Week of 9/25



3rd - 5th grade

We had a fun and exciting week learning about el dieciséis de Septiembre. The students also learned the significance of La virgen de Guadalupe and what she symbolizes for Mexican culture. The students are excited to learn about someone new each day in class as we recognize Hispanic Heritage month.

This week:
  • 3rd graders will begin to complete their passports and travel to Mexico on a story adventure. Their pictures will be taken only for use of their passports that they will create.  When they are complete they will come home with them. Please email me if you would not like their picture to be taken. Again, their picture will come home with them in their passport.
  • 4th grade will begin to learn los colores: rojo, azul, verde etc..
  • 5th grade will begin to study for the días de la semana (days of the week)  Quiz on Friday 9/29
 

6th grade:

  • Students will only have Spanish on Tuesday and we will begin to learn números veinte a cincuenta (20-50)
  • Students will not have class Thursday and Friday as they will be visiting Camp Duncan.
 

7th grade: 

  • Students will begin to review numeros trienta a sesenta (30-60)
  • Students will begin to study their numbers in class to prepare for the next numbers Quiz in the following week.
  • Students will also learn the following objectives:
  • Use the Spanish alphabet to spell words
  • Talk about things related to the calendar La Fecha, Dia de la semana, La estación.. 
 

8th grade:

Each day in class we have been learning about an Influential Latin American as we recognize Hispanic heritage month. At the end of the month they will have a Quiz on the Influential people that they learned about.

This week:

  • Students will choose their assigned Influential Hispanic Leader to write a report about. 
  • Students will utilize class time to prepare for their report.
  • They will create presentation slides and a pendant to use outside of the Spanish classroom.  
  • Students will conjugate sentences explaining facts about their Assigned Leader and will present to the class their pendant in Spanish. 
  • Students will begin to review números cincuenta a cien (50 -100) for homework.