4th, 5th, 6th Grade: September 16, 2015

This week, we began class by learning all about a new "amigo del día." (Friend of the day).  We also continued learning our Bible memory verse (Psalm 100) in Spanish.  Finally, we learned some new vocabulary for our "Haz la maleta" (Pack your suitcase) unit, and students began to illustrate a short story in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "amigo del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about him?  (This week, our "amigo del día" was a girl and we learned that she loves horses.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Amigo del Día
• Each week, we'll learn more about our classmates!  On the blog, I'll only list the words we learned in class that week.  However, I'm keeping a list of all of our Amigo del Día vocabulary.  Click HERE to view the entire list.
• le encanta - he/she loves
• los caballos - the horses
• montar a caballo - to ride a horse
• sobre - about
• ¡Haz la maleta! unit vocabulary
• Review
• tiene frío - he/she feels cold
• el abrigo - the winter coat
• la chaqueta - the jacket
• se pone - he/she puts on
• se quita - he/she takes off
• New
• tiene calor - he/she feels hot
• el bañador - the bathing suit

Homework:

• In class, students began illustrating a short story in Spanish.  They may complete that worksheet to earn a sticker.  If they include "useful phrases" in speech bubbles, they can earn up to 3 extra stickers.  If your student misplaced the assignment or left it at school, you can print a new copy.  Just click on the links below!
• Comic Strip
• Useful Phrases
• Quia Assignment!  When we have a Quia assignment, students will be able to earn two stickers for completing it.  (At the end of the year, stickers can be traded in for prizes!)  To complete the Quia assignment, your student will need his or her Quia username and password.  Quia sent out an email with this information, but if you didn't receive the email or can't find it, please email me and I can get you that information right away. 
• CLICK HERE for this week's Quia assignment! 
• If you were unable to complete last week's assignment, you may still complete it to earn a sticker!
• Last week's Quia assignment 
• A note about assignments:  These are for students to practice.  Most questions Quia is able to grade automatically and give instant feedback.  Students may retry questions or the entire assignment as often as they want.  If a student is "stuck" with vocabulary, the vocabulary list above is a great resource.
• Bible Memory Verse!
• This year, all of the (HC)2 Students will be memorizing Psalm 100 during the first semester.  We will also be memorizing part of it in Spanish class!  This week, we started by learning just the first two verses in Spanish.  
• Canten al Señor con alegría, toda la tierra.  Con alegría adoren al Señor; ¡con gritos de alegría vengan a su presencia!  Salmos 100:1-2 (cien, versículo uno y dos)
• Audio version