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Feliz Año Nuevo! All classes in Mackintosh are
excited to continue the Spanish learning this New
Year. In all classes we try to learn not only the
intricacies of the language but cultural background
and understanding. December was really busy with all
the learning of the different traditions and celebrations
form the Hispanic World, la Navidad ( Christmas), las
posadas, el pesebre (nativity scene), and las
luminarias where part of the traditions we explored.
MIDDLE YEARS
The different groups are exploring a wide range of topics
like: celebrations, families, family members, vacations
and leisure activities, and even restaurant etiquette. The
themes help us learn about the use of Spanish concepts
that include: direct object pronouns, the preterit, how to
express possession, and conjugations of different verbs.
Students are able to integrate all the learning into the
Health and Social Education Area of Interaction,
thinking about how to balance leisure and work.
January-February 2012
NOTICIAS ¿Qué está pasando en la Clase de Español?
Feliz Año Nuevo!
It’s amazing how these brilliant minds learn like sponges!
With the Symtalk method they can manipulate the symbol
cards and practice their pronunciation as they create more
complex sentences.
With the Pre-K Unit of Inquiry we got to practice our colors,
learn body parts, and also name the different family
members with “los Pingüinos.” We also learned interesting
facts about the penguins that live in the Antarctic closer to
the Spanish speaking countries.
Kindergarteners, are learning about different “cuentos”
(tales) that are part of the culture and tradition in Central and
South America. We have been exploring stories from Juan
Bobo ( John the Silly Boy) and learning values and lessons
from his misadventures and we explored the Legend of The
First Tortilla and we even got to taste how good they are!
Coloring Penguins! Amarillo- Negro-
Anaranjado- Blanco…
ELEMENTARY GROUPS
Pre-K and Kindergarten
Reading in Spanish!
THIRD AND FOURTH
GRADES
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FIRST AND SECOND GRADE
First and Second grade started using a wonderful
technique with the Cognates. The Unit of Inquiry offered
a great opportunity to read a book completely in
Spanish: Máquinas Simples (Simple Machines) and the
students used their English language to “decode”
Spanish words like “Rampa”, “Plano Inclinado,” etc.
It was a fun experience to see how their wonderful minds
discovered similarities between the languages!
The students have been learning many conjugations and
vocabulary. They also how to make questions and
express their needs. The Unit of Inquiry presented
interesting myths and legends form the Pre-columbian
cultures: “How the Rainbow was born” – Zapotec
Myth, The lost City of El Dorado” – Chibcha Legend,
“The Fall of Quetzalcoatl” –Aztec Legend, and many
more. After studying the legend students were Risk
Takers and presented skits to their classmates to share
what they learned.
FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES
We continue advancing in Chapters with Realidades.
We explored the different activities that we enjoy doing
and how to express our likes and dislikes and also we are
able to name the different objects around the classroom.
For the Physics unit, we observed “La Energía Cinética”
and “La Energía Potencial” and we measured results of
a simple experiment in Spanish.
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