7-11 de noviembre

 ¡Hola Familias! 

We had a lot to celebrate this week! On Thursday we gathered together as a school community to thank God for his provision of our Rose Park Ranch and our cabras, Rosie and Parker. Today, we welcomed two dads (and a friend) from our classroom to speak about El Día de los Veteranos and share about how they served our country. We are grateful for the many opportunities we have to learn every day!

Here is a snapshot of what else we've been doing this week...

Reading / Lectura: We have been working on the syllables sa, se, si, so, su. The kids are getting better and better and identifying syllables by reading and blending the two different sounds together (e.g. m--a => ma). We also started our guided reading time in leveled reading groups. You will find your child's NEW BOOK BAG in his/her folder. Please take a look at the letter inside and read your child's book together this weekend!

Writing / Escritura: We are working on our libros de listas, or books of lists. This is an opportunity for the kids to use lots of vocabulary, classify things in categories, and writing the sounds in words. They are doing a fantastic job, and I am proud of the hard work they are doing!

Math / Matemáticas: This week we started telling and solving simple number stories using vocabulary of eating a meal around la mesa (the table). We have been acting out problems such as, "There are 4 children eating at my house. 3 children went home. How many are left?" I encourage you to make up similar problems at home with your child to practice number stories in action!

Bible / Biblia: We have been learning about Moisés and how he was called by God in a burning bush to go back to Egypt and set the Israelites free. Even though Moisés was afraid to do this, God was with him and helped him every step of the way.

Social Studies / Estudios Sociales: We learned the importance of Veteran's Day and enjoyed hearing from special veteran dads from our class.

Immersion Tip of the Week

I challenge you to find a time or a way for your child to hear Spanish outside of school this week! Could you play music in Spanish at home? Check out some "Super Simple Español" or 123Andrés YouTube videos? Change your Netflix language to Spanish while your child watches a show? Help your child remember that it's not only a language, it's a part of life!

Reading Tip of the Week
Go on a "scavenger hunt" for letters and sounds as you drive somewhere in your car. Ask your child, "Can you find the letter/sound ___?" Many sounds in Spanish are the same (or similar to) those in English, but others are different. Ask your child to teach you some letter names or sounds in Spanish!

SI Field Trip: November 18

We are looking ahead to Thanksgiving and we are planning a special time for all our immersion students to gather together again at Wendt Park and celebrate with empanadas (a typical hispanic sweet bread) and hot chocolate. We have a local bakery that is willing to accommodate our large order and make them fresh for us. Would you be willing to send in $2 per student to help us cover the cost of this by Wednesday, November 16 at the latest? We are excited to share this cultural food with our students as we reflect on the meaning of this United States celebration. At this time we can only plan on empanadas for students, however we welcome you to join us on the 18th of November as we raise our voices in Thanksgiving to God for his faithfulness during a time of worship in the park! More details to come later.

SAVE THE DATE! SI Christmas Program

We are excited to be starting work on our Spanish Immersion Christmas Concert! Please see invitation below. It will be on Tuesday, December 13th at 6:30pm. More details to follow!! 

That's all for now! Enjoy more pictures from our week below...