Hola padres! We have had a great week working on a new game in PE and practicing our feeling and weather vocabulary. First off, last Friday in first grade Spanish, I had the classes write a sentence and complete a drawing that stated how they were feeling (cold and hot) and what about the weather was making them feel this way. In other words, they could write (in Spanish) "I am hot because it is sunny". Another example is, "I am cold because it is cloudy". I put all the words up on the board for them, but they had to make sure it all made sense and that their drawing was an accurate depiction of their sentence. I checked their sentence before they proceeded with their drawing and was really blown away by their creativity. They had such vivid ways of showing why they were cold or hot! I was so proud of them! I encouraged them to show you what they did and hope they took the time to do that. I am so excited to have them writing their own sentences and plan to find other ways for them to practice this skill.
In terms of PE for kindergarten, class is first thing in the morning and it has gotten chilly. We will now be outside for the next few months, so I encourage you to have them bring a sweater or sweatshirt to class. I try to get each class running as soon as I can, but it always helps if they are warm to begin with. Thank you!
I have decided that I would like to work more with the first grade in learning to count. Mrs. Baird has an estimation jar and I am following her lead with a counting jar. It is a jar that I will fill with various items that we will then count in Spanish and then discuss. What shape are the items? What color are they? How many are there of a certain color, etc? I am hoping this will get them to be able to count with fluidity past 15! They are very capable of doing so, its just a matter of practice. Hopefully, this will get us there.
Our Spanish speaking country this month is Bolivia and it is such an interesting country! Please ask your scholar about it; I bet there is quite a bit they would like to share with you. Have a wonderful week!
Sra. Hamilton
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