Week of October 31

K-4  K-4 continued learning how to express emotions in Spanish. I used various pumpkins with the emotions drawn on their faces.  We also reviewed numbers in Spanish. I am hoping children will  be able to count in Spanish as well as they  do in English! The children also told one another, "Good Job" in Spanish.

K-5 The K-5 class also continued learning how to express emotions in Spanish.
We reviewed numbers and parts of the body.

Grade 1  Grade 1 played several vocabulary games in class.  The games are designed to review previously learned vocabulary in Spanish.  Today we reviewed foods and body parts.   Chidlren won prizes for winning the game.

Grade 2  I discussed the holiday, El Dia de los Muertos" with the class.  I showed visuals to the children so they could see the important symbols associated with this holiday in Latin American countries, especially in Mexico. We began learning how to correctly express time in Spanish using plastic clocks.

Grade 3  Grade 3 heard information about El Dia de los Muertos.  Children who did not complete their homework had the opportunity to complete their comic strip in class while other children decorated a page with symbols associated with The Day of the Dead in Mexico.

Grade 4  We discussed El Dia de los Muertos.  Children decorated a calavera, an intricate patterned skull used in Mexico to celebrate this special holiday.

Grade 5  Students decorated a calavera and received a Scholastic magazine with an article about The Day of the Dead in Mexico. I encouraged the students to read all articles and complete some of the activities and puzzles in Spanish.

Grade 6  Students who did not complete the homework assignment were given the opportunity to complete the comic strip in class.  Other children received a calavera to decorate.  We discussed important symbols of The Day of the Dead, the history of the holiday, and ways it is celebrated in Mexico.  Next Monday students will be asked to present one of the dialogues they received for an evaluation of their oral language proficiency.  I asked they to team up with a partner and prepare the dialogue.  Some students wanted to work in a group of three.  That is perfectly fine.