Not long after starting work, I noticed it said "birthday party" on our calendar at school. I remember asking some coworkers what a birthday party at work was like, and they smiled and said "just wait." I have since taken part in two birthday parties. On the last Thursday of every month, all the kindergarteners who have a birthday during the month get to be the center of the universe for 40 minutes during a "birthday party."
This is how 7-year-olds party.
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| The birthday boys and girls sit at a table decked out with bunches of fruit, party hats, and flowers. While the 40 or so other kids sit on the floor. |
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| Each lucky boy or girl is the focus of the whole room, as the rest of the kindergarteners asks them questions in English such as, "what is your favorite color?" or "what is your favorite animal?". |
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| The birthday children, Jack and Angelina, get to sit at their thrones while the rest of their classmates sing songs for them. "Happy Birthday" is not on the agenda though. |
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| Those are two of my kindergarteners peeking through all that birthday fun. |
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| This is my Kindergarten class (Friendship), after they all went up to the birthday boy and girl and each delivered them a birthday note that says, "You are perfect. I want to be your best friend." |
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| Jack and Angelina blowing out their birthday candles. |
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| Jack and Angelina with their teachers. |
