Wednesday, January 27th.
Grades 5 and 6 presented their homework assignment. They all did an excellent job with the assignment. I am so pleased that students are reading in Spanish.
The home work due February 3rd is as follows:
Students need to write a description of what they see in a photograph from a magazine or other source. They may use a photo from a camera, for example. Sixth grade was given a photo from a magazine to use. Students were provided with an example in class of a photo of a young woman. The example was:
Ella tiene los ojos cafes y el pelo negro. Lleva una camisa rosada. Es muy joven.
She has brown eyes and black hair. She is wearing a pink shirt. She is very young. (This is only an example). I expect students to write more than one sentence.
I encouraged students to write as much as they can in Spanish and even create a "story." I gave examples in class of telling which college the woman attended, how many sisters she has, what she is studying, etc. Ella va a la Universidad de Mississippi. Estudia el espanol. Of course unless the students use an actual photograph of family members or themselves, the information they write will be made-up.
Friday, January 29, 2016
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Monday, January 25, 2016
K-4 Students reviewed all basic questions and answers. They can answer about fifteen questions in complete sentences. The children also respond well to tag questions on a variety of subjects. The classes sang all of their songs including two new songs, including one naming family members.
K-5 The children reviewed greetings, weather terms, numbers, days of the week, months of the year and basic questions about themselves. We will be discussing likes and dislikes in Spanish next week.
Grade 1 Students completed their books about cold weather. The book is entitled Rosa tiene frio. I gave the books to the classroom teachers to distribute to each child. Please ask your child to share the book with you.
Grade 2 Students made a bilingual book about winter. They finished the books in one class period. I am very proud of them. Each child took their book home with them. Please ask your child to present their book to you.
Grade 3 Children have a homework assignment which is due on February 1, our next class.
They will use their posters or computer-generated assignment from last week to write complete sentences about themselves. The homework last week was to write adjectives in Spanish which describe themselves--inteligente, generoso, respetuoso, etc. They copy the adjectives from their poster or laptop and insert them in the model sentence: Yo soy inteligente, respetuoso, y generoso. Yo soy timido, activo y amable. etc. They should write at least five sentences using three adjectives in each sentence. They do NOT need to make a poster of their sentences. the sentences should be written on notebook paper or in their Spanish notebooks.
Grade 4 Students presented their personality projects. They also have a homework assignment which is to record in Spanish the meals they eat for one week. All students copied a model sentence and the names of the days of the week. EX: El lunes, me comi pan con cereal, una ensalada, carne con papa, y pastel de fresa.
El martes, me comi yogur, huevos, fruta, sopa de pollo, pescado frito y papas.
K-4 Students reviewed all basic questions and answers. They can answer about fifteen questions in complete sentences. The children also respond well to tag questions on a variety of subjects. The classes sang all of their songs including two new songs, including one naming family members.
K-5 The children reviewed greetings, weather terms, numbers, days of the week, months of the year and basic questions about themselves. We will be discussing likes and dislikes in Spanish next week.
Grade 1 Students completed their books about cold weather. The book is entitled Rosa tiene frio. I gave the books to the classroom teachers to distribute to each child. Please ask your child to share the book with you.
Grade 2 Students made a bilingual book about winter. They finished the books in one class period. I am very proud of them. Each child took their book home with them. Please ask your child to present their book to you.
Grade 3 Children have a homework assignment which is due on February 1, our next class.
They will use their posters or computer-generated assignment from last week to write complete sentences about themselves. The homework last week was to write adjectives in Spanish which describe themselves--inteligente, generoso, respetuoso, etc. They copy the adjectives from their poster or laptop and insert them in the model sentence: Yo soy inteligente, respetuoso, y generoso. Yo soy timido, activo y amable. etc. They should write at least five sentences using three adjectives in each sentence. They do NOT need to make a poster of their sentences. the sentences should be written on notebook paper or in their Spanish notebooks.
Grade 4 Students presented their personality projects. They also have a homework assignment which is to record in Spanish the meals they eat for one week. All students copied a model sentence and the names of the days of the week. EX: El lunes, me comi pan con cereal, una ensalada, carne con papa, y pastel de fresa.
El martes, me comi yogur, huevos, fruta, sopa de pollo, pescado frito y papas.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Grade 5
Students presented their information about the Spanish city of Segovia. I am very proud of our 5th graders. I encourage the students to use technology as much as they can to prepare their work. I am pleased that so many students are making their presentations electronically.
Homework was assigned. It is due on Wednesday, January 27th. Unless otherwise stated, the homework is due the following class session.
The new assignment is to keep a record in Spanish of all meals beginning on Wednesday, January 20th. Students will write down in the form of a sentence what they ate each day. EX:
El miercoles para el desayuno, me comi, pan y cereal. Para el almuerzo, me comi pescado y ensalada. Para la cena, me comi carne con papa y espinaca.
For breakfast on Wednesday, I ate bread and cereal. For lunch, I ate fish and salad. For dinner, I ate stew and spinach.
Students were given two sheets listing foods in Spanish with pictures. They also copied a model sentence in class as well as the days of the week. They will have this information in their Spanish notebook.
6th Grade Students presented their information about the beautiful city of Segovia, Spain.
Their homework is the same as the assignment listed above for Grade 5. It is due on January 27, 2016, Wednesday.
NOTE: It is not necessary to write the meals in English. The work may be written down as simple sentences or in the form of a paragraph. Example of paragraph form:
El miercoles para el desayuno, me comi pan y cereal. Para el almuerzo, me comi una hamburguesa. Para la cena, me comi carne con papa y ensalada. El jueves para el desayuno me comi
cereal y yogur. Para el almuerzo, me comi pescado y arroz. Para la cena, me comi papas, pollo frito, y ensalada.
Students do NOT have to list EVERY FOOD they eat!
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Miss Linda
Thank you for your support and interest in our foreign language program. I appreciate it!
Grade 5
Students presented their information about the Spanish city of Segovia. I am very proud of our 5th graders. I encourage the students to use technology as much as they can to prepare their work. I am pleased that so many students are making their presentations electronically.
Homework was assigned. It is due on Wednesday, January 27th. Unless otherwise stated, the homework is due the following class session.
The new assignment is to keep a record in Spanish of all meals beginning on Wednesday, January 20th. Students will write down in the form of a sentence what they ate each day. EX:
El miercoles para el desayuno, me comi, pan y cereal. Para el almuerzo, me comi pescado y ensalada. Para la cena, me comi carne con papa y espinaca.
For breakfast on Wednesday, I ate bread and cereal. For lunch, I ate fish and salad. For dinner, I ate stew and spinach.
Students were given two sheets listing foods in Spanish with pictures. They also copied a model sentence in class as well as the days of the week. They will have this information in their Spanish notebook.
6th Grade Students presented their information about the beautiful city of Segovia, Spain.
Their homework is the same as the assignment listed above for Grade 5. It is due on January 27, 2016, Wednesday.
NOTE: It is not necessary to write the meals in English. The work may be written down as simple sentences or in the form of a paragraph. Example of paragraph form:
El miercoles para el desayuno, me comi pan y cereal. Para el almuerzo, me comi una hamburguesa. Para la cena, me comi carne con papa y ensalada. El jueves para el desayuno me comi
cereal y yogur. Para el almuerzo, me comi pescado y arroz. Para la cena, me comi papas, pollo frito, y ensalada.
Students do NOT have to list EVERY FOOD they eat!
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Miss Linda
Thank you for your support and interest in our foreign language program. I appreciate it!
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, January 11, 12, and 13.
K-3 Children sang several songs to learn the words for family members. They also learned weather expressions, especially, Hace frio--It's cold! They heard the story about The Sun in Spanish.
Monday: K-4 discussed weather in Spanish. They reviewed two new songs, Papa Dedo and Habia una vez una mano. The first song teaches the words for family members. The second teaches several verbs and adjectives. The children love singing songs! They heard the story about El sol, The Sun.
K-5 K-5 also discussed weather, sang two new songs, and heard the story about El sol, The Sun. The children understand so much in Spanish.
Grade 1 Children made a new bilingual book about winter. It is so rewarding to hear them speaking to one another in Spanish while they color the pages of their book. They ask one another for colors or other materials in Spanish! They will complete the book next week and take it home to show parents.
Grade 2 We reviewed the four seasons by making posters about each season. Then, children had toi identify the season by the picture. Children will take home a new mini-book next week.
Grade 3 and 4 Students received a list of adjectives to use in the making of a poster about their personalities. They need to choose 15 or more adjectives to describe themselves and arrange the adjectives on colorful poster. They may also make a Power Point for this project. This is the same project the 5th and 6th graders presented this week. It is due on January 25, since there are no classes next Monday. Please contact me if you need more information, but the students received a detailed informational sheet in class with a list of adjectives to assist them. They may use Spanish only or prepare a bilingual poster with the English translations.
Grades 5 and 6 Students presented their personality posters and Power Points. They did an amazing job with this project. Since there are so many cognates in Spanish, the students are also improving their vocabulary skills in English. I am very proud of our fifth and sixth graders. The homework for Wednesday, January20th, is a report or poster about Segovia, Spain. We have done this assignment with about ten cities already. Fifth grade may use English. Sixth grade needs to complete the project in Spanish only. Most students actually make bilingual posters or reports.
Have a great weekend.
Miss Linda
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Tuesday, January 5
K-3 met for the first time to receive instruction in the Spanish language. We had so much fun. The children sang several songs and we began to count in Spanish. The class concluded with a story in Spanish about animals that live in the Arctic. I read the story in both languages at this point unless the picture clues help children to understand the Spanish vocabulary.
Wednesday, Grade 6 Students received a new assignment/project which is due next week. The sheet gives specific step by step directions as well as listing words students need to complete the assignment. Students need to create a poster (I distributed small cardboard to students) showing adjectives in Spanish to describe their personalities. I also gave students an additional list of adjectives they may wish to use. The vocabulary has the English translations as well so students understand which adjectives they will be using. Students may use a larger poster if they wish. They may also create their project on the computer. Unfortunately, I do not have a computer in my classroom to use so students will have to bring their own laptop if they are using PowerPoint. They may use fin markers, glitter pens, colored pencils, etc. to create the poster. They do not have to write complete sentences. They willuse complete sentences in class when they present their poster. Sixth graders also received a sheet about Segovia, our next Spanish city, as we travel through Spain in class! They only need to read the information. We will discuss it next week in class.
Grade 5: Students also received detailed instructions about our next project. Please read information above. They did not receive the sheet about Segovia. They will receive it next week. Most fifth graders said they wished to create a large poster, which is fine. They did, however, receive a small poster board to use if they wish. Project is due next week, January 13.
Note: Copies of the project for students who were absent were placed in Miss Lisa's and Miss Tucker's mailboxes. If you child was absent, please make sure they received a copy of the project, or contact me at 601-428-1704.
* There is a picture of what the project will look like on the sheet students received. The picture shows only three or four adjectives for lack of space. Children need to use at least 25 adjectives from the list. They may, of course, use more! I always have students who go above and beyond the requirements. I love that!
K-3 met for the first time to receive instruction in the Spanish language. We had so much fun. The children sang several songs and we began to count in Spanish. The class concluded with a story in Spanish about animals that live in the Arctic. I read the story in both languages at this point unless the picture clues help children to understand the Spanish vocabulary.
Wednesday, Grade 6 Students received a new assignment/project which is due next week. The sheet gives specific step by step directions as well as listing words students need to complete the assignment. Students need to create a poster (I distributed small cardboard to students) showing adjectives in Spanish to describe their personalities. I also gave students an additional list of adjectives they may wish to use. The vocabulary has the English translations as well so students understand which adjectives they will be using. Students may use a larger poster if they wish. They may also create their project on the computer. Unfortunately, I do not have a computer in my classroom to use so students will have to bring their own laptop if they are using PowerPoint. They may use fin markers, glitter pens, colored pencils, etc. to create the poster. They do not have to write complete sentences. They willuse complete sentences in class when they present their poster. Sixth graders also received a sheet about Segovia, our next Spanish city, as we travel through Spain in class! They only need to read the information. We will discuss it next week in class.
Grade 5: Students also received detailed instructions about our next project. Please read information above. They did not receive the sheet about Segovia. They will receive it next week. Most fifth graders said they wished to create a large poster, which is fine. They did, however, receive a small poster board to use if they wish. Project is due next week, January 13.
Note: Copies of the project for students who were absent were placed in Miss Lisa's and Miss Tucker's mailboxes. If you child was absent, please make sure they received a copy of the project, or contact me at 601-428-1704.
* There is a picture of what the project will look like on the sheet students received. The picture shows only three or four adjectives for lack of space. Children need to use at least 25 adjectives from the list. They may, of course, use more! I always have students who go above and beyond the requirements. I love that!
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