It's been another fantastic and busy week here in our classroom! We had some special events this week, including:*Enjoying a concert from the HCHS band
*Celebrating World Down Syndrome Awareness Day, during which we talked about how we can love and include our friends with Down syndrome and participated in activities with the number 21 (to remember the 21st chromosome)
*Learning about Honduras and making baleadas (a typical food with beans, cheese and tortillas) with some special family members (and by the way, the kids loved them!)
Here are some more updates from our week:
Our WeekBible: This week in Bible we read stories about Elisha, Naaman, Josiah, and Esther. It was fun acting out stories and making some crafts. I especially enjoyed hearing about what the kids would like to do if they were a king or queen, like Josiah was when he was just a boy!
Reading: We practiced the syllables with the letter j (which is called "jota" and sounds almost like a hard English /h/ sound). We also learned how the letter g makes the same sound with the vowels e and i (ge, gi).
Writing: In writing this week, we practiced making sentences with the word Estoy (which means "I am", generally when referring to feelings or locations). We also continued to study informational texts, created mini-books about los pingüinos, and practiced distinguishing between una certeza (a fact) and una opinión.
Math: In math, we have continued to practice working on telling number stories and breaking numbers into their partes. We also reviewed 3-dimensional objects like la esfera, el cono, el cilíndro, and el cubo. 
Social Studies: In estudios sociales this week, we continued to talk about el mundo--the world. We navigated Google Earth together as a class, which was fun and exciting for the kids as they saw just how BIG the world is! We studied the sizes of ciudades (cities), estados (states), países (countries), continentes, and finally, el planeta! We made mobiles to reflect the order from largest to smallest, which you'll see hanging from the ceiling in our classroom!Immersion Tip of the Week
Ask your child to tell you about his/her favorite thing from school today, or any day next week! Talking about what he/she learned with you in English helps reinforce the concepts. Ask questions to encourage your child to provide details!
Reading Tip of the Week
Create a special "reading place" for your child at home with some big pillows, blankets, or stuffed animals. Build a "reading time" into your family routine, both reading with your child or encouraging him/her to read alone!
Upcoming Dates to Remember
Monday, March 25th and Wednesday, March 27th: Parent/Teacher Conferences. I'm looking forward to meeting with you all!
Friday, March 29: NO SCHOOL (beginning of Spring Break!) Have a great vacation!
Monday, April 8th: Classes resume Thursday, April 11th: Field trip to Outdoor Discovery Center (more details to come!)
Friday, April 12th: Noche de Película (Movie Night) at Maestra's house! (more details to come!)
Other Notes
*With this ever-changing spring weather, please consider having your child bring a lighter (i.e. not winter) jacket to school for recess time. The kids are required to wear jackets when it's under 50 degrees, but sometimes they get hot in their thick winter coats. ¡Gracias!
*I am looking for a parent volunteer who can put some books together for me. Please email me if you are interested and willing to help this coming week, if possible!
*We are almost out of glue sticks (yikes!)! We do a LOT of cutting a pasting in our class. If you are willing, would you please consider donating a pack of glue sticks to our classroom? ¡Muchas gracias!
Have a great weekend, everyone! ¡Que disfruten su fin de semana!
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