In our Spanish immersion classes, students in fourth grade finished sharing their dialogues and students in third grade are still taking turns sharing their dialogues while we continue working on other activities. The priority for students in Spanish Immersion is build up their conversational skills and reinforce their writing in Spanish. 

This month we did a clip chat. Students practiced and reinforced the frequency words: Hay (There is/There are), Quiere (wants), Tiene (has), Puede (can), Escucha (listens) , galleta (cookie). We used these and other vocabulary words in context while narrating the story in the short video. We personalized the story from the video so students were able to share about their experiences, likes, and dislikes. In case you would like to see the short video, click here. Maybe you could ask your child to narrate what happens in the video in Spanish first and then in English. 

We did a Write and Discuss activity about the clip chat and students were challenged to create with the language by using Spanish vocabulary, phrases, and sentences that they know. 

Finally, we ended this month by saying what we are grateful for by using the expression: "Yo doy gracias por..." (I am thankful for...).

In our Spanish immersion classes, we continue to prioritize conversational skills and have started doing some writing in our journals as well.

Students practiced a simple dialogue about what they do during the week. Then, working in pairs, they used the original dialogue as a model to create their own versions. They were challenged to add more details and information to make their dialogues more personal. Finally, they presented their finished work to their classmates using puppets.

All of our class vocabulary is introduced and reinforced throughout our lessons. Students are gradually acquiring the language and expanding their vocabulary little by little.

In Spanish immersion classes, we have been prioritizing our conversational skills through CALENDAR TALK. Students have had opportunities to interact with each other in Spanish by asking and answering questions, interviewing each other, and being active participants during discussions. Students worked on a Hexagon project to share about their favorites and sharing more about themselves. 

We are starting to use our Spanish notebooks for some writing exercises. We set up our goals for the first trimester and talked about how we can keep ourselves accountable in order to achieve our goals. Students familiarized themselves with Spanish proficiency levels and how they can level up. 

Finally, we set up our learning platforms that we will be using during this school year: Seesaw and google classroom. 

All of the class vocabulary happens simultaneously during our lessons. Students will be acquiring the language and leveling up their language vocabulary little by little.