Enero - January

The following is a synopsis of what the students will be learning this month.

8th grade: Students will learn how Spanish verbs end in either –ar –er or –ir. This form of verb is called infinitive. The ending that we will work on is the “ir” verbs .Describir means to describe, partir means to leave, dividir means to divide. When the students use the verb in a sentence, verbs are usually conjugated with the proper ending. The ending indicates de subject pronoun.

Quiz on Friday January 7th "er" verbs defintions. Translate verbs from English into Spanish. (Word Bank) Due to the inclement weather students will have the quiz on Monday 1-10

Quarterly assessment test on Thursday 1-13. Conjugate and translate “ar, er and ir” verbs.

In addition, students will learn how prepositions are used in Spanish. They have the same usage as in English they connect a noun (or pronoun) to something else in a sentence. Students will write the English translation of each preposition by the Spanish words. The prepositions that the students will learn are: in front of, far, under, over, in, bear, with, between, in back or behind and without.

Students will have a quiz on Thursday January 27th. Due to the inclement weather the students will have this quiz on Friday February 4th

We will also start working on a cultural project about Notable Spanish People. This project will continue into the month of February

7th grade: Students will learn how Spanish verbs end in either –ar –er or –ir. This form of verb is called infinitive. We will work on is the “er” verbs .Beber means to drink, vender means to sell, comprender means to understand. When the students use the verb in a sentence, verbs are usually conjugated with the proper ending. The ending indicates de subject pronoun.

Quiz on Friday January 7th "ar" verbs defintions. Translate verbs from English into Spanish (Word Bank) Due to the inclement weather students will have the quiz on Monday 1-10


Quarterly assessment test on Thursday 1-13. Subject pronouns, Conjugate and translate “ar and er” verbs.

In addition, students will learn how Spanish verbs end in either –ar –er or –ir. The ending that we will work on is the “ir” verbs .Describir means to describe, partir means to leave, dividir means to divide. When the students use the verb in a sentence, verbs are usually conjugated with the proper ending. The ending indicates de subject pronoun.

Quiz on Friday 28th. Conjugate and translate “ar, er and ir” verbs

6th grade: Students will learn the proper usage of subject pronouns including the three forms of you as “tu” “usted” and “ustedes”. Students will learn the correct order of usage.

Quiz on Friday January 7th on the usage of tu and usted. Study guide was done at school between Monday January 3rd and Thursday January 6th, Due to the inclement weather students will have the quiz on Monday 1-10

In addition, students will learn the proper usage of all subject pronouns. I = Yo, You = Tú (informal) You = Usted (formal), He – El, She = Ella, We = Nosotros (masculine) and Nosotras (feminine), You all = ustedes, They = ellos (masculine) and ellas (feminine). Students will learn the correct order of usage.

Subject pronouns. Due to the inclement weather the students will have this quiz on Friday January 28th

5th grade: Students will learn and use the correct pronunciation in Spanish about family members such as mother, father, grandmother, cousins, aunts and uncles. Students will complete a puzzle with the family words then will write the English translation for the words. In addition they will complete sentences that explain family members such as: The father of my father is my ….. (Grandfather) (Abuelo)

Oral quiz on Friday January 14th


In addition, the students will be learning about sizes, shapes and colors. They will do a word search. They will also combine these new words with the color words that they had learned previously to create sentences and translate a work sheet.

4th grade: The students will learn and use the correct pronunciation in Spanish of food items such as milk, cheese, bread, chicken etc. In addition students will learn the names of food that can be found in a restaurant. They will do a word search finding items that can be found in a place setting.

3rd grade: The students will learn and use the correct pronunciation in Spanish about clothing items such as shirt, pants, dress, socks, shoes and cap. Students will complete a crossword puzzle, answer questions about what they are wearing and create a mannequin that shows and describes the clothes that they chose.

2nd grade: The students will learn and use the correct pronunciation in Spanish about places to go. Students will complete a work sheet to and they will draw a picture of an imaginary neighborhood. They will draw and labeled places that they have learned in this unit. They will color their pictures.

As a cultural project, with all the classes, we are going to be researching currencies for Latin American countries.