25-28 de marzo

¡Felices vacaciones de primavera!

Can you believe it's spring break already? In a way, I feel like we just started the year, while at the same time I feel like we have been together for a long time! I so enjoyed connecting with each one of you at our parent-teacher conferences this past week and reflecting on the tremendous growth I have seen in each one of my students over the last months. It is incredible to see how much Spanish they know, and how much ownership they take over their ability to speak the language! Wow! 


Here is a quick summary of our week and what we've been up to!

Our Week

Bible: In Bible this week, we finished learning about the Old Testament prophets! We acted out and retold the well-known stories of Sadrac, Mesac, y Abednego, as well as Daniel y los leones and Jonás y el pez grande. Finally, we tied all of the stories together by remembering that all of these prophets and individuals were pointing to Jesús. I was reminded of this powerful song that we would sing in my church in Texas, which talks about how our King is coming! After Spring Break we'll dive right into the story of Jesus's death and resurrection leading up to Easter--I can't wait to be reminded of this joyful news with the kids!

Reading: This week we spent time reviewing the letters and sounds that we've already learned, as well as reading leveled books and nonfiction texts. I encourage you to keep reading with your child--in any language!--over Spring Break!

Writing: Continuing our study of nonfiction books, we wrote some "how-to" books this week on animals and other topics that we know about. We also conducted some basic "research" on our iPads by doing Google Image searches of animals in Spanish. It was exciting for the kids to type in the name of an animal and be able to study different pictures of them!

Math: We continued to reinforce concepts this week in teen numbers, parts of 10, and writing numbers. We also took time to explore, play, and construct using blocks, shapes, and tubes we have in the classroom!

Invitado Especial: We also received another special guest in class and learned how to make tostones (fried plantains) from Puerto Rico! It has been amazing to have so many visitors come and speak with the students. Please let me know if you would like to come and visit our classroom!

Immersion Tip of the Week

I encourage you to help your child continue to hear and speak Spanish this week, whether it be watching a video, going to a place where there are Spanish speakers, or talking with a friend or family member! Language learning never stops, even outside of the classroom!

Reading Tip of the Week

Visit the library this week (or sometime this month) and check out some new books! Try some easy readers in English, or in Spanish (the Holland public library has a good selection of Spanish books). Get excited about starting a new book or a new series with your child!

Upcoming Events to Remember

*March 29-April 5: Spring Break

*Monday, April 8th: Classes resume

*Thursday, April 10th: Field Trip to Outdoor Discovery Center (9:00-12:15). Let me know if you are interested in coming along as a chaperone!

*Friday, April 11th: Noche de película con la Maestra! I am inviting all of the students to my house for a movie night. We will have pizza and watch the movie Coco (en español!). 6:00-8:30. I will send a note home the week after spring break. :)

I think that's everything! Have a wonderful spring break, everybody! Looking forward to seeing you back at school soon (but not too soon!)! :)

¡Felices vacaciones!