It certainly looks a lot like Christmas at St. John's!

Grades 3 through 6 have homework.  I asked the children to compose at least fourteen sentences in which they describe clothing worn by St. John's staff.  They may "invent" outfits if they didi not complete this assignment last week. Students have several previous assignments in their Spanish notebook to use  to assist them in completing this assignment.  

Note:  Please help you r child to bring necessary supplies to Spanish every Monday, especially thier Spanish notebook.   I will not work with some students next week because of the showing of The Polar Express at the Arabian.  I will collect the homework from the students who have it next week and, of course, December 11th.  Students in grades 4, 5 and 6 will have class on Monday since the program is over by 11:30. 

Thank you for your cooperation.  

November 6

K-4  We learned how to describe what we are wearing using color and pattern words.  We sang all of our songs.

K-5  The students learned how to describe clothing using new vocabulary and color and pattern words.

Grade 1  Students learned how to describe what they and other students are wearing in complete sentences.

Grade 2  Students received their Spanish  expressions tests back.   Several students will need to retest.  They have tests to study over the next two weeks for a retest after Thanksgiving. We discussed clothing and vocabulary to describe different articles of clothing.

Grade 3  Students  have  new vocabulary cards to cut out at home and study.  The vocabulary is related to nature. I asked them to compose a sentence with each term.  Yo veo el arbol. I see the tree.

Grade 4  Students  were asked to write sentences describing what they are wearing and what their classmates are wearing.  They can make up the clothing worn if they didn't finish in class. They have two weeks to complete this assignment.

Grade 5  Students have two weeks  to describe what they are wearing and what other students in the class are wearing today.  They may make up the clothing if they didn't finish in class.

Grade 6  Students have two weeks to complete sentences based on clothing descriptions.  Assignment was begun in class.

Have a blessed Thanksgiving.

October 31

K-4  The children were in costumes so we learned the names of their character costumes in Spanish. We also talked about the names of clothing in Spanish.  To conclude the children heard the story,  Donde viven los monstruos.  (Where the Wild Things Are).

K-5  Children  learned how to say what they wear in Spanish. They heard a story in Spanish, Where the Wild Things Are. 

Grade 1 We learned vocabulary to describe clothing.  Students learned how to tell the name of their character costume in Spanish. 

Grade 2 We discussed clothing and costume vocabulary.  I also discussed El Dia de los Muertos and the way it is celebrated in Spanish-speaking countries and here in the US. 

Grade 3  Students were tested on their mastery of their new vocabulary, which can be found on the flashcards they created.  I encouraged students to student their flashcards daily. 

Grade 4  Students who did not complete their homework sentences did their assignment in class and have to complete their work at home.  We  are working with the two forms of "you" in Spanish.  The rest of the class received an activity sheet with a paragraph we will translate next week.  

Grade 5  Students continued working with the two forms of "you" in Spanish.  They did an excellent job.  I am so proud of our fifth graders and rewarded them with no homework since they are very responsible in returning assignments. 

Grade 6 Students  have a study sheet to acquire mastery of Spanish verb forms.  We will be studying all tenses of Spanish verbs in the coming weeks.  

Week of October 23

Grades K-3 and 4 are learning several new songs.  The songs are designed to help children acquire new vocabulary.  Please ask your child to sing the songs for you.  They know, "Calabaza" quite well.  The children have learned songs for family members, days of the week, numbers,  animals .and weather.  I read a story in Spanish to the class.

K-5  Children are also learning new songs to acquire targeted vocabulary.  We talked about their costumes in Spanish. I read a story in Spanish to the class.

Grade 1 We reviewed our nature vocabulary and Spanish expressions.

Grade 2  Grade 2 took their Spanish expressions test.  Everyone was engaged so I am hoping for excellent results.  This group of children is so studious!  They love taking tests.

Grade 3  Students worked with their vocabulary   flashcards. I would like them to study their flashcards in order to master new vocabulary.

Grade 4  Students worked on an activity sheet to learn the use of the two forms of "you" in Spanish.  I would like them to study the sheet, which  we corrected in class,  and try to create sentences in Spanish with each of the eighteen items on the list.  They did an awesome job with this activity.

Grade 5  Students worked on an activity sheet to learn the use of informal and formal pronouns to express the two forms of 'you" in Spanish.  Each student gave examples orally in class.  We will compose a dialogue next week using the activity sheet.

Grade 6  Students read their dialogues and completed a sheet to learn how to correctly use the two forms of "you" in Spanish.  Several students composed dialogues which reflect a very advanced knowledge of Spanish grammar.  I am proud of all of the students.

See you at Eaglefest!

October 16

Grade K-4  The children learned two new songs.  Some classes received a paper napkin with a pumpkin image on the front.  This will help them remember the words to the song.

K-5  Students  used animal stickers to create a face and clothing on one of four animals.  The instructions are always given in Spanish with an emphasis on the target language structures and vocabulary.  We had so much fun!

Grade 1  Students learned a song about a jack o'lantern.  We had a coloring contest and prizes were awarded.  We reviewed body parts.

Grade 2 We reviewed greetings and expressions. I will give students an oral evaluation next week.
Oral evaluations are ongoing so it is not necessary for students to study specifically for the exam on Monday.  Also, we have been reviewing the vocabulary sheet for a number of weeks now and I feel students have acquired mastery of the specific expressions.  Of course students may review the sheet if they wish.  There was a problem with classwork homework folders so I will provide students  with a special Spanish Only Homework Folder.

Grade 3  Students  brought their flashcards back to study in class with a partner.  They received a new set of flashcards to assemble at home and bring to class on Monday.  New vocabulary includes 24 parts of the body.  We  will be using the cards on Monday so please make sure your child has his/her cards.

Grade 4  Students retook their Spanish greetings and expressions test. We had a coloring and composition  contest to complete at home for a prize.  The contest has two parts: Color or decorate the picture of a jack o' lantern using any media then write a descriptive paragraph or two in Spanish which describes the student's artwork. Both parts must be brought to class in order to be entered in the contest. This is  not a school wide contest.

Grade 5 Students presented their  homework dialogues.  For next week, students need to create five dialogues of 8 lines each about any topic they wish.  I encourage the use of descriptive adjectives from the list they received in class.

Grade 6
Students presented their new dialogues.  Homework is to prepare 3 long dialogues of 8 lines each for next week. Dialogues may be on any topic students wish, but should include adjectives from the list received in class.  Call me if you have any questions.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Linda


Please let me know if you are using this blog.  I only saw two parents' responses.  The new system also allows us to post homework and most teachers are only using that new system.

October 2, 2017

K-4  Students reviewed parts of the body using Pirates and princesses stickers. 

K-5 No class.  Students  were on a field trip. 

Grade 1  We discussed the students' La naturaleza activity homework sheeet. 

Grade 2 Students reviewed a list of essential Spanish expressions.  I will retest them at a later date since we did not have time to cover all of the expressions  We only have thirty minutes of class this year. 

Grade 3 Students received a sheet of geometric forms to cut out and make into vocabulary flash cards. They should bring the completed set to class next week. 

Grade 4  Students will be retested on the list of Spanish expression they received three weeks ago. 

Grade 5  Students need to prepare/compose five mini-dialogues using adjectives from the list they received three weeks ago. 

Grade 6  Students need to prepare/compose five mini-dialogues using the list of adjectives they received three weeks ago. 

Note:  Students  MUST bring their notebooks or special Spanish folder to  EVERY  class. Many students are coming to class without materials.  We do not have a textbook so the handouts they receive function as their textbook.  Please do not throw away any Spanish activity sheets or sets of vocabulary and reference materials.  Thank you.  

Dear Parents,

 I am aware that some of the parents of my sixth graders are still looking at this blog.  Therefore, I am posting the homework for sixth graders.
The students need to talk to one of the presenters of a cultural project based on a Spanish-speaking country.  Note:  Six students in the sixth grade class made a presentation since they are new to our program this year.  The rest of the class, meaning the students who were not required to make a presentation, need to write down at least six facts about one of the countries.  Of course, they may write down more facts if  they chose to do so.  This will be due next week, September 11th.

Dear Parents,  

There is a homework assignment for grades 3- 6.  They all received a dialogue to study and in some classes to change.  Please call me at 601-428-1704.  I don't want to explain everything if parents are not using this old website to receive messages.  Our new system is not letting me login.

Thank you,

Mrs. Linda