1st Grade: September/October Bible Memory Verse

Our September and October Bible memory verse is Psalm 24:1.  Use the slide show below to help you practice. 

2/3: September Bible Memory Verse

Our Bible memory verse for September is 1 Corinthians 10:31

4/5/6: September Bible Memory Verse

Our Bible memory verse for September is John 3:16.  Use the slide show below to help you practice.

Kindergarten: September 4, 2013

Today, students were introduced to Pedro, a bilingual friend who will help us out in class this year.  Students also learned 6 common classroom commands/phrases that we will use throughout the year.

Ask your student:

• Who is Pedro?  How does he help Sra. Brouwer?  (He is a stuffed mouse, he speaks in English to let us know what Sra. Brouwer is saying in Spanish).
• Do you remember what "¿Cómo te llamas?" means?  (What's your name?)

This week's vocabulary:

• ¿Cómo te llamas?  ¿Cómo te llamas tú? = What's your name?
• me llamo... = my name is...
• ponte bien = sit up straight (literally=put yourself right)
• levántate = stand up
• siéntate = sit down
• levanta la mano = raise your hand
• mira =  look!
• escucha = listen!
• rápidamente = fast/quickly
• lentamente = slow/slowly

Homework:

• Watch this vocabulary video.  Watch the video until you are able to do all of the actions before Sra. Brouwer does them.  You may need to watch the video a few times to be sure you don't forget!

1st Grade: September 4, 2013

Today in Spanish class, we spent a little time getting to know each other.  We also began learning days of the week, months, and weather terms in Spanish.  Each week, we'll begin class by talking about the calendar in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember how to say "Wednesday" in Spanish?  (miércoles)
• What is an interesting difference between the days of the week in English and the days of the week in Spanish?  (In English, days of the week begin with a capital letter.  In Spanish, they are all lowercase).

Today's vocabulary (We will practice calendar/weather vocabulary all year):

• ¿Qué día es hoy?  - What day is today?
• Hoy es... - Today is...
• ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy? - What's the weather today?
• Days of the week (Listen and learn)
• Months of the year (Listen and learn)
• Weather and seasons (Listen and learn)

Homework:

• Spend some time practicing days of the week, months, weather, and seasons in Spanish.  You may use the links in the vocabulary section, or sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months

2/3: September 4, 2013

Today in class, we learned a song in Spanish (I've Got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy)!  We also began practicing numbers in Spanish. Today we started with 1-20, and we'll work our way up to 100 by the spring.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember how to say "five" in Spanish?  (Cinco.  We will be practicing saying numbers...not only in order (counting), but also recognizing them out of order).
• What are some of the actions from the song you learned?  (Here are a few of the actions:  gozo=joy=Wave arms in air; Paz=peace=smooth hands over desk, like a peaceful lake, corazón=heart=form heart with hands)

Today's vocabulary:

• Numbers 1-20

Homework:

• Sing along with the song we learned today!  Yo Tengo Gozo (I've Got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy...)  See if you remember the actions!
• Use THIS WEBSITE to practice the numbers 1-20 in Spanish.

4/5/6: September 4, 2013

Today in class, we talked about what students can expect this year.  We also spent some time talking about cognates and reading a small newspaper in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• What is a cognate?  Why are they important?  (Cognates are words that look and/or sound the same in Spanish and English.  They are important because they can help us to understand more).
• What is your Quia username and password?  (Quia is a website that we will be using this year for completing assignments.  Students received their usernames and passwords in class.  The usernames are some variation of their first name or initials with the number 887.  The password is a random word and number combination.  There are no spaces in either the usernames or passwords.  If your student has misplaced the card with the information, please feel free to email me and I can send you the information).

Today's vocabulary:

• Cognates:  Words that look and/or sound the same in Spanish and English

Homework:

• Listen and sing along with our song:  Eres Digno de Alabar
• Complete THIS assignment on Quia.  Have your username and password handy!  (This assignment is worth 2 stickers)

Kindergarten: Classroom Commands Vocabulary Video

Classroom Commands (Kindergarten)  

Watch the video and see if you can do all of the actions before Sra. Brouwer does them.  Keep watching until you know them all!

Welcome to the 2013-2014 School Year!

Hola!  Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year at (HC)2!  I'm excited about some of the fun things we have planned in Spanish this year.  CLICK HERE for a special hello from Pedro and me.

2/3: April 24, 2013

Notice:  On April 30, Posterous will be shutting down.  I'm in the process of moving all of the content to the new (HC)2 Spanish Blog.  

We're finishing up the year by spending a few weeks talking about the most popular sport in the Spanish speaking world, fútbol!  

Ask your student:

•  Did you participate in the number challenge?  How did you do?  (To finish practicing numbers, students had the chance to "guess my number" in as few guesses as possible.)

This week's vocabulary

• el portero ~ the goalie
• el campo ~ the field
• el balón ~ the ball
• mete un gol ~ to score a goal.

Homework:

• Practice our vocabulary words HERE.
• Optional:  HERE are some soccer related words we won't have a chance to learn in class, but if you love fútbol, you might enjoy learning them. 
• Extra Opportunity!  FINDING NEMO in SPANISH!  Come the HCHS auditorium on Friday, May 3 at 7pm to see Finding Nemo in Spanish with English subtitles.   Donations of $2 for adults and $1 for children 12 & under.  Crazy Carnival Cravings will sell snacks - come hungry.  All proceeds go to HCJB Global's work in Shell, Ecuador where HC students will travel this summer.   

4/5/6: April 24, 2013

Notice:  On April 30, Posterous will be shutting down.  I'm in the process of moving all of the content to the new (HC)2 Spanish Blog.  

Today in class, we finished learning the vocabulary in the song "Yo no camino solo".  Students also presented their final skits.  

Ask your student:  

• Did you present a skit today?  How did it go?

This week's vocabulary :

Homework:.  

• Be ready to turn in your pegatinas!!
• Listen to the song "Yo no camino solo".  Can you do all of the actions that we learned?
• Practice our Bible memory verse:  The Lord's Prayer
  
  • You can find the prayer typed out HERE.
  • Quia Games to practice the vocabulary:  Flashcard Game, Put everything in order Game
  • Practice with THIS video.
  • Next week will be your last chance to say any part of the prayer to earn stickers!
• Extra Opportunity!  FINDING NEMO in SPANISH!  Come the HCHS auditorium on Friday, May 3 at 7pm to see Finding Nemo in Spanish with English subtitles.   Donations of $2 for adults and $1 for children 12 & under.  Crazy Carnival Cravings will sell snacks - come hungry.  All proceeds go to HCJB Global's work in Shell, Ecuador where HC students will travel this summer. 

Under Construction

Welcome to the NEW (HC)2 Spanish blog!  There will be a lot of activity over the next few weeks as I move over old content and get things organized.

Check back some time in May for a list of activities/websites you can check out to practice Spanish over the summer!