Somerville Road's EXCEL site had a Christmas celebration at the end of December to conclude a Christmas Around the World unit of study. The students studied the customs and traditions of several countries. Kindergarten and first grade studied Poland. Second and third grade studied Kwanzaa. Fourth grade studied France. Fifth grade studied Japan. The students got to eat several different kinds of food at the celebration. Each student also got to make a gingerbread house. They really enjoyed doing this. Some students decided to eat their houses, while other students decided to take their gingerbread houses home.