Monday, October 24 and Tuesday, October 25

K-4  The children can now identify the vocabulary in Spanish associated with all silverware and other important tableware terms.  I always make learning fun for the children by playing a game, in this case, a guessing game using a paper bag and utensils.  Children also are "Teacher" and ask questions to other classmates.   We sang our song about the funny pumpkin and reviewed various terms for feelings:  sad, happy, scared, and surprised.

K-5  The children reviewed adverbs to describe feelings and played the paper bag utensils game. Children love to ask the questions to their classmates.  I am very proud of our k-4 and K-5 children.  They really enjoy Spanish.

Grade 1  Children recited the dialogue about a football game and received a picture of a football to color.  I am very proud that our first graders are becoming literate in Spanish.  Most of the children in class have been learning Spanish since K-3.  It really makes a difference in their progress.

Grade 2  Students received a new dialogue.  I asked them to create a comic strip with at least four boxes containing figures and dialogue from any of our dialogues.  This is due next Monday, October 31. We began the comic strip in class.  Please note:  The children wanted to create the comic strip after they viewed the work of my fifth and sixth graders, which I shared with them.  Several children also have siblings who created a comic strip.  their little sisters and brother wanted to do the same project.  I am only requesting four boxes of figures and dialogue.  Of course, students may create more than four.

Grade 3  Students received a dialogue about children meeting in the park and engaging in various activities; such as, taking photos of flowers, running, and climbing a hill.  They have a homework assignment to create a comic strip with at least four boxes, (five to eight if they wish), with figures and written dialogues in the balloons.  We began the project in class and I saw some absolutely beautiful drawings!  We have some talented artists at St. John's!  Please call me if you need further clarification.

Grade 4  Grade 4 has a comic strip assignment to create using one of our dialogues about football, the weather , or a day in the park.  It is due on Monday. 10/31.   Four to eight boxes is sufficient.  Note:  Some students wanted to make a comic BOOK.  that is fine.  I am NOT requiring a complete comic book, however.  Several students also wanted to create four dialogues using all of the dialogues we have studied.  ONLY ONE DIALOGUE IS REQUIRED.  I encourage students to create more than one.  Going above and beyond the assignment is characteristic of many of our students.  I am so proud they want to do extra work if they have the time.

Grade 5  Students need to study our new dialogue about a day in the park.  Our fifth  graders are very hard-working.  I may distribute two dialogues for them at a time! Some students  do not feel that studying is homework and want to produce a product; e.g., a diarama, a poster, etc.  I explained that studying/practicing their dialogue to polish their oral language skills is a very important part of learning.It is homework.

Grade 6  Class did not meet due to Costume Day parties.  I collected the homework from both sixth grade classes.  I will be working with students  who did not turn  in their comic strip  on Monday.

Week of October 18

K-4  The children are learning Spanish so quickly!  I asked individual children to be the teacher as we wrapped up our study of foods and utensils used to eat different foods.  It was amazing how well they were able to conduct the lesson, ask the questions, and give praise to one another--all in Spanish!  I appreciate your support for your child's study of a second language.  It makes a difference in a child's progress. 

K-5  K- 5 students also continued their study of expressing likes and dislikes in Spanish.  They also played the teacher and asked questions in Spanish. They took to the lesson like the proverbial duck to water!  Their confidence level is very high!  Thank you for your support of our foreign language program. 

Grade 1  First graders reviewed vocabulary associated with speaking about the months of the year, calendar information, and applying previously learned vocabulary  to new situations.  We used their homework as as visual to help them talk about foods and utensils.  I hope they are using some of the new vocabulary at the dinner table!  I want to thank Miss Connie for making sure the assignment was completed on time.    I kept the students' work in class, but please ask your child to name utensils in Spanish for you.  They also know the names of many foods. 

Grade 2  Second grade students have a new dialogue about football!  They colored an activity sheet with the Saints logo, the fleur de lis.  They paired up with a partner to recite a short dialogue about a school football team.  I allowed them to take their dialogue home to practice.  

Grade 3  Third grade also received the new football dialogue.  Students practiced in class with a partner.  I encourage students to practice the dialogue at home.  

Grade 4 did not meet due to a program in the gym. 

Grade 5  Students recited a new football dialogue in class.  They need to practice all of our dialogues at home.  It is very important that students keep all handouts and study them.  We do not have a textbook, so the handouts are essential to our study of Spanish.  Each dialogue emphasizes a new grammatical concept, verb tense, and theme-based vocabulary.  

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Grade 6  Students worked in groups reciting the football dialogue.  I checked their understanding of questions based on last week's autobiography composition.  I am so pleased with out sixth graders' progress in Spanish. For homework, students need to create a comic strip using their own dialogue or a dialogue copied from one of our handouts.  This is due on the 26th of October, our next class meeting. 

                                       Have s wonderful weekend.    


Please call me if you have any questions about grades or the assignments. 

                          📚                     Mrs Linda 🎓🎓🎓📚📚 📚 

Dear Parents, 
       Since we are using a new system to notify parents, I will not be posting a blog in addition to posting information on the new electronic  roll book,   If you would like me to continue  posting using this blogger form, please let me know.  I really like it, but will be using the new system very soon.  I don't mind posting here as well, however,  I need to hear from you. 


Grade 5 has a comic strip homework assignment due next Monday, October 17th.  They need to create characters, draw them, and write their lines inside of comic strip balloons.  They can copy the lines from our dialogues.  It doesn't matter which  printed dialogue they use. They only need to make six or eight boxes.

Grade 6 Students will continue to be tested on the questions I handed out two weeks ago.  Some children were not tested two weeks ago due to limited class time.  They will only be tested on questions 7-12.  All answers are located in their autobiographies.

Please call me about any questions you have about  your child's grade.  I am still missing assignments from some students, and therefore, their grade may have been lowered because of the missing assignments.  The sixth grade students are hard workers and I have high expectations for all of them.

                               Mrs Linda

Note:  Grades 3 and 4 will be completing their comic strip in class due to the holiday on Monday.  If students already began the project, they should bring it to class on Monday.
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