Meet the Teacher Night

¡Hola!  Welcome to Spanish class!

Kindergarten and 1st Grade students:  Pedro the mouse is hiding somewhere in the classroom.  Can you find him?  When you see him, leave him alone (he's feeling a bit shy tonight!), but tell Señora Brouwer where you saw him!

2/3 Grade Students:  Pedro hasn't forgotten you all!  He's hiding somewhere in the classroom.  Can you find him?  When you see him, leave him alone (he's feeling a bit shy tonight!), but tell Señora Brouwer where you saw him!

3/4 and 5/6 Grade Students:  Señora Brouwer has your login information for Quia (a website we'll be using for homework assignments).  Come say "Hola," to receive your login card.

¡Hola, Pedro!

Pedro the mouse is our furry little friend who will help out in our K and 1st grade Spanish classes.  He's great at helping students understand what Sra. Brouwer is saying in Spanish.  (Pedro also likes to sneak in to the 2-6th grade classes, too!  So don't be surprised to see him!)

Quia Practice (Grades 2-6)

Students in the 3/4 and 5/6 grade classes will be using Quia (pronounced Key-ah) for online practice and homework assignments this year.  To access homework assignments, each student has a unique username and password (handed out at Meet the Teacher Night or the first day of (HC)2).  If you ever misplace your login information, please email me and I can send you your information!
3/4 and 5/6 students, here's your first assignment!  Use your Quia login information to complete this assignment (it's in English!).  CLICK HERE!


Students in the 2/3 grade class will occasionally have vocabulary review games on Quia.  Students will be able to access the games without a username or password.

Here's an activity for 2/3 grade students to practice:  CLICK HERE

Welcome to the 2014-2015 School Year!

¡Hola!  Welcome to the 2014-2015 school year here at (HC)2.  I'm excited about all of the fun things we have planned in Spanish this year.  I'm looking forward to seeing you all at Meet the Teacher night on August 28!  ¡Hasta pronto!  (See you soon!)

Meet the Teacher Night

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Drop in Range

6-6:45 at South Side Elementary School for K and 1st grade students and their families

7:10-8:30 at Pine Ridge Elementary School for 2nd-6th grade students and their families 

Baby Evelyn is here!

 I promised students in the spring that I'd post a little update over the summer...

Evelyn Juella was born on June 12, and we're all in love with her. (Her middle name was her great grandmother's name.) Adrian is a very proud big brother!

We're thankful to God for our new little blessing!

2nd/3rd Grade: Ratoncito Pérez Presentation

Watch this presentation about the Ratoncito Pérez.  Try to do the actions for each of our 4 main verbs:  busca (looks for), encuentra (finds), toma (takes), and deja (leaves behind).

4/5/6: April 30, 2014

In class today, we had our final day of "No inglés."  While we didn't have time to finish everything, I was impressed at how well the students did speaking only in Spanish.


Ask your student:

• What was your favorite station of the "no inglés" day?  (We had 5 stations, but only had time for each group to visit 4.  The stations were:  Reading/Books, Music, Poetry, Theater, and Toma Todo.) 

Today's vocabulary

• Review

Homework: 

• Nothing this week!
• Second semester Bible verse.  Verses 1-6 are due by April 23.  (May still recite all or part for partial credit-stickers!)
• Psalm 23 in Spanish (Text only)
• Audio Version 

2/3 Grade: April 30, 2014

Today in class, we talked some more about the Costa Rican Coquí and we played Toma Todo, a traditional Mexican game.

Ask your student:

• Can you sing the Coquí song?  (Linked below.)

• What is this?  (It's a pirinola, a wooden top used in the Toma Todo game.)

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Today's Vocabulary

• el coquí - the coqui, a small Puerto Rican frog
• el animal - the animal 
• salta - he/she jumps
• canta - he/she sings
• dice - he/she says
• la rana - the frog
• pequeño - small 
• vive - he/she lives
• toma - take
• pon - put
• te toca -your turn
• la pirinola - wooden top

Homework:

• Bible Verse:  Mark 12:30 
• Ama al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón, con toda tu alma, con toda tu mente, y con todas tus fuerzas.  Marcos 12 versículo 30.
• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• As a challenge we tried playing THIS game as a class!
• Sing along with our new song:  Yo tengo un amigo que me ama

1st Grade: April 30, 2014

In class this week, we learned about several more forms of transportation in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• You talked about 7 forms of transportation in Spanish class (plane, train, boat, car, bus, bike, and walking)  Which one is your favorite?  

Today's vocabulary:

• vamos - We go
• iremos - We will go 
• avión - airplane
• bote - boat
• tren - train 
• auto/coche/carro - car
• el cinturón - the (seat) belt
• el autobús - the bus
• la bicicleta - the bike
• caminando - walking
• a pie - on foot

Homework:

• Sing along with the Seatbelt Song
• Sing along with our song:  Alelu, aleluya
• March/April/May Bible Verse:  Hebrews 13:8  
• Jesucristo es el mismo ayer, hoy, y siempre.  Hebreos 13 versículo 8.
• To review calendar/weather vocabulary at home, you can sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months

Kindergarten: April 30, 2014

Today in class, we learned some more shape words!  Next time, we'll review them with a fun BINGO game.

Ask your student:

• Can you show me the book you made in Spanish class?  (Students brought home their "shape walk" books.)

This week's vocabulary:

• ¿Cuántos? - How many?
• la estrella - the star
• el corazón - the heart
• el diamante - the diamond
• el óvalo - the oval

Homework:

• Sing along!  Alele, alelu, alelu, aleluya
• Practice our Bible verse and actions:  Psalm 23:1  (Click verse for Audio). 
• el Señor = the Lord = point up to heaven
• es mi = is my = point to self 
• pastor = shepherd = pretend to hold a staff in one hand, put other hand by forehead as if you're looking out over a field of sheep. 
• nada = nothing = wave hands palms facing down
• me falta = is lacking to me = place hands at side, palms facing upward.

4/5/6: April 23, 2014

In class today, we worked on wrapping up a few loose ends.  Students also filled in a map with the Spanish-speaking countries and capitals of South America.

Next week, we'll spend the entire class period ONLY speaking in Spanish!  We'll have plenty of songs, games, and activities set up with some Spanish-English vocabulary signs posted to help everyone be successful!

Ask your student:

• How well do you think you knew the countries and capitals of South America?  (Students filled out a map in class today to earn some extra stickers!) 

Today's vocabulary

• Review

Homework: 

• Quia Assignment!  One last chance to earn a few stickers!
• Second semester Bible verse.  Verses 1-6 are due by April 23.
• Psalm 23 in Spanish (Text only)
• Audio Version 

2/3: April 23, 2014

Today in class, we started our final unit.  We'll be talking about the Coquí of Puerto Rico.

Ask your student:

• What is a coquí?  (It is a small frog.  They only live in Puerto Rico and they make a unique noise.  It sounds like they say "co-quí, co-quí.")

Today's Vocabulary

• el coquí - the coqui, a small Puerto Rican frog
• el animal - the animal 
• salta - he/she jumps
• canta - he/she sings
• dice - he/she says
• la rana - the frog
• pequeño - small 
• vive - he/she lives

Video of a coquí at night:



Homework:

• Bible Verse:  Mark 12:30 
• Ama al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón, con toda tu alma, con toda tu mente, y con todas tus fuerzas.  Marcos 12 versículo 30.
• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• As a challenge we tried playing THIS game as a class!
• Sing along with our new song:  Yo tengo un amigo que me ama