5th and 6th Grade: November 1, 2017

This week, we started class by taking a few minutes to put finishing touches on our "Amigo del Día" posters.  Each week, we'll feature a new student, learn more about him or her, learn a lot of vocabulary words that are important to them, and learn how to react and respond in Spanish.

After that, we reviewed the grammar and vocabulary we've been learning.  We played a vocabulary game and made a few predictions.  Next week, we'll embark on Don Quixote's most famous adventures!

Ask your student:

• Who was Dulcinea?  (The "princess" to whom Don Quixote dedicated his adventures.  She wasn't really a princess though.  She was a normal woman in town.  She was nice and hardworking, but not a princess.)
• What do you think will happen when Don Quixote, Sancho Panza, and Rocinante head out for an adventure?   

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

• el escritor - the author
• la dama/la mujer - the lady/the woman
• flaco - skinny
• el escudero - the squire/shield bearer
• el caballo - the horse
• fuerte - strong
• fiel - faithful
• eres - you are
• soy - I am
• tener - to have
• ser - to be
• necesita - he/she needs
• el casco - the helmet
• la armadura - the armor
• la lanza - the spear 
• el héroe - the hero
• lee - he/she reads
• lucha - he/she fights
• ve - he/she sees
• el caballero - the knight
• quiere - he/she wants to
• puede - he/she is able to 
• come - he/she eats
• comer - to eat
• quiere comer - he/she wants to eat
• puede comer - he/she is able to eat

Grammar Concept:

The verb "to be":  The verb "to be" is important in both Spanish and English.  Through this unit, we will be learning the various forms of the verb:

• I am = yo soy
• you are = tú eres
• he is = él es
• she is = ella es
• to be = ser (used in a phrase like "quiere ser" - he/she wants to be)

Review:  When you want to make a phrase with "quiere" or "puede" or "necesita," you have to add an "r" to the end of the he/she form of the verb.

• cocina - he/she cooks
• cocinar - to cook
• quiere cocinar - he/she wants to cook
• puede cocinar - he/she is able to cook

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'll be memorizing 2 Corinthians 13:11 as an (HC)2 group.  We will practice memorizing this verse in Spanish.
• Printed Version
• Bubble Letter Version (Color it in as you memorize it!) 
• Audio Version 
• Online Games and Practice
• Quizlet:  Online flashcards to practice the key vocabulary
• Quia:  Battleship style "fill in the blanks" practice
• Quia:  Put the phrases in order
• Quia:  Put the phases in order to reveal a secret photo

• 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 25
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment
• Week of October 18
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment
• Week of October 11
• Assignment 
• Week of October 4
• Quizlet:  Practice phrases with "quiere" and "puede"
• Quia Practice-Verb Practice, Battleship Style!
• Quia Assignment