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El Curso
¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español! We are excited to start another amazing year of Spanish in our Primary Years Program Grades K-5. We will continue to use Sombrero Time as our base curriculum while incorporating IB profiles and units of inquiry when possible. We provide approximately 30-40 minutes of instruction time per class Mondays through Thursdays. Our focus is on Engagement of the student through the four phases of language: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing; with our primary focus on Listening in the younger years. Second Language learners need as many hours and exposure to the secondary language as possible! Welcome letter 2018-2019¡Bienvenidos al Nuevo Año escolar 2018-2019! Queridos Padres, We are so very excited to start off another fabulous year with you and your students. We are committed in bringing our knowledge and love for Spanish and the Spanish culture to our school. For those new families out there, I would like to introduce my team and myself. I am Señora Mariana Mathews, the LBCS Spanish coordinator and Middle Years Program teacher. I am originally from Córdoba Argentina, and have been fortunate enough to live and school in Chile, México and Spain. I obtained both my BA in Spanish and then my Teaching Credentials and MA in Education from UCLA. I have a son who is a Senior at Del Oro HS and another, an 8th grader in LBCS! I love this school, the staff and all the families that continue to make this place a community for all. Our Primary teachers will be Señora Arlene Hill and Señora Vilma Pooler. Sra. Hill was born in the US and is of Mexican decent. She was lucky to have learned Spanish from her parents and grandparents. Sra. Pooler is from Costa Rica and has worked with us in the early years of LBCS in the middle years program. They have both been teaching Spanish with Sombrero Time, our program partner, for over nine years and I am thrilled to have them on our team. Our fabulous Señora Angie Martinez will continue working with us in the Middle Years Program. She comes to us from Bogotá, Colombia. She has been teaching Spanish here and with Sombrero Time for over 9 years! Our goal is to promote a curiosity and an open mind to the many diverse Spanish cultures in a fun, respectful and engaging way. Learning additional languages connects us to the world around us and to a deeper understanding of who we are and where we are from. Our IB School Language Policy and Philosophy is to teach only in the Target Language during Spanish class time. Students will be fully immersed in Spanish after the first week. Please help support our program by encouraging your child to stay open minded and be engaged in Spanish class. Studies show that immersion programs greatly enhance brain development and critical thinking and have the best longevity success rate. Our goal is that students not only acquire an ear for the language but also become life-long learners, lovers and users of Spanish! Spanish will commence August 27th for all students. Be sure to check out our website for games, videos and timeline. Mini video lessons by Sombrero Time are available as well as practice packets. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. |
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Watch Prof. Amanda mini lessons on all the basics!
Homework Packets: for school-home connections! This is supplementary work that you can help with at home. It is a great way to check-in with your child's progress, reinforce what we are teaching and have fun with at home! We will be sending these out every few months. The PDF's are also available here for download. Many websites for Spanish learners can facilitate these activities.
K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd packets
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4th & 5th packets
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4th & 5th grades:
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UPDATES
K-3: Below is the basic curriculum overviewSeptember:
COLORS, NUMBERS, GREETINGS: used in class October: Face and Body parts; Clothing November: My community: places in my town, people and transportation December: The Farm; animals and sounds Holiday: La Navidad January: Feliz Año Nuevo! Happy New Year! Review of Community Unit and Assessment The Seasons and clothing, short stories February: The Family and the house themes March & April: Rooms in our house: cocina, comedor, sala, baño, habitación, jardín May: Our All About Me storybooks and oral presentations Please be aware that you are navigating to a PUBLIC site. Halloween y Dia de los Muertos
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4-5: Below is the the basic curriculum overviewSeptember:
4th: Numbers 1-100 Learning to describe yourself. Verb: To be (ser) presentations describing yourself. Reading: Letter writings to a friend 5th: Latin American countries and capitals. Verbs: llamarse (to call oneself-my name is) to need to (necesitar) and feel like (tener ganas de) October: 4th & 5th: Oral presentations- self, family and town November & December: 4th: The 5 senses verb: Can (poder), Feel (sentir) Feel-emotion (sentirse) 5th:Numbers 1-150 Stories: Miguel and his Spanish country adventures Verb: to know (saber), prefer (preferir) January: 4th: Finish the 5 Senses verb: tener (to have) 5th: Retelling and Presentations of Miguel and his Spanish country adventures: written assessments Verbs: saber and conocer February: 4th: Town, Transportation, and Directions verbs: caminar (to walk), doblar (to turn), ir (to go), viajar (travel) 5th: Mexico and cuisine, recipes and restaurants verbs: comer (to eat), pedir (to order), gustar (to like), saber (to know) March: 4th: Stories, Seasons theme, and beginning creative story writing process 5th: Exploring Mexico: The Volcano experiment April & May: 4th & 5th: Creative Story finals and presentations Please be aware that you are navigating to a PUBLIC site. |
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Instructional Resources:
Jose Luis Orozco Website |
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¡Feliz 5 de mayo!In May we will be discussing the reason behind celebrating 5 de mayo in the U.S. 6th grade will be presenting at Mustang Round-Up; facts, myths and cross-cultural significance for this fiesta. Ask your student what they think it means!
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