This week, kindergarten has begun learning the words en español to describe their family members. They will be drawing their own familias and labeling them using these words.
Mom - mamá, mami o madre Dad - papá, papi o padre Brother - hermano Sister - hermana Grandma - abuela Me - yo
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As part of our studies on Spain, third- and fourth-grade students had a choice of three different projects to extend their learning, each connected to a cultural aspect of España that we have studied. Película de Don Quixote de la ManchaIn this project option, students chose one of three scripts adapted from scenes in Miguel de Cervantes' classic book El ingenioso hidalgo don Quixote de la Mancha. They decided costumes, props, and backgrounds, and created movies with their chosen scene from Don Quixote. Flamenco y CastañuelasIn this option, students created their own castañuela, a traditional instrument often used in dancing flamenco, a dance originating in southern Spain in the region of Andalucía. After creating their castañuelas, students learned the basic steps of flamenco so that they can properly use their new castañuelas. Antoni Gaudí y ArquitecturaIn this last project option, students created a building or structure design using architect Antoni Gaudí as inspiration. Gaudí built many incredible structures in the Spanish city of Barcelona, including the Sagrada Família church, which is still under construction today. Watch the video below for more information about this incredible piece of Barcelonan culture and history. Students in first and second grade have been working on creating their own alphabet books en español. Adding about two letters a day, students learn the name of the letter, the sound(s) that it makes, and 4-6 words that start with that letter. They then choose the word that would be most meaningful to them, the word they would use the most, and add it to their libro del alfabeto. Their libros should be ready to take home and read to you just before our Winter Break. Get ready to learn some español!
We're ready to embark on our next cultural adventure with a study of España! We'll learn the basics of Flamenco dancing, discover music and art, and read the classic story of Don Quixote, written in the early 1600s by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes. In addition to being a fun story, Don Quixote is widely regarded as being one of the most important books ever written, and the students are so excited to learn about it! Below are some resources to further explore Spain and Don Quixote at home! http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/spain/ http://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/spain-facts.html http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/spain http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/spain.php Students across all grade levels have been learning the twelve months of the year and to count to 31. This will help as we continue to review el calendario daily with Hoy es..., Ayer fue..., and Mañana será, but it is also super useful for students to discuss their birthdays! Here is a song that you can sing at home to practice the months of the year! After learning how to say their cumpleaños en español, students made a sticky note (check the leyenda for the color!) with their birthday written on it and added it to our school-wide chart. Now third- and fourth-grade students will begin to learn the language of math in Spanish as they analyze our cumpleaños chart to answer many questions, including, which mes has the most cumpleaños here at John Rex? The school year has begun, and we are already diving into Spanish. After discussing our four classroom rules and signing them as a social contract, we have slowly started back to Spanish-only instruction as part of our calendario and have begun our first cultural study of the year: Cuba! I am excited this year to watch students grow not only in their knowledge of the Spanish language, but in their interest in the world! ¡Es tu mundo; conócelo!
Welcome to Brazil, home of the 2016 Summer Olympics! Even though Brazilians don't speak Spanish, it's important to know about events happening across our world. From now until our own JRCES Olympic Games in the last week of school, we will be studying all about the Olympics, Brazil, the Portuguese language, and about the city of Rio de Janeiro, where the Olympics will be held!
Keep an eye out for our JRCES Olympic torch, which is being passed from class to class just like the real Olympic torch is passed from country to country, in preparation for our Olympic celebration! Check out the Prezi we are using to learn about Brazil, and find more amazing information and fun ideas at the links below: http://prezi.com/koxsfsvyumwm/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/brazil/ http://www.timeforkids.com/destination/brazil http://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/brazil-facts.html http://www.ngkids.co.uk/places/country-fact-file-brazil Kindergarten and first grade finished writing their own versions of La Oruga Muy Hambrienta and bravely visited second- and third-grade classrooms to read their books to the "big kids." They did a phenomenal job! Meanwhile, second and third grade finished their research about the country of Argentina and wrote books to teach kindergarten and first grade everything that they learned! When the kindergarteners and first graders aren't enjoying the wonderful libros made for them, they will be available for you to read in JRCES's front entrance. Come check it out!
Kindergarten and First-grade students read La Oruga Muy Hambrienta, Eric Carle's classic story about a very hungry caterpillar. They learned the names of the many fruits that la oruga eats and made fruta flashcards to help them read the story. Some of those cards were then used to make our class's version of Go Fish: Go Fruta! Students then learned the names of many vegetables by learning about markets in Mexico and the many verduras that are sold there. Students planted a classroom "garden" of these frutas and verduras and are now working on writing their own versions of La Oruga Muy Hambrienta! Second- and third-grade students used all the knowledge they have gained so far this year to write biographies about a friend or family member! Biographies include information like the person's name, how old the person is, and what he/she likes to do. Students used Spanish sentence-frames to write a rough draft and then created a final draft and painting of their biografías!
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