Thursday, March 2, 2017

4th Grade: March 1, 2017

Today in class, we took another look at a painting by Carmen Lomas Garza.  After learning a few new vocabulary words, we started to learn a little more about what might be going on in the picture.  We also took a few minutes to talk about last names in Spanish speaking countries.  Students were asking about the artist's name and we learned that in Spanish speaking countries, everyone has two last names, one from the first one from their mom and the second one from their mom.  Since students were so interested in this, we'll spend a little more time on it next week.

Ask your student:
  • What new things did you notice about this painting?  What questions did you have now? (The painting by Carmen Lomas Garza is what we'll be using to learn all about the Mexican tradition.  Each week, we'll discover a little more!  After learning words like "egg" and seeing a picture of a "cascarón"--a confetti-filled egg shell, students guessed that this is some sort of decorating tradition.)
Lomas Garza, Carmen. Los Cascarones. 1989. Private Collection. Carmen Lomas Garza. Carmen Lomas Garza, 2012. Web. 18 Feb. 2017.

Vocabulary
Words in bold are new this week, others are review.
  • los padres - the parents
  • el huevo - the egg
  • la iglesia - the church
  • alrededor de - around 
  • está decorando - is decorating
  • está pintando - he/she is painting
  • está durmiendo - he/she is sleeping
  • está cortando - he/she is cutting
  • está llevando - he/she is wearing
Homework:
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    • Quia assignment
    • Second Semester Bible Memory Verse~Matthew 7:24
    • 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.

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