Monday, December 12, 2016

12 - 16 December

Early years and lower school students will continue to learn various vocabulary terms as well as songs pertaining to this time of the year.  They will review various songs that we have learned as well as some new ones in order to reinforce the material introduced in class.  Some of their favorites include the songs pertaining to the colors, greetings and goodbyes, numbers, animals, days of the week, and months of the year.  In addition, students will illustrate the vocabulary and play games in order to reinforce the material.  All of the students will practice the pronunciation of the words and expressions that they are learning in Spanish and the lower school students will also focus on the spelling of these words and expressions.  This week in lower school, students will review the topics that they have learned thus far.  In addition, they will be introduced to new songs and vocabulary pertaining to this time of the year.  Fifth and sixth grade students will continue to acquire various verbs and expressions.  They will practice writing sentences and conjugating verbs in the present tense as well as making adjective agreement in Spanish.  Both the fifth and sixth graders have just completed and shared their presentations that they did on their computers!  

Thursday, December 1, 2016

5 - 9 December

Early years and lower school students will continue to learn various vocabulary terms as well as songs pertaining to this time of the year.  They will review various songs that we have learned as well as some new ones in order to reinforce the material introduced in class.  Some of their favorites include the songs pertaining to the colors, greetings and goodbyes, numbers, animals, days of the week, and months of the year.  In addition, students will illustrate the vocabulary and play games in order to reinforce the material.  All of the students will practice the pronunciation of the words and expressions that they are learning in Spanish and the lower school students will also focus on the spelling of these words and expressions.  This week in lower school, students will review the topics that they have learned thus far.  In addition, they will be introduced to new songs and vocabulary pertaining to this time of the year.  Fifth and sixth grade students will continue to acquire various verbs and expressions.  They will practice writing sentences and conjugating verbs in the present tense as well as making adjective agreement in Spanish.  Both the fifth and sixth graders have just completed and shared their presentations that they did on their computers!  

Monday, November 21, 2016

21 & 22 November

Early years and lower school students will continue to learn various fall vocabulary terms as well as songs pertaining to this time of the year.  In addition, students will enjoy illustrating the vocabulary and playing games in order to reinforce the material.  All of the students will practice the pronunciation of the words and expressions that they are learning in Spanish and the older students will also focus on spelling.  Have a wonderful holiday!

Monday, November 7, 2016

7 - 11 November

Early years and lower school students will continue to learn various fall vocabulary terms as well as songs pertaining to this time of the year.  In addition, students will enjoy illustrating the vocabulary and playing games in order to reinforce the material.  All of the students will practice the pronunciation of the words and expressions that they are learning in Spanish and the older students will also focus on spelling.

Monday, October 31, 2016

31 October – 4 November

Early years and lower school students will continue to learn various fall vocabulary terms as well as songs pertaining to this time of the year.  In addition, students will enjoy illustrating the vocabulary and playing games in order to reinforce the material.  All of the students will practice the pronunciation of the words and expressions that they are learning in Spanish and the older students will also focus on spelling.

Monday, October 3, 2016

3 - 5 October

3K - Kindergarten:
This week students will review and continue to master the various topics that they have learned thus far.  These topics include:  greetings, farewells, feelings, questions, colors, numbers 1-15, days of the week, months of the year, and animals.  In addition, they will be learning various words associated with this time of the year, such as fall, leaf and pumpkin.  Students will be having fun practicing these topics through songs, flashcards, and games.

First Grade:
This week first graders will continue to review the various topics that they have learned thus far.  Last week, they worked on making adjective agreement.  This week, they will continue to do so and will participate in a cumulative activity that combines all of the topics for review in the form of a category game.

Second Grade:
This week second graders will continue to review the various topics that they have learned thus far. In addition, they will learn the four seasons in Spanish as well as new vocabulary words and expressions associated with the month of October and fall.  

Third Grade:
This week third graders will continue to review the various topics that they have learned thus far. Last week, students worked on forming complete sentences in Spanish and adding many new verbs to their vocabulary, such as:  to ride a bicycle, to swim, to watch television, and to write stories.  This week, they will continue to build on this vocabulary and express what they like and do not like to do in their free time.

Fourth Grade:
This week fourth graders will continue to review the various topics that they have learned thus far. Students will continue forming sentences in Spanish and adding various verbs, nouns, and adjectives to their vocabulary.  They will practice spelling these new words and reviewing how to pronounce them in Spanish.

Fifth Grade:
This week fifth graders will continue to review the various topics that they have learned thus far. Students will practice communicating what they and others like to do and do not like to do in their free time.  In addition, they will be introduced to the subject pronouns in Spanish and begin to conjugate verbs ending in -ar in the present tense.  

Sixth Grade:
This week sixth graders will continue to review the various topics that they have learned thus far. Students will continue to review the subject pronouns in Spanish and the present tense endings for regular verbs ending in -ar, -er, and -ir.  They will form sentences in Spanish and create a dialogue between two people reinforcing the greetings, farewells, questions, and activity vocabulary.  


Monday, September 26, 2016

26-30 September:

3K - Kindergarten:
This week in Spanish class, students will review and continue to master the various topics that they have studied thus far.  The material that they are currently learning includes:  greetings, farewells, feelings, questions, colors, numbers 1-15, days of the week, months of the year, and animals.

First Grade:
This week first graders will continue reviewing the material that they have learned thus far. They will continue to combine the topics in order to form conversations and complete sentences verbally in Spanish.  In addition, they will be working on adjective agreement this week.

Second Grade:
This week second graders will continue to practice the topics that they have learned up to this point.  In addition, they will continue to master two new songs which include many new words and expressions.  

Third Grade:
This week third graders will continue to add various verbs and adjectives into their vocabulary notes.  They will continue to write sentences as well as communicate verbally in order to describe themselves and others in Spanish.

Fourth Grade:
This week fourth graders will continue to review and practice the various topics that they have learned thus far.  In addition, they will continue to write sentences, add new verbs, nouns, and adjectives to their vocabulary, as well as communicate verbally and in writing.

Fifth Grade:
This week fifth graders will review and expand upon the topics that they have learned thus far, which include: greetings, farewells, numbers 0-100, classroom expressions, parts of the body, and classroom objects.  In addition, they will learn how to tell time in Spanish as well as express what they like to do in their free time.

Sixth Grade:
This week fifth graders will review and expand upon the topics that they have learned thus far, which include:  greetings, farewells, numbers 0-100, classroom expressions, parts of the body, classroom objects, how to tell time, as well as express what they like to do in their free time. Students will learn the subject pronouns in Spanish and how to conjugate verbs ending in -ar in the present tense.