K/1 Alphabet!

Today K/1's brought home their alphabet books. At first glance, they seem like traditional worksheets. And they are! Yet the beauty of Parker is that for our kids they are not just worksheets, they are reminders of the interactive activities we have done in class to learn each letter and sound. Bee puppets, owl crafts, Cat and Mouse role playing of stories, songs and more! It is so much fun to see the kids be so proud of a simple colored page - not just because they colored it, but for all the steps they accomplished along the way! Look for the "alfabeto" song coming to assembly soon!

2/3's Reporter for the Day

2/3's are enjoying taking turns playing the role of reporting the daily news. As each takes a turn, they get to head to the front of the class with a Mr. Microphone and report the date, weather and other interesting information in Spanish. What a great job they are all doing putting the language together in a meaningful way!

November Feast

Teresa joined the middle school again this month with a sampling of tasty "pinchos". Similar to tapas these small snacks were delicious and fun to make. Students enjoyed putting the "pinchos" together and visiting with each other while they ate. The "tortilla" made of eggs, onions and potatoes sliced and placed on baguette with a roasted red pepper decoration was a favorite along with slices of manchego cheese. Yum! Gracias Teresa!

October Projects!

October is a busy month at school and Spanish class is no exception! Middle School is working on a travel Webquest to Spain with Carol and I in the library, 4/5's are partnering to write stories about planets using new and old vocabulary words, 2/3's are making fiesta vocabulary mobiles and cards, K/1's are learning the Spanish alphabet sounds and Pre-K is learning about colors and numbers through song and movement. Keep checking back for more activity pictures coming soon!

Pre-K visita!

Pre-K 4's had a guest reader this week all the way from Mexico! Mr. Dominguez, grandfather of a student's Au Pair, joined us to read "Goodnight Moon" in Spanish to the class. Students really enjoyed listening and asking questions of a real native Spanish speaker. It was a fun morning! 

Back to School!

Back into the classroom! We've been really busy the past few weeks. K/1's are making abeja puppets (bees) as they begin the Spanish alfabeto, 2/3's are designing celebration word mobiles as they begin their study of cultural celebrations across Spain and Latin America and 4/5's are gearing up for their first writing project on planetas! Middle School is hopping too, they've just finished up surreal collages in Dali style and are getting ready to do a webquest on Spain. We're off to a great start!

4/5 Update

After a lot of great work, 4/5's have finally finished their Latin America and Spain exploration projects! They did such a wonderful job researching and creating their presentations. Can't wait to see them present in class next week! Emily has also volunteered to come teach us Tango as a grand finale. Scrapbooks will be coming home next week and pictures to follow soon!!!