5th and 6th Grade: February 25, 2015

Today in class we continued our unit about "las descripciones/descriptions."  We played some games to refresh our memories and then learned some more vocabulary words.

Ask your student:

• What is the difference between "alto" and "alta"?  (You say "alto" if you're talking about a boy and "alta" if you're talking about a girl.)

This week's vocabulary:

• alto/alta - tall
• bajo/baja - short
• grande/grandes - big
• pequeño/pequeña/pequeños/pequeñas - small

Homework

• New Bible Memory Passage:  The Lord's Prayer
• Passage typed out HERE.
• Audio Version
• Our new song: Countries and Capitals of Central America/The Caribbean.  We'll be listening to this song in class each week.  The goal is for students to learn all of the countries and capitals by the end of April.
• Quia practice (This is just a fun way to practice our vocabulary words to help prepare you for the assignment)
• Flashcards/Matching
• Battleship style game (Review from previous week)
• Hangman style game (Review from previous week)
• Quia Assignment (Completing this assignment is worth 2 stickers)

3rd and 4th Grade: February 25, 2015

Today in class, we continued to look at a painting by Carmen Lomas Garza.  She painted a picture of her family making cascarones...Mexican Easter eggs. We also watched a few short videos about cascarones.  If you're interested in learning a little more, I have some extra links in the homework section.

Ask your student:

• What are cascarones?  How do you make them? (They are egg shells filled with confetti. You make them by carefully making a small hold/taking a bit of the top of the egg off, pouring out the white and yolk, cleaning the shell, filling it with confetti, and decorating it!) 

This week's vocabulary (it may seem a bit random, but next week, we'll read Carmen Lomas Garza's description of her painting and it will make more sense!)

• íbamos a nadar - we would go swimming
• rompíamos - we would break
• comíamos - we would eat
• sacábamos - we would take out
• sorprendíamos - we would surprise
• después de - after 

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  Siempre que me muevo
• Practice our vocabulary with this QUIA PRACTICE
• Complete QUIA ASSIGNMENT (worth 2 stickers)
• Extra~Read about the history of cascarones:  Article #1, Article #2
• Extra:  How to make cascarones.
• January/February Bible Verse:  James 4:8 (AUDIO Version)
• Acérquense a Dios, y Él se acercará a ustedes.  Santiago 4 versículo 8.

2nd and 3rd Grade: February 25, 2015

Today in class, we continued learning all about school related vocabulary.  We'll be playing some games next week to wrap up this unit.

Ask your student:

• In Spanish, can you name at least 2 things you use for writing? (We've learned several utensils:  el lápiz, el bolígrafo, el crayon, el marcador...and you'd also need an hoja de papel!) 

This week's vocabulary:
New

• los marcadores - the markers
• los crayones - the crayons
• la puerta - the door
• la silla - the chair

Review

• el director - the principal
• la oficina - the office
• el profesor/la profesora - the teacher
• el aula - the classroom 
• el estudiante - the student 
• el pupitre - the desk 
• el lápiz - the pencil
• el bolígrafo - the pen
• la hoja de papel - the sheet of paper
• el cuaderno - the notebook
• la carpeta - the folder
• el libro - the book
• la mochila - the backpack
• la pizarra - the chalkboard/white board

Homework:

• Sing along with our new song: Paz como un río (Peace Like a River)
• Learn our vocabulary words with THIS slide show.
• Practice our vocabulary words with THIS game.
• Watch some of the vocabulary videos we watched in class:  Vocabulary intro, LaLaLaLaLa Vocabulary, 
• Practice our new Bible Memory verse:  1 Corinthians 13:4 (Audio Version)
• El amor es paciente, es bondadoso.  1 de Corintios 13:4 (Primero de Corintios trece versículo cuatro)

1st Grade: February 25, 2015

In class this week, we kept finished learning words for our Bible story in Spanish!  Next week, we'll act out the story in class.

Ask your student:

• What do "ayer" and "mañana" mean?  (We've been practicing days of the week in Spanish.  Ayer means yesterday and mañana means tomorrow.)  

Today's vocabulary:

• Review from last week
• el pescado - the fish
• hay - there is/there are
• aquí - here
• necesita - he/she needs
• gruñen - they growl (like stomachs do!)
• mucho/mucha - a lot

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  "La B-I-B-L-I-A"
• New Bible verse for January and February: 1 John 14:19  (Click for audio version)
• Nosotros amamos porque Él nos amó primero.  Primero de Juan 14 versículo 19.
• To review calendar/weather vocabulary at home, you can sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months

Kindergarten: February 25, 2015

Today in class, we finished learning the vocabulary for the Noah's Ark story in Spanish.  Next week, we'll act out the story in class!

Ask your student:

• Can you name some colors in an "arco iris"? (This was a great chance for us to review colors!  Rojo=red, anaranjado=orange, amarillo=yellow, verde=green, azul=blue, morado=purple)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review from last week
• el arco iris - the rainbow
• sube - he/she climbs or gets on
• viene - he/she comes

Homework:

• Sing along with our two songs:  "La B-I-B-L-I-A" and the song about Noah and his "floating house".  
• 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.

5th and 6th Grade: February 18, 2015

Today in class we continued our unit about "las descripciones/descriptions."  We learned a few new words that are helpful for describing faces.

Ask your student:

• In the picture below who has "gafas"?  Who has "pelo rubio"?  (Gafas are glasses and pelo rubio is blonde hair.)
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This week's vocabulary:

• el bigote - the mustache
• la barba - the beard
• las pecas - the freckles 
• las gafas/los anteojos - the glasses

Homework

• New Bible Memory Passage:  The Lord's Prayer
• Passage typed out HERE.
• Audio Version
• Our new song: Countries and Capitals of Central America/The Caribbean.  We'll be listening to this song in class each week.  The goal is for students to learn all of the countries and capitals by the end of April.
• Quia practice (This is just a fun way to practice our vocabulary words to help prepare you for the assignment)
• Flashcards/Matching
• Battleship style game (Review from last week)
• Hangman style game
• Quia Assignment (Completing this assignment is worth 2 stickers)

3rd and 4th Grade: February 18, 2015

Today in class, we looked at a painting by Carmen Lomas Garza.  She painted a picture of her family making cascarones...Mexican Easter eggs.

Ask your student:

• What do you remember about the painting you looked at in class?
• http://carmenlomasgarza.com/artwork/paintings/

This week's vocabulary

• los padres - the parents
• el huevo - the egg
• la iglesia - the church
• alrededor de - around 
• está cortando - is cutting 
• está decorando - is decorating

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  Siempre que me muevo
• Practice our verbs with this QUIA PRACTICE
• Complete QUIA ASSIGNMENT (worth 2 stickers)
• January/February Bible Verse:  James 4:8 (AUDIO Version)
• Acérquense a Dios, y Él se acercará a ustedes.  Santiago 4 versículo 8.

2nd and 3rd Grade: February 18, 2015

Today in class, we continued learning all about school related vocabulary.  We'll be practicing these words over the next few weeks.

Ask your student:

• Does carpeta mean carpet? (No, that's what it sounds like, but it means folder.) 

This week's vocabulary:

• el director - the principal
• la oficina - the office
• el profesor/la profesora - the teacher
• el aula - the classroom 
• el estudiante - the student 
• el pupitre - the desk 
• el lápiz - the pencil
• el bolígrafo - the pen
• la hoja de papel - the sheet of paper
• el cuaderno - the notebook
• la carpeta - the folder
• el libro - the book
• la mochila - the backpack
• la pizarra - the chalkboard/white board

Homework:

• Sing along with our new song: Paz como un río (Peace Like a River)
• Learn our vocabulary words with THIS slide show.
• Practice our vocabulary words with THIS game.
• Practice our new Bible Memory verse:  1 Corinthians 13:4 (Audio Version)
• El amor es paciente, es bondadoso.  1 de Corintios 13:4 (Primero de Corintios trece versículo cuatro)

1st Grade: February 18, 2015

In class this week, we kept learning words for our Bible story in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• What Bible Story are you learning about in Spanish class?  (Jesus feeds the 5000.  After learning our words in class today, a lot of students were able to figure it out!)  

Today's vocabulary:

• Review from last week
• la comida - the food
• dice - he/she says
• da - he/she gives
• gracias - thanks or thank you
• tiene hambre - he/she is hungry
• hay - there is/there are

Homework:

• We learned a new song today:  "La B-I-B-L-I-A" (new video!)
• New Bible verse for January and February: 1 John 14:19  (Click for audio version)
• Nosotros amamos porque Él nos amó primero.  Primero de Juan 14 versículo 19.
• To review calendar/weather vocabulary at home, you can sing along with these songs...
• Days of the week
• Weather, seasons, and months

Kindergarten: February 18, 2015

Today in class, we continued to learn the vocabulary to tell the Noah's Ark story in Spanish.  It was a great way to review some of the animal vocabulary we learned earlier this year!

Ask your student:

• When God told Noah, "Trabajo mucho," what does that mean?  Did Noah obey? (It means "work a lot".  Yes, Noah obeyed.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review from last week
• trabaja - he/she works
• mira - he/she looks at
• dice - says (we practiced some animal sounds in Spanish, too!)
• la familia - the family

Homework:

• We sang "La B-I-B-L-I-A" again and we also sang a song about Noah and his "floating house".  
• 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.

5th and 6th Grade: February 11, 2015

Today in class we began a new unit.  We'll be learning vocabulary to describe people.  This week we started by learning the vocabulary to describe hair and eyes.

Ask your student:

• Do you remember how to say what color hair and eyes you have? (See vocabulary list below.)

This week's vocabulary:

• tengo - I have
• no tengo - I don't have
• tienes - you have
• no tienes - you don't have
• ¿Tienes...? - Do you have...?
• tiene - he/she has
• no tiene - he/she doesn't have
• ¿Tiene...? - Does he/she have...?
• pelo* largo - long hair
• pelo corto - short hair 
• pelo rubio - blonde hair
• pelo negro - black hair
• pelo rojo - red hair
• pelo castaño - brown hair
• pelo canoso - gray hair
• *the word "cabello" is used in some Spanish speaking countries instead of pelo.
• ojos azules - blue eyes
• ojos verdes - green eyes
• ojos grises - gray eyes
• ojos castaños - brown eyes

Homework

• New Bible Memory Passage:  The Lord's Prayer
• Passage typed out HERE.
• Audio Version
• Our new song: Countries and Capitals of Central America/The Caribbean.  We'll be listening to this song in class each week.  The goal is for students to learn all of the countries and capitals by the end of April.
• Quia practice
• Flashcards/Matching
• Battleship style game
• Quia Assignment (Completing this assignment is worth 2 stickers)

3rd and 4th Grade: February 11, 2015

Today in class, we started a new unit.  We'll be talking about a Mexican tradition, but before we can learn about it, we had to learn how to say "-ing" verbs in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• What is the difference between these 2 Spanish verbs:  "habla" and "está hablando"? (Habla means s/he talks.  Está hablando means s/he IS talkING.) 

This week's vocabulary

• We focused on some "-ing" verbs
• está comiendo - he/she is eating
• está llorando - he/she is crying
• está saltando - he/she is jumping 
• está caminando - he/she is walking
• está jugando - he/she is playing
• está cantando - he/she is singing 
• está bailando - he/she is dancing
• está descansando - he/she is resting 

Homework:

• Sing along with our song:  Siempre que me muevo
• We watched THIS VIDEO from Sesame Street as an introduction to "ing" verbs in Spanish!
• Practice our verbs with this QUIA PRACTICE
• Complete QUIA ASSIGNMENT (worth 2 stickers)
• January/February Bible Verse:  James 4:8 (AUDIO Version)
• Acérquense a Dios, y Él se acercará a ustedes.  Santiago 4 versículo 8.