World Language

7th grade created a kids book in Spanish. They had the opportunity to read it to our kindergarten friends.

IB Language Criteria

A-Listening B-Reading C- Speaking D- Writing

Learning to speak another’s language means taking one’s place in the human community. It means reaching out to others across cultural and linguistic boundaries. Language is far more than a system to be explained. It is our most important link to the world around us. Language is culture in motion. It is people interacting with people.

Savignon (1983)

The ability to communicate in a variety of modes in more than one language is essential to the concept of an international education that promotes multilingualism and intercultural understanding, both of which are central to the IB’s mission.

The language acquisition subject group objectives represent some of the essential processes of language and have been organized under the same four communicative processes for each of the six phases in order to assist teachers with planning, teaching and assessing. They are as follows.

A-Listening B-Reading C- Speaking D- Writing

Hispanic Heritage month activities

Paper mache decorations

6th grade

Pinatas

Muy creativos!!

Muy buen trabajo en equipo!

Student as a teacher unit

8th grade

Students present a class to their classmates. All materials and activities are planned by the student-teacher.

Students are great listeners with their new teachers!

Spanish Speaking countries around the world

7th grade

TUMBA

Students in 7th grade are reading the chapter book tumba.

The book targets the vocabulary learned in six grade, the verb to be and its different forms, adjectives and descriptions, greetings and family members. The book is made for SSL students and it helps integrates new vocabulary.

IB Language Criteria

Hispanic Heritage month activities

Paper mache decorations

Pinatas

8th grade

The 8th graders are reading a chapter book about Picasso and his famous GUERNICA art piece.

Agentes secretos y el mural de Picasso