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
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