Dear Parents and Grandparents,
   K-4 did an excellent job today answering basic questions in Spanish.  They can answer five questions!  I will be sending a list of questions home for you in the near future.  We read a story about how tortillas are made.  I read the story in Spanish and translate for the students. We counted to 25 in Spanish as well.

K-5  Students can answer six  questions in Spanish.  I am so pleased.  We are learning the days of the week and the months of the year as well.  Students earned a gold star for the months of the year.  We also reviewed colors by naming all of the colors of a drawing of a turkey.  Again, students did an excellent job!  Estoy muy satisfecha con su progreso. I am so pleased with their progress.

Grade 1 also reviewed questions and answers, days of the week, months of the year, names for farm animals, colors, and numbers.  Students really enjoyed the story about how tortillas are made.  The book mentions colors and emphasizes sequencing--from the fields, to the bakery, to the dinner table.

Grade 2 continued telling time.  We made a paper plate clock which we will complete on December 2.  Please ask your child to tell you what time it is in Spanish.  I think they will be able to do so!  My classroom clock does have the minutes listed on its face to indicate quarter and half hour.  We say, " Son las ocho y media"  or "Son las ocho y treinta."  It is half-past eight or eight thirty.  Both are correct.  The same is true for the quarter hour.  "Son las seis y cuarto" or "Son las seis y quince."

Grades 3 and 4 continued working on telling time.  They also made a clock to use at home which we will complete on December 2. 

Grade 5 has a homework project.  Using a shoebox, they will draw or cut pictures to indicate information about the following aspects of their lives:  Family, Values, (What is important to them, such as Friendship, Education, Truth, Beauty, Compassion.}  They should choose one value and find a symbol to represent it on one side of their box.   Their family members should be written in Spanish, but they do not have to write the value in Spanish. I will help them with that in class.  Other sides of the box will show:  Goals for the future,  Interests, such as, sports, hobbies, books, movies they enjoy, games, etc.  Who is their hero?  They need to discuss this with parents or grandparents. Please share with them who your hero is.  A side will be dedicated to Religion and religious beliefs.  A symbol of their beliefs or a picture of their church, a favorite Bible verse or a prayer can be used for this side. 

Please send the completed showbox project to school on December 2nd. 

Grade 6 read their descriptions of a best friend in class.  Their project is a book illustrating things about their best friend.  Some students want to talk about a cousin, or other family member who is their age.  That is fine.  The book should be at least ten pages.  They will mention personality traits and tell their friend's age, with whom they live, likes, dislikes, favorite clothes, colors, TV shows.  They have the basic sentence structure and vocabulary to do this activity. 

Children should complete projects THIS week even though it isn't due until the 2nd.  I want everyone to enjoy their Thanksgiving holiday with their families! 

Que tengan un feliz Dias de la Accion de Dar Gracias.  Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!