November 5, 2014



Upcoming Events
 

• 8th grade ~ We finished learning about the use of direct and indirect object pronouns in Spanish, and practiced translating and structuring/simplifying sentences. Currently we are practicing conversational speaking, using what we know and applying our language in real time. Some guided conversations and others topic-based, open-ended discussions.
• 7th grade ~ We are looking at irregular verbs in the present tense that don't follow our normal rules. We are also having a quick review of ancient cultures of Spain and will be discussing in more detail the Middle Ages, leading up to the year 1492.
• 6th grade ~ Much practice with regular verbs in the present tense, rhythm games, a little bit of translation, some writing, and a quiz. Next, we will look at the Geography of Spain and talk about some of its earlier inhabitants before Roman rule.
• 5th grade ~ Just finished a block on food and restaurant Spanish. We made our own menus and acting out restaurant role-playing scenes. Now we are getting into reading longer stories, focusing on pronunciation and reading comprehension. Discussing what we read.
• 4th grade ~ Finishing up telling time in Spanish, incorporating fractions, expressing our usual activities throughout the day, hearing stories, singing songs and playing games like Simon Says and Tic-Tac-Toe with Spanish vocabulary.
• 3rd grade ~ We began learning how to write in Spanish, reviewed the alphabet, are learning how to describe animals and objects in the classroom, expressing our favorite animals, hearing stories, singing birthday songs, and quickly improving on our listening comprehension and classroom readiness.
• 2nd grade ~ Reviewing colors, numbers and weather, learning about articles of clothing and objects in nature, playing games and singing songs with movement exercises.
• 1st grade ~ Practicing numbers, colors, parts of the body, and learning about weather. Meeting new animals and characters in our stories. Singing greeting songs, hand gesture songs, and will have a story about a mother hen and her chicks (later accompanied by song).