We had another great week of kindergarten! I can tell we are all settling into a comfortable routine, and the kids are doing a fantastic job getting used to our routine and schedule. This week we have been starting to use more common phrases and questions, such as "¿Puedo ir afuera?" (Can I go outside?), "¿Me lo abres?" (Can you open it?) and "¡Ya terminé!" (I'm finished!). Here are more details about what we are learning...
Reading / Lectura: This week we have learned and practiced the letters D, E, F, and G. All of the consonant sounds we've learned so far have almost exactly the same sounds as they have in English. We have also been learning about las vocales--the vowels (see here for a video of the pronunciation)--as well as the difference between una persona (a person) and una cosa (a thing). Additionally, we have been learning how to build our reading músculos (muscles) by reading for longer stretches of time.
Writing / Escritura: We have started our unit focusing on la familia, or the family. We have been learning and practicing family vocabulary words and drawing pictures of moments with our families. It is exciting to see the kids start to share their work with each other!
Math / Matemáticas: This week we have practiced counting and writing the numbers 4, 5, and 6. We are also having fun counting on our fingers, exploring manipulatives, and sorting objects.
Bible / Biblia: We are continuing to learn about the 7 days of creation. On day 2, God created el cielo y el agua (sky and water). On day 3, God created las plantas (plants). On day 4, God created el sol, la luna, y las estrellas (the sun, moon, and stars), and on day 5, He created los pájaros y los peces (birds and fish). The kids have been enjoying pulling things out of the "surprise bag" every day to discover more about God's creation!
Lunch Duty
My grade-level colleagues and I would love to be able to meet once a week to be able to collaborate together. Would you like to come and have lunch with a fun group of kindergarteners so we can do this? We will meet every Thursday, so if you are available around lunchtime to help out, please sign up here!
Picture Day
...is Wednesday, September 15th at 10:00am. Please make sure you turn in your child's photo form on or before that day. :)
Walkathon
Our annual Walkathon is also going to be on September 15th in the afternoon! We'll take a bus to the high school and enjoy a time of walking, running, and playing games together as a school! Thank you to those who have turned in their Walkathon packets! If you have not done so but would like to still turn them in, you may bring them on Monday.
Immersion Tip of the Week
One reason we don't use translation in a Spanish Immersion class is because we want the students to make immediate connections between the action, object, or concept to the Spanish word. If we translate into English, they pay less attention to the Spanish word and just wait for the translation. In the coming weeks, we'll be practicing an important skill called circumlocution in which the students learn how to describe unknown words using vocabulary they already know.
Reading Tip of the Week
When reading a book this week, try to think of words that rhyme with words in the book. For example, "This word says 'house'. What words rhyme with house? Can you think of any?" This kind of activity will increase your child's phonemic awareness, a critical skill for reading in any language!
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