our first quiz, lots of PE this week, soccer and Paraguay!

Hola padres! It has been an interesting week as we have adjusted to the testing schedule. We have mostly had PE out on the back field and I have introduced the scholars to a new game called Barnyard which is a tag game that had the scholars running laps whenever they got tagged. It is perfect for the back field and really allowed the scholars to stretch their legs and get their energy out. I hoped it helped keep the scholars settled in class.

Tomorrow in Spanish we will be having a final review of our familia vocabulary and then on Tuesday we will have our first quiz. I have assured the scholars that they don't need to worry. I will give them a word bank to choose from and part of our review will be writing the words so they will have practice doing that. They are well equipped for the quiz and should do just fine. There is no need for extra study outside of class.

Next week in PE we will begin a 2 week soccer unit. This will be a very basic introduction focusing on dribbling and passing.

Thankfully on Wednesday we had our regular schedule and I was able to start our study of Paraguay which is so exciting because it has a special connection to Arizona. This is the article I have read to the scholars:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/kids-in-paraguay-make-music-out-of-trash/2013/02/15/c57390b2-486b-11e2-b6f0-e851e741d196_story.html

I also showed them a video that allowed them to hear the music these children play and taught them what the orchestra means to the community.

If you get a chance, I highly recommend visiting the Musical Instrument Museum in Mesa which has a display on the landfill orchestra from Paraguay. The museum itself is unique to Arizona and the one of the only of its kind. We are so lucky to have it so close by.

Once we are done with our familia quiz on Tuesday, we will start our last unit of the year on la casa. Most of May will be spent on review as our schedule again changes due to concert practices. I hope to solidify the vocabulary we have learned over the year and end the year on a fun note.

Sra. Hamilton