Dear Parents and Grandparents,
                    We are wrapping up our study of telling time.  Students in grades 3, 4 and 5 have a short homework assignment which is due on Monday, November 18.  Grades three and four need to fill in the paper we folded into sixteen boxes on Monday.  I asked them to write a time in each box.  (They need to  write sixteen different times or thirty-two if they wish to go above and beyond the assignment).  After they write the time, they need to use Spanish number words to indicate what time it is).  Example:  8:15  Son las ocho y quince.  Or  Son las ocho y cuarto.
We are going to then continue Monday by learning how to express activities students do and the time of the day associated with that activity.  Ex:  Me como mi desayuno a las siete de la manana. I eat breakfast at seven in the morning. Grade 5 may simply write a time digitally and supply the corresponding time using Spanish number words. (See above).

Grade 6 is continuing their study of describing personality traits of themselves and others.  They need to write a paragraph* in which they use three vocabulary words to tell about five of their friends.  they received the list of words in class.  They may use other adjectives as well.
Some of the words are:  artistico, deportista, serio, bueno, ordenado, inteligente, y gracioso.
We did this assignment describing parents two weeks ago. 
 I am pleased with your children's progress in Spanish. 

Mi amiga Susana es artistica, inteligente, y buena.  Juan es serio, gracioso, y ordenado.  Carol es inteligente, atrevida, y ordenada. 

Please send me an email  if you need more clarity about the assignments. 
Gracias.

Grade K-4  Children are learning how to respond to simple basic questions in Spanish.  We also began to count in Spanish to twenty.  Children wanted to continue after ten