4th/5th/6th Grade: January 27, 2016

Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning and reviewing a lot of high frequency vocabulary words through silly stories.  As part of this unit, we'll also be learning the Spanish question words.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "amiga del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about her?  (This week, our "amigo del día" was a girl who loves spending time with her extended family!)  
• What was the silly story about in Spanish?  Could you understand most of it?  (It was about a cucumber named Lorenzo and tomato named Roberto...like Veggie Tales!)

This week's vocabulary:

• Amigo del Día
• Each week, we'll learn more about our classmates!  On the blog, I'll only list the words we learned in class that week.  However, I'm keeping a list of all of our Amigo del Día vocabulary.  Click HERE to view the entire list.
• la abuela - the grandmother
• visitar - to visit
• los primos - the cousins
• el primo - the (boy) cousin
• la prima - the (girl) cousin
• el perrito - the puppy
• Story Vocabulary (some new, some review)
• baila - he/she dances
• canta - he/she sings
• mira - he/she looks at
• escucha - he/she listens
• quiere- he/she wants
• puede - he/she is able
• pobre - poor
• el pepino - the cucumber 
• el tomate - the tomato
• Interrogatives
• ¿Quién? - Who?
• ¿Qué? - What?
• ¿Cuándo? - When?
• ¿Dónde? - Where?
• ¿De dónde? - From where?
• ¿Por qué? - Why?
• ¿Cómo? - How?
• ¿Cuál? - Which?
• ¿Cuánto/Cuánta? - How much?
• ¿Cuántos/Cuántas? - How many?

Homework:

• Complete the story sheet that was handed out in class today.  If you misplaced your sheet from class, you can print a new copy...
• Front Page (worth 1 sticker)
• Back Page (worth 1 sticker)
• Quia assignment 
• Quia assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Previous Quia Assigments
• Week of Jan 6
• Quia assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Week of Jan 13
• Quia Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Week of Jan 20
• Quia Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Second Semester Bible Memory
• This semester, we'll be memorizing two short passages in Spanish.  Students received a hard copy of the verses in class.  If your student misplaced the paper, you can print a new copy HERE.
• Verses for January and February
• Yo soy el buen pastor; conozco a mis ovejas y ellas me conocen a mí, así como el Padre me conoce a mí, y yo lo conozco a él, y doy mi vida por las ovejas.  Juan 10:14-15 (Juan diez, versículos catorce y quince)
• Audio version coming soon

3rd Grade: January 27, 2016

Today in class, we continued learning words for a Bible story in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• What phrase would you say when someone would leave to use the bathroom?  (Se fue.  He/she left.  I also started making students say "regresaré pronto"--I'll be back soon--before they leave to use the bathroom!)

Today's vocabulary:

• New
• se fue - he/she left
• ¿quién? - who?
• Review
• puedo - I am able (can)
• no puedo - I am not able (can't)
• regresaré - I will return
• pronto - soon 
• el camino - the path, the road
• camina - he/she walks
• ayuda - he/she helps
• ¡Ayúdame! - Help me!
• dijo - he/she said

Homework:

• Quia assignment  (Worth 2 stickers)
• Did you miss last week's assignment?  Catch up here!
• January 20 Vocabulary Practice (Battleship style)
• January 13 Vocabulary Practice
• January 13 Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Second Semester Bible Memory
• This semester, we'll be memorizing two short passages in Spanish.  Students received a hard copy of the verses in class.  If your student misplaced the paper, you can print a new copy HERE.
• Verses for January and February
• Yo soy el buen pastor; conozco a mis ovejas y ellas me conocen a mí, así como el Padre me conoce a mí, y yo lo conozco a él, y doy mi vida por las ovejas.  Juan 10:14-15 (Juan diez, versículos catorce y quince)
• Audio version coming soon

2nd: January 27, 2016

We continued learning different school-related vocabulary words with several games. 

Ask your student:

• What is the "student-teacher challenge"? (Señora Brouwer puts pictures of the vocabulary words on the board.  One student comes up, and Señora Brouwer says words in Spanish and that student has to tap the right picture on the board.  The student gets 6 words and has to get 4 correct to "win"...otherwise Señora Brouwer wins that round.  So far, the students are winning 5-0!)  

Today's vocabulary:

• All review this week:
• la puerta - the door
• el cuaderno - the notebook
• la carpeta - the folder
• el libro - the book
• las tijeras - the scissors
• la mochila - the backpack
• la silla - the chair
• la mesa - the table
• abre - he/she opens
• cierra - he/she closes
• el pupitre - the desk
• saca - he/she takes out
• guarda - he/she puts away
• el lápiz - the pencil

Homework:

• Sing along with our new numbers songs:  El Canto de las Decenas (The Song of the Tens...counting to 100 by tens in Spanish), Counting to 100 by Tens
• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• Second Semester Bible Memory
• This semester, we'll be memorizing two short passages in Spanish.  Students received a hard copy of the verses in class.  If your student misplaced the paper, you can print a new copy HERE.
• Verses for January and February
• Yo soy el buen pastor; conozco a mis ovejas y ellas me conocen a mí, así como el Padre me conoce a mí, y yo lo conozco a él, y doy mi vida por las ovejas.  Juan 10:14-15 (Juan diez, versículos catorce y quince)
• Audio version coming soon

1st Grade: January 27, 2016

We began class by talking about the weather and calendar in Spanish.  Then, we continued talking about days of the week...and fruits...and a little caterpillar!  We'll be practicing days of the week, learning all about foods, and reading The Very Hungary Caterpillar all in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• Why do you get stickers in Spanish class?  (We spent most of class today doing "no inglés."  Any time a student answers a question in Spanish, he earns a sticker!)

Today's vocabulary:

• New
• miércoles - Wednesday
• jueves - Thursday
• viernes - Friday
• la ciruela - the plum
• la fresa - the strawberry
• la naranja - the orange
• Review
• lunes - Monday
• martes - Tuesday
• la fruta - the fruit
• ¡¡Disfruta la fruta!! - Enjoy the fruit
• la oruga - the caterpillar
• la manzana - the apple
• la pera - the pear
• me gusta - I like
• no me gusta - I don't like
• come - he/she eats

Homework:

• La Oruga Muy Hambrienta
• We watched just the first minute of this video in class.
• Weather/Seasons songs and videos
• Weather song
• Weather/seasons song
• Weather/seasons silly video
• Days of the week song
• Bible Memory Verse!
• This semester, we will learn two Bible memory verses in Spanish.  
• Verse for January and February:
• Yo soy el buen pastor;  conozco a mis ovejas y ellas me conocen a mí.  Juan 10:14 (diez, versículo 14)
• Audio version coming soon.

Kindergarten: January 27, 2016

In class today, we continued learning the vocabulary to talk about getting ready to play out in the snow!

Ask your student:

• How fast were you able to get all of your snow clothes on in Spanish class?  (We had the whole class get ready as quickly as possible.  They had to listen for Señora Brouwer to say the word in Spanish before putting that article of clothing on.  The first time we tried, it took 4:54, but the second time was just 2:57!)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review
• el pantalón - pants/snow pants
• las botas - boots
• el abrigo - winter coat
• la nieve - the snow
• el gorro - the hat
• los guantes - the gloves

Song (Tune: Frère Jacques)

Ponte el pantalón (ponte el pantalón)
Las botas (las botas)
Lugeo el abrigo (luego el abrigo)
Gorro, guantes (gorro, guantes)

Homework:

• Second Semester Bible Memory Verse!  
• Jesús dijo, "Yo soy el camino, la verdad, y la vida."  Juan 14:6 (catorce, versículo 6)
• Audio version coming soon

4th, 5th, 6th Grade: January 20, 2016

Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning and reviewing a lot of high frequency vocabulary words through silly stories.  As part of this unit, we'll also be learning the Spanish question words.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "amiga del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about her?  (Second semester is here and everyone will have a second turn to be "amigo del día."  This week, our "amigo del día" was a girl with a large family.  I was impressed that a lot of students felt comfortable asking questions on their own in Spanish!)  
• What was the silly story about in Spanish?  Could you understand most of it?  (It was about a girl with a long name who likes to dance, but isn't a good dancer.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Amigo del Día
• Each week, we'll learn more about our classmates!  On the blog, I'll only list the words we learned in class that week.  However, I'm keeping a list of all of our Amigo del Día vocabulary.  Click HERE to view the entire list.
• la hermana - the sister
• viajar - to travel
• Story Vocabulary (some new, some review)
• baila - he/she dances
• bailar - to dance
• bien - well/good
• mal - poorly/bad
• va a - he/she goes to
• llora - he/she cries
• Interrogatives
• ¿Quién? - Who?
• ¿Qué? - What?
• ¿Cuándo? - When?
• ¿Dónde? - Where?
• ¿De dónde? - From where?
• ¿Por qué? - Why?
• ¿Cómo? - How?
• ¿Cuál? - Which?
• ¿Cuánto/Cuánta? - How much?
• ¿Cuántos/Cuántas? - How many?

Homework:

• Complete the story sheet that was handed out in class today.  If you misplaced your sheet from class, you can print a new copy...
• Front Page (worth 1 sticker)
• Back Page (worth 1 sticker)
• Quia assignment 
• Assignment worth 2 stickers
• Previous Quia Assigments
• Week of Jan 6
• Quia assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Week of Jan 13
• Quia Assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Second Semester Bible Memory
• This semester, we'll be memorizing two short passages in Spanish.  Students received a hard copy of the verses in class.  If your student misplaced the paper, you can print a new copy HERE.
• Verses for January and February
• Yo soy el buen pastor; conozco a mis ovejas y ellas me conocen a mí, así como el Padre me conoce a mí, y yo lo conozco a él, y doy mi vida por las ovejas.  Juan 10:14-15 (Juan diez, versículos catorce y quince)
• Audio version coming soon

3rd Grade: January 20, 2016

Today in class, we started learning words for a Bible story in Spanish!  Right away, several students were able to guess...we'll be learning the story of the Good Samaritan in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• What was the silly story about in Spanish class?  (To practice our vocabulary words, I told the students a silly story.  It was about animals who would walk along a path and then fall down.  Other animals would come come by and wouldn't be able to help, so they would go and find another animal to help.  In the end, they worked as a team!)

Today's vocabulary:

• New
• puedo - I am able (can)
• no puedo - I am not able (can't)
• regresaré - I will return
• pronto - soon 
• Review
• el camino - the path, the road
• camina - he/she walks
• ayuda - he/she helps
• ¡Ayúdame! - Help me!
• dijo - he/she said

Homework:

• Quia Vocabulary Practice...it's "Battleship" style!! (No new assignment this week)
• Did you miss last week's assignment?  Catch up here!
• January 13 Vocabulary Practice
• January 13 Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Second Semester Bible Memory
• This semester, we'll be memorizing two short passages in Spanish.  Students received a hard copy of the verses in class.  If your student misplaced the paper, you can print a new copy HERE.
• Verses for January and February
• Yo soy el buen pastor; conozco a mis ovejas y ellas me conocen a mí, así como el Padre me conoce a mí, y yo lo conozco a él, y doy mi vida por las ovejas.  Juan 10:14-15 (Juan diez, versículos catorce y quince)
• Audio version coming soon

2nd Grade: January 20, 2016

Over the next few weeks, we'll continue learning different school-related vocabulary words. 

Ask your student:

• Can you name two things you might have in your "mochila"? (We learned a lot of new school related words today!  Check the vocabulary list below if you need some ideas!)  

Today's vocabulary:

• New
• la puerta - the door
• el cuaderno - the notebook
• la carpeta - the folder
• el libro - the book
• las tijeras - the scissors
• la mochila - the backpack
• la silla - the chair
• la mesa - the table
• Review
• abre - he/she opens
• cierra - he/she closes
• el pupitre - the desk
• saca - he/she takes out
• guarda - he/she puts away
• el lápiz - the pencil

Homework:

• Sing along with our new numbers songs:  El Canto de las Decenas (The Song of the Tens...counting to 100 by tens in Spanish), Counting to 100 by Tens
• Practice the numbers Spanish numbers from 0-60 with these games!
• Second Semester Bible Memory
• This semester, we'll be memorizing two short passages in Spanish.  Students received a hard copy of the verses in class.  If your student misplaced the paper, you can print a new copy HERE.
• Verses for January and February
• Yo soy el buen pastor; conozco a mis ovejas y ellas me conocen a mí, así como el Padre me conoce a mí, y yo lo conozco a él, y doy mi vida por las ovejas.  Juan 10:14-15 (Juan diez, versículos catorce y quince)
• Audio version coming soon

1st Grade: January 20, 2016

We began class by talking about the weather and calendar in Spanish.  Then, we continued talking about days of the week...and fruits...and a little caterpillar!  We'll be practicing days of the week, learning all about foods, and reading The Very Hungary Caterpillar all in Spanish!

Ask your student:

• Can you say the Spanish tongue twister from class?  (We learned a Spanish tongue twister--¡¡Disfruta la fruta!!--which means:  Enjoy the fruit!!  Try saying it three times fast.)

Today's vocabulary:

• New
• lunes - Monday
• martes - Tuesday
• la fruta - the fruit
• ¡¡Disfruta la fruta!! - Enjoy the fruit
• la oruga - the caterpillar
• la manzana - the apple
• la pera - the pear
• Review
• me gusta - I like
• no me gusta - I don't like
• come - he/she eats

Homework:

• Weather/Seasons songs and videos
• Weather song
• Weather/seasons song
• Weather/seasons silly video
• Days of the week song
• Bible Memory Verse!
• This semester, we will learn two Bible memory verses in Spanish.  
• Verse for January and February:
• Yo soy el buen pastor;  conozco a mis ovejas y ellas me conocen a mí.  Juan 10:14 (diez, versículo 14)
• Audio version coming soon.

Kindergarten: January 20, 2016

In class today, we continued learning the vocabulary to talk about getting ready to play out in the snow!

Ask your student:

• Whose team were you on for the relay race game?  (We divided the class in two groups and each group had to help a student put on their snow gear as quickly as Señora Brouwer said the words in Spanish.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Review
• el pantalón - pants/snow pants
• las botas - boots
• el abrigo - winter coat
• la nieve - the snow
• el gorro - the hat
• los guantes - the gloves

Song (Tune: Frère Jacques)

Ponte el pantalón (ponte el pantalón)
Las botas (las botas)
Lugeo el abrigo (luego el abrigo)
Gorro, guantes (gorro, guantes)

Homework:

• Second Semester Bible Memory Verse!  
• Jesús dijo, "Yo soy el camino, la verdad, y la vida."  Juan 14:6 (catorce, versículo 6)
• Audio version coming soon

4th/5th/6th Grade: January 13, 2016

Over the next few weeks, we'll be learning and reviewing a lot of high frequency vocabulary words through silly stories.  As part of this unit, we'll also be learning the Spanish question words.

Ask your student:

• Who was the "amigo del día" in Spanish class today?  What is one thing you learned about him?  (Second semester is here and everyone will have a second turn to be "amigo del día."  This week, our "amigo del día" was a boy who has a trampoline in his backyard.)  
• What was the silly story about in Spanish?  Could you understand most of it?  (It was about a boy with a long name who works and Meijer and says "hola" to everyone.)

This week's vocabulary:

• Amigo del Día
• Each week, we'll learn more about our classmates!  On the blog, I'll only list the words we learned in class that week.  However, I'm keeping a list of all of our Amigo del Día vocabulary.  Click HERE to view the entire list.
• la cama elástica-the trampoline
• el jardín - the yard
• la red - the net
• Story Vocabulary (some new, some review)
• trabaja - he/she works
• le dice - he/she says to him/her
• les dice - he/she says to them
• entra - he/she enters
• entran - they enter
• Interrogatives
• ¿Quién? - Who?
• ¿Qué? - What?
• ¿Cuándo? - When?
• ¿Dónde? - Where?
• ¿De dónde? - From where?
• ¿Por qué? - Why?
• ¿Cómo? - How?
• ¿Cuál? - Which?
• ¿Cuánto/Cuánta? - How much?
• ¿Cuántos/Cuántas? - How many?

Homework:

• Complete the story sheet that was handed out in class today.  If you misplaced your sheet from class, you can print a new copy...
• Front Page (worth 1 sticker)
• Back Page (worth 1 sticker)
• Quia assignment 
• Vocabulary (question words) Practice: THIS game.
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Previous Quia Assigments
• Week of Jan 6
• Quia assignment (worth 1 sticker)
• Second Semester Bible Memory
• This semester, we'll be memorizing two short passages in Spanish.  Students received a hard copy of the verses in class.  If your student misplaced the paper, you can print a new copy HERE.
• Verses for January and February
• Yo soy el buen pastor; conozco a mis ovejas y ellas me conocen a mí, así como el Padre me conoce a mí, y yo lo conozco a él, y doy mi vida por las ovejas.  Juan 10:14-15 (Juan diez, versículos catorce y quince)
• Audio version coming soon

3rd Grade: January 13, 2016

Today in class, we started learning words for a Bible story in Spanish!  Right away, several students were able to guess...we'll be learning the story of the Good Samaritan in Spanish.

Ask your student:

• What was the silly story about in Spanish class?  (To practice our vocabulary words, I told the students a silly story.  It was about animals who would walk along a path and then fall down.  Other animals would come and help them.)

Today's vocabulary:

• el camino - the path, the road
• camina - he/she walks
• ayuda - he/she helps
• ¡Ayúdame! - Help me!
• dijo - he/she said

Homework:

• Quia Assignment
• Vocabulary Practice
• Assignment (worth 2 stickers)
• Second Semester Bible Memory
• This semester, we'll be memorizing two short passages in Spanish.  Students received a hard copy of the verses in class.  If your student misplaced the paper, you can print a new copy HERE.
• Verses for January and February
• Yo soy el buen pastor; conozco a mis ovejas y ellas me conocen a mí, así como el Padre me conoce a mí, y yo lo conozco a él, y doy mi vida por las ovejas.  Juan 10:14-15 (Juan diez, versículos catorce y quince)
• Audio version coming soon