Week of November 7

K-4 and K-5  The children continued talking about foods and beverages they like to eat and drink.  They can now give a list of foods they enjoy eating entirely in Spanish.  The children also heard the story of Maria and her llamita, a Spanish version of Mary had a little lamb that takes place in South America.  The lamb is a baby llama in the Spanish version!  They loved the story and comparing their school and clothing to the school and clothing in the brightly colored illustrations.  

Grade 1 We continued telling time in Spanish.  We will begin talking about different activities done at different times of the day in Spanish.  I reviewed some important expressions in Spanish. 

Grade 2  Students received a new dialogue to practice at home.  It is entitled, "A Snow Day." 

Grade 3 Students received a dialogue about a snow day.  We worked in groups reciting the lines.  I encouraged students to practice the dialogue at home.  Grade 3 students are really progressing in Spanish this year! I am proud of them. 

Grades 4 and 5 began their study of the five oceans and seven continents in Spanish.  We will begin our study of early exploration of the North American continent by Spanish explorers. These lessons will be done in Spanish. 

Grade 6  Students presented their dialogues in groups.  Several students wanted to present the dialogue alone.  Three students received special recognition for a perfect oral presentation.  I will share their names with Miss Stone.  I am proud of all of our sixth graders.  This is an amazing group of students!  The homework is:  Using an empty shoebox, students will illustrate each side of the box with information about themselves based on the questions they answered in their autobiographies at the beginning of the year.  They can use photos, drawings, pictures cut from magazines, etc. as illustrations.  Some of the information is"  My hair color, eye  color, favorite quote, free time activities,  and future profession.  They will present their work in class on Monday.  I distributed magazines to the classes so they could begin to gather pictures for this project.