March 16  Spanish Classes on Monday.

K-4 We are moving at a rapid pace in our study of Spanish!  Today all students prepared responses for five questions about themselves. Everyone did a very good job! The children received a birthday cake to color with their age and the sentence, " Yo tengo cuatro (o cinco) anos. They learned the universal sign  for Te amo, I love you.  We did not finish the story from which the sign originates, Un beso en la mano.  A Kiss on the Hand.

K-5  K-5 also reviewed responses in Spanish to basic questions about themselves and colored the birthday cake worksheet to practice saying their age in Spanish.  They worked on their song, De Colores which is a traditional Spanish song sung in most Spanish-speaking countries. We sang Asi me lavo las manos to review parts of the body.

1st grade practiced saying the date in Spanish and learned the terms for yesterday and tomorrow. We discussed El Dia de San Patricio, St. Patrick's Days, and learned some terms associated with this holiday.

2nd grade  Students also are working with the calendar, saying the date, and the months of the year.  We also added saying our birthday is Spanish.  Students worked on a color sheet based on the month of March coming in  like a lion and going out like a lamb.  Of course we did this in Spanish. Entra como un  leon y sale como un borreguito. The students thought that was a neat thing to learn.

3rd grade Students  received their corrected homework sentences and we went over common errors in grammar and spelling.  They also discussed the calendar, telling their birthday in Spanish and had a general review of about thirty Spanish expressions which  are essential to communicating well in the language. I am going to send the sheet home for students to study in preparation for a quiz on those terms.  Most students already have acquired knowledge of the meaning of the terms. The quiz should be easy for them.  I will work individually with students who need help with the quiz.

4th grade received their autobiographies and were asked to make the corrections indicated on their paper. I only required one paragraph for successful completion of the assignment, but many students did two full paragraphs.  I am so pleased when students go above and beyond the assignment. Please ask your child to share their work with you.  I know some parents provided photos which were required on the cover sheet.  Thank you for your assistance.  It really makes a difference in a child's attitude toward learning when parents are actively involved, even in a small way, with assignments.

Miss Bower's students received a verb conjugation sheet to study.*  I encouraged students to try to complete the other ar verbs in the table if they can. It is NOT homework.  Some students wanted to complete the table.  A few students were not sure how to complete the other verbs on the sheet based on the model we all completed in class.  We will be reviewing it next week. I did not assign any other homework since the autobiography was a major homework assignment.  Another project will follow soon based upon "producing"  a television show segment in Spanish about the weather, cooking, an interview with a "famous" person in our class, sports, fashion, or a garden show. WE won't be actually filming unless we have enough time to do so.  Vuela el tiempo.  Times flies!  Way too fast!  

Miss Lowery's class did NOT receive the verb sheet due to time restrictions.  They will recieve it next week.

Happy Spring!  It is almost here.  Ya llega pronto la primavera.