Weeks of 11-30 to 12-21

8th grade: The students finished presenting their cultural reports. In the next weeks they will be learning pronouns (formal, informal, singular and plural). In addition, we will start working on the irregular verbs To Be (ser o estar) and To have (tener). They will create sentences using the different verb as well as practice asking questions using the verbs.

Students will have a pronoun and conjugation for the To Be verb on Monday 12-21

7th grade: The students will be learning how to tell time including how to tell military time since it is the primary format in Spanish. In addition, they will start learning questions such as Where do you live? What is your phone number? What do you like to do for fun? etc. This will help the students to broaden their vocabulary and to learn different regular verbs.

Students will have a quiz on Friday 12-4. It will include today, tomorrow, yesterday etc. I gave all the students a study guide on 11-20 so they could study for the quiz.

6th grade: The students will be learning about different professions. They will use the proper gender for “the article and the noun” of that career. Ex. The writer (female) La escritora. We will also do word searches and some other writing exercises where they can practice writing in Spanish. They will use a bilingual dictionary to learn professions that are of interest to them. Additionally, they will have verbal presentations about those professions.

5th grade: The students will be learning about different foods and drinks. They will use their conversation skills to communicate preferences in regards to the foods. Ex. I like chocolate milk. Me gusta la leche de chocolate. They will create a Holiday Menu with in Spanish.
Students will have a quiz on Thursday 12-10. This quiz will be oral and the students will have to tell the letters of the alphabet in Spanish.

4th grade: The students will be learning about different foods. They will use their conversation skills to communicate different varieties of food. Ex: White cheese. Queso blanco. We will be using crossword and word searches to highlight the food items. They will also asks their parents and care givers which ones are their favorite food so they could practice the pronunciation.

3rd grade: The students will be learning about households rooms. They will learn the names of different rooms and describe something about them. We will use word sheets and coloring sheets for them to describe their rooms in the target language.

2nd grade: The students will be learning about different clothing items. They will start describing the clothing items that they are wearing including what color those items are. Ex: I have a blue jacket. Yo tengo una chaqueta azul

1st grade: The students will learn to count to twenty five. In addition, they will be learning family members. The goal is for them to be able to tell me (in Spanish) how many brothers, sisters, cousins, and grandparents they have.