3rd Grade: 

• Students have now learned about typical foods from Mexico and vocabulary words.
• They will have a chance to finish their packets and take turns letting us know Me gusta and No me gusta. Foods they like and don’t like.

4th Grade: 

• Students have now learned about typical foods from Mexico and vocabulary words.
• They will get a chance to finish their packets along with work with a partner and introduce the foods their partner likes and does not like using A ____ le gusta y A____ no le gusta. 

5th Grade: (Continuing this week)

• Students and their partners have been working hard on their presentation slide on Me gusta o no me gusta. They will continue to wrap them up and begin their presentations this week.

6th Grade: Will continue with Capitulo 2A

• Students have learned new vocabulary words that pertain to this new Chapter: Primera hora,segunda, tercera..ect  
• They will write about the classes using the vocabulary of ciencias sociales, tecnologia, matematicas.
• They will watch a video and complete sentences based on a day in the life of students at school and their classes.
•  Students will write Mi horario (my class schedule) using Hora, Clase, and Profesor(a). 

7th- Grade: 

• Will continue to complete their paper on who is their Heroe o Heroina. Students were asked to complete a six sentence paragraph describing their Heroe and will present this week.
• Prepare to listen to the video of La familia al fin del mundo which will end the chapter.
• Review repaso de capitulo to prepare for vocabulary quiz next week.

8th Grade: (Will continue with Capítulo 5A)

• Students will continue to practice the possessive Adjectives of my, your, his, her, its, our and their using Mi, Mis, tu, tus, su, sus, nuestro, nuestros, nuestra y nuestras.
• Review el repaso de capítulo
• Review for the quiz on Monday 2/17 and 2/18

 

 

 

 

 

This is just a reminder that 8th Grade Graduation pictures will take place on Wednesday January 8th, 2025. There will be a re-take day scheduled in February.

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

3rd-5th Grade : We will continue learning about Christmas traditions in Mexico and in Spanish Speaking Countries. Students will learn about the feast of our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Juan Diego.  Students will also learn about The Spanish Tradition of Las Doce Uvas (the 12 grapes) for the New Year.

Culture Objectives: 

• 3rd Grade will complete las Posdas worksheet and listen to the story the Three Wise Kings by Tomie dePaola.
• Students will learn about the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe and when she appeared to the Saint Juan Diego and be able to Identify the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.

• Identify: the vocabulary word Tilma a type of cloak/apron.

• Objective: Students will also get to learn about the Spanish tradition of Las Doce Uvas del Año Nuevo (12 grapes for New Year).

• Identify: the history behind the tradition of many Spanish speaking countries, people eating 12 grapes at midnight on New Year’s. The grapes represent the 12 months in the year, the 12 hours at midnight. They will learn that each grape represents a wish for the New Year.

• Students will have a chance to write down their 12 wishes for the New Year.

• Students will Also hear the Story the Three Kings By Tomie dePaola and Los Tres Reyes. 
• We will learn more about Los 3 Reyes Magos (3 Wise Kings) and Rosca de Reyes which is celebrated on January 6th when we return to School on January 7th.

This week we will continue with Capitulo 1B Y tu, Como eres? 

Identify and describe their personalities to others.

Identify cultural practices in an authentic video about personality traits.

• Students will learn some Adjectives that describe people and things in Spanish.
• They will learn that most adjectives in Spanish have both Masculine and Feminine forms. They will review adjectives that end in e describe both Masculine and Feminine nouns:  ordenado / ordenada, trabajador/trabajadora, paciente/ paciente

7th-8th Grade:

This week students will continue Capitulo 5A Una fiesta de cumpleanos

Objective: Listen to and read descriptions of the family members and family relationships.

Identify and exchange information while describing their family.

• They will learn the use of the verb tener; used to show relationship or possession.
• Identify that some expressions in Spanish use tener where English uses “to be.” For example: tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tienen

3rd - 5th Grade:

This week we will be continuing learning about Christmas traditions in Mexico. Students will listen to the story of the Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaola.They will also learn about facts and origins of The Christmas Flower (la flor de noche buena).

Culture Objectives: 

• Students will learn about la historia de la flor de nochebuena

• Identify the leaves which are called bracts.

• Objective: Learn about Dr. Joel Roberts Poinsett and his travel to Mexico.

• 3rd Grade students will complete their snapshot of Las Posadas.

• 4th-5th graders will be making a Poinsettia this week.

6th Grade:

This week we begin Capitulo 1B Y tu, Como eres?

Objective: Students will listen to and read descriptions of others.

Identify and describe their personalities to others.

Identify cultural practices in an authentic video about personality traits.

• Review and write out their vocabulary words on a worksheet which they are to keep in their binder.
• Be able to watch a video and answer questions on Como eres?
• Review masculine and feminine adjectives and complete a worksheet.

7th-8th Grade:

This week students will begin Capitulo 5A Una fiesta de cumpleanos

Objective: Listen to and read descriptions of the family members and family relationships.

Identify and exchange information while describing their family.

• Review and write out their vocabulary words on a worksheet which they are to keep in their binder.
• Talk and write about family, friends, and celebrations.
• Watch a video and answer questions about Los quince años.
• Review the verbs tener, tengo and tienes

3rd Grade:

• This week the Students will be completing their numbers packet and begin to learn how to say what day it is.
• Students will identify the days of the week in Spanish
• They will comprehend the question, “Que dia es hoy.”
• They will Answer the question using the phrase “Hoy es ___.”

4th Grade:  

• Last week students created a dibujo del tiempo (drawing of the weather) of one of the seasons.
• This week the students will present in Spanish their drawing of “Que tiempo hace”?

5th Grade: 

Last week students completed their Ropa packet.  This week they will create dibujo del tiempo (drawing of the weather).  They will list “Que tiempo hace”? 

• Students can now identify with the weather and clothes.  
• They will create a drawing choosing one of the Estaciones (seasons).

6th Grade: 

• This week we will be ending Capitulo 1A.  
• Students will be ending this chapter this week and will be working on reading comprehension in their Literacy Skills workbook.
• Students will watch a video on Autentico about el condervatorio de mariachi.

7th Grade: Will continue with Capitulo 4B

• Objective: Students will listen to phone messages about invitations
• Write about and discuss plans
• Read and extend an invitation by phone. 
• Grammar: Learn the Ir + a + infinitive (Voy a jugar),
• Learn to use the verb jugar and Ir in present tense form.
• Review the use of the verb Ser in the preterite form

8th- Grade:

• Has now learned about the Ir + a + infinitive and the verb jugar. 
• Next week students will be working on their 1st draft writing assignment about an invitation to a special event.
• Students will watch a video about Deporte, cultura e innovación and complete the worksheet pertaining to video.
• Will prepare to review the end of the chapter for the vocab quiz

We had such a fun week learning and celebrating Dia de Los Muertos. Each grade had a wonderful project to help them learn about the traditions of the Holiday along with the typical foods,drinks and celebrations.  It is definitely one of the students favorite holidays in Spanish class. 

3rd Grade - 4th Grade:  Since I only see 3rd grade once a week and 4th grade 2 times a week, they will continue to work on their Dia de los Muertos packet so they can complete their booklet.

5th Grade -  Will begin to review and prepare for their Dias de la semana quiz which will be on the week of 11/18. 

• 5 Schiff Quiz will be on Monday 11/18 and Ms. Bubis Quiz will be on Tuesday 11/19.

 

Middle school completed their first Ofrenda for Dia de los Muertos and each did such a wonderful job and projects are displayed outside the Spanish classroom.

6th Grade: Last week the students had a chance to learn about the different dances of Latin music.  They even got a chance to learn how to Salsa in Spanish and had a great time learning.

• This week we will continue with Capitulo 1A. 
• They will express agreement and disagreement about what others like to do.
• They will read and write opinions about activities
• Students will talk about their likes and dislikes and will get a chance to have a mini conversation with a partner to end this chapter.

7th - 8th Grade:

• We will continue on with Capitulo 4B
• Students will write and talk about activities they like to do and sports they like to play.
  They will discuss activities they and others like to do. 
• Students will complete the “Eres Deportista”? Worksheet packet and “Los planes” worksheet.