The Manchester Township School District cherishes our partnership with Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB-MDL). Today was an extra special visit by the JB-MDL Hispanic Heritage Committee who chose to visit students at Manchester Township Elementary School (MTES) before National Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close on October 15.
The school is always buzzing with excitement when the soldiers come to visit. While they are all based out of JB-MDL they hail from different branches of the military and specialize in various jobs that Manchester's students love to hear all about!
The soldiers spent time in MTES Kindergarten and First Grade classrooms today answering questions about where they work, where they live, where they have lived, what they do for the military, what their favorite snacks are, what their favorite sports teams are, and MORE.
CS2 Morrison is a Chef with the Navy. He spoke to the students about the importance of his job providing nutritious meals to the Navy soldiers. He shared that he also specializes as a Pastry Chef making him an extra important person on their culinary team when it comes time to celebrate a birthday!
Ayala, a soldier with the US Air Force, engaged students with stories of her travels around Europe and the Pacific. They loved hearing about the multiple languages she and her family speak and how her children were born overseas!
Our MTES military-connected students were thrilled to share their stories with the soldiers and classmates during the visits! There were stories told by Manchester's students who live on JB-MDL, students who have parents and family members who currently serve or have served in the military, and students who have family members who are currently deployed and how they are looking forward to having them home soon!
Soldiers participated excitedly in the students' snack time, assisted in classroom crafts and lessons, read to the students, and overall provided another very special visit to the Manchester Township School District. We look forward to welcoming them throughout the school year for the Reading Buddies Partnership Program, soon!
