Cuarto Grado
MISSION
Through the FLES Program at the AWR Elementary School, students will study the Spanish language, and learn about Hispanic cultures, to build their capacity to appropriately communicate with a diverse group of people within face to face and virtual contexts.
Vision
Students will engage in authentic academic tasks within the four domains of language (listening, speaking, reading and writing) to foster a value for diversity and a love of language learning.
Class Focus
Interpreting Meaning
Exchanging Information
Sharing Ideas
Developing Confidence
Goals of Learning in Spanish
Students will develop their abilities for:
Communication
Cultural Reflections
Creating connections between languages
Cross-cultural comparisons
Collaborating with community members
Students will be able to...
Identify spoken and written words, phrases, and simple sentences in culturally authentic theme related resources.
Respond with actions and gestures to oral and written requests and commands related to topics.
Identify people, objects and places through oral and written descriptions.
Report on the content of short texts and oral messages.
Ask and answer simple questions
Use words, phrases and short sentences to express personal needs, preferences and feelings.
Give simple commands
Imitate gestures and intonations of Hispanic greetings and departures
Discuss the climate of varying regions around the globe.