Dear Parents,
          I am excited about another year of instructing your children!  Our first class was Monday.  We are working on the second floor of the Main Building now. 
 K-5  We reviewed most of our songs and drew pictures of the foods we like to eat.  We learned the names of some of the foods and will continue next week with our food unit.  Then, we will learn how to express activities we like to do in Spanish.  Everyone remembered what we learned last year so well! We also learned how to say fork, knife and spoon in Spanish:  tenedor, cuchillo, y cuchara. (cucharita- teaspoon).

1st grade  We answered basic questions about ourselves.  The students did very well. We also reviewed colors, numbers, seasons, and the days of the week.  Our first graders are ready for new adventures in Spanish! 
 
2nd  grade  We had a basic review of concepts which were introduced last year.  I want to review foods and began describing  favorite activities and things students don't like--likes and dislikes next week with our second graders. 

3rd grade  4th, 5th, and 6th  We began working with the verb" to have" in Spanish.  Students were encouraged to write simple sentences using the names of foods and bring back their sentences next week to discuss.  Sixth grade was asked to write at least twenty new sentences in Spanish.  Model:  Yo tengo los tomates rojos.  El tiene la lechuga verde. 
I told students they may use any nouns that we learned last year in their sentences.  Note:  If students are having difficulty composing sentences,  we will work on them next week.  NEW STUDENTS OR STUDENTS WHO WERE NOT ENROLLED IN SPANISH  ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HOMEWORK.  I am using food vocabulary  to link up with our new horticulture program.
Please contact me if you have any questions.  You can leave a comment  on this blog, leave me a phone message, or leave your name and number with Melissa or Kathy in the office if the directory hasn't been distributed yet.   I will return your call promptly.
  Bienvenidos al curso de lenguaje extranjero de St. John's.