November:
Primary and LE: “Los números”; UE: “El abecedario y las sílabas”;
MS: “How to describe themselves and others”, “Adjectives and Opposites”.
FWM students learned about the tradition of “Día de los Muertos,” how this Spanish Holiday is celebrated in Latin America, and how each country has a unique way of celebrating this tradition.
This month at FWM, students kept working on their conversations about feelings, Spanish greetings, the calendar, and weather descriptions. They are continuously improving their Spanish listening and vocabulary. Students from Primary, Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, and Middle School listened carefully to Spanish books and songs and participated in interactive games that were displayed during class.
Primary students focused on learning the numbers from 1 to 10. Uno (1), dos (2), tres (3), cuatro (4), cinco (5), seis (6), siete (7), ocho (8), nueve (9) y diez (10). They studied “los números” through Spanish Montessori lessons that were left on the mathematics shelves of each class for the students to practice for a long period.
Lower Elementary students also learned “los números” from 1 to 20 in Spanish such as: uno (1), dos (2), tres (3), cuatro (4), cinco (5), seis (6), siete (7), ocho (8), nueve (9), diez (10), once (11), doce (12), trece (13), catorce (14), quince (15), dieciséis (16) , diecisiete (17), dieciocho (18), diecinueve (19) y veinte (20). They learned these numbers through Spanish Montessori Lessons. Second- and Third-grade students were able to learn the numbers up to 100. In addition, they enjoyed using the numbers and learned to play “Spanish Bingo,” which helped them to practice and remember them.
Upper Elementary Students put in hard work learning how to read in Spanish. First, they learn the pronunciation of each letter of the alphabet and form syllables, which leads them to better pronunciation of words, increasing their vocabulary and understanding.
Middle Schoolers learned about adjectives and how they are used to qualify the noun. They worked on adjectives and opposites, learning how they work and how they can use them. They also learned about definite and indefinite articles and noun-adjective agreement. Also, middle school students were very excited to play Spanish Kahoot and to watch an age-appropriate movie called “Luca” in “Spanish,” where the students were able to understand the movie as part of our enrichment program.
I am very pleased with the progress and accomplishment of learning goals in all of my classes.
All the students are doing an amazing job in Spanish.
