Dia de Los Muertos Update

A Castlemont community ofrenda is on display from the window of our Multi-Use room.

The tradition of Dia de Los Muertos is a joyful time that helps us remember and celebrate the memory of the people in our lives who have passed away. We honor and commemorate the lives of the dead during this time. On Thursday, November 2, we set up our ofrenda (offering), visible in the window of the Multi-Use room. We invited students to bring a photo of a loved one who has passed to be included on the ofrenda.

Students who would still like to include a loved-one's photo should bring them to school Monday-Wednesday of this week. We will make an announcement at the beginning of the day for students to bring their photo(s) to the MU. Please label the back of the photo with your child's first and last name so that we can return the photos safely back to your family.

We would like to thank the family members in our ELAC for supporing this idea!

Starting Thursday, November 2nd, students may bring photos to school, and we will call them from class to deliver the photos to the MU during the first 10 minutes of the morning. (We will make morning announcements to remind students.)  The ofrenda will remain up through November 9th.