5th and 6th Grade: November 30, 2016

In class today, we finished our unit about Las Meninas.  As a class, we posed (again!) to take a Las Meninas picture.  We also looked at another artist's interpretation of the painting.

Ask your student:

• What is this painting all about?  What is going on?  (Because Las Meninas is such a well known painting in Spanish art, many other artists have copied the painting and given it their own interpretation.  This is one of Pablo Picasso's many takes on the painting.  Can you find/identify everyone?) 

  

  Picasso, Pablo.  Las Meninas (Group).  1957.  Museu Picasso, Barcelona.

Vocabulary

Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el pintor - the painter
• pinta - he/she paints
• el chico/la chica - the boy/the girl
• un señor - a gentleman
• una señora - a lady 
• un perro - a dog
• un espejo - a mirror
• dentro de - inside of
• fuera de - outside of
• a la derecha de - to the right of
• a la izquierda de - to the left of
• aquí - right here
• ahí - right there***
• allí -  there***
• allá - over there
• delante de - in front of
• enfrente de - in front of (face-to-face)
• detrás de - behind/in back of
• encima de - on top of 
• debajo de - under
• cerca de - close to/near
• lejos de - far from 
• al lado de - next to/beside

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Look over the SLIDE SHOW from class to review our vocabulary.
• Our final assignment for the Las Meninas unit was handed out in class.  If you misplaced the assignment, you can print a new copy HERE.  Also, for the assignment, you will need to look at THESE three Diego Velázquez paintings.  
• Videos (watch for extra vocabulary practice)
• Watch this VIDEO about Roberto and Señor Pato. 
• Lulo and Fufi video that we saw in class this week!  (LINK) 
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Practice
• Quia Practice-Battleship Style!  
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, but didn't get to the assignment, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each.
• Week of November 16
• Assignment
• Week of November 9
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Week of November 2
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Practice 
• Assignment

5th/6th Grade: Galería de Arte for Final Assignment

5th and 6th grade students, here are the 3 paintings to use for your homework assignment.  If you misplaced the assignment that was handed out in class, you can print a new copy HERE.

**If for some reason, the paintings don't show up for you, please email me so I can fix the links!  Gracias!**

Remember our challenge:  Paintings #1 and #2 each depict a different Bible story.  Which ones are they?

Pintura #1

Velázquez, Diego.  (Name withheld due to our "challenge").  1618.  National Gallery, London.

Pintura #2

Veláquez, Diego.  (Name withheld due to our "challenge").  1619.  Museo del Prado, Madrid.

Pintura #3

Velázquez, Diego.  El Almuerzo/The Lunch.  1619.  Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.

4th Grade: November 30, 2016

Today in class we finished our unit "Las Islas" by talking about foods!  This week we talked about different things and places and different things to do on the islands.

Ask your student:

• What foods did you sample in class today?  What did you think about them?  (We sampled mangú (mashed plantain) and morir soñando (orange juice and milk drink).  The mangú got mixed reviews from the students, but almost everyone liked the morir soñando.  Many students wanted to make these recipes at home.  The recipes I used are linked in the Homework section.)
• What word doesn't exist in Spanish?  (Just like we don't have a word for "mangú" they don't have a word for "fudge" in Spanish.  We describe mangú as mashed plantains.  In Spanish they would talk about fudge as a sweet made from chocolate and cream.)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el plátano - the plantain (similar to a banana)
• el aceite de oliva - the olive oil
• sal - salt
• el jugo de naranja - the orange juice
• la leche - the milk
• el azúcar - the sugar
• dólares - dollars
• pesos - pesos  
• golf - golf
• béisbol - baseball
• hablan - they speak
• usan - they use
• los carros - the cars
• bicicletas - bicycles 
• la escuela - the school 
• el hotel - the hotel 
• el caballo - the horse
• el cocodrilo - the crocodile
• el flamenco - the flamingo
• la gaviota - the seagull
• la iguana - the iguana
• el bosque (de pino) - the (pine) forest
• la cueva - the cave
• la isla - the island
• el lago - the lake
• la montaña - the mountain 
• el océano - the ocean 
• hay - there is/there are
• está en - he/she/it is located in
• es - he/she/it is
• tiene - he/she/it has
• la isla - the island
• el país - the country
• el mar - the sea
• el lago - the lake

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Our final assignment for this unit was handed out in class.  If you misplaced the worksheet, click HERE to print a new copy.
• Did you like the mangú and the morir soñando? Here are the recipes for you to share with your family!
• Mangú
• Morir Soñando (In class, I used a little sweetened condensed milk instead of sugar.  I also made a dairy free version by simply mixing orange juice and canned coconut milk.)
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each. 
• Week of November 16
• Vocabulary Practice
• Extra Vocabulary Game
• Week of November 9
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Week of November 2
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment 
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: November 30, 2016

In Spanish class today, we finished our unit about piñatas with some reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities focusing on the verbs "es" (he/she/it is) and "tiene" (he/she/it has).

Ask your student:

• Can you describe this piñata in Spanish? (Es pequeña-It's small, Es moderna-It's modern; not a traditional style, Tiene dulces-It has candy.)
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Vocabulary
All review this week

• tradicional - traditional
• moderna - modern
• dulces - sweets/candy
• fruta - fruit
• monedas - coins
• nueces - nuts
• tiene - he/she/it has
• es - he/she/it is
• grande - big
• pequeño - small
• sorpresas - surprises
• Numbers 11-20 (these tend to be the toughest to pick up in Spanish.  We'll spend quite a bit of time with these numbers)
• Numbers 1-10

Homework:

• Just for fun, play this game a few times to review the numbers from 1-10.
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Game to Practice putting phrases in order

1st Grade: November 30, 2016

This week, we continued to practice a few family vocabulary words as we practiced Christmas vocabulary as well!

Ask your student:

• What was Joseph's job?  What action do we do when we say Joseph's name?  (He was a carpenter.  When we review our vocabulary words, we pretend to be carving something out of wood for Joseph.) 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• María - Mary
• José - Joseph
• el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus
• el establo - the stable
• la estrella - the star
• los ángeles - the angels
• los pastores - the shepherds

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse:
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: November 30, 2016

This week, we learned some new Christmas words!  Next week, we'll learn some more words and sing songs to review the new Christmas words.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember what the "action" is for Joseph?  (Every time I say "José" in Spanish, students pretend to saw a piece of wood.  Since Joseph was a carpinter, the action helps us remember that José means Joseph.) 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• María - Mary
• José - Joseph
• el Niño Jesús - the Baby Jesus

Homework:

• Want to listen to the songs we'll be singing in class next week?
• 25 de diciembre
• La Virgen María tuvo un bebé
• Bible Memory Verse~See if your student can say it on his/her own!  A lot of them are able to say it from memory!
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version

Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias

Happy Thanksgiving!

In our kindergarten Spanish class, we are learning about shapes and colors in Spanish.  This week, we used those words to make a "pavo" (turkey)!

Kindergarten students brought home a paper with shapes to color and cut out to create a small version of this turkey.  If you would like to print another copy, click HERE.


Vocabualry Words~
Colors

• amarillo - yellow
• anaranjado - orange
• blanco - white
• marrón - brown 
• negro - black 
• rojo - read

Shapes

• el círculo - the circle
• el cuadrado - the square
• el óvalo - the oval 
• el rectángulo - the rectangle
• el triángulo - the triangle

5th and 6th Grade: November 16, 2016

In class today, we continued our unit about Las Meninas.  As a class, we posed to take a Las Meninas picture.  Next time, we will look at another artist's interpretation of the painting.

Ask your student:

• When your class posed for a class picture of Las Meninas, who were you?  (Be sure to check out the photos that were attached to the (HC)2 Weekly!)

Vocabulary

Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el pintor - the painter
• pinta - he/she paints
• el chico/la chica - the boy/the girl
• un señor - a gentleman
• una señora - a lady 
• un perro - a dog
• un espejo - a mirror
• dentro de - inside of
• fuera de - outside of
• a la derecha de - to the right of
• a la izquierda de - to the left of
• aquí - right here
• ahí - right there***
• allí -  there***
• allá - over there
• delante de - in front of
• enfrente de - in front of (face-to-face)
• detrás de - behind/in back of
• encima de - on top of 
• debajo de - under
• cerca de - close to/near
• lejos de - far from 
• al lado de - next to/beside

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Look over the SLIDE SHOW from class to review our vocabulary.
• Quia Assignment:  
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Videos (watch for extra vocabulary practice)
• Watch this VIDEO about Roberto and Señor Pato. 
• Lulo and Fufi video that we saw in class this week!  (LINK) 
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Practice
• Quia Practice-Battleship Style!  
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, but didn't get to the assignment, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each.
• Week of November 9
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Week of November 2
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Practice 
• Assignment

4th Grade: November 16, 2016

Today in class we continued our unit "Las Islas."  This week we talked about different things and places and different things to do on the islands.

**NOTE** Next time (Nov 30), we will be sampling (very small portions) two different Dominican foods in class.  I will link the recipes I'll be using.  If your student has any allergies or food sensitivities, please let me know ahead of time.

• Mangú Recipe (Traditional mashed plantain breakfast)
• Morir Soñando Recipe (Traditional orange juice and milk drink.  Several students mentioned that they don't drink dairy milk, so I'll make two versions: one following the recipe listed, the other version replacing the milk and sugar with canned coconut milk.)

Ask your student

• What is a favorite sport on Mackinac Island?  How about the DR?  (Golf is popular on Mackinac Island, baseball is a favorite in the DR.)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• dólares - dollars
• pesos - pesos  
• golf - golf
• béisbol - baseball
• hablan - they speak
• usan - they use
• los carros - the cars
• bicicletas - bicycles 
• la escuela - the school 
• el hotel - the hotel 
• el caballo - the horse
• el cocodrilo - the crocodile
• el flamenco - the flamingo
• la gaviota - the seagull
• la iguana - the iguana
• el bosque (de pino) - the (pine) forest
• la cueva - the cave
• la isla - the island
• el lago - the lake
• la montaña - the mountain 
• el océano - the ocean 
• hay - there is/there are
• está en - he/she/it is located in
• es - he/she/it is
• tiene - he/she/it has
• la isla - the island
• el país - the country
• el mar - the sea
• el lago - the lake

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Quia Assignment 
• Vocabulary Practice
• Extra Vocabulary Game (Battleship style game!  Be sure to "Log in for Credit")
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each. 
• Week of November 9
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment 
• Week of November 2
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment 
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: November 16, 2016

In Spanish class today, we continued our unit about piñatas by focusing on the verb "es" (he/she/it is).

(If you're looking for a fun activity to practice Spanish, check out this Turkey Pilgrim!)

Ask your student:

• What were traditional piñatas made of?  Why don't they make them like that anymore?  (Traditionally, piñatas were a clay pot.  They don't make them like that anymore because it was too dangerous and people got hurt from the sharp, broken, pot.)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• tradicional - traditional
• moderna - modern
• dulces - sweets/candy
• fruta - fruit
• monedas - coins
• nueces - nuts
• tiene - he/she/it has
• es - he/she/it is
• grande - big
• pequeño - small
• sorpresas - surprises
• Numbers 11-20 (these tend to be the toughest to pick up in Spanish.  We'll spend quite a bit of time with these numbers)
• Numbers 1-10

Homework:

• Just for fun, play this game a few times to review the numbers from 1-10.
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Game to Practice putting phrases in order

1st Grade: November 16, 2016

This week, we continued our new unit:  Mi Familia/My Family.  Be sure to check out a few of the vocabulary videos linked in the homework section.  Also, if you're looking for a fun activity to practice Spanish, check out this Turkey Pilgrim!

Ask your student:

• Can you show me the picture of our family that you made in Spanish class?  (To review the vocabulary we've been learning, students drew and labeled--in Spanish--a picture of their family.)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• Family Vocabulary Words (all review this week)
• el abuelo - the grandpa
• la abuela - the grandma
• el perro - the dog
• el gato - the cat
• la mamá - the mom
• el papá - the dad
• el hermano - the brother
• la hermana - the sister
• yo - I (me)

Homework:

• Vocabulary Videos:
• Video #1
• Video #2
• Video #3
• Video #4
• Bible Memory Verse:
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: November 16, 2016

This week, we continued learning shapes and colors.  Using some simple shapes, we created a "Pilgrim Turkey"!  Students brought home a paper to make their own Pilgrim Turkey.  Click HERE for more information.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember what a turkey says in Spanish?  (In Spanish, turkeys say "glu-glu.") 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el pavo - the turkey
• el óvalo - the oval
• la mesa - the table (rectangle)
• el plato - the plate (circle)
• el trozo de pay - the piece of pie (triangle)
• la servilleta - the napkin (square)
• el rectángulo - the rectangle
• el triángulo - the triangle
• el cuadrado - the square
• el círculo - the circle
• grande - big
• pequeño - small

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse~See if your student can say it on his/her own!  A lot of them are able to say it from memory!
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version

5th and 6th Grade: November 9, 2016

In class today, we continued learning location words in Spanish.  We put those words into practice by talking about a famous Spanish painting.

Ask your student:

• Who are some of the people in this painting?  (The girl in the center is a princess, the painter, Diego de Velázquez, put himself in the painting...and the King and Queen are "hidden"!)

Velázquez, Diego.  Las Meninas.  1656.  Oil on canvas.  Museo del Prado, Madrid.

Vocabulary

Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el pintor - the painter
• pinta - he/she paints
• el chico/la chica - the boy/the girl
• un señor - a gentleman
• una señora - a lady 
• un perro - a dog
• un espejo - a mirror
• dentro de - inside of
• fuera de - outside of
• a la derecha de - to the right of
• a la izquierda de - to the left of
• aquí - right here
• ahí - right there***
• allí -  there***
• allá - over there
• delante de - in front of
• enfrente de - in front of (face-to-face)
• detrás de - behind/in back of
• encima de - on top of 
• debajo de - under
• cerca de - close to/near
• lejos de - far from 
• al lado de - next to/beside

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Look over the SLIDE SHOW from class to review our vocabulary.
• Quia Assignment:  
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 pegatinas)
• Videos (watch for extra vocabulary practice)
• Watch this VIDEO about Roberto and Señor Pato. 
• Lulo and Fufi video that we saw in class this week!  (LINK) 
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Practice
• Quia Practice-Battleship Style!  
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, but didn't get to the assignment, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each.
• Week of November 2
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Practice 
• Assignment

4th Grade: November 9, 2016

Today in class we continued our unit "Las Islas."  We read a few short paragraphs and began filling out a Venn Diagram about the similarities and differences between the two places. 

Ask your student:

• What are some similarities and differences between Mackinac Island and the Dominican Republic?  (In class today, we talked about the fact that they have a lot of schools and cars in the DR, while on Mackinac Island there is only one school and no cars.  Both places have a lot of tourists.) 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• los carros - the cars
• bicicletas - bicycles 
• la escuela - the school 
• el hotel - the hotel 
• el caballo - the horse
• el cocodrilo - the crocodile
• el flamenco - the flamingo
• la gaviota - the seagull
• la iguana - the iguana
• el bosque (de pino) - the (pine) forest
• la cueva - the cave
• la isla - the island
• el lago - the lake
• la montaña - the mountain 
• el océano - the ocean 
• hay - there is/there are
• está en - he/she/it is located in
• es - he/she/it is
• tiene - he/she/it has
• la isla - the island
• el país - the country
• el mar - the sea
• el lago - the lake

Homework:

Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password.

• Quia Assignment 
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each. 
• Week of November 2
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment 
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: November 9, 2016

In Spanish class today, we continued our unit about piñatas by focusing on the verb "tiene" (has).

Ask your student:

• What are some things that you could find inside a piñata?  (In Mexico, fruit, coins, and nuts are often in piñatas!)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• dulces - sweets/candy
• fruta - fruit
• monedas - coins
• nueces - nuts
• tiene - he/she/it has
• es - he/she/it is
• grande - big
• pequeño - small
• sorpresas - surprises
• Numbers 11-20 (these tend to be the toughest to pick up in Spanish.  We'll spend quite a bit of time with these numbers)
• Numbers 1-10

Homework:

• Just for fun, play this game a few times to review the numbers from 1-10.
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Game to Practice putting phrases in order

1st Grade: November 9, 2016

This week, we continued our new unit:  Mi Familia/My Family.  During this unit, we'll be learning how to describe our families in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember how to say "grandma" or "grandpa" in Spanish?  (la abuela - grandma, el abuelo - grandpa)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• Family Vocabulary Words
• el abuelo - the grandpa
• la abuela - the grandma
• el perro - the dog
• el gato - the cat
• la mamá - the mom
• el papá - the dad
• el hermano - the brother
• la hermana - the sister
• yo - I (me)

Homework:

• Watch the first half of this video.  It reviews 4 of our new vocabulary words. 
• Bible Memory Verse:
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: November 9, 2016

This week, we continued learning shapes and colors.  We read a short book together (students brought it home), and learned some Thanksgiving related vocabulary.

Ask your student:

• Can  you show me your "Shape Walk" book from Spanish class today?  (See if you can find more shapes in your home.) 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el óvalo - the oval
• la mesa - the table (rectangle)
• el plato - the plate (circle)
• el trozo de pay - the piece of pie (triangle)
• la servilleta - the napkin (square)
• el rectángulo - the rectangle
• el triángulo - the triangle
• el cuadrado - the square
• el círculo - the circle
• grande - big
• pequeño - small

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse~See if your student can say it on his/her own!  A lot of them are able to say it from memory!
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version

5th and 6th Grade: November 2, 2016

In class today, we continued learning location words in Spanish through some games and speaking activities.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember how to say "left" and "right" in Spanish?  (Derecha-right, and izquierda-left)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• dentro de - inside of
• fuera de - outside of
• a la derecha de - to the right of
• a la izquierda de - to the left of
• aquí - right here
• ahí - right there***
• allí -  there***
• allá - over there
• delante de - in front of
• enfrente de - in front of (face-to-face)
• detrás de - behind/in back of
• encima de - on top of 
• debajo de - under
• cerca de - close to/near
• lejos de - far from 
• al lado de - next to/beside

***ahí and allí not only sound alike, but their meanings are very similar.  Native speakers often use them interchangeably or simply use one more than the other.  It often varies from country to country.

Homework:

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• Look over the SLIDE SHOW from class to review our vocabulary.
• Quia Assignment:  
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Videos (watch for extra vocabulary practice)
• Watch this VIDEO about Roberto and Señor Pato. 
• Lulo and Fufi video that we saw in class this week!  (LINK) 
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Practice
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, but didn't get to the assignment, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each.
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Practice 
• Assignment

4th Grade: November 2, 2016

Today in class we continued our unit "Las Islas."  This week we talked about different geographical features and animals on the islands.

Ask your student:

• What does "Hay un lago grande y dos islas pequeñas" mean?  What would you draw on this picture?  
  
  (This was similar to the listening activity we did in class.  Students would listen to a description and draw what I described.  In this case, they would draw a large lake and two small islands.)
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• What are some interesting animals in the DR?  (There are crocodiles, iguanas, and flamingos!)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el caballo - the horse
• el cocodrilo - the crocodile
• el flamenco - the flamingo
• la gaviota - the seagull
• la iguana - the iguana
• el bosque (de pino) - the (pine) forest
• la cueva - the cave
• la isla - the island
• el lago - the lake
• la montaña - the mountain 
• el océano - the ocean 
• hay - there is/there are
• está en - he/she/it is located in
• es - he/she/it is
• tiene - he/she/it has
• la isla - the island
• el país - the country
• el mar - the sea
• el lago - the lake

Homework:

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• Quia Assignment
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss a previous assignment?  If you were absent, you may still complete it for 2 stickers each.  If you weren't absent, you may still complete the assignments for one sticker each. 
• Week of October 26
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: November 2, 2016

In Spanish class today, we began a new unit!  Over the next few weeks, we'll be talking about piñatas as we learn about the important Spanish verbs "tiene" (has) and "es" (is).

Ask your student:

• What are some things you know about piñatas?  What are some things you want to know about piñatas?  (We talked about this together as a class.  Over the next few weeks, we'll learn more about what a piñata is made of, and what sorts of surprises it has in other places.)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• tiene - he/she/it has
• es - he/she/it is
• grande - big
• pequeño - small
• sorpresas - surprises
• Numbers 11-20 (these tend to be the toughest to pick up in Spanish.  We'll spend quite a bit of time with these numbers)
• Numbers 1-10

Homework:

• Just for fun, play this game a few times to review the numbers from 1-10.
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• This semester, we'll be memorizing Colossians 3:16-17 as an (HC)2 group.  In Spanish class, we will also focus on memorizing just verse 17 in Spanish.  
• Printed Version / Printed "bubble letters" version (color it in as you memorize it)
• Audio Version 
• Quia Game to Practice putting phrases in order

1st Grade: November 2, 2016

This week, started a new unit:  Mi Familia/My Family.  During this unit, we'll be learning how to describe our families in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember how to say "mom" and "dad" in Spanish?  (la mamá-mom; el papá-dad)

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• Weather (All review this week!  We'll continue reviewing weather vocabulary each week this year.)
• está nevando - it's snowing
• está lloviendo - it's raining
• hace viento - it's windy
• hace sol - it's sunny
• está nublado - it's cloudy
• hace frío - it's cold
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace fresco - it's cool/not too hot, not too cold
• Family Vocabulary Words
• la mamá - the mom
• el papá - the dad
• el hermano - the brother
• la hermana - the sister
• yo - I (me)

Homework:

• Watch the first half of this video.  It reviews 4 of our new vocabulary words. 
• Bible Memory Verse:
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version
• Watch this video to practice our weather vocabulary words.

Kindergarten: November 2, 2016

This week, we continued learning shapes and colors.  Next week, we'll begin using those words to talk about some fall/harvest and Thanksgiving related vocabulary.

Ask your student:

• Where is the "triángulo grande"?  The "rectángulo pequeño?  Can you show me your picture from school?  (Every student drew their own version of this picture as part of a listening activity in class.  The triángulo grande is the big triangle and the rectángulo pequeño is the the small rectangle.) 

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.

• el rectángulo - the rectangle
• el triángulo - the triangle
• el cuadrado - the square
• el círculo - the circle
• grande - big
• pequeño - small

Homework:

• Bible Memory Verse~See if your student can say it on his/her own!  A lot of them are able to say it from memory!
• Háganlo todo en el nombre de Jesús.  Colosenses 3:17
• Shortened version of our (HC)2 Fall memory verse:  "Do everything in the name of Jesus." 
• Audio Version