¡Hola familias de 1 primero!

We have been studying the primavera: I am so emocionada that it is finally coming! Some questions you may ask your first grader: ¿Qué tiempo hace en primavera? ¿Qué animales hay en primavera? We watched a silly video of our friend Pocoyó and la mariposa:

               PUERTO RICO: LA ISLA DEL ENCANTO

6th graders are getting ready to explore our new unit: Puerto Rico! Has your family been to Puerto Rico? Does your student have a picture with a coquí? On a bus? In the Yunque? Please send those memories along! We would love to hear from your experiences in la isla del encanto...

¡Hola familias de 5 curso!

This week the "can do" statements are coming home. This is a great time to ask your student about what he can do in Spanish, and also quiz her about it! As 5th grade does not receive a grade, you may want to ask your student what he can do to review "necesito ayuda" statements. Is there a dictionary we have at school? Have we played an online game? If your 5th grader forgets the homework, below is a copy:

¡Sí puedo! At the end of this unit, you write one of the following in each box:

Sí – I can do it consistently

Más o menos – I can do it sometimes

Necesito ayuda – I can do it only if I’m being helped   

I can tell 10 items of clothing	I can add details to the clothing: size	I can add details to the clothing: pattern	I can add details to the clothing: fabric	I can tell you what I wear using llevo
I can tell you what you should pack given a certain climate	I can tell you what I wear in different seasons	I can tell 10 community places	I can use “está” to describe a location	I can ask where some place is and follow directions on a map
I can say up and down	I can tell you about left and right	I can do a little the dance for ¡a volar!	I remember most of the vocabulary in my Paco Guanaco story	I can…

Firma de los padres:

México en tus sentidos

Coming soon... ¡Paco Guanaco!

Paco Guanaco es joven y muy guapo...

¡Hola! 

5th graders have been busy with their Paco Guanaco performances: ask your student what the story is all about!

Who is this animal? What is his name? / ¿Cómo se llama? Does he snore? How do you say 'snore' en español?