First Week Reflections

WOW!  I can't believe that the first week is complete!  I had so much fun meeting staff and students this week, not to mention being able to see how much the 1st-3rd Graders remembered over the summer!  Do I have some SMART students :)  This week we did a lot of review.  Here is a look at what we covered!

Grades 2 & 3: 

• We reviewed our numbers 1-30.  (You should ask your student to do the Number Dance: El Baile de los Numeros) 
• We reviewed the colors by singing our colors song, saying a color and if they had that color on their shirt they stood up, and by playing the game tengo tengo (I have). 
• We answered the question ¿ Como estas? (How are you?) and ¿ Como te llamas? (Whats your name)
• We practice our mandatos (commands) and added 4 new ones: abajo, arriba, adelante, atras (down, up, forward, and back)

Grade 1

• We reviewed our numbers 1-20 (You should ask your student to do the Number Dance: El Baile de los Numeros) 
• We reviewed our colors by singing our color song and by saying a color and if they had that color on their shirt they stood up
• We reviewed our mandatos (commands) including: marchen, salten, doblense, anden, densen vuelta, and bailen. (March, Jump, Bow, Walk, Turn around, and Dance)
• We reviewed our body parts by singing Cabeza, Estomago, Pies (Head, Stomach, Feet to the tune of head and shoulders)
• We read the book Clifford Va a La Escuela (Clifford goes to school)

Kindergarten

• We practiced saying "Hola Senorita Schwartz"
• We learned our numbers 1-10 and sang the song 123 Amigos
• We learned the commands: levantense, sientense, and marchen (Stand up, Sit down, march)
• We learned the difference between chico and chica (boy and girl)
• We read the book Margret and Margarita which is about two girls who go to the park.  One speaks English and the other speaks Spanish.  They realize that they play together and become friends, despite not speaking the same language!  

All Grades

• We practiced the rules of Spanish class.  See if your student can remember the rhyme and actions we learned to help us remember the rules.  They are:

1. Hablen en Espanol (Speak in Spanish)
2. Leventan la mano (Raise your hand)
3. No toquen (No touching/keep your hands to yourself)
4. Respeten (Respect-your teacher and your class)
5. Escuchen (Listen)

Can't wait for this week!  

~Senorita Schwartz