Spanish Newsletter

During this last quarter of our Spanish class, students have become more involved in activities and practicing Spanish. They are now more used to the Spanish classroom routine. The elementary school students have been focusing on vocabulary and creating basic sentences. Middle school students are very familiar with Google classroom, submission of homework, and creation of sentences.

Kindergarten, first and second grade students are using the new vocabulary to create simple sentences. I am incorporating games and friendly competitions to stimulate their learning.

The third and fourth grade students have been writing short sentences and describing simple things while incorporating new vocabulary. They are also starting to read basic sentences and soon will create small stories in Spanish!

The fifth and sixth grade students are starting to understand how to use the right tense of the verb and how to create proper sentences to convey a message.  Rules for articles, nouns, adjectives, and verbs help us to understand how to translate and communicate in Spanish.

The seventh and eighth grade students have increased their work with grammar. They are creating simple everyday dialogs (ie. how to order in a restaurant or call to ask for a doctor’s appointment). They are also writing paragraphs and starting to create essays.

Middle school students have been working with the verbs tense, articles, adjectives, and nouns. Writing has been a big focus. Now with Spanish-English dictionaries, students are getting more independent in their creation of sentences while understanding which word to use and why.

Some students move faster than others in their learning in middle school so the class is divided into 2 groups so those that want to be further challenged can take advantage and those that need extra help can also receive it without the pressure of a speed that maybe they are not ready for.