January 30th Classes
Dear Parents,
K-3 is making great progress. They know two songs in Spanish and are responding in Spanish when I take attendance. I read two stories to them. they learned how to say, "I love you, Mommy and Daddy" in Spanish. "Te quiero, Mama y Papa." We did a role-playing activity to a nursery rhyme in Spanish. Most students know colors in Spanish and are rapidly learning terms for parts of the body, as well.
Grades 5 and 6 took their verb test. Next week they will have another test on the verb, Ser. Students have a study sheet to review for the test. Some students inform me that tbeir parents are helping them study for the test. Thank you very much, Mil gracias.
Students also have two sheets of animal vocabulary words to learn by using them in a short dialogue about a trip to the zoo. The model is: "Mira, el tigre." Si, es el tigre." "Look, a tiger." "Yes, it's a tiger." They will substitute other animals to create more lines of dialogue: "Mira, el elefante," "Si, es un elefante." The dialogue is to be written entirely in Spanish and can be as simple as the above two lines, or more advanced, depending on the student's ability. I have a range of abilities in class and any student who wants to create a dialogue that is more interesting, may do so. For example, students can add expressions from previous student-generated dialogues about going to a restaurant, the weather, what they do in their free time, descriptions of the particular animal using color words, etc. Each student creates his or her own dialogue and will choose either their own or their partner's to present. I will give students class time to prepare with their partner on Friday.
Students will be creating a book soon based on skills learned. We did this last year. I am planning to have an exhibit of student authored books in the spring.
Thank you for your interest in our Spanish Language Program. See you at the Mardi Gras Parade in Downtown Laurel!
Laissez les bons temps roulez.
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