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English Language Learners and Families Enjoy Carnival Night
Four photos of students at the carnival night on a red and yellow carnival tent background

Students in Lower Merion School District's English Language Development program and their families enjoyed a fun night of carnival games and camaraderie at the annual ELD Family Night, held March 6, 2025, at Lower Merion High School.

The Kobe Bryant Gymnasium was transformed into a carnival midway, where children enjoyed games including a bean bag toss, football throwing, hula hoop contests, giant balloons and more. Older ELD students joined ELD staff members in running the games and ensuring a good time was had by all ages.

In the cafeteria, guests enjoyed traditional carnival treats, including soft pretzels, lollipops and cotton candy, and had the opportunity to visit resource tables set up by many community service organizations, including food banks, and LMSD departments, including Nutritional Services and Counseling.

Volunteer interpreters -- in bright yellow shirts with buttons showing the languages they speak -- helped families connect with the resources and with one another, using their skills in English as well as Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Russian and Italian.

The ELD Family Night is just one way that LMSD works to build a sense of belonging for students and families, and aligns with the LMSD Strategic Plan pathway of "Spirit of Community." You can see lots of fun photos in the slide show below. #LMSDBuildingBelonging

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Students line up at the football toss game
A student kicks a soccer ball as a teacher cheers him on
Two students try to blow up balloons
A child plays with a green balloon
A child sits on the floor enjoying his soft pretzel
A student plays with a hoop and a balloon
A parent picks up a flier
A child plays a game on the floor
An LMSD counselor smiles at her table
Members of the Food Services team smile at their table
Mr. Weinstein chats with an ELD teacher
A food services staffer hands out information to a guest
Families get giveaway items at a community resource table
An ELD teacher at the soft pretzel table
Two community volunteers smile at their table.
A community volunteer smiles at her table
Students play a game with a teacher at a table
an ELD teacher hands a student a soft pretzel
A community volunteer chats with a parent
An ELD teachers assists students at the wading pool pond.
A family sits together at a table having soft pretzels
A student turns in a prize ticket for a treat
An ELD teacher smiles at her table
Families speak with an interpreter at a table
Community volunteers smile at their table
A child colors with markers
Student picks a lollipop from the lollipop tree
A mom and toddler she's holding look at what's in a basket
A student tosses a bean bag
A student tosses a beanbag
An administrator and counselor chat at a table
Parents pose with a young student
A mom and son pose for a photo at a table
An interpreter speaks with a community volunteer
Students work on arts and crafts at a table
An ELD teacher talks with two students
A student blows a bubble with a bubble wand
A student plays a beanbag toss game
Student work on a coloring activity
A student and mom chat with a counselor at her table
Students play a beanbag toss game
A student tosses a beanbag
A student plays with red and green balloons
Students play with a pink balloon
Students play with hula hoops
A student kicks a soccer ball
A student plays with a hula hoop
Two students play with a big pink balloon
A student kicks a soccer ball
A young student tosses a football
A young student cheers with her hands in the air as a parent kneels next to her
A student plays a football toss game
Students play a football toss game
A volunteer chats with a student who has stopped at her table
A community volunteer smiles at her table
ELD teachers chat
An ELD teacher sets up a lollipop tree
An ELD teacher helps students play at a %22goldfish pond%22 in a wading pool
Student play a beanbag toss game
Community volunteers chat at their table
A student plays with a beanbag toss game
Parents with their children, one a student and one a toddler
Parents and a toddler pose for a photo
Four students pose smiling with a purple balloon
A child works on a project with an ELD teacher
A student tosses a football at a target
A student tosses a beanbag at a target
A child plays a game in the gym
Community volunteers smile at their resource table.
Students play with big balloons in the gym
An ELD teacher watches a child draw with a marker
A family stops to chat with community volunteers at their table
Two community volunteers smile at their table.
A child works on a crayoning project
Students and families playing games in the gym
An ELD teacher poses with student volunteers
A teacher plays a keep-away ball game with a student
Students and families playing games in the gym
Students and families playing games in the gym
A student sits with a big balloon stuffed under her shirt and smiles
A child and adult play with a big green balloon
An administrator chats with a community volunteer
A child gets ready to toss beanbags at a target
ELD teachers and an administrator share a laugh
Four students pose for a photo
Two volunteer interpreters chat at the resource fair
Tables with volunteers at the resource fair in the cafeteria
A family at a table offering arts and crafts
Families visit resource tables set up in the cafeteria
Students play with a big purple balloon
Parents chat at high top tables in the cafeteria
A counselor talks with families at a table
A counselor in a bright pink shirt smiles
A child throws a football to a target with holes in it.
A student picks a treat out of a bucket held by a teacher
A student throws a beanbag through a hole in a board
The ELD teachers in orange t-shirts hold funny props in front of a photo wall
A small child in a rainbow jacket kicks a colorful soccer ball
Mr. B and a family pose with silly props at the photo board

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