4th, 5th, 6th Grade: September 2, 2015

Today in Spanish class, we started off by drawing pictures.  The students filled their papers with drawings and symbols to represent things that are important to them.  Each week, we'll look at one student's poster and learn about him or her...all in Spanish!  After that, we spent a little time talking about cognates and how they can help us understand Spanish.  We were even able to read (and understand!) a few advertisements in Spanish using cognates to help us.

Ask your student:

• What is a cognate? (It's a word that looks and/or sounds the same in both English and Spanish)
• Who was this week's "amigo del día"?  Whose drawing did you look at?  What did you learn about that person?  (This week, we looked at Pedro's poster.  Pedro is Señora Brouwer's stuffed mouse.  He likes to eat cheese.)

This week's vocabulary:

• ¿Qué te gusta hacer? - What do you like to do?
• Me gusta - I like
• comer - to eat
• queso - cheese
• le gusta - he/she likes 

Homework:

• This year, we will be using a website called "Quia" for our homework assignments.  Parents should have received an email with username and password information.  Students, if you were here last year, your username and password is the same as last year.  If you did not receive an email with log in information, please email me and I can get you that information.  (ambrouwer@hollandchristian.org) 
• Click HERE to access the Quia assignment for this week.  

3rd Grade: September 2, 2015

Today in Spanish class, we focused on learning one very important word...hay.  We played a memory game to practice using the word "hay" in context.

Ask your student:

• What does "hay" mean in Spanish?  (Hay means "there is or there are".  Since the letter "h" is always silent in Spanish, it sounds more like "aye!")

This week's vocabulary:

• hay - there is, there are

Homework:

• This year, we will be using a website called "Quia" to complete assignments in Spanish class.  Parents should have received an email with their student's username and password information.  
• Click on THIS LINK, put in your log-in information, and complete the short assignment. 
• If you have not received log-in information, or if you have any problems with the Quia website, please email me.  (ambrouwer@hollandchristian.org)
• If you did not have Quia login information and were unable to complete last week's assignment, it's not too late!  CLICK HERE to access the last assignment.

2nd Grade: September 2, 2015

Over the course of the year, we'll be practicing the numbers from 1-100.  Today we started by playing some games to practice the numbers 1-15, 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).

Today's vocabulary:

• Numbers 1-15

Homework:

• Use THIS WEBSITE to practice the numbers 1-20 in Spanish.

1st Grade: September 2, 2015

Today, we did not have Spanish class.  Instead, we rode a bus to the high school for Convocation. For some of our 1st grade students, it was their first time ever on a school bus! At Convocation we were able to praise God and pray together with the entire Holland Christian community.

To view some pictures of Convocation, CLICK HERE.

Kindergarten: September 2, 2015

Today in Spanish class, we started learning a few basic words and procedures in Spanish class.  Next week, we'll begin learning some basic greetings in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• What do you do in Spanish if you don't understand what Señora Brouwer is saying?  (You tap your fist on the opposite hand.)
• Who is Pedro?  (He's a little mouse who helps to translate what Señora Brouwer says into English)

This week's vocabulary:

• se levanta - he/she stands up
• se sienta - he/she sits down
• rápidamente - quickly
• lentamente - slowly

Homework:

• Next week, we'll begin learning some greetings in Spanish.  Listen to this song and learn how to say "Good Morning"

Bible Memory: Psalm 100

This year, all students will be memorizing the same verse in Spanish!  For the first semester, we will work on memorizing Psalm 100 in Spanish.  Use this slide show to help you memorize the verse at home.

¡Verano! Summer!

I hope you're having a great summer! Check back every two weeks or so to see what Pedro is up to this summer!

5th and 6th Grade: May 13, 2015

Today in class, students were able to use stickers they had earned in class to buy small prizes.

We also played Toma Todo, a traditional Mexican game.  The spinning tops we used in class were from Mexico, but you can follow THESE DIRECTIONS to make your own version of the game to play at home!

Vocabulary:

• pon - put
• toma - take
• todos - all, everyone
• todo - everything

Have a great summer!  ¡Qué disfruten el verano!

3rd and 4th Grade: May 13, 2015

Today in class, students were able to use stickers they had earned in class to buy small prizes.

We also played Toma Todo, a traditional Mexican game.  The spinning tops we used in class were from Mexico, but you can follow THESE DIRECTIONS to make your own version of the game to play at home!

Vocabulary:

• pon - put
• toma - take
• todos - all, everyone
• todo - everything

Have a great summer!  ¡Qué disfruten el verano!

2nd and 3rd Grade: May 13, 2015

Today in class, we played Toma Todo, a traditional Mexican game.  The spinning tops we used in class were from Mexico, but you can follow THESE DIRECTIONS to make your own version of the game to play at home!

Vocabulary:

• pon - put
• toma - take
• todos - all, everyone
• todo - everything

Have a great summer!  ¡Qué disfruten el verano!

1st Grade: May 13, 2015

Each week, we would begin Spanish class by briefly talking about the weather in Spanish.  Today, we took those phrases to talk about the water cycle in Spanish.  We even made it rain!  (If you're interested in recreating the experiment at home, you can read more about it HERE.)

Vocabulary:

• Hace calor - it's hot
• hace frío - it's cold
• está nublado - it's cloudy 
• está lloviendo - it's raining

Have a great summer!  ¡Qué disfruten el verano!

Kindergarten: May 13, 2015

Today in class, we reviewed all of the colors and shapes by playing BINGO!  Each student won twice...once with three-in-a-row BINGO and once by covering the entire board!

Have a great summer!  ¡Qué disfruten el verano!