Dear Parents,
 Fifth and Sixth grade will be meeting on Fridays beginning this week.  Please see last week's blog for their homework. I will be writing a special blog for them on Friday explaining their homework, which  will be due on September 8th due to the holiday next Monday.
Grades K-4, and K-5 did a wonderful job with their numbers, colors, days of the week, and months of the year.  I conducted most of the class in Spanish and read a story to the students in Spanish  as well. I am going to try to arrange a visit to your child's Spanish class so you can see how well your child is doing in Spanish.  Everyone understood so well. I am so proud of your children.  Learning a second language at an early age really helps children master the language and develop the accent of a Spanish-speaker.  Thank you for your support and participation in St. John's Foreign Language Program!
 Grades 1 and 2 have a project which will be due on September 8th. They received a detailed informaion sheet about the project.  They need to create a book in Spanish about the foods they like to eat.  All of this information is on the sheet.  I will bring some extra sheets to school on Friday and give them to Miss Connie and Miss Lisa if your child lost his sheet.  Please contact me if you do not understand the project.  You can leave me an email message at: linda.delascuevas@sjdslaurel.com.
I need to change my email since I changed my name!  Leave me your phone number in your message and I will call you if you prefer.  The book can be six pages long or sixteen!  Some students wanted to know if it could be twenty pages!  I have very highly motivated youngsters in class!  Thank you!  You may help with the art work and execution of the book.  It should have a cover and title.  All of this information is on the hand-out.

Grades 3 and 4 continued to work with composing sentences in class.  We did some oral language work as well.  Your children are amazing. I love working with them.