5th and 6th Grade: October 31, 2018

Today in class, continued our unit:  ¡Vamos a Chile!  (Let's go to Chile!)  We played a game to practice all of the vocabulary and geography of Chile that we have been studying.  Then, we learned about Chile's national food-empanadas!

Ask your student:

• What is Chile's national food?  (It is the empanada.  It's like a "Hot Pocket."  It is meat or cheese wrapped up in bread.)
• Do you remember which words you had during the "Headbands" game?  Who did you have to try to find?  (Everyone had to figure out what word was on their forehead and find their match. For example, the person with "la Capital" had to find "Santiago.")

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

• la bandera - the flag
• la estrella - the star
• la empanada - the empanada (like a Hot Pocket)
• la carne - the meat
• el queso - the cheese
• el pan - the bread
• dentro de - inside of
• la capital - the capital
• el lago - the lake
• Llanquihue - Lake Llanquihue (a lake in southern Chile)
• las montañas - the mountains
• Los Andes - Andes Mountains (eastern Chile)
• el océano - the ocean
• el Océano Pacífico - the Pacific Ocean (west of Chile)
• el invierno - the winter
• el verano - the summer
• la primavera - the spring
• el otoño - the fall/autumn
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace frío - it's cold
• hace viento - it's windy
• llueve - it rains
• norte - north
• sur - south
• este - east
• oeste - west
• el desierto - the desert
• hay - there is/there are
• es - he/she/it is
• está en - he/she/it is located in
• tiene - he/she/it has
• largo - long
• corto - short
• estrecho - narrow
• ancho - wide
• el país - the country
• la costa - the coast

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice: 
• Vocabulary Activity
• Assignment  (worth 2 stickers)
• Need some help?  Click here to view the slide show that we use in class.
•  Weather and Seasons
• Weather Video
• Weather and Seasons song
• Bible Memory:   This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well. 
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss last week's 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 24
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment
• Week of October 17 
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Week of October 10
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment
• Final Assignment from Wildebeest Unit.
• Assignments from previous units can be found by viewing past blog posts.

4th Grade: October 31, 2018

Today in class, we continued learning some "market" vocabulary.  We'll have many opportunities to practice in class and students will have a chance to speak Spanish at Market Day later this school year.

Ask your student:

• How could you ask someone if they have special sale/deal/offer in Spanish? (¿Tienes una oferta?)

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

• ¿Hay más? - Are there any more?
• No hay más. - There aren't any more.
• ¿Quieres probarlo? - Do you want to try/sample it?
• ¿Puedo probarlo? - May I try/sample it?
• ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much does it cost?
• Cuesta... - It costs...
• ¿Tienes una oferta? - Do you have a deal/offer?
• Tengo una oferta. - I have a deal/offer
• por - for (dos por 1 dólar - two for $1)
• pero - but/however
• dólares - dollars
• centavos/céntimos - cents
• ¡Es una ganga! - It's a bargain!
• Es muy caro. - It's very expensive.
• Es muy barato. - It's very cheap
• No lo necesito. - I don't need it.
• algo útil - something useful
• comida - food
• juguete - toy
• decoración - decoration
• tengo - I have
• tienes - you have
• ¿Tienes? - Do you have?
• quiero - I want
• quieres - you want
• ¿Quieres? - Do you want?
• tiene - he/she has
• quiere - he/she wants

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• El Bugi de la Selva (The Jungle Boogie) ~ Just for fun!
• Mono Bananas (Monkey and Bananas)~based on Bebé Tiburón, but uses some of our new vocabulary.  (P.S.  In Spanish, both "el plátano" and "la banana" mean "the banana.")
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice:
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Bible Memory:  This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well.  
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)  
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss last week's 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.
• Assignment from October 24
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Assignment from October 17
• Assignment
• Assignment from October 10
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Mono y Pirata Final Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: October 31, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued talking about the difference between "quiero" (I want) and "quiere" (he/she wants), and "quieres" (you want).  We added the question "¿Qué quieres?  (What do you want?) and the phrase "de nada" (you're welcome).

We continued learning our beginning of class routine (days of the week, months, weather vocabulary), and reviewed the numbers 1-20.

Ask your student:

• When you had Pablo the Pingüino (Pedro took a day off), what did you have to say after you gave him back to Señora Brouwer?  (We played a game passing the penguin around the class.  Students were able to practice saying "por favor, gracias, and de nada.") 

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

• ¿Qué quieres? - What do you want 
• de nada - you're welcome
• quieres - you want
• quiero - I want
• gracias - thank you
• más - more
• por favor - please
• el pan - the bread
• el queso - the cheese
• la lechuga - the lettuce
• el tomate - the tomato
• quiere - he/she wants
• hay - there is/there are 
• no hay - there isn't/there aren't 
• un problema - a problem
• ¿Cuántos? - How many?
• ¿Cuántos hay? - How many are there?

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• Pingüinos a Bailar (The Penguin Dance)
• El baile de los osos (The Bear Dance)
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 2nd and 3rd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Video/Listening Practice
  
  • VIDEO:  Pedro Makes a Sandwich!  (Students, see how much you can understand!  Parents, you can click on "CC" to see Spanish captions with the English translation.)
• NUMBER Practice:   In October, we learn/review numbers from 1-20.  I find that for most students, the numbers 11-20 are the most challenging to learn.  Use some the of the games below to practice and review at home.
• Numbers 11-20
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• Previous Assignment (great review during this whole unit):  play this short game to practice the word "hay."  CLICK HERE  
• A few notes about Quia...
• If the game is not loading for you, it may be because you don't have the most up to date version of Adobe Flash.  If you get a message that the game can not load, you can click on "HTML Version."  The graphics aren't as fancy, but the content is the same.
• Our older (4th-6th Grade) students each have a unique Quia username and password...one of your older siblings/children may have that.  However, for 2nd and 3rd grade, students do NOT need to log in to play Quia games.  Just follow the link and begin the game. 

1st and 2nd Grade: October 31, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued talking about Monarch butterflies in Spanish.  Students are excited to bring home a small book to share with you next week.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  What does that mean?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• Do you remember where monarch butterflies go in the winter? (It's too cold in Michigan, so they head to Mexico!)

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

• la mariposa - the butterfly
• la crisálida - the chrysalis
• la oruga - the caterpillar
• el huevo - the egg 
• grande - big
• mediano - medium
• pequeño - small 
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks
• abre - he/she opens
• cierra - he/she closes

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Si yo fuera mariposa (If I Were a Butterfly) 
  
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)
• Mono Bananas (Monkey Bananas -- a fun way to practice our vocabulary words)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 1st and 2nd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week. 

• Watch this video to practice greetings and family vocabulary.
• Watch this video (featuring Pedro!) to practice more weather vocabulary words.
• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

Kindergarten: October 31, 2018

Today we continued our unit about OTOÑO (autumn)!  We worked on finishing a book that we'll bring home to share with you next week.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• What book did you work on in Spanish class?  (It was about a tree that loses its leaves in the fall.)
   

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

• ¿Qué ves?  - What do you see?
• Veo - I see
• mira - he/she looks at
• ve - he/she sees
• la hoja - the leaf
• se cae - it falls
• soy - I am
• tengo - I have
• viento - wind
• el árbol - the tree
• rojo - red
• anaranjado - orange
• amarillo - yellow
• café/marrón - brown
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Otoño Llegó  (Fall Arrived)
• Basho and Friends:  Los Colores
• Los Colores (Just the first half of the song)
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In Kindergarten, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeño, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week. 

• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Los Colores (Bilingual song to practice the colors in Spanish)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

5th and 6th Grade: October 24, 2018

Today in class, continued our unit:  ¡Vamos a Chile!  (Let's go to Chile!)  First, we reviewed the vocabulary from last week.  Then, we learned more about the geography of Chile.  Students read informational texts in small groups to discover the three main regions of Chile.

Ask your student:

• What is the weather like Southern Chile?  (See if they can answer in Spanish!  En el sur, hace fresco.  Llueve mucho.  In the south, it is cool.  It rains a lot.)
• Which region of Chile (north, central, south) would you most like to visit and why?  (Each of the three regions has a different climate and unique features!)

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

• la capital - the capital
• el lago - the lake
• Llanquihue - Lake Llanquihue (a lake in southern Chile)
• las montañas - the mountains
• Los Andes - Andes Mountains (eastern Chile)
• el océano - the ocean
• el Océano Pacífico - the Pacific Ocean (west of Chile)
• el invierno - the winter
• el verano - the summer
• la primavera - the spring
• el otoño - the fall/autumn
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace frío - it's cold
• hace viento - it's windy
• llueve - it rains
• norte - north
• sur - south
• este - east
• oeste - west
• el desierto - the desert
• hay - there is/there are
• es - he/she/it is
• está en - he/she/it is located in
• tiene - he/she/it has
• largo - long
• corto - short
• estrecho - narrow
• ancho - wide
• el país - the country
• la costa - the coast

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice: 
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Need some help?  Click here to view the slide show that we use in class.
•  Weather and Seasons
• Weather Video
• Weather and Seasons song
• Bible Memory:   This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well. 
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss last week's 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 17 
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Week of October 10
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment
• Final Assignment from Wildebeest Unit.
• Assignments from previous units can be found by viewing past blog posts.

4th Grade: October 24, 2018

Today in class, we started learning some "market" vocabulary.  We'll have many opportunities to practice in class and students will have a chance to speak Spanish at Market Day later this school year.

Ask your student:

• How do you say "It's a bargain!!" in Spanish? (Es una ganga.)

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

• ¿Hay más? - Are there any more?
• No hay más. - There aren't any more.
• ¿Puedo probarlo? - May I sample it?
• ¿Cuánto cuesta? - How much does it cost?
• Cuesta... - It costs...
• dólares - dollars
• centavos/céntimos - cents
• ¡Es una ganga! - It's a bargain!
• tengo - I have
• tienes - you have
• ¿Tienes? - Do you have?
• quiero - I want
• quieres - you want
• ¿Quieres? - Do you want?
• rojo - red
• amarillo - yellow
• azul - blue
• verde - green
• tiene - he/she has
• quiere - he/she wants

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• El Bugi de la Selva (The Jungle Boogie) ~ Just for fun!
• Mono Bananas (Monkey and Bananas)~based on Bebé Tiburón, but uses some of our new vocabulary.  (P.S.  In Spanish, both "el plátano" and "la banana" mean "the banana.")
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice:
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Bible Memory:  This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well.  
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)  
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss last week's 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.
• Assignment from October 17
• Assignment
• Assignment from October 10
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Mono y Pirata Final Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: October 24, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we talked about the difference between "quiero" (I want) and "quiere" (he/she wants).  We continued our "sandwich building" game from last week.  Be sure to watch the video below to see what it's all about!

We continued learning our beginning of class routine (days of the week, months, weather vocabulary), and reviewed the numbers 1-20. 

Ask your student:

• How tall was the sandwich your group made?  What would happen if you forgot to say "gracias"?  (We had some pretty tall sandwiches, but if someone forgot to say "gracias," we would take off the top layer of the sandwich.)

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

• quiero - I want
• gracias - thank you
• más - more
• por favor - please
• el pan - the bread
• el queso - the cheese
• la lechuga - the lettuce
• el tomate - the tomato
• quiere - he/she wants
• hay - there is/there are 
• no hay - there isn't/there aren't 
• un problema - a problem
• ¿Cuántos? - How many?
• ¿Cuántos hay? - How many are there?

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• Pingüinos a Bailar (The Penguin Dance)
• El baile de los osos (The Bear Dance)
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 2nd and 3rd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Video/Listening Practice
  
  • VIDEO:  Pedro Makes a Sandwich!  (Students, see how much you can understand!  Parents, you can click on "CC" to see Spanish captions with the English translation.)
• NUMBER Practice:   In October, we learn/review numbers from 1-20.  I find that for most students, the numbers 11-20 are the most challenging to learn.  Use some the of the games below to practice and review at home.
• Numbers 11-20
• Check out this list/listening activity to review numbers from 1-20
• Just for fun, play this game to practice numbers 1-20.
• Previous Assignment (great review during this whole unit):  play this short game to practice the word "hay."  CLICK HERE  
• A few notes about Quia...
• If the game is not loading for you, it may be because you don't have the most up to date version of Adobe Flash.  If you get a message that the game can not load, you can click on "HTML Version."  The graphics aren't as fancy, but the content is the same.
• Our older (4th-6th Grade) students each have a unique Quia username and password...one of your older siblings/children may have that.  However, for 2nd and 3rd grade, students do NOT need to log in to play Quia games.  Just follow the link and begin the game. 

1st and 2nd Grade: October 24, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued talking about Monarch butterflies in Spanish.  We worked on a small book that students will bring home next week!

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  What does that mean?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• Do you remember what sort of interesting things a caterpillar eats?  (It eats the egg shell after it hatches!  It will also eat its skin after it sheds.)

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

• la mariposa - the butterfly
• la crisálida - the chrysalis
• la oruga - the caterpillar
• el huevo - the egg 
• grande - big
• mediano - medium
• pequeño - small 
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks
• abre - he/she opens
• cierra - he/she closes

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Si yo fuera mariposa (If I Were a Butterfly)
  
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)
• Mono Bananas (Monkey Bananas -- a fun way to practice our vocabulary words)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 1st and 2nd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Watch this video to practice greetings and family vocabulary.
• Watch this video (featuring Pedro!) to practice more weather vocabulary words.
• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

Kindergarten: October 24, 2018

Today we continued our unit about OTOÑO (autumn)!  Over the next few weeks, we'll be talking specifically about trees and leaves as we review colors and learn a few more important verbs in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• What books did you read in Spanish class today?  Which one was your favorite?  (We read a book based on the poem we acted out last week.  We also read a book about leaves.) 
   

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

• ¿Qué ves?  - What do you see?
• Veo - I see
• mira - he/she looks at
• ve - he/she sees
• la hoja - the leaf
• se cae - it falls
• soy - I am
• tengo - I have
• viento - wind
• el árbol - the tree
• rojo - red
• anaranjado - orange
• amarillo - yellow
• café/marrón - brown
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Otoño Llegó  (Fall Arrived)
• Basho and Friends:  Los Colores
• Los Colores (Just the first half of the song)
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In Kindergarten, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeño, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Los Colores (Bilingual song to practice the colors in Spanish)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

5th and 6th Grade: October 17, 2018

We continued learning about Chile this week!  We focused on learning some weather-related vocabulary as next week, we'll be talking about Chile's weather and geography all in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• When it's fall here, what season is it in Chile?  (Since Chile is in the southern hemisphere, the seasons are the opposite.  So, it would be spring in Chile.)
• Where is the desert in Chile?  (The Atacama Desert is in the northern part of Chile.)

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

• el invierno - the winter
• el verano - the summer
• la primavera - the spring
• el otoño - the fall/autumn
• hace calor - it's hot
• hace frío - it's cold
• hace viento - it's windy
• llueve - it rains
• norte - north
• sur - south
• este - east
• oeste - west
• el desierto - the desert
• hay - there is/there are
• es - he/she/it is
• está en - he/she/it is located in
• tiene - he/she/it has
• largo - long
• corto - short
• estrecho - narrow
• ancho - wide
• el país - the country
• la costa - the coast

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice: 
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
•  Weather and Seasons
• Weather Video
• Weather and Seasons song
• Bible Memory:   This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well. 
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss last week's 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 10/10
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Final Assignment from Wildebeest Unit.
• Assignments from previous units can be found by viewing past blog posts.

4th Grade: October 17, 2018

Today in class, we continued playing a game to practice speaking "mucho español."  Students needed to be asking questions as well as answering them.

Ask your student:

• What game did you play in Spanish class? What "super meta" (super goal) did you have? (Using Uno cards, we played round two of the game we played last week.  This time everyone had a harder goal and needed to speak a lot more Spanish!)

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

• tengo - I have
• tienes - you have
• ¿Tienes? - Do you have?
• quiero - I want
• quieres - you want
• ¿Quieres? - Do you want?
• rojo - red
• amarillo - yellow
• azul - blue
• verde - green
• tiene - he/she has
• quiere - he/she wants

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• El Bugi de la Selva (The Jungle Boogie) ~ Just for fun!
• Mono Bananas (Monkey and Bananas)~based on Bebé Tiburón, but uses some of our new vocabulary.  (P.S.  In Spanish, both "el plátano" and "la banana" mean "the banana.")
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice:
• Assignment
• Bible Memory:  This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well.  
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)  
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss last week's 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.
• Assignment from October 10
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Mono y Pirata Final Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: October 17, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued speaking a lot of Spanish. We helped Pedro "build" a sandwich with some folded pieces of paper representing the different ingredients!

We continued learning our beginning of class routine (days of the week, months, weather vocabulary), and reviewed the numbers 1-20. 

Ask your student:

• What does "quiere" mean in Spanish?  (Quiere means "he or she wants.")
• What did Pedro want?  (He wanted a big sandwich!  For each ingredient, Señora Brouwer would add a layer of folded papers.  His sandwich would always topple over.  We'll see how big we can make his sandwich next week!).

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

• más - more
• por favor - please
• el pan - the bread
• el queso - the cheese
• la lechuga - the lettuce
• el tomate - the tomato
• quiere - he/she wants
• hay - there is/there are 
• no hay - there isn't/there aren't 
• un problema - a problem
• ¿Cuántos? - How many?
• ¿Cuántos hay? - How many are there?

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Bebé T-Rex (Baby T-Rex)
• Pingüinos a Bailar (The Penguin Dance)
• El baile de los osos (The Bear Dance)
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 2nd and 3rd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Numbers 11-20.  In October, we learn/review numbers from 1-20.  I find that for most students, the numbers 11-20 are the most challenging to learn.  Practice these numbers with some of THESE GAMES.
• Previous Assignment (great review during this whole unit):  play this short game to practice the word "hay."  CLICK HERE  
• A few notes about Quia...
• If the game is not loading for you, it may be because you don't have the most up to date version of Adobe Flash.  If you get a message that the game can not load, you can click on "HTML Version."  The graphics aren't as fancy, but the content is the same.
• Our older (4th-6th Grade) students each have a unique Quia username and password...one of your older siblings/children may have that.  However, for 2nd and 3rd grade, students do NOT need to log in to play Quia games.  Just follow the link and begin the game. 

1st and 2nd Grade: October 17, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we began a new unit.  Over the next few weeks, we'll be talking about mariposas monarcas (monarch butterflies) all in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  What does that mean?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• What is a mariposa?  (It is a butterfly!  We also briefly mentioned the names of other stages of the monarch life cycle.)

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

• la mariposa - the butterfly
• la crisálida - the chrysalis
• la oruga - the catterpillar
• el huevo - the egg 
• grande - big
• mediano - medium
• pequeño - small 
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks
• abre - he/she opens
• cierra - he/she closes

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Si yo fuera mariposa (If I Were a Butterfly)
  
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)
• Mono Bananas (Monkey Bananas -- a fun way to practice our vocabulary words)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 1st and 2nd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Watch this video to practice greetings and family vocabulary.
• Watch this video (featuring Pedro!) to practice more weather vocabulary words.
• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

Kindergarten: October 17, 2018

Today we started a new unit about OTOÑO (autumn)!  Over the next few weeks, we'll be talking specifically about trees and leaves as we review colors and learn a few more important verbs in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• What did you do with paper leaves today?  (We acted out a poem in class!  We pretended to be trees and we dropped leaves as the wind blew.  We'll be using this poem a lot over the next few weeks, and we'll even make another book to bring home!).
   

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

• la hoja - the leaf
• se cae - it falls
• soy - I am
• tengo - I have
• viento - wind
• el árbol - the tree
• rojo - red
• anaranjado - orange
• amarillo - yellow
• café/marrón - brown
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Otoño Llegó  (Fall Arrived)
• Basho and Friends:  Los Colores
• Los Colores (Just the first half of the song)
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In Kindergarten, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeño, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Los Colores (Bilingual song to practice the colors in Spanish)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

5th and 6th Grade: October 10, 2018

During class today, we began our first unit of the year!  Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning about Chile all in Spanish!  Today we started by talking about where Chile is located and what it looks like.  We also played "Veo, Veo" (I Spy) in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Where is Chile?  (See if they can answer in Spanish!  Chile está en Sudamérica.)
• What does Chile look like?  (Again see if your student can answer in Spanish!  Chile es largo y estrecho.  Chile is long and narrow.)

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

• largo - long
• corto - short
• estrecho - narrow
• ancho - wide
• el país - the country
• la costa - the coast
• tiene - he/she has
• es - he/she is
• está en - he/she is located in
• hay - there is/there are

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  Yes, even 5th and 6th graders!  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• South American Countries and Capitals (We make it fun with some actions!)
• El Bugi de la Selva (The Jungle Boogie)
• Pingüinos, a bailar. (Penguin Dance)
• Blanco Oso Polar (White Polar Bear)
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice:  
• Vocabulary Practice
• Quia Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Bible Memory:   This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well. 
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss last week's 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.
• Final Assignment from Wildebeest Unit.
• Assignments from previous units can be found by viewing past blog posts.

4th Grade: October 10, 2018

Today in class, we played a game to practice speaking "mucho español."  Students needed to be asking questions as well as answering them.

Ask your student:

• What game did you play in Spanish class? What "meta" (goal) did you have? (Using Uno cards, we played a game to practice using our new vocabulary words!)

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

• tengo - I have
• tienes - you have
• ¿Tienes? - Do you have?
• quiero - I want
• quieres - you want
• ¿Quieres? - Do you want?
• rojo - red
• amarillo - yellow
• azul - blue
• verde - green
• tiene - he/she has
• quiere - he/she wants

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• El Bugi de la Selva (The Jungle Boogie) ~ Just for fun!
• Mono Bananas (Monkey and Bananas)~based on Bebé Tiburón, but uses some of our new vocabulary.  (P.S.  In Spanish, both "el plátano" and "la banana" mean "the banana.")
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice:
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Bible Memory:  This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well.  
• Printed Version
• Audio Version
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)  
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss last week's 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.
• Mono y Pirata Final Assignment

2nd and 3rd Grade: October 10, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued speaking a lot of Spanish.  However, instead of using the story of the Three Bears, we used some short stories to learn the common Spanish verb, "quiere."

We continued learning our beginning of class routine (days of the week, months, weather vocabulary), and reviewed the numbers 1-20. 

Ask your student:

• What does "quiere" mean in Spanish?  (Quiere means "he or she wants.")
• What was your group's story about?  (All of our stories followed the same pattern.  The main character wants something, but there isn't any.  There is something else, but the character doesn't want it.  Click here if you would like to see the worksheet we used while writing the story.)

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

• quiere - he/she wants
• hay - there is/there are 
• no hay - there isn't/there aren't 
• un problema - a problem
• ¿Cuántos? - How many?
• ¿Cuántos hay? - How many are there?

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Pingüinos a Bailar (The Penguin Dance)
• El baile de los osos (The Bear Dance)
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 2nd and 3rd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Numbers 11-20.  In October, we learn/review numbers from 1-20.  I find that for most students, the numbers 11-20 are the most challenging to learn.  Practice these numbers with some of THESE GAMES.
• Previous Assignment (great review during this whole unit):  play this short game to practice the word "hay."  CLICK HERE  
• A few notes about Quia...
• If the game is not loading for you, it may be because you don't have the most up to date version of Adobe Flash.  If you get a message that the game can not load, you can click on "HTML Version."  The graphics aren't as fancy, but the content is the same.
• Our older (4th-6th Grade) students each have a unique Quia username and password...one of your older siblings/children may have that.  However, for 2nd and 3rd grade, students do NOT need to log in to play Quia games.  Just follow the link and begin the game. 

1st and 2nd Grade: October 10, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we finished our current unit by telling a fun story together about a sneaky galleta!  We also finished our books and brought them home to show you!


Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  What does that mean?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• What story did Señora Brouwer tell you in class today?  (It was about a cookie that could run away--The Gingerbread Man!)
• Can you show me your Spanish book?  (Students were excited to bring these home to share with you!)
  

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

• corre - he/she runs
• grita - he/she yells
• el cerdo - the pig
• el caballo - the horse
• la oveja - the sheep
• la vaca - the cow
• el zorro - the fox
• las galletas - the cookies
• la mamá - the mom
• el papá - the dad
• el bebé - the baby
• el abuelo - the grandfather
• la abuela - the grandmother
• el perro - the dog
• grande - big
• mediano - medium
• pequeño - small 
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks
• abre - he/she opens
• cierra - he/she closes

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)
• Mono Bananas (Monkey Bananas -- a fun way to practice our vocabulary words)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 1st and 2nd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeños, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Watch this video to practice greetings and family vocabulary.
• Watch this video (featuring Pedro!) to practice more weather vocabulary words.
• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

Kindergarten: October 10, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued learning colors with our short story, Olivia y los Pájaros.  Students worked hard on finishing their own books to bring home to show you!
Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• Can you show me the book you made in Spanish class?  (Students were very excited to get to bring these home to show you!)
• What book did you read at the end of class?  (We began a new book called Hoja Roja--Red Leaf.  We'll be reading it over the next few weeks!) 
   

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

• el árbol - the tree
• ve - he/she sees
• el pájaro - the bird 
• rojo - red
• anaranjado - orange
• amarillo - yellow
• verde - green 
• azul - blue
• morado - purple
• rosado - pink 
• gris - gray 
• blanco - white
• negro - black
• café/marrón - brown
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Basho and Friends:  Los Colores
• Los Colores (Just the first half of the song)
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In Kindergarten, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más pequeño, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version 

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Los Colores (Bilingual song to practice the colors in Spanish)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

5th and 6th Grade: October 3, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we finished talking about the Wildebeest story line.  We also did our first 10 minute free write.

Ask your student:

• What was the free write you did in Spanish class?  What did you write about?  (Students had ten minutes to write in Spanish.  They could write about anything, as long as it was in Spanish.  We will do this three more times this year and at the end of the year, we'll celebrate the progress we've made!)

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

• el jardín - the garden
• la serpiente - the snake
• la manguera - the hose
• dijo - he/she said
• había - there was/there were
• tenía - he/she had
• estaba en - he/she was located in
• el ñu - the wildebeest 
• dice - he/she says
• agarra - he/she grabs
• mira - he/she looks at
• toca - he/she touches
• tiene - he/she has
• es - he/she is
• está en - he/she is located in
• hay - there is/there are

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  Yes, even 5th and 6th graders!  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Pingüinos, a bailar. (Penguin Dance)
• Blanco Oso Polar (White Polar Bear)
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice: 
• I handed our our final assignment for this unit in class.  If you misplaced the paper, you can print a new copy HERE. 
• Bible Memory:   This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well. 
• Printed Version
• Audio Version (coming soon!)
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss last week's 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 September 26
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• The assignment is a Battleship style game!  Be sure to "Login for Credit" before you begin.   If you forget to log in first, you can have a parent email me to let me know you played the game!
• Week of September 19
•  Assignment
• Week of September 12
•  Vocabulary Review (Same as Sept 5)
• Assignment
• Week of September 5
•  Vocabulary Review
•  Assignment
• Week of August 29 
• Vocabulary Review
• Assignment

A note about homework:
In 5th and 6th grade, there will be a Spanish homework assignment nearly every week.  In general, I will use the website Quia for our homework assignments.  These assignments will give students one extra opportunity during the week to practice Spanish.

A few notes about Quia assignments:

• You will need your Quia username and password to access the assignments.  Each student should have received that information at Meet the Teacher Night or today in class.  If you have misplaced the paper, please email me and I can get you that information as soon as possible.
• Students are allowed to practice and "redo" Quia assignments as often as they like.  Practice is how we learn.
• For each assignment completed, students will earn 2 "sellos o pegatinas" (stamps or stickers).  At the end of the year, they will be able to trade their stamps and stickers for small prizes. 
• Let me know if you have any questions!

4th Grade: October 3, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued reading a story in Spanish and practicing the verbs "hay" and "le gusta."

Ask your student:

• Can you read me the Mono y Pirata story? (Students brought home their own version of the story to read with you!)

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

• en - in/on
• quiere - he/she wants
• van - they go
• la isla - the island
• una isla - an island
• el pirata - the pirate
• un pirate - a pirate
• el mono - the monkey
• un mono - a monkey
• el barco - the boat
• un barco - a boat
• (no) le gusta - he/she (doesn't) like
• no hay - there is not
• el plátano - the banana
• las papas fritas - the french fries
• tiene hambre - he/she is hungry
• suben - they get on
• pequeña - small
• ¿cómo estás? - how are you?
• Estoy triste - I'm sad
• Estoy enfermo/enferma - I'm sick
• Estoy contento/contenta - I'm happy
• Estoy enojado/enojada - I'm angry
• Estoy cansado/cansada - I'm tired
• Tengo miedo - I'm afraid

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Mono Bananas (Monkey and Bananas)~based on Bebé Tiburón, but uses some of our new vocabulary.  (P.S.  In Spanish, both "el plátano" and "la banana" mean "the banana.")
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Homework:

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

• Quia Vocabulary/Language practice:
• Our final assignment for this unit was handed out in class.  If you misplaced the paper, you can print a new copy HERE.
• Bible Memory:  This semester, we will be memorizing Matthew 25:  35-36, 40 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish as well.  
• Printed Version
• Audio Version (coming soon!)
• Online Games and Practice (coming in October!)  
• Previous Assignments:  Did you miss last week's 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 September 26
•  Assignment
• The assignment is a Battleship style game!  Be sure to "Login for Credit" before you begin.   If you forget to log in first, you can have a parent email me to let me know you played the game!
• Week of September 19
• Vocabulary (just verbs) review
• Assignment
• Week of September 12   
• Vocabulary review
• Assignment
• Week of September 5
•  Vocabulary review  
• (No new vocab this week, same activity as last week)
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)  
• Week of August 29
• Flash Card Style
• Battleship Game Style
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)

A note about homework:

In 4th grade, there will be a Spanish homework assignment nearly every week.  In general, I will use the website Quia for our homework assignments.  These assignments will give students one extra opportunity during the week to practice Spanish.

• You will need your Quia username and password to access the assignments.  Each student should have received that information at Meet the Teacher Night or today in class.  If you have misplaced the paper, please email me and I can get you that information as soon as possible.
• Students are allowed to practice and "redo" Quia assignments as often as they like.  Practice is how we learn.
• For each assignment completed, students will earn 2 "sellos o pegatinas" (stamps or stickers).  At the end of the year, they will be able to trade their stamps and stickers for small prizes. 
• Let me know if you have any questions!

2nd and 3rd Grade: October 3, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued learning common Spanish vocabulary words with a familiar story. 

We continued learning our beginning of class routine (days of the week, months, weather vocabulary), and reviewed the numbers 1-20. 

Ask your student:

• Do you remember what your story was about in Spanish today? (Using the same vocabulary as the 3 Bears, we illustrated a story about three cats that go for a walk and a dog that comes in their house and drinks their milk.)

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

• tiene hambre - he/she is hungry
• come - he/she eats
• la sandía - the watermelon
• el sándwich - the sandwich
• las galletas - the cookies
• todavía - still
• el plato - the plate
• la sopa - the soup
• caliente - hot
• fría - cold
• prueba - he/she tries
• da un paseo - he/she takes a walk
• viven - they live
• los osos - the bears
• el papá - the dad
• la mamá - the mom
• el bebé - the baby 
• hay - there is/there are
• estrella - star 
• grande - big
• mediano/mediana - medium
• pequeño/pequeña - small
• ¿Cuántos? - How many?
• ¿Cuántos hay? - How many are there?

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• El baile de los osos (The Bear Dance)
• Bebé Tiburón (Baby Shark). 
• Note for YouTube Link:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 2nd and 3rd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más humildes, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version coming soon!

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Numbers 11-20.  In October, we learn/review numbers from 1-20.  I find that for most students, the numbers 11-20 are the most challenging to learn.  Practice these numbers with some of THESE GAMES.
• Previous Assignment (great review during this whole unit):  play this short game to practice the word "hay."  CLICK HERE  
• A few notes about Quia...
• If the game is not loading for you, it may be because you don't have the most up to date version of Adobe Flash.  If you get a message that the game can not load, you can click on "HTML Version."  The graphics aren't as fancy, but the content is the same.
• Our older (4th-6th Grade) students each have a unique Quia username and password...one of your older siblings/children may have that.  However, for 2nd and 3rd grade, students do NOT need to log in to play Quia games.  Just follow the link and begin the game. 

1st and 2nd Grade: October 3, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued practicing size and family vocabulary words.  Students began working on their own small books that they will bring home to share with you soon!

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  What does that mean?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)

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

• las galletas - the cookies
• la mamá - the mom
• el papá - the dad
• el bebé - the baby
• el abuelo - the grandfather
• la abuela - the grandmother
• el perro - the dog
• grande - big
• mediano - medium
• pequeño - small 
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks
• abre - he/she opens
• cierra - he/she closes

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In 1st and 2nd grade, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más humildes, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version coming soon!

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Watch this video to practice greetings and family vocabulary.
• Watch this video (featuring Pedro!) to practice more weather vocabulary words.
• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads. 

Kindergarten: October 3, 2018

Today in Spanish class, we continued learning colors with our short story, Olivia y los Pájaros.  We also got to practice a fire drill during Spanish class. 

Ask your student:

• Who was the "estrellita" today?  (Each week, one student will be the estrellita=star in class.  That student will be my helper for the class and he/she gets to sit in a special chair.  Everyone will get a chance to be the estrellita!)
• What did you color in Spanish class?  Did it matter what colors you used?  (Students began coloring their own "Olivia y los Pájaros" book.  We had to use the right colors so our illustrations would match the story.  Next week, students will bring these books home to share with you!).
• What do you do for a fire drill?  (We lined up quietly and walked outside.  Then we stood in a line quietly and waited until Mrs. Rynsburger said we could go back inside.)
   

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

• el árbol - the tree
• ve - he/she sees
• el pájaro - the bird 
• rojo - red
• anaranjado - orange
• amarillo - yellow
• verde - green 
• azul - blue
• morado - purple
• rosado - pink 
• gris - gray 
• blanco - white
• negro - black
• café/marrón - brown
• estrella - star 
• ¿Cómo te llamas? - What's your name?
• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• camina - he/she walks

Song of the Week
Each week, we'll listen to and sing along with a fun song in Spanish.  It's a fun way to get us all up and moving while learning more!  If possible, I'll post a link to the song here so you can listen at home as well!

• Basho and Friends:  Los Colores
• Los Colores (Just the first half of the song)
• ¿Quién es el rey de la selva?  (Who's the King of the Jungle?)

Bible Verse:
This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing a passage from Matthew 25.  In Kindergarten, we will also be memorizing part of Matthew 25:40 in Spanish.

• Cada vez que ustedes hicieron algo por mis hermanos más humildes, también lo hicieron por mí.  Mateo 25:40 (veinticinco versículo cuarenta).
• Audio version coming soon!

Homework:
Occasionally, I will post links to videos, songs, or other resources for you to watch with your child over the week.  This is not required homework, but it is an opportunity to provide exposure to Spanish during the week.

• Me llamo, Me llamo (Song to practice ¿Cómo te llamas? What's your name?)
• Los Colores (Bilingual song to practice the colors in Spanish)
• Note for YouTube Links:  I cannot control/predict the advertisements that YouTube will play before a song.  Please be aware of this and watch videos with your child so that you can monitor ads.