¡Hola familias!
¡Feliz viernes! Happy Friday! We had a great week in Kindergarten. Yesterday we had a beautiful celebration with our abuelos (grandparents). It's always so special to hear the kids sing their hearts out:
For the Lord is good and faithful; he will keep us day and night. We can always run to Jesus; Jesus, strong and kind.
Perhaps at 5 or 6 years old these truths don't run so deep yet, but life experiences make us appreciate--and understand--these words so much more. I'm blessed to be able to teach your children every day, and as a parent as well, I feel blessed for my kids to learn these truths at our school. I know that as they grow, they will understand the depth of this truth and this promise.
Some other highlights from this week were learning about our new October discipleship practice, Buscando Sabiduría (Wisdom Seeking), planting cucumber and green bean seeds in our greenhouse, and doing barn chores for the first time!
Here is some more information about what we've been learning this week:
Reading / Lectura: This week we studied the letters X, Y, Z, and the digraph ch! We are also learning to distinguish sustantivos propios (proper nouns) from regular nouns. We've also continued to practice partner reading and taking turns talking with each other.
Writing / Escritura: We are wrapping up our unit writing about la familia! This week the kids worked on choosing their favorite piece of writing and evaluating it using a rubric. We have also been practicing sharing our work with others and celebrating our growth.
Math / Matemáticas: This week we explored some shapes, including círculos, cuadrados, y rectángulos. We also have been comparing numbers using the terms mayor (greater) and menor (less) and practicing writing and recognizing numbers.
Bible / Biblia: This week we learned about Jacob y Esaú and how Jacob stole la bendición (the blessing) from his brother. Then, after spending years apart from his family, Jacob came back--and Esaú forgave him! This story reflects how God is gracious and forgives us, and how he uses us as part of his amazing plan, despite our own faults and weaknesses.
Science / Ciencias: This week we continued exploring the five senses with la lengua (the tongue). We did some taste-testing to explore flavors that are dulce (sweet), salado (salty), agrio (sour), and amargo (bitter). We tried lots of things, including broccoli, pickles, gummies, pretzels, lime slices, and even black coffee (a VERY tiny taste!)!
Immersion Tip of the Week
One of my favorite parts about teaching immersion is finding creative ways to incorporate language into our everyday activities. For example, when we're having lunch, I like to ask the kids to identify colores, formas (shapes), and other adjectives like caliente/frío (hot/cold), suave/duro (soft/hard), and dulce/salado (sweet/salty). The kids really enjoy showing me things they have for lunch that fall into different categories! Try this at home and ask your kids what words in Spanish they'd use to describe their food.
Reading Tip of the Week
When reading a book this week, see if your child can identify some letters. Practice the name of the letters (in English OR Español) and the sound that it makes. It's OK if the letter makes a different sound in English than in Spanish; just tell your child that some letters made different sounds in different languages. ;)
From the Office
Upcoming Dates:
October 10: Report Cards will be e-mailed to parents (NOT Kindergarten; you will receive a progress report at Parent Teacher conferences)
October 16 & 20: Parent Teacher Conferences 4-8pm,
October 23-25: No school for CEA teachers convention
Community Opportunities
The below list of organizations are not necessarily affiliated with Holland Christian Schools but have requested the sharing of these community opportunities.
That's all for now! Enjoy the beautiful fall weekend coming up. Here are some more photos from this past week:
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