¡Hola familias!We enjoyed a great (albeit short) week this past week, celebrating el día de San Valentín. In Mexico and other Latin American countries, this day is also called el día del amor y la amistad (The Day of Love and Friendship), and we spent some time talking about how great, deep, and wide God's love is--check out a song about it here.
Here are more updates on what we've been learning!
Our Week
Bible: We've been working through the time of los jueces, or the Judges, and stories of los héroes in the Old Testament. This week we learned about Gedeón, Sansón, and Rut (see how similar their names are to English?). We enjoyed acting out portions of each story, doing crafts, and singing songs.
Reading: This week we studied the syllables ra, re, ri, ro, ru and words beginning with these sounds. As students grow in their decoding abilities, learning new syllables has become much more automatic for them. We continue to work in small reading groups--make sure you're checking out your child's book bag (in his/her folder) and reading the stories daily!
**Note for next week: We'll be learning the syllables ya, ye, yi, yo, yu. There are actually very few words that begin with these syllables in Spanish. For our example words, we'll be using a couple that I don't really like--yarda for the syllable "ya" (which is a Tex-Mex word used for "yard") and yin for "yi" (as in "yin yang"). I won't be emphasizing these words very much; the purpose will be to practice the syllables. Just giving you a heads up!
Writing: This week our writing time was shorter than usual because of our days off and a special activity for Valentine's Day. We did a special activity talking about how we can llenar nuestro corazón (fill our heart) by serving others and by being like Jesus. Kids did a great job writing about their ideas--check out their work in the hallway!
Math: In Math, we have been practicing breaking up groups of 10 into two partes: for example, 9 and 1, 8 and 2, etc. We also did some graphing of heart candies and exploring with manipulatives.
Social Studies: We spent time this past week talking about nuestras emociones, or our emotions. We talked about how all emotions are OK and how we all feel sad (triste) or angry (enojado) sometimes. We read a book together called Estoy muy enojada! and talked about how we can help friends feel better when they are angry.
Immersion Tip of the Week
Are you as amazed and excited about your child's learning journey as I am? Tell a friend! Spread the word to help our program continue to grow and thrive in the coming years. We are still accepting students for kindergarten next year!Reading Tip of the Week
When reading with your child this week, ask him/her to retell the story to you in order after you finish it. Or, ask: "What happened at the beginning? The middle? The end?" Sequencing and retelling stories are important reading comprehension skills for your child to practice in English AND Spanish!
Upcoming Dates to Remember
*Wednesday, February 20th: Wacky Wednesday: Silly socks/hat day
*Week of February 25-March 1 (excluding Wednesday): Makers' Week: For this special week, we will mix with all the other K-2 students to join in some special STEM-based activities! Students will go to different classrooms on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings, and on Friday, they will come to my classroom for a Makers' Week activity in Spanish. This week we'll see the different choices of activities and the students will be able to choose their favorites.
*Monday, March 25th and Wednesday, March 27th: Parent-Teacher conferences. You will receive an email to sign up for a time slot.
Have a great day! ¡Hasta mañana!
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