5th and 6th Grade: December 17, 2014

Today in class, we continued talking about a New Year's Eve tradition in Spain.  We even had a chance to try it out for ourselves!

Ask your student:

• What is the New Year's Eve tradition in Spain? (As the clock on TV chimes 12 times, you eat a grape for each chime.)
• How do they eat grapes in Spain?  (They peel them!)
• Were you able to eat all twelve grapes "on time"? (Instead of whole grapes, I cut them into quarters to avoid a choking hazard in class.  We watched last year's TV broadcast and tried it out for ourselves!  Everyone did great!)

Today's Vocabulary

• la campanada - the chime
• el cuarto - the quarter (every 15 minutes, there is a "cuarto"...it's like the song a Grandfather clock plays)

Homework:

• Do you want to watch the "Campanadas" again?  Here's last year's broadcast.
• Check out THESE IDEAS for some fun activities over break.
• Bible Memory Verse:  Luke 2:13-14
• De repente apareció una multitud de ángeles del cielo, que alababan a Dios y decían: Gloria a Dios en las alturas, y en la tierra paz a los que gozan de su buena voluntad.  Lucas 2:13-14 (dos, versículos trece y catorce)
• Audio Version coming soon
• By memorizing this verse and saying it to me on or before December 17, you will earn 4 stickers.