Monday, June 6, 2011
Revision 8th and 7th grades
Due to some scheduling conflicts 8th and 7th grade will have their last World Language quiz on Thursday June 9th. It consists on Conversational Practice / Communication. I will be a written quiz.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Junio - June
It is amazing that the end of the school year is approaching so fast. I want to share that the students have done a wonderful job learning new concepts, reviewing lessons and practicing conversations.
For the next two weeks we will finish doing our reviews and we will create their World Language Books with all the work that the students have done through this school year. Students will bring these books home. Please look at them and try to keep them so they could bring them to school next school year. Knowledge of aWorld Language is a progression and next school year we will continue to build further vocabulary and concepts.
In addition to the reviews 6th, 7th and 8th grades will have their final quizzes and finalize their cultural reports.
ESPERO QUE DISFRUTEN SU VERANO – I hope that all of you enjoy the summer.
For the next two weeks we will finish doing our reviews and we will create their World Language Books with all the work that the students have done through this school year. Students will bring these books home. Please look at them and try to keep them so they could bring them to school next school year. Knowledge of aWorld Language is a progression and next school year we will continue to build further vocabulary and concepts.
In addition to the reviews 6th, 7th and 8th grades will have their final quizzes and finalize their cultural reports.
ESPERO QUE DISFRUTEN SU VERANO – I hope that all of you enjoy the summer.
Monday, May 23, 2011
End of May
The following is a list of some changes to the class work for the end of this month
8th grade – Due to the Field Trip and Memorial Day, we will continue to work on the conversational practice next week. Written quiz Friday June 3rd.
7th grade – Due to Memorial Day and their Field Trip I will not see the students the last week of this month. We will continue to work on our Conversational Practice the first week in June.
5th grade – Written quiz May 27th “Food Items”. We will start working on learning new words and review around the room’s classroom objects. Describe these items using shapes, sizes and colors and differentiate opposites the first week of June.
All the other grades will continue to work on what I have posted at the beginning of the month May- Mayo
8th grade – Due to the Field Trip and Memorial Day, we will continue to work on the conversational practice next week. Written quiz Friday June 3rd.
7th grade – Due to Memorial Day and their Field Trip I will not see the students the last week of this month. We will continue to work on our Conversational Practice the first week in June.
5th grade – Written quiz May 27th “Food Items”. We will start working on learning new words and review around the room’s classroom objects. Describe these items using shapes, sizes and colors and differentiate opposites the first week of June.
All the other grades will continue to work on what I have posted at the beginning of the month May- Mayo
Monday, May 9, 2011
Mayo - May
8th grade Students will complete the lesson for irregular verb To Be. Students will have their final test in regards to this verb on Thursday May 12th
Students will be introduced to the conjugations of the irregular verb Tener – To have. This verb will be the last of the irregular verbs.
7th grade Students will continue to work on possessive adjectives and occupations.
Students will have a test on Thursday May 12th.
In addition, students will learn antonyms in the target language. They will do numerous activities including completing work sheet opposites attract and stating the opposite where they will use possessive adjectives and given vocabulary to write pairs of opposite sentences. Furthermore, students will describe something different in their classroom using the current vocabulary
6th grade Students will research what Cinco de mayo is and how it is celebrated in Mexico and in the United States. They will type a one page report in school. This report will be counted as a quiz grade.In addition, students will learn phrases to introduce themselves and greet new friends. Oral quiz may 20th.
Furthermore, they will learn common phrases usage so they can create sentences in the target language
5th grade Students will learn about Cinco de mayo celebrations. In addition, they will learn new food words and review words that they learned last year so they could order a meal in Spanish. The objective of this lesson is for the students to be able to order food in the target language
Learn new words and review around the room’s classroom objects. Describe these items using shapes, sizes and colors and differentiate opposites
4th grade Students will learn about Cinco de mayo celebrations. In addition, they will review the days of the week and the months of the year and do a crossword puzzle to test their knowledge. Students will express when their birthday is the target language
Furthermore they will learn the differences between Tu and Usted. Tu is used as an informal form of “you” and usted is used as a formal form of “you”
3rd grade Students will do activities for Cinco de mayo celebrations. In addition, they will review the days of the week and do a crossword puzzle to test their knowledge. Students will express which their favorite day of the week is. In addition, they will learn how to say today, yesterday and tomorrow in the target language and do exercises where they can write those progressions in Spanish.
Furthermore, we will start working learning shapes’ names.
2nd grade Students will do activities for Cinco de mayo celebrations. In addition, students will learn how to say the name of family members in the target language such as madre, padre, abuelo, abuelo etc. Students will be introduced to the rules of gender for Spanish words. They will do a crossword puzzle and a listening exercise.
Students will be introduced to the conjugations of the irregular verb Tener – To have. This verb will be the last of the irregular verbs.
7th grade Students will continue to work on possessive adjectives and occupations.
Students will have a test on Thursday May 12th.
In addition, students will learn antonyms in the target language. They will do numerous activities including completing work sheet opposites attract and stating the opposite where they will use possessive adjectives and given vocabulary to write pairs of opposite sentences. Furthermore, students will describe something different in their classroom using the current vocabulary
6th grade Students will research what Cinco de mayo is and how it is celebrated in Mexico and in the United States. They will type a one page report in school. This report will be counted as a quiz grade.In addition, students will learn phrases to introduce themselves and greet new friends. Oral quiz may 20th.
Furthermore, they will learn common phrases usage so they can create sentences in the target language
5th grade Students will learn about Cinco de mayo celebrations. In addition, they will learn new food words and review words that they learned last year so they could order a meal in Spanish. The objective of this lesson is for the students to be able to order food in the target language
Learn new words and review around the room’s classroom objects. Describe these items using shapes, sizes and colors and differentiate opposites
4th grade Students will learn about Cinco de mayo celebrations. In addition, they will review the days of the week and the months of the year and do a crossword puzzle to test their knowledge. Students will express when their birthday is the target language
Furthermore they will learn the differences between Tu and Usted. Tu is used as an informal form of “you” and usted is used as a formal form of “you”
3rd grade Students will do activities for Cinco de mayo celebrations. In addition, they will review the days of the week and do a crossword puzzle to test their knowledge. Students will express which their favorite day of the week is. In addition, they will learn how to say today, yesterday and tomorrow in the target language and do exercises where they can write those progressions in Spanish.
Furthermore, we will start working learning shapes’ names.
2nd grade Students will do activities for Cinco de mayo celebrations. In addition, students will learn how to say the name of family members in the target language such as madre, padre, abuelo, abuelo etc. Students will be introduced to the rules of gender for Spanish words. They will do a crossword puzzle and a listening exercise.
Monday, May 2, 2011
CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION
Cinco de mayo celebration’s originated because of a surprising battle between France, England and Spain. In 1861 all these countries sent ships to Mexico to settle a debt. Within a few months, an agreement was reached and the British and Spanish navy set sail toward home. But the French ships, by order of Napoleon III, began an attack. On May 5, 1862, 6000 soldiers under the commander of the French forces tried to capture the forts of Loreto and Guadalupe in Puebla de Los Angeles, Mexico. Two thousand Mexican men, led by General Ignazio Zaragoza, fought back hard and held the fort. Although smaller in number, the Mexican army won this battle but they did not win the war. The French conquered the country, and in 1864, a European emperor was put on the Mexican throne. Three years later, after a reign filled with problems, the emperor was deposed and killed.
In the United States, the "Batalla de Puebla" came to be known as simply "5 de Mayo" and unfortunately, many people wrongly equate it with Mexican Independence which was on September 16, 1810, nearly a fifty year difference.
While Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for the 5th of May) is celebrated in the Puebla region, the holiday has taken on more meaning outside of Mexico than within -- similar to how St. Patrick's Day is more popular in the U.S. than in Ireland. On this day, many Mexicans around the world celebrate their Mexican ancestry and many people of all backgrounds take the time to appreciate Mexican culture.
I will be doing different activities throughout the grades so students know what is being celebrated and how it is celebrated in Mexico and also in the United States.
In the United States, the "Batalla de Puebla" came to be known as simply "5 de Mayo" and unfortunately, many people wrongly equate it with Mexican Independence which was on September 16, 1810, nearly a fifty year difference.
While Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for the 5th of May) is celebrated in the Puebla region, the holiday has taken on more meaning outside of Mexico than within -- similar to how St. Patrick's Day is more popular in the U.S. than in Ireland. On this day, many Mexicans around the world celebrate their Mexican ancestry and many people of all backgrounds take the time to appreciate Mexican culture.
I will be doing different activities throughout the grades so students know what is being celebrated and how it is celebrated in Mexico and also in the United States.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
End of April
As this month comes to an end we are going to continue to complete the lessons for April.
The following is a summary of what I am planning to do until the end of this month. Some of the lessons will carry over to the beginning of May.
8th grade: Continue to work on irregular verb Ser and Estar Verbs
7th grade: Continue lessons for possessive adjectives and occupations
6th grade: Continue to work formulating questions using the words How, When, Where, Why and What in the target language
5th grade: Students will review the basic questions that we have learned these two past years. The lesson for new food words and review words that they learned last year will be done at the beginning of May.
4th grade: Continue to learn the correct meaning and pronunciation of the words related to family members
3rd grade: Continue to learn and use the correct pronunciation in Spanish about command words such as corten – cut, cierren – close, peguen – paste, levantense – stand up, etc.
2nd grade: Continue to learn the days of the week using the correct progression. In Spanish’s calendars the first day of the week is Monday (Lunes).
The following is a summary of what I am planning to do until the end of this month. Some of the lessons will carry over to the beginning of May.
8th grade: Continue to work on irregular verb Ser and Estar Verbs
7th grade: Continue lessons for possessive adjectives and occupations
6th grade: Continue to work formulating questions using the words How, When, Where, Why and What in the target language
5th grade: Students will review the basic questions that we have learned these two past years. The lesson for new food words and review words that they learned last year will be done at the beginning of May.
4th grade: Continue to learn the correct meaning and pronunciation of the words related to family members
3rd grade: Continue to learn and use the correct pronunciation in Spanish about command words such as corten – cut, cierren – close, peguen – paste, levantense – stand up, etc.
2nd grade: Continue to learn the days of the week using the correct progression. In Spanish’s calendars the first day of the week is Monday (Lunes).
Monday, April 11, 2011
April 's Additional Class Work
The following is a list of additional class work for the month of April.
5th grade – Memorize the words Norte, Sur, Este, Oeste, Derecha and Izquierda. Students will have an oral quiz Friday April 15th
6th grade – Review quiz - Oral - Days of the week, months and general expressions.
8th grade – Test for Irregular Verb To Be – Ser and Estar Friday April 15
All the grades will continue to work on what I have posted at the beginning of the month Abril – April
5th grade – Memorize the words Norte, Sur, Este, Oeste, Derecha and Izquierda. Students will have an oral quiz Friday April 15th
6th grade – Review quiz - Oral - Days of the week, months and general expressions.
8th grade – Test for Irregular Verb To Be – Ser and Estar Friday April 15
All the grades will continue to work on what I have posted at the beginning of the month Abril – April
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