To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, I always like to share a favorite Irish legend that a friend broke back from Ireland with her for my husband and me. "The Salmon of Knowledge," is a myth about an old wise man who sought the Salmon of Knowledge his whole life. If a man was to catch and eat this fish he would be filled with all the wisdom in the world. Unfortunately for the elder, his young apprentice, whom he made catch and cook the fish accidentally tasted a drop of the Salmon and inherited all the wisdom. I like to jest with the kids that because my last name is Salmon - I am filled with this wisdom :)
In addition, the school enjoyed an assembly in which Ms. Scanlon and Ms. Eileen shared their memories of Ireland as well as bits of Irish history. Mrs. McCormac also shared with the school the history behind St. Patrick's Day and why people wear green, orange and white. She also shared some true-Irish traditions, such as girls wearing the colored ribbons in their hair.
Following the presentations we had some very special performers - Irish Dancers - and they were our own OSM students, including Mary and Jane from our class! They were awesome. Check out the videos of the different dances they shared with the school.
Cheers to the dancers for an awesome show!
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