The students had a wonderful first week in Spanish class, and I am so proud of how much Spanish they have already retained! It has been wonderful to see them connect with the language, participate in class, and confidently use vocabulary they learned in previous years.

5th Grade

• “Todo sobre mí” (All About Me): The students worked on “Todo sobre mí” and wrote about their favorite color, food, animal, sport, and favorite activities to do during their free time. We will continue to complete this activity this week. Once completed, their work will be displayed in the classroom.
• Later this week, we will work on ¿Qué hiciste durante el verano? Students will share a few things they did over the summer using simple Spanish phrases. Students will draw pictures of things they did over the summer and label each picture using Spanish vocabulary. This fun activity will help students connect with the language while expressing their creativity.

6th & 7th Grade

The students did a great job remembering how to write in Spanish! They are working with me one-on-one to finish writing about what they did over the summer and will have the opportunity to present their writing to the class in Spanish.

• ¿Qué hiciste durante el verano? Students will write and share a short paragraph about what they did over the summer. This activity will help them ease back into Spanish and build their language skills.
• 6th Grade: Students are working one-on-one with me to review and strengthen their Spanish writing skills.
• 7th Grade: Students are using the Auténtico 1 textbook to refresh their Spanish vocabulary and skills while also working one-on-one with me.

8th Grade

8th-grade students are working one-on-one with me and have the opportunity to use the Auténtico 1 textbook as a reference while also challenging themselves to write from memory. We are focusing on refreshing and strengthening their Spanish skills.

• ¿Qué hiciste durante el verano? Students will write and present a short paragraph about their summer activities. This activity will allow them to review vocabulary, practice writing, and begin using the past tense in Spanish.

Monday 6/1/26

5th Grade: Continue watching the movie Ferdinand.

6th Grade: Continue watching the movie Encanto

7th Grade: Continue watching the recipe project videos.

Tuesday 6/2/26: Field Day

Wednesday 6/3/26: Last day of school - 10:00AM dismissal

5th Grade:
As we wrap up the school year, 5th grade students will be watching the movie Ferdinand in Spanish class. This film provides students with a fun and engaging opportunity to strengthen their Spanish listening and comprehension skills through native dialogue and familiar vocabulary.

6th Grade: As we wrap up the school year in Spanish class, students will be watching the Disney movie Encanto. Encanto is rated PG and will be shown as part of our cultural learning activities. 

7th Grade: This week, 7th grade students will have the pleasure of watching their class recipe videos during Spanish class while enjoying popcorn. This is a fun end-of-the-year activity to celebrate their hard work and creativity as they share their Spanish-speaking skills through their projects.

5th Grade:
Students will learn about the verbs jugar and tocar (“to play”). They will learn the difference between talking about playing a sport versus playing an instrument and practice how to correctly use each verb in Spanish conversations and sentences. By the end of the week, students will complete a Blooket for additional practice and review of the verbs learned throughout the week. 

Assignments:

• Jugar y Tocar “To Play” worksheet

• Er verbs worksheet

6th Grade:

This week, students will be  begin Capítulo 3A: desayuno o almuerzo?

Objective:
Students will listen to and read descriptions of meals and menus. They will also talk about food they like and dislike.

Assignments:

• Complete the present tense er and ir verbs worksheet

• Autentico video: Quesadillas en las calles de méxico

• Blooket for vocabulary quiz Next Friday 5/22

7th Grade:

This week, students will continue with Capítulo 5B: Vamos a un restaurante.

Objective: Students will create a menu in Spanish and role-play as waiters and waitresses serving customers. This activity will be completed entirely in Spanish and will help students strengthen their speaking skills, build food and restaurant vocabulary, and practice real-life communication in a meaningful context.

Assignments:

• Students will be working on their script for their restaurants with their partner.

• Design their restaurant menu and present it by the end of the week.

8th Grade:

This week, students will wrap up their Spanish Music Presentations; Mrs. Forlenza’s class will complete presentations on Monday 5/18, and Mrs. Leonhardt’s class will complete presentations on Tuesday  5/19. Once all students have presented, grades will be uploaded to PowerSchool.

Dear 8th Grade Parents,

This is a friendly reminder that all 8th graders must wear their Class of 2026 St. Joseph sweatshirt for the Ribbon Ceremony tomorrow. The ceremony will take place after our 9:30 AM Mass.

Thank you for your support!

Kind regards,
Mrs. Leonhardt

5th Grade:
Students have already learned vocabulary for different areas of the home. This week, they will review rooms in the house such as; la cocina, el comedor, and la sala while expanding their Spanish writing skills by creating complete sentences to describe objects found in each room. Students will also practice explaining where objects are located within the home using complete Spanish sentences. Later in the week, students will learn and practice prepositions that describe the location or position of objects, such as next to, behind, above, on top of, and in front of. 

Assignments:

• En la Casa/Donde está worksheet

• Las preposiciones worksheet

6th Grade:

This week, students will be begin Capítulo 3A: desayuno o almuerzo?

Objective:
Students will listen to and read descriptions of meals and menus. They will also talk about food they like and dislike.

Assignments:

• Complete vocabulary worksheet.

• Complete Conjuguemos for 3S Vocabulary 

• Videohistoria: El Amuerzo

7th Grade:

This week, students will continue with Capítulo 5B: Vamos a un restaurante.

Objective: 
Students will create a menu in Spanish and role-play as waiters and waitresses serving customers. This activity will be completed entirely in Spanish and will help students strengthen their speaking skills, build food and restaurant vocabulary, and practice real-life communication in a meaningful context  (Will be postponed to the week of 5/18).

Assignments:

• This week Students will be presenting their recipe project slides to the class in Spanish.

•  Projects are due on May 11, 2026.

8th Grade:

This week, students have begun Capítulo 8B: De vacaciones.

Objective:
Students will listen to and read about community service and talk about volunteering.

Assignments:

• Students will be presenting their final music project in class this week.
• Projects are due on May 11, 2026.
• Students will be practicing the preterite of hacer and dar worksheet.

5th Grade:

This week, we will be learning about adjectives that end in -o, -a, and -e. At the end of the week, we will practice everything we have learned throughout the week with a Blooket, which can also be found in Google Classroom.

Assignments:

• Adjectives that end in -o, -a, and -e worksheet pgs 28-29.
• Possessive adjectives such as “my” (mi), “your” (tu), and “his/her/its” (su). Worksheet pgs 32-33.

6th Grade:

This week, students will continue with Capítulo 2B: Tu sala de clases.

Objective:
Students will listen to and read conversations and notes about school. They will speak and write about classes, classrooms, and where things are located.

Assignments:

• More practice of plurals and genders of nouns: Worksheets pages 24 & 26

• Complete the chapter with the Auténtico video: Vencer las molestias de la tarea

Next week, we will review for the upcoming quiz.

7th Grade:

This week, students will continue with  Capítulo 5B: Vamos a un restaurante.

Objective:
Students will listen to, read, and write about restaurant meals and service. They will also write about plans for a celebration. Later in the chapter, students will create a menu in Spanish and role-play as waiters and waitresses serving customers. This activity will be completed entirely in Spanish and will help students strengthen their speaking skills, build food and restaurant vocabulary, and practice real-life communication in a meaningful context.

Assignments:

• Review pages 256–257: The verb venir — worksheets pages 27 & 28

• Review pages 258–259: The verbs ser and estar — worksheets pages 29 & 30

• In-class assignment: Students will work with a partner to create a menu in Spanish. They will then role-play as a waiter or waitress, taking customer orders in Spanish.

Students have chosen their partners and recipes for their project. Projects are due on May 11, 2026.

8th Grade:

This week, students will continue with Capítulo 8A: De vacaciones.

Objective:
Students will listen to and read descriptions of trips and vacations and exchange information while describing their best vacation.

Assignments:

• Insta check on Vocabulario en uso
• Review pages 383–384: The preterite of -er and -ir verbs — worksheets pages 105–106
• Review pages 385–386: The preterite of ir — worksheets pages 107–108

Final Project of the Year: Estudiamos la música
Students have chosen their music style to research and their partner. Projects are due on May 11, 2026.

5th Grade:
This week, we will continue practicing plural nouns and reviewing ¿Qué es? items needed for school. We will also be learning about adjectives that end in -o, -a, and -e.

Assignments:

• Complete worksheets: Los nombres plurales and ¿Qué es? (pages 25 & 27)
• Adjectives that end in -o, -e, and -a

6th Grade:
This week, students will continue with Capítulo 2B: Tu sala de clases.

Objective:
Students will listen to and read conversations and notes about school. They will speak and write about classes, classrooms, and where things are located.

Assignments:

• Review pages 104–106 in the Auténtico book

• The verb estar: worksheets 77 & 78

• Plurals of nouns: worksheets 78 & 80

7th Grade:
This week, students will continue with Capítulo 5B: Vamos a un restaurante.

Objective:
Students will listen to, read, and write about restaurant meals and service. Students will create a menu in Spanish and role-play as waiters and waitresses serving customers. This activity will be completed entirely in Spanish and will help students strengthen their speaking skills, build vocabulary related to food and restaurants, and practice real-life communication in a meaningful context.

Assignments:

• Review pages 252–253 in the Auténtico book
• The verb venir: worksheets pages 27 & 28
• The verbs ser and estar: worksheet pages 29 & 30
• Students have chosen their partners and recipes; project are due on May 11, 2026

8th Grade:
Students will begin Capítulo 8A: De vacaciones.

Objective:
Students will listen to and read descriptions of trips and vacations and exchange information while describing their best vacation.

Assignments:

• Vocabulary worksheet
• Conjuguemos 8A
• Videohistoria: En el Ecuador

5th Grade:
This week, students will be learning about the gender of nouns (masculine and feminine). They will also learn the definite articles (el, la, los, las) and the indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas). Students will practice identifying and using these concepts in context to strengthen their reading and writing skills.

Assignments:

• Complete worksheet pages 24 & 26

• Complete the singular and plural worksheets (masculine and feminine nouns)

6th Grade: 

This week students will begin Capitulo 2B: Tu sala de clases. 

Objective:
Students will listen to and read conversations and notes about school. They will speak and write about classes, classrooms, and where things are located.

Assignments:

• Read pages 98-101 in the Auténtico textbook

• Complete vocabulary worksheets Pg's 73 & 75

• Complete vocabulary practice on Conjuguemos 2B

• Watch the video: Enseñar en Guatemala and answer questions in Savvas

7th Grade: This week, students will begin Capitulo 5B: Vamos a un restaurante

Objective:

Students will listen to, read, and write information about restaurant meals and service. They will also write about plans for a celebration.  Later in the chapter, students will create a menu in Spanish and role-play as waiters and waitresses serving customers. This activity will be completed entirely in Spanish and will help students strengthen their speaking skills, build vocabulary related to food and restaurants, and practice real-life communication in a meaningful setting in class.

Assignments:

• Read pages 246–249 in the Auténtico textbook
• Complete vocabulary worksheets pg's 23 & 25
• Complete 5B vocabulary practice on Conjuguemos
• Watch the video: Fiesta en el restaurante

**Before beginning the chapter, I will review (Prepárame la Comida) Prepare me some food on Monday. This is the students’ final Spanish project, in which they will work with a partner to prepare a recipe at home, film the process, and present it in a final presentation. A viewing party for their recipe videos will be held in the Koenig Center, where students will enjoy popcorn. This project will be completed entirely in Spanish.

Students will receive the project information on Monday, and it will be due on May 11, 2026.**

8th Grade: I will see 8th graders on Monday and Tuesday this week before they leave on their D.C. trip., They  will receive their final project of the year: Estudiamos la Música.

Students will explore different music styles from the Spanish-speaking world, such as merengue, bachata, salsa, and more. They will research a selected dance and learn about its cultural significance, origins, and characteristics.

The 8th graders will then create a presentation based on their research and share their chosen music style with the class. As part of the project, they will also perform a 3–4 minute dance routine that represents their selected style. This is a fun, creative project that helps students build their understanding of Spanish-speaking cultures while developing research, communication, and presentation skills.

5th Grade: Next Week we will begin to prepare for the last two months of school. We will focus on key Spanish skills to help students transition smoothly into the Auténtico Level 1 curriculum for middle school. Over the next several weeks, students will learn about pronouns, AR/ER/IR verbs, the gender of nouns (masculine and feminine), plural nouns, articles (el, la, los, las), adjectives, and possessive adjectives (mi, tu, su). Each week, students will practice a new concept, building a strong foundation in Spanish while gaining confidence in reading, writing, and speaking for next year.

Assignment: 

• 5B will continue to wrap up on the reading comprehension packet of Holy Week (Domingo de ramos y Semana santa).  Please have them bring their packets back to school to complete in class.
• Los Pronombres worksheet 22-23
• Los Pronombres practice packet

6th Grade: Next week, students will prepare for the Capítulo 2A quiz.

Objective:
Students will be able to speak and write about classes, school activities, and their likes and dislikes.

Assignments:

• Prepare for the quiz on Friday, 4/10
• Blooket and Pear Practice activities will be posted in Google Classroom for students to use as study guides at home

7th Grade: This week, students will prepare for the Capítulo 5A quiz.

Objective:
Students will be able to identify and read descriptions of family members and family relationships.

Assignments:

• Prepare for the quiz on Friday, 4/10
• Blooket and Pear Practice activities will be posted in Google Classroom for students to use as study guides at home

8th Grade: This week, students will prepare for the Capítulo 7B quiz.

Objective:
Students will listen to and read descriptions of gifts and gift stores, and exchange information while comparing gifts and prices.

Assignments:

• Prepare for the quiz on Thursday, 4/9
• Blooket and Pear Practice activities will be posted in Google Classroom for students to use as study guides at home

5th Grade: This week students will read short Easter-themed passages and demonstrate understanding by identifying the main idea, supporting details, and specific information within the text.

Objective:

• Determine main idea and key details
  
  
• Use context to understand vocabulary
  
  
• Analyze text structure and author’s purpose

Assignment: Easter reading comprehension packet

6th Grade: This week, students will continue with Capítulo 2A.

Objective:
Students will be able to talk and write about classes, school activities, and their likes and dislikes.

Assignments:

• Complete activity #16 En la escuela and review the pronunciation of the letter c.                                                                                 
• Autentico video to complete the chapter: ventajas de dominar las matematicas

7th Grade: this week, students will continue with capitulo 5A 

Objective:
Students will identify and read descriptions of family members and family relationships.

Assignments:

• Students will write a short paragraph in Spanish about who their hero is (Heroe o Heroina)?
• Autentico Video to complete the chapter: La familia al fin del mundo.

8th Grade: This week we will continue with Capítulo 7B: ¡Qué regalo!

Objective: Students will listen to and read descriptions of gifts and gift stores. They will exchange information while comparing gifts and prices.

Assignments:

• Review direct object pronouns and complete the Peterite past tense verbs worksheet.
• Autentico video to complete the chapter: Madrid de compras

5th Grade: Last week, students did a great job learning how to form sentences and talk about activities they enjoy, such as playing basketball or volleyball after school. They also practiced describing how often they do these activities using siempre (always), a veces (sometimes), and nunca (never). Students interviewed their classmates and practiced translating their responses from English into Spanish, helping them build confidence with speaking and sentence writing.

This Week’s Objective: Students will be able to read a passage in Spanish about St. Patrick’s Day, answer comprehension questions, and use reading strategies such as identifying the author’s purpose, using context clues, and recognizing cause and effect to better understand the text.

This week, we will work on a Spanish reading comprehension packet about St. Patrick’s Day. Students will read about its history and practice skills like understanding the author’s purpose, using context clues, and identifying cause and effect.

Assignment: San Patricio (St. Patrick) packet.

6th Grade: This week, students will continue with Capítulo 2A.

Objective:
Students will be able to talk and write about classes, school activities, and their likes and dislikes.

Assignments & Activities:

• Present tense of AR verbs: necesitar, hablar, dibujar, usar, practicar, enseñar, patinar, bailar.  Complete work sheet 65-66.
• Activity #20 Students will state their opinions and preferences about school.

7th Grade: this week, students will continue with capitulo 5A 

Objective:
Students will identify and read descriptions of family members and family relationships.

Assignments & Activities:

• Read the story of a royal family from Spain. Students will need to read the story and write in the correct tener verb.
• Review Possessive adjectives:  mi, mis, tu/tus, su/sus, nuestros/nuestras. Complete worksheet 13-14.

8th Grade:

This week we will continue with Capítulo 7B: ¡Qué regalo!

Objective: Students will listen to and read descriptions of gifts and gift stores. They will exchange information while comparing gifts and prices.

Assignments:

• The Preterite of verbs ending in -CAR and -GAR: Students will learn how the spelling of the verb changes in the preterite when it ends in -car or -gar. Students will complete Worksheets 91–92.

Reminder: 8th Grade Washington D.C sweatshirt order forms are due March 13, 2026.

5th Grade:

Last week, the students did a great job beginning to learn how to talk about their families, including how to list family members and describe them in Spanish. This was new to them, but they practiced using the question “¿Cómo es?” and applied descriptive vocabulary related to La Familia. They did a wonderful job presenting their work and will continue to build confidence in speaking and writing in Spanish.

Objective: this week students will engage in interpersonal communication by asking and answering questions about (tiempo libre) free time activities, and will demonstrate understanding through a short written presentation using practiced sentence starters.

Students will learn to ask and answer the following questions:

¿Bailas? 

¿Qué te gusta hacer? 

¿Con qué frecuencia?

 ¿Cuándo? 

¿Con quién?

 ¿Dónde?  

6th Grade: This week, students will continue with Capítulo 2A -Tu dia en la escuela.

Objective:
Students will be able to talk and write about classes, school activities, and their likes and dislikes.

Assignments & Activities:

• Subject pronouns review: Yo, Tu, El/Ella, Nosotros/Nosotras, Ellos/Ellas.  Complete Worksheet 63-64.
• Present tense of AR verbs: necesitar, hablar, dibujar, usar, practicar, enseñar, patinar, bailar.  Complete worksheet 65-66.
• Activity #20 Students will state their opinions and preferences about school.

7th Grade: this week, students will continue with capitulo 5A - Una fiesta de cumpleanos.

Objective:
Students will identify and read descriptions of family members and family relationships.

Assignments & Activities:

• Review the ER verb tener :tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tienen. Complete worksheet page 11-12.
• Read the story of a royal family from Spain. Students will need to read the story and write in the correct tener verb.
• Review Possessive adjectives:  mi, mis, tu/tus, su/sus, nuestros/nuestras. Complete worksheet 13-14.

8th Grade:

Last week, students took the quiz on the Ave Maria prayer. I will continue completing prayer assessments this week with 8 Leonhardt on Tuesday 3/10/26 and 8 Forlenza on Wednesday 3/11/26. 

This week we will continue with Capítulo 7B: ¡Qué regalo!

Objective: Students will listen to and read descriptions of gifts and gift stores. They will exchange information while comparing gifts and prices.

Assignments:

• The Preterite of -AR Verbs: Students will talk about actions that occurred in the past and practice using the correct preterite tense. Students will complete Worksheets 89–90.
• The Preterite of verbs ending in -CAR and -GAR: Students will learn how the spelling of the verb changes in the preterite when it ends in -car or -gar. Students will complete Worksheets 91–92.