Hola padres! Wanted to let you know that this would be my last post for the year! I can't believe that next week is the last week of school! I have so enjoyed your children. I really love the fact that I get to know them in two different capacities, both inside the classroom and out. I hope they have enjoyed this year as much as I have. I am excited to continue next year with the kindergarteners in first grade, but will of course miss the first graders as they move up to second grade. Hopefully, they won't forget me. =)
So this week has been a mix of things old and new. In Spanish, we covered a bit of the alphabet and reviewed our colors and numbers one through ten. Next week, I plan on reviewing what we have learned about the different Spanish speaking countries with a fun trivia game.
In PE, I have changed things up as well as the weather has heated up. We played various tag games and when the heat really kicked in, I had the scholars sit in the shade and play around the world with our Spanish vocab in order to just give them a bit of a break. Its always nice to review and they always have a good time.
Thank you again for sharing your children with me. I enjoy them so much. Thank you also to all of you who contributed last week to the various activities for teacher appreciation. We so enjoyed the flowers, cards, gifts and food. Thank you, thank you! Have a wonderful summer break!
Sra. Hamilton
Friday, May 16, 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014
field trip, Cinco de mayo and review
Hola padres! Sorry for the late post, but I was out and about yesterday with the first grade on their field trip to the Challenger Space Center! We had a great time and it was so fun to be with them outside of the classroom. We had such fun with the different activities that the center had planned for us. The fizzy bottle rocket was actually my favorite.
At the beginning of this week, I was able to talk to the scholars about an important celebration in Mexico's history: Cinco de mayo! So many people believe it to be the celebration of Mexico's independence from Spain, but it actually doesn't have anything to do with that. If you get a chance, ask your scholar what cinco de mayo is all about and why it is celebrated. It is a great story as it actually has so much to do with the virtues that Great Hearts stands for. I am so glad to be able to integrate all of these elements into one lesson.
We also are doing some review in Spanish this week using the workbooks. The scholars really had to delve into their memory for some of the words and they did a great job as usual. Next week, I will move to the last lesson in the workbook which reviews the Spanish alphabet. I'm not sure why this lesson is last as I feel it should be one of the first lessons, but nonetheless, we will get into this lesson to reinforce the rules of the Spanish alphabet that I have already taught them. Next year, I plan on this being one of the first lessons we get into.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sra. Hamilton
At the beginning of this week, I was able to talk to the scholars about an important celebration in Mexico's history: Cinco de mayo! So many people believe it to be the celebration of Mexico's independence from Spain, but it actually doesn't have anything to do with that. If you get a chance, ask your scholar what cinco de mayo is all about and why it is celebrated. It is a great story as it actually has so much to do with the virtues that Great Hearts stands for. I am so glad to be able to integrate all of these elements into one lesson.
We also are doing some review in Spanish this week using the workbooks. The scholars really had to delve into their memory for some of the words and they did a great job as usual. Next week, I will move to the last lesson in the workbook which reviews the Spanish alphabet. I'm not sure why this lesson is last as I feel it should be one of the first lessons, but nonetheless, we will get into this lesson to reinforce the rules of the Spanish alphabet that I have already taught them. Next year, I plan on this being one of the first lessons we get into.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sra. Hamilton
Thursday, May 1, 2014
puentes y rios, Colombia y la comida
Hola padres! What a fun week! It is hard to believe that the school year is quickly coming to an end! With so much going on (field trips, concerts, fine arts week, etc) I probably won't introduce a whole lot of new vocabulary. I'd like to make sure they remember all that we've learned and that they understand how to use that vocabulary. I have found some fun videos and games we can use to do this. Hopefully, we will end the year with some fun memories.
Today in PE I introduced a new game that went over so well, that the scholars ended up playing it during recess. It is called Everybody's it! Such a simple game, but they totally fell in love with it and it makes me smile to see them playing it during recess. Ask them about it! We also tried a new warm up game which is called Bridges and Rivers or I called it puentes y rios. I divided the class into two teams with different colored pinnies. The scholars in blue pinnies were the rios and the scholars in red pinnies were puentes. I had them start running around and when I called puentes, those in red had to make a bridges while all the rios went under them. Then they ran around some more and I called rios where all those in blue had to lay down and all those in red had to jump over as many of them as they could. I love having them in constant movement and both these games certainly fit the bill!
Our Spanish speaking country this month is Colombia, our first country in South America! The scholars are excited to have begun learning about a new continent. We will continue through the rest of South America next year. Ask them what they found interesting about Colombia! There are some interesting things about it!
Gracias,
Sra. Hamilton
Today in PE I introduced a new game that went over so well, that the scholars ended up playing it during recess. It is called Everybody's it! Such a simple game, but they totally fell in love with it and it makes me smile to see them playing it during recess. Ask them about it! We also tried a new warm up game which is called Bridges and Rivers or I called it puentes y rios. I divided the class into two teams with different colored pinnies. The scholars in blue pinnies were the rios and the scholars in red pinnies were puentes. I had them start running around and when I called puentes, those in red had to make a bridges while all the rios went under them. Then they ran around some more and I called rios where all those in blue had to lay down and all those in red had to jump over as many of them as they could. I love having them in constant movement and both these games certainly fit the bill!
Our Spanish speaking country this month is Colombia, our first country in South America! The scholars are excited to have begun learning about a new continent. We will continue through the rest of South America next year. Ask them what they found interesting about Colombia! There are some interesting things about it!
Gracias,
Sra. Hamilton
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