Yo Veo

Students in Kindergarten brought home a book called "Yo veo" which means "I see." Watch the video to hear the story.

¿Eres tú chico o chica?

Starting in Kindergarten students should be able to tell you if they are a chico (boy) or a chica (girl). You will also see words like "amigo" with an "o" or "a" at the end.

Mi boda :)

Did you know that I'm getting married in diez días (10 days)?! In Spanish a wedding is called "una boda." After I get married you won't call me Señorita Yapp anymore. You will call me Señora Severson.

Preguntas

Can you answer these 3 questions (preguntas) en español?

1. ¿Cómo te llamas?
2. ¿Cómo estás?
3. ¿Cuántos años tienes?

I hope you can! :)

La Oruga

Students in grades 1-4 are creating "una oruga." Our oruga (caterpillar) grows by learning new words in Spanish. Look closely at the photo...a word can only be added if it starts with the last letter of the word before it. Words added by first graders are anaranjado, second graders are amarillo, third graders are verde, and fourth graders are azul. Later in the year kindergarten will help us too. The students create an illustration to go with the words we learn and add. Our oruga is really growing... another photo coming soon!

Literature!

We love to read in Spanish class! Check out some of the books (libros) we've read lately...often times we try to read stories that the students already know in English.
Kindergarten read a story called Diez Pequeñas Mariquitas. This is a counting book and has a lot of fun animal words.
First grade celebrated Clifford's Birthday and read about him going to school (escuela) and his first autumn/fall (otoño). Fourth grade learned about Cesar Chavez. We read Harvesting Hope The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull and illustrated by Yuyi Morales. We learned about Cesar's nonviolent movement for equal rights and treatment for farmworkers. We were impressed with his compassion, patience, and march of 300 miles!

October is Hispanic Heritage Month

Click here for a kid friendly website with some info on Hispanic Heritage Month. There is info to read and a piñata concentration game I've shown in class...it was a hit!