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       “To have another language is to possess a second soul.”  

  Charlemagne

            

What We are Working on this Week:  March 8-12, 2010

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Kindergarten: This week the students will finish learning about the Presidents.  This week we will focus on the White House.  We will discuss the different rooms as we review rooms of a house in Spanish. 

First Grade:  This week the First Graders are excited to begin a new unit on the Solar System!  We will begin by learning all of the planets names in Spanish.  Next we will practice saying the correct order by playing a game, “Quiet ball”, where you cannot pass the ball unit you say the correct planet.

Second Grade:  This week the Second Graders will finish their unit on Matter.  Next, we will move on the Weather.  We will review the seasons, months, and basic weather terms.

Third Grade: This week, the students will finish up their research projects on Conquistadors and Native groups of Latin America. 

Fourth and Fifth Grade:  This week the Fourth and Fifth Graders will continue learning about the American Revolution.  We will review the important facts that we discussed last week to help us complete the time line of important events. 

What We are Working on this Week:  March 1-5, 2010

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Pre-Preppers/Preppers:  This week in Spanish, the Pre-Preppers and Preppers loved learning about clothes this week!  They loved playing “dress-up” and naming each article of clothing in Spanish.  We focused primarily on the vocabulary for shirt (camisa), pants (pantalones), dress (vestido), and skirt (falda).  We also reviewed colors by discussing the color of the clothes we were wearing. 

Pre-K:  The Pre-K classes continued learning all about clothing this week!  We discussed the clothing you wear when it is cold outside, so we learned the vocabulary words for coat (abrigo), gloves (guantes), and scarf (bufunda).  We also reviewed colors by discussing the color of the clothes we were wearing. 

Kindergarten: This week Kindergarten will begin a new unit on Presidents.  We will explore the presidents which appear on Mount Rushmore as well as our current President.  We will also explore the White House, which will be a great time to review our Home vocabulary. 

 First Grade:  The First Graders will finish their unit on Early Exploration this week.  We will re-read “The Great Mayan Mystery” and review some of the possible causes of the disappearnce of the Maya.

 Second Grade:  The Second Graders will continue to study Matter.  We will work on various compound sentences to help identify to which group an object belongs.   

 Third Grade:  This week, the Third Graders continue to study European Conquistadors.  They will learn about the woman who turned in her own people to a Conquistador. Also this week, we will split into groups to begin a research project.

 Fourth and Fifth Grade: This week the Fourth and Fifth Graders will begin a unit on the American Revolution.  By the end of this week the children should have enough information to begin our time-line project, which will outline the most important dates of the American Revolution. 

What We are Working on this Week:  February 22-26,2010

Pre-Preppers/Preppers:  In Spanish this week, the Pre-Preppers and Preppers completed their unit on animals!  We learned several new adjectives to describe each animal and sorted animals by habitat.  We also focused this week on reviewing colors and numbers and began learning new calendar vocabulary (days of the week, months of the year). 

Pre-K:  This week Pre-K will finish up their unit on Animals.  The students look forward to playing “Animal and Habitat Memory”.  Pre-K will finish up the unit by creating a great water color ocean scene.

 Kindergarten: This week Kindergarten will finish their unit on the Seven Continents.  We continue to study Africa, including the wildlife, famous landmarks, and weather.

 First Grade:  The First Graders continue to explore some of the First Europeans to travel to Latin America.  Also this week, the students will further explore what happened to the Mayan Civilization. After reading “The Great Mayan Mystery”, the class will then hypothesize what they believe might have occurred to cause the sudden disappearance of the Mayans. 

 Second Grade:  The Second Graders are beginning a new unit on Matter.  The students will practice grouping pictures by form (i.e. gas, liquid, or solid) to prepare for a fun game at the end of the week. 

 Third Grade:  This week, the Third Graders continue to study European Conquistadors.  They will learn about the woman who turned in her own people to a Conquistador. Also this week, we will split into groups to begin a research project.

 Fourth and Fifth Grade: This week the Fourth and Fifth Graders will begin a unit on the American Revolution.  By the end of this week the children should have enough information to begin our time-line project, which will outline the most important dates of the American Revolution. 

What We are Working on this Week:  February 15-19

Pre-Preppers/Preppers:   It sounded like a zoo in the Spanish classroom this week!  The Pre-Preppers and Preppers loved learning about zoo animals and practicing the sounds that they make.  We read the story Buenas Noches, Gorila (Good Night, Gorilla) and identified the zoo animals in the story.  We continued to explore South America for our cultural lesson this week!  We even found this continent on the BIG map in the hallway. 

Pre-K:   This week the students will explore ocean animals.  The students are excited to make sea turtles using paper plates and construction paper.
 
Kindergarten:  This week the Kindergarteners will explore Africa.  We will discuss the terrain and wildlife as well as the native animals of this continent.
 
First Grade:  This week the First Graders will begin a new unit on Early Exploration.  We will also review the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations.  The students look foward to creating a map to show where each of these groups lived in Mexico, South America, and Central America.  
 
Second Grade:  This week the Second Graders will finish their unit on Simple Machines.  The students cannot wait to play one of their favorite games, ”Flyswatter” to review the vocabulary from this unit.

 Third Grade:  This week we will begin a new unit on Conquistadors.  Also this week we will review the Maya, Inca, and Aztec civilizations as we learn what happened when European explorers arrived to their land.

 Fourth and Fifth Grade:  Fourth and Fifth continue to study China.  We will review Chinese inventions and the Chinese Zodiac.  Also this week we will discuss interesting facts about several Chinese Dynasties.

What We are Working on this Week: February 8-12, 2010 

Pre-Preppers/Preppers:  The Pre-Prepper and Prepper classes have loved learning about farm animals this week!  We read the story Mama Pata Llama a Sus Patitos and identified our favorite farm animal.  For our cultural lesson this week, we continued exploring the continent of South America!  The Pre-Preppers and Preppers were amazed to see pictures of Machu Picchu, an ancient Incan city built among the mountains of Peru. 

Pre-K:  Pre-K continues to explore all kinds of animals.  This week we will continue to focus on farm animals.  The students are having a blast singing “Colores en la granja”  (Colors on the Farm) by Dr. Jean as well as using the appropriate animal flashcard to hold up during the song.

 Kindergarten: This week the Kindergarteners continue to explore Europe.  This week we will focus on Spain only, exploring famous landmarks, popular music, and traditional cuisine. 

 First Grade:  This week the First Graders are ready to finish our unit of Earliest Civilizations.  We will review all about the Inca and their leader, known as the tapa inca, or the divine ruler.  Also this week, the students look foward to creating some of their own unique Inca jewlery. 

 Second Grade:  The Second Graders continue to study simple machines.  This week we will review the lever, screw, inclined plane, and the wedge.   The students cannot wait to play “Hangman” and “Flyswatter” using their new vocabulary!

 Third Grade:  The Third Graders continue to learn all about Ecology.  They are having a great time expanding their vocabulary by creating fun, new ideas on how to Recycle, reduce, and reuse!

 Fourth and Fifth Grade: This week the Fourth and Fifth Graders continue to study China.  We will review some of the best-known Chinese inventions as well as the Chinese Zodiac.  Also, the students will create a Chinese dragon by tracing their hands and attaching them to a pre-drawn template for the dragon’s head. 

What We are Working on this Week: February 1-5, 2010

Pre-Preppers/Preppers:  In Spanish this week, the Pre-School classes began a new unit all about animals!  They were fascinated to learn that many animals make different sounds in Spanish.  They did a great job learning the lyrics to Mono, Monkey, a new song about animals!  For our cultural lesson this week, we began exploring the continent of South America!  The Pre-Preppers and Preppers did a great job finding this country on the map in our classroom. 

Pre-K:  The dog says guau guau, guau. That is correct friends, in Spanish a dog says guau guau, guau, not woof woof.  This week the Pre-K friends are having a blast learning the sounds animals make in Spanish.

 Kindergarten: This week the Kindergarteners continue to study all the continents of the world.  This week we will focus on Europe.  We will locate this continent and discuss the terrain and climate.

 First Grade:  This week the First Graders will begin the last portion of our Earliest Civilizations unit.  They look forward to explore Inca society, starting with their ruler, the Tapa Inca, or “divine ruler”.

 Second Grade:  The Second Graders are beginning a new unit on simple machines.  This week we will explore the lever, screw, inclined plane, and the wedge. 

 Third Grade:  The Third Graders are doing a fantastic job on our Ecology unit.  We will review the Primary Consumers as well as review what we can do to keep the Earth clean and healthy!

 Fourth and Fifth Grade: This week the Fourth and Fifth Graders will continue our unit on China.  They enjoyed discussing Chinese inventions and look forward to exploring many interesting facts about this country.