The fall term ended with a Spanish Assembly on Monday,
December 12 when the K-2 Spanish students shared their songs, projects and
dances with the rest of the lower school students. The assembly was a celebration of all they
have learned this semester before they switch to Mandarin when they return in
January.
Kindergarten (KG):
After the students introduced themselves
one-by-one in Spanish, they each showed a drawing of their favorite color while
saying the phrase Mi color favorito es
______. They finished their
presentation with a Spanish song about colores.
First Grade (1H): The students in Mrs. Hardin’s class had spent
several classes learning the Mexican hat dance and they all performed it
beautifully!
Second Grade (2D): The second graders performed the much-loved Dr.
Seuss classic book Huevos verdes con
jamón (Green Eggs and Ham). The students did an excellent job of memorizing
their lines and creating colorful posters of the story’s vocabulary.
While the K-2 students were
practicing for the Spanish Assembly, the rest of the Spanish students were
working hard too!
Third
Grade: The third
graders started work on the first two chapters of their “A Day in the
Life…..” style books. The first chapter focused on morning routine
verbs like me levanto (I get up) and me visto (I get dressed). The second chapter focused on el desayuno (the breakfast) vocabulary.
They also had their first Spanish vocabulary quiz, and they all did a fantastic
job! Finally, we also
found some class time to learn about Las
Posadas, a Mexican Christmas tradition.
Fourth Grade: The fourth graders finished
a study of South America with a short research project on a Spanish-speaking
country of their choice. They used books
and websites to research the facts and then wrote a detailed paragraph about
their country to display next to a map of South America on the classroom
bulletin board.
Fifth Grade: The fifth graders spent several classes researching
their Aztec topics in order to create informative posters. Each poster included detailed written
information about the topic, at least 3 photos with captions, 2 original
drawings with captions and a decorative poster title and bibliography of their
resources. They then read each other’s
posters to answer questions about the Aztec culture. They wrapped up the unit with a short quiz on
the facts and Spanish cultura terms
they had learned.
