Kinder
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 words, symbols and characters in familiar fiction and non-fiction texts.
Respond to simple oral commands and directions with appropriate action.
Recognize cultural gestures
Recognize words related to weather
Identify Hispanic products and practices
Orally express practiced and memorized vocabulary, feelings, and preferences
Present personal information
Imitate authentic Hispanic gestures for greetings and departures