Hola padres! We have had a fun week of playing grab a flag in PE. What has worked out so nicely about this game is that it requires the scholars to wear a belt with flags on it, which works so well with our la ropa or clothing unit in Spanish! Now the scholars should know very well what el cinturon is in Spanish.
This week in Spanish for first grade, we have worked on drawing clothes on a boy and girl as we follow directions as to what they are wearing. This is an activity that comes out of their workbook. For Kinder, I put together a clothing packet for them that we are working through. I hope that both activities help them learn the vocabulary well. We will continue with our clothing unit next week with an art project for kinder and more games and practice for first grade.
Also, I wanted to let you know that very soon, I plan on flip flopping our schedule. My goal is to have all PE classes in the morning to avoid the impending heat. This will allow us to have Spanish inside in the afternoons. I'm sorry about the dustiness of the playing field we use. If for any reason, your scholar should not be running or participating in PE, please send a note with them. I have many scholars telling me they have a cough or that their leg hurts. Without a note, I cannot verify that they shouldn't be participating. I tell them to do the best they can and for the most part they are fine. Thank you for your understanding!
That is all I have for now! Have a wonderful weekend!
Sra. Hamilton
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
quiz, clothing and local raspados
Hola padres! I hope all the scholars had as much fun at the jump rope contest as I did! It was so exciting! We raised a good deal of money for the American Heart Association and exercised our own hearts as well, so I am very happy about that. Those scholars that raised enough money to get more than three ducks from the American Heart Association should receive their prizes before spring break. I will do my best to get them out as soon as they arrive. Congrats to Gavin Ly and Mrs. Baird who took the contest for jumping the longest! 1A rocked it!
As for our Spanish speaking country this month, we are looking at Costa Rica. Please ask your scholar what makes this country special and what their flag looks like. We are learning some interesting facts about it!
For first grade Spanish, I returned quizzes this week and I am taking feedback from each class regarding how they feel they did. For the most part, everyone performed well and I am glad to know that this is an activity I can start to use more frequently. Please ask your scholar how they did and let me know if you have any questions.
For both Kinder and first, we are now starting our unit on clothing or la ropa. We will be using various activities to learn this vocabulary. Also, I am giving them more and more sentences in Spanish for them to translate in English and they are doing a wonderful job recalling all of their vocabulary. I am so proud of them!
I have not been very good about giving you ideas for integrating Spanish lately, so here are two! Not far down the road on Indian School in Avondale is Raspados Neza, right near the corner of Indian School and 104th. This place is AMAZING!! Raspados are Mexico's answer to the snow cone, but so much better! There are so many fruit flavors to choose from! I had the mango and it was delicious. Please try this out as it is perfect for these warm afternoons that we have been having.
Lastly, for you church goers, I am so excited that there is now a Spanish speaking church in Goodyear! http://www.vastagoepicentrophoenix.com/reuniones.html As far as I can tell, they are meeting at the old East location of Desert Spring Community Church on the corner of Indian School and Old Litchfield in Litchfield Park. At the very least, I would love to get my kids involved in some of their kids activities maybe over the summer. If I find out any more details, I will let you know, I am just so excited to have the opportunity to give my family more exposure to Spanish!
Have a great rest of the week!
Sra. Hamilton
As for our Spanish speaking country this month, we are looking at Costa Rica. Please ask your scholar what makes this country special and what their flag looks like. We are learning some interesting facts about it!
For first grade Spanish, I returned quizzes this week and I am taking feedback from each class regarding how they feel they did. For the most part, everyone performed well and I am glad to know that this is an activity I can start to use more frequently. Please ask your scholar how they did and let me know if you have any questions.
For both Kinder and first, we are now starting our unit on clothing or la ropa. We will be using various activities to learn this vocabulary. Also, I am giving them more and more sentences in Spanish for them to translate in English and they are doing a wonderful job recalling all of their vocabulary. I am so proud of them!
I have not been very good about giving you ideas for integrating Spanish lately, so here are two! Not far down the road on Indian School in Avondale is Raspados Neza, right near the corner of Indian School and 104th. This place is AMAZING!! Raspados are Mexico's answer to the snow cone, but so much better! There are so many fruit flavors to choose from! I had the mango and it was delicious. Please try this out as it is perfect for these warm afternoons that we have been having.
Lastly, for you church goers, I am so excited that there is now a Spanish speaking church in Goodyear! http://www.vastagoepicentrophoenix.com/reuniones.html As far as I can tell, they are meeting at the old East location of Desert Spring Community Church on the corner of Indian School and Old Litchfield in Litchfield Park. At the very least, I would love to get my kids involved in some of their kids activities maybe over the summer. If I find out any more details, I will let you know, I am just so excited to have the opportunity to give my family more exposure to Spanish!
Have a great rest of the week!
Sra. Hamilton
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Jump Rope Contest and la familia quiz
Hola padres! What a week it has been! The scholars are so excited about the jump rope contest! We have had most of the class competitions and will finish up with those today! i know there have been some disappointed scholars this week, but I am so proud of all of them as they have worked so hard to improve this sometimes difficult skill! I am hoping they will be happy to cheer on their classmates tomorrow at the K-1 contest. All K-1 classes will assemble at 9:30 on the basketball court and we will begin jumping soon after that. Please join us if you can!
We reviewed this week for our familia quiz by reading a bilingual early reader in class about what families do together and also by practicing translating some sentences from Spanish into English. It is great to see how well the scholars are understanding how words go together and how they translate. You can really tell they are thinking when they ask me why in Spanish it takes 2 words to say something, but 5 to say it in English. Having them see the words written out in the bilingual readers really helps them see how the language is structured and I enjoy their curious questions.
The quiz itself has gone well. Most of the scholars seem to be comfortable with it and I hope to have it turned back to them in the next week or so.
Next week for Spanish we will be starting a new unit on clothing.
In PE, we will be taking a break from jump roping and playing instead some fun cooperation games. I will be sure to fit more jump roping into PE as I know it is an activity that everyone loves and it is a great way to exercise.
Adios,
Sra. Hamilton
We reviewed this week for our familia quiz by reading a bilingual early reader in class about what families do together and also by practicing translating some sentences from Spanish into English. It is great to see how well the scholars are understanding how words go together and how they translate. You can really tell they are thinking when they ask me why in Spanish it takes 2 words to say something, but 5 to say it in English. Having them see the words written out in the bilingual readers really helps them see how the language is structured and I enjoy their curious questions.
The quiz itself has gone well. Most of the scholars seem to be comfortable with it and I hope to have it turned back to them in the next week or so.
Next week for Spanish we will be starting a new unit on clothing.
In PE, we will be taking a break from jump roping and playing instead some fun cooperation games. I will be sure to fit more jump roping into PE as I know it is an activity that everyone loves and it is a great way to exercise.
Adios,
Sra. Hamilton
Thursday, February 6, 2014
brincando riata and a familia quiz
Hola padres! We have continued our jump rope unit this week and the scholars are coming along! I know it can be frustrating for some, but I let them know that what I want most from them is their effort and that the rest will fall into place when it is time. Next week we will have the individual class competitions to find out who will jump in the K-1 contest on Friday the 14th at 9:30. Please come watch if you get the chance. The kids are really excited. Again, if it is at all possible for them to practice at home, that would be really great!
In conjunction with that, I realized that I never explained to the scholars how to say jump rope in Spanish. Today, I began introducing them to the terminology. Now when I tell them we are going to brincar riata, they should know exactly what I mean and what to do. I am so excited to share this with them and have them learn it.
We are wrapping up our unit on la familia and everyone is catching on so fast! I let them know that we will be doing a quick first ever quiz in Spanish next week. They should all have a copy of el arbol de familia de oso or the bear family tree as their study guide. I will be giving them a blank family tree and word bank to use for the quiz. It will be up to them to fill the tree out. They are all doing so well that I don't anticipate there being any issues at all. I think they will all do well!
Kinder is finishing up their own family tree in class. They have colored in their family members and we will be pasting and labeling them today and tomorrow. This is a good way to help them remember the family vocabulary.
Adios,
Sra. Hamilton
In conjunction with that, I realized that I never explained to the scholars how to say jump rope in Spanish. Today, I began introducing them to the terminology. Now when I tell them we are going to brincar riata, they should know exactly what I mean and what to do. I am so excited to share this with them and have them learn it.
We are wrapping up our unit on la familia and everyone is catching on so fast! I let them know that we will be doing a quick first ever quiz in Spanish next week. They should all have a copy of el arbol de familia de oso or the bear family tree as their study guide. I will be giving them a blank family tree and word bank to use for the quiz. It will be up to them to fill the tree out. They are all doing so well that I don't anticipate there being any issues at all. I think they will all do well!
Kinder is finishing up their own family tree in class. They have colored in their family members and we will be pasting and labeling them today and tomorrow. This is a good way to help them remember the family vocabulary.
Adios,
Sra. Hamilton
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