Wednesday, March 20, 2019

5th and 6th Grade: March 20, 2019

We talked a bit more about the Spanish festival of "Las Fallas."  It occurred Tuesday in Valencia, Spain! 

Ask your student
  • What is the "noche de fuego"?  (It's on March 19, the last night of the Fallas festival.  Around 10 PM they begin burning the fallas.  This continues until all of the fallas have been burned.  Then they have a fireworks show.)
      Vocabulary
      Words in bold are new this week, others are review.
      • la paella - the paella, traditional dish of Valencia
      • el arroz - the rice
      • los mariscos - the shellfish
      • las verduras - the vegetables 
      • después de - after
      • caliente - hot
      • bomberos - firefighters 
      • cerca de - near/close to
      • los edificios - the buildings
      • la madrugada - the very early morning
      • los churros - the churros, thin strips of fried dough
      • durante - during
      • llega - he/she/it arrives
      • comienza - he/she/it begins
      • camina - he/she walks
      • ayuntamiento - city hall
      • ruido - noise
      • fuerte - loud/strong
      • hermanos - siblings
      • viven - they live
      • su/sus - his, her, their
      • alegres - happy 
      • quieren - they want
      • con - with
      • abre - he/she opens
      • vestidos - dresses
      • encuentra - he/she finds
      • empieza - it begins
      • montan - they set up
      • termina - it ends
      • queman - they burn
      • llevan - they wear
      • falleras - girls who wear the traditional clothing at the festival
      • falleros - boys who wear the traditional clothing at the festival
      • fallas - huge statues made of paper mache.  They are like 3-D political cartoons.
      • va a - he/she goes to
        • voy a - I go to 
      • quiere - he/she wants
        • quiero - I want
      • tiene - he/she/it has
        • tengo - I have
      • es - he/she/it is
        • soy - I am
      • está en - he/she is located in
        • estoy en - I am located in
      • le gusta - he/she like
        • me gusta - I like
      • hay - there is/there are
      Homework:
      Please email me if you need your Quia username and/or password. 
      • Quia Vocabulary/Language practice:
        • For these assignments, you might find it helpful to have a copy of the story we're reading in class.  You can print/view a copy HERE
        • Quia Assignment Fallas #3 (worth 2 pegatinas). 
      • Weather and Seasons
      • Bible Memory:  
        This semester, our (HC)2 group will be memorizing Psalm 23 in English.  In 2nd-6th grade, we will also be memorizing the passage in Spanish.  Everyone will memorize the first verse, but I'll post an audio version of the entire Psalm for students who want a challenge in Spanish!
      • 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.

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