February Spanish Update!

What did the students learn this month in Spanish?

La Clase de Kindergarten

The students learned new vocabulary words related to February and the emotions. New vocabulary words include corazon, chocolates, tarjetas, flores, besos and cupido.  We played memory games and created a book with the new vocabulary words.

 La Clase de Primer Grado

This month, the First Graders learned February vocabulary words and continued with the names of the months.  They played games (memory, telephone and Simon Dice) and reviewed the numbers 1-30.  New vocabulary words include rojo, rosado, besos, tarjetas, corazon, chocolates and rosas.

 

La Clase de Segundo Grado

This month, the Second Graders learned February vocabulary words and made cards to express kind words in Spanish to someone special.  We also started a new theme about farm animals, with a new song called “Vengan a Mi Granja.”

La Clase de Tercer Grado

This month, the Third Graders reviewed Spanish words and phrases related to the month of February.  They were very engaged making cards to express kind words in Spanish to someone special.  We continued working to wrap up the unit covering items in the house.

La Clase de Cuarto Grado

This month, the Fourth Grade classes did an impressive job with their Power Point presentations, booklets, and posters relating to animals that live in the regions of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain.  They also did an extraordinary job using Voice Thread technology.  Their voices sounded like native speakers.  Gracias to all of the Fourth Graders and Ms. Sachdeva for making this happen in her technology lab.

January Update for Spanish K-4th Grade

What did the Kindergarteners learn this month in Spanish?

The Kindergarteners learned new vocabulary words and phrases for winter and what to wear for the season.  New vocabulary included: Cuando hace frio llevo: (When it is cold I wear:) bufanda, sueter, chaqueta, gorro, y guantes.  The students played memory games and created a book with the new vocabulary words.

La Clase de Primer Grado

This month, the First Graders learned the months of the year, cold-weather activities, and what to wear when it is cold.  New vocabulary learned included: bola de nieve, copos de nieve, chocolate caliente, hombre de nieve, botas, sueter, chaqueta, hace frio, guantes, y bufanda.

 La Clase de Segundo Grado

This month, the Second Graders reviewed vocabulary related to the months of the year and identifying different activities based on the weather.  The students also reviewed and identified the seasons with a popular song “Canta,” that helped them to remember the weather and seasons.  They continued working with numbers and simple conversations, such as, “¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?” (When is your birthday?)

La Clase de Tercer Grado

This month, the Third Graders reviewed vocabulary related to the weather and seasons.  The students worked on translating a song called “Canta,” which relates to the seasonal theme, and they were very engaged with the activity.  We also continued working on a unit covering the items in a house.  New vocabulary includes: guardaropa, cortinas, alfombra, televisor, sillon, sofa, y cama.

La Clase de Cuarto Grado

This month, the Fourth Grade classes are doing an amazing job with their power point presentations, booklets, and posters related to the unit covering animals that live in the regions of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain.  The students will also work with Ms. Sachdeva using the voice thread technology, where they will record their voices speaking in Spanish.

December Update for Spanish K-4th Grade

Hola,

I can’t believe it is the end of the year and I am very excited to see how much Spanish each of the students from OWS have learned from September to December.  I’ve watched them in the hallways using some Spanish words in their conversations or when they see me they greet in Spanish. Thank you very much for having amazing children. Have a wonderful Winter Holidays and a Happy New Year!  ¡Feliz Navidad y Año Nuevo!  Here is the latest update for Spanish in December.

Kindergarten:

This month, we will learn December words; review the numbers 1 - 20, greeting colors, the days of the week the month of the year and introducing themselves. We will also be talking about what traditions and celebrations are celebrated in Latin America and Spain, including songs and chants that are performed by children.

December Words

       ·         familia                         family

·         candelas                      candles

·         hace frio                      it’s cold

·         regalos                        presents

·         nieve                           snow

·         hombre de nieve      snowman

First Grade:

This month in the First Graders we will learn December words, continue to add more family members to our vocabulary, and review the numbers 1-30.  We will talk about the different traditions Latin American cultures participate in during the holidays and what kinds of foods they eat together. We will also read and listen to traditional songs performed by the children in Latin America and Spain.

December Words

·         familia                         family

·         regalos                        presents

·         candelas                      candles

·         luces                            lights

·         chocolate caliente    hot chocolate

·         nieve                           snow

·         hace frio                      it’s cold

·         Felices Fiestas             Happy Holidays

 

Second Grade:

The Second Grader, have also reviewed the numbers and the months of the year and family.  We talked about the celebrations of Latin American cultures, such as Las Posadas in Mexico.

December Words

·         familia                         family

·         regalos                        presents

·         candelas                      candles

·         luces                            lights

·         chocolate caliente    hot chocolate

·         nieve                           snow

·         bola de nieve             snowball

·         hombre de nieve        snow man

·         hace frio                      it’s cold

 

       ·         Felices Fiestas           Happy Holidays

 

Third Grade:

This month the Third Graders also learned December words and continued with the parts of the house.  We talked about the different cultural traditions Latin American families participate in during the holidays and what kinds of foods they eat together.  We also read and listened to traditional songs.

 

Fourth Grade:

This month the Fourth Graders also learned December words and talked about the different cultural traditions of Latin American families.  Continue with the lessons in the book learning the shapes and colors. Students are forming questions and asking each other ¿Que color es? ¿Que figura es?

Happy Holidays,

Sra. Brodahl

mariab@ows.org