17-21 de abril

¡Hola Familias!

It sure is a busy time of year! We had a great week, full of fun and lots of learning. Here are some details on what we've been up to...

Reading / Lectura: This week we have been practicing syllables that make the /k/ sound: ca, co, cu, que, qui. We've also been reviewing verbs with estar, which is one way to say "to be" in Spanish, and examining nonfiction books.

Writing / Escritura: This week we completed, revised, and shared our "Todo Sobre" (All About) books that we wrote about a subject we are familiar with. We are also starting an animal research project! The kids are learning how to navigate Google Images to search for animal pictures that can help them learn more about them. It has been a fun and exciting project for them!

Math / Matemáticas: We have been working hard on the parts of 10! We are also continuing to practice counting from 1-100, as well as solve word problems. This week we also compared 2D and 3D shapes, learning the words cono, cilindro, esfera, y cubo (cone, cylinder, sphere, and cube). 

Bible / Biblia: We are really enjoying learning about Jesus' life and ministry on earth. This week we learned about more milagros, such as Jesus calming the storm, healing the paralytic man, and raising Jairus' daughter from the dead. Our God is truly amazing!

Science / Ciencias: We have been examining how animals survive in the wilderness, finding food and making shelter. We learned the words cambios (change) and medio ambiente (environment) and talked about how living things sometimes need to make changes to their environments to be able to survive. 

Reading Tip of the Week

Establish a "family reading time" at the end of the day to wind down, spend time together, and read. Is there a series that you can get into as a family? Some of my kids' favorite series are Magic Tree House, Hombre Perro (Dog Man), A-Z Mysteries, Berenstain Bears (I know, very old school!), and the Mo Willems books.

Immersion Tip of the Week

Are you interested in giving your child more opportunities to practice Spanish this summer? There is still time to sign up for our SI summer camp! It's going to be a blast!

Día del Niño Celebration

There is still time to sign up for our Día del Niño celebration! We still need a few more items, as well as some more parent volunteers—especially those who speak Spanish! It is going to be such a fun afternoon—thank you for helping make it a success!  

Field Trips

There are a lot of them coming up! Thank you to all of my volunteers. Here are our upcoming field trip plans...

-Tuesday, April 25th: Riley Trails (afternoon)

-Wednesday, April 26th: Taquería Azteca (late morning)

-Wedensday, May 3rd: Critter Barn (all day)

-Wednesday, May 10th: Bill's Greenhouse (morning)

Library notice:

The week of May 1-5 is the last week for students to borrow books from the Rose Park Library. 

All student library materials are due by May 12.

I think that's all for now! Enjoy some more pictures from our week below, and have a great weekend!

10-14 de abril

¡Hola Familias! 

It sure feels like summer is here! It has been a beautiful week back at school, and we have had some wonderful moments learning together. As we look towards the end of the school year (8 weeks left?!), we have so much celebrating to do!

This week, as we reviewed our SER behavior expectations, we focused on being a good friend and on including everyone. We read the book El Niño Invisible, which told the story of a boy who felt "invisible" until he made a good friend. Everyone related well to the story! We concluded the week by giving each other words of affirmation and thinking about how we can be a good friend to everyone.

Here is an update on our week...

Reading / Lectura: This week we reviewed the syllables with k, which is not used often in Spanish and usually appears in English cognates like koala, kiwi, kayak, or karate. We have also been learning to differentiate between books that are ficción y no ficción. The kids are getting pretty good at telling the difference!

Writing / Escritura: We have been start writing nonfiction books in addition to reading them! The kids spent time brainstorming about topics they are experts in, and then they started writing facts about their topic. We are also learning to differentiate between hecho y opinión (fact and opinion), which can be a little tricky to do!

Math / Matemáticas: We have been starting to focus on las partes de diez--the parts of ten. The kids have been learning new centers, some of which center around this concepts. We've also been writing, solving, and inventing number stories and comparing numbers using mayor (greater) and menor (less).

Bible / Biblia: After learning about Jesus' death and resurrection leading up to Easter, we have now backtracked and are starting to learn about Jesus' life and ministry on Earth. This week we learned how Jesus chose his twelve discípulos. We also learned the words milagro (miracle) and parábola (parable) and how Jesus' ministry centered around these two things. 

Science / Ciencias: We are starting a new unit in science learning about living things and survival. We are imagining that we are taking a wilderness challenge and need to survive in the woods with limited supplies. This week we talked about the difference between things we want and things we need to survive (e.g. toys, food/water). We will continue this learning next week!

Día del Niño Celebration!

On Thursday, April 27th, we will be celebrating Día del Niño (Children’s Day) with all of the K-5 Spanish Immersion classes! Día del Niño is a special day celebrated in many Spanish-speaking countries, often in the springtime. The teachers are working hard to put together a feria (fair) for the students from 12:30-2:00pm! Can you help out, either as a parent volunteer or by sending in supplies? Here is the signup. Thank you for your consideration!

Field Trips Coming Up!

We have a lot of field trips coming up at the end of the year! Please let me know if you are interested in chaperoning any of the following field trips:

-Tuesday, April 25th (12:30pm-2:30pm): We will be at Riley Trails to work on our Wilderness Survival Challenge! We will be constructing shelters and trying to figure out ways to survive in the wilderness.

-Wednesday, April 26th (10:00-11:30am): We will go to Supermercado Azteca and Taquería Azteca to learn about different products found at Hispanic grocery stores, as well as eat some tacos!

-Wednesday, May 3rd (9am-3:00pm): We will take a trip to the Critter Barn to learn about farm animals.

-Wednesday, May 10th (9am-11:00am): We will be gong to Bill's Greenhouse to learn about living things and complete a special Mother's Day project. If any dads want to come, that would be amazing!

Have a great weekend, and enjoy more pictures from our week below!