Wednesday, December 5, 2018

5th and 6th Grade: December 5, 2018

This week, we learned about Hugo Blanco, the composer of the Christmas song "El Burrito de Belén."  We learned how he purchased his first "cuatro" at a second hand store and learned how to play by observing famous musicians.

Ask your student:
  • Where did Hugo buy his first cuatro?  Why?  (His family couldn't afford a new instrument, so he bought an old one at a second hand store.)
    Vocabulary
    Words in bold are new this week, others are review.
    • va - he/she goes
    • vive - he/she lives
    • compra - he/she buys
    • quiere - he/she wants
    • puede - he/she is able
    • cuesta - it costs
    • observa - he/she observes
    • el cuatro - the small 4 stringed instrument in the guitar family.  Common throughout Latin America.
      • el cuatrico - adding "-ico" to a word in Spanish makes it "little."  Cuatrico = the little cuatro.
    • la guitarra - the guitar
    • la cuerda - the string
    • más pequeño - smaller
    • parecido - similar
    • tiene - he/she/it has
    • es - he/she/it is
    Homework:
    Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password. 
    • Quia Vocabulary/Language practice
    • Weather and Seasons
    • 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. 
    • 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 November 28
      • Week of November 14
        • Our final assignment for this unit was handed out in class today.  If you misplaced yours (or if it's hard to read), you can view a digital version HERE.
          • Need some help?  Click here to view the slide show that we use in class.
      • Assignments from previous units can be found by viewing past blog posts.

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