and cute. Great job teachers! [/quote]

PP here. So glad I wasn't the only teary one. I grew up in Catholic school and had no idea about other holidays. I love that my kids get to spend time at school leading about what their friends are celebrating. The 2nd grade team did an awesome job. [/quote]

Oh, great. So now the meaning of Christmas has to be "inclusiveness." How PC of them.[/quote]

The point is that it wasn't a Christmas show; it was about the many kinds of celebrations the 2nd graders in the school experience with their diverse families. Christmas was on of them, but it wasn't just about Christmas. They all shared in each other's traditions and all the families brought in their traditional foods to share after. We have families from all over the world and all over the city. A fairly large percentage of the children do not celebrate Christmas. They had just finished the standard second grade social studies unit on world cultural traditions and celebrations.

And no, "inclusiveness" was my word for the Christmas song, and it came to mind due to the lyric, "won't someone please let her in?" I'd say inclusiveness has always been a theme of Christmas and a very, very big part of Jesus's message to the world -- consider all of the shunned people he went out of his way to include in his life. Love thy neighbor.[/quote]

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