Welcome Deacon Matthew Pfleger - Our Lady of Good Counsel

April 26, 2012 | Issue 2 | Vol. 4
Korean Culture Day in First Grade
By Linda Halpin
First Grader Grace Halpin was born in Seoul,
South Korea. Every year she likes to share her
Korean heritage with her classmates. This year
Grace wanted to teach her first grade classmates
about Korean food and traditions. She
was joined by 4th grader Jay Kim and 7th grader
Casey Lee who are also Korean.
Grace wore her hanbok, the traditional
Korean dress. She taught the class that the
Korean meal starts with small side dishes called
“pajeons”. At the Korean table, children must
wait for the elders at the table to start to eat.
Then the children can begin to eat. This is a
sign of respect for their elders. Rice and a spicy
cabbage dish called Kimchi is eaten with every
meal. Bulgogi is a common beef dish served in
Korean homes and restaurants.
Grace demonstrated to the class how to
prepare the marinade for bulgogi. Casey told
the story that at McDonald’s in Korea, you
can order a sandwich with bulgogi instead of
hamburger. Jay explained about the traditions
of food served at the time of funerals. Grace,
Jay and Casey talked about Rice Cake Soup and
the traditions of Lunar New Year, the biggest
holiday in Korea.
The first graders had the chance to taste
some Korean food. They had rice, dumplings, a
noodle dish called jap chae, fruit salad and Korean
cookies. The children enjoyed eating their
food with chopsticks.
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The day was a wonderful opportunity for
Grace to share her Korean heritage with her
classmates. She was happy that Jay and Casey
were able to join her and share their knowledge
and experiences of Korea and the Korean
culture.
Grace Halpin in her hanbok, the traditional
Korean dress.
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Grace and her mother show her classmates how to prepare a
Korean meal together.
Jay Kim, Grace Halpin and Casey Lee.
100th Day of School
Mrs. Biancaniello’s first grade class celebrates the 100th Day of School.
They made necklaces with 100 beads and shared their collections of 100
things from home. Nice job 1B !!!!
Lukas Christ, Marian Howson, Will Kelly, Adriana Kirwin, and Isaac Havener show off
their 100th Day glasses.
Bishop Eustace’s Spring Production was recently held at the Scottish Rite Theatre in
Collingswood. Pictured are graduates of Our Lady of Good Counsel School from left to
right Liz Homer, Samantha Testa, John Elmer, Anthony Lario, Kim Johnson and Rachel
Kueny all of whom attend Bishop Eustace Preparatory School. These students were
active in the successful Theater Program at Our Lady of Good Counsel School run by
MTC and their involvement and love of theater continues... Congratulations!
Grace Halpin, Autumn Brutschea, Courtney Snyder, Alexandra Petroski, Marly Carolan,
and Taylor Pitts (back row left to right). Tyler Mendys and Michael Caulder (front row left
to right) with their collection of 100 things from home.
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