Spanish class activities

I have enjoyed seeing the students jump right in with practicing their Spanish through new tonguetwisters, new songs in Spanish, and their first dialogue.  At the beginning of the year I enjoy getting the students out of their comfort zone and more comfortable using the language through these types of activities. Hopefully you are hearing your students sing some part of a Spanish song, or saying some part of "Pepe Piña pica papa..." or trying out a Spanish phrase like, Buenos días. 

All the classes did a brief review of the Spanish alphabet and pronunciation of the letters; 4th and 5th grade learned the "mosca" song - just ask your child if they can sing a part of "ini misci piribi in li pirib" and hopefully they'll grin a bit!  We also reviewed how to greet and say goodbye to others.  They recently practiced and performed a short conversation for the class greeting another person and I was pleased to see many students accept the challenge of memorizing part of it! 

We have already begun the short chapter on family members, so you will start to see homework having to do with that chapter.  I generally do not assign all the workbook pages for a chapter on one day.  For example, the pages that are for Family Vocab 1.2 will be WB p. 8-10; however, I will spread those pages out over the course of a week to a week and a half.  Then we will start the next Vocab 1.3, and so on.  Each chapter has 3 pages in the workbook, and the end of a unit has 2 pages of review. 

During class, we rotate between using the textbook and speaking, reading and listening activities, and then doing a moderate amount of writing to also solidify the vocabulary. 

In order to facilitate learning the vocabulary, I encourage the students to make use of the quizlet website or app.  They can also make flashcards if this is preferred. 

The quizlet website is:
https://quizlet.com/ACCSpanish345

Click on the correct grade, and then make sure the "sort" is by "alphabetical", and not by "recent".  This will make it easier to find the correct list.

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Gracias!
Sra. Watne

Welcome Back, Archway Spanish Students!

Dear Archway Parents, 2018--2019

¡Hola! My name is Vanessa Watne and I am originally from Pennsylvania. From my youth, I’ve enjoyed learning about other cultures. I earned my BA in Spanish Secondary Education at Grove City College in Grove City, PA. Following college I had the opportunity to live in Mexico City for over 2 and a half years teaching English as a second language and working with cross-cultural teams that came to Mexico to volunteer in various ways. Through this experience I was able to more fully develop my Spanish. I’ve continued to speak Spanish over the years and have enjoyed more visits to Spanish-speaking countries like Mexico, Chile, Peru, and Costa Rica.

I taught Spanish at the high school level for 3 years before raising my children, and then at the elementary age this past year at Archway. I am excited to continue sharing my appreciation for different cultures and the Spanish language in particular with our Archway students this year. It’s been a delight to see how much the students at the elementary level are capable of learning – in their accurate pronunciation, vocabulary, and overall structure of the language!

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my husband, Jamie, and our 4 children, Ana, Bjorn, Daniel and Caleb camping, cooking from scratch, reading for fun, being part of our church community, gardening, and hiking, especially in the Southwest winter months!

I look forward to getting to know you and your children this year as we explore the Spanish language together!

Sincerely,

Sra. Watne

Email: vwatne@archwaychandler.org 480-855-6474 Ext. 5143

Blog: http://accspanish345.blogspot.com/

Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/ACCSpanish345

Spanish class:

3^rd grade – Mon & Thurs afternoons

4^th grade – Mon & Thurs. mornings

5^th grade – Tues & Fri. afternoons

Unit 4 Spanish test next week: 3rd, 4th and 5th

Spanish Test next week:

3^rd grade:  Mon, April 16, 2018   (Pink Study Guide & Vocab 4.1 & 4.2 – pets and zoo)

4^th grade:  Thurs, April 19, 2018 (Study Guide & Vocab 4.1 & 4.4 – Pets and zoo)

5^th Grade: Tues. April 17, 2018 (Study guide & Vocab 4.2 – Puerto Rican Animals)

Spanish test next week

¡Hola! All the grades are finishing up Unit 3 and they have been given a study guide for their up-coming Spanish test next week. 3^rd and 4^th grade will go over the study guides on Mon. 2/26 and test will be on Thurs. 3/1.

5^th grade will go over the study guide on Tues. 2/27 and test will be on Fri. 3/2.

If students struggle to do the study guide, they should just try to do what they can and we’ll make corrections on it during class. They are also encouraged to try workbook pages 45-46 in preparation for the test.

Gracias,

Sra. Watne

3rd and 4th grade Matching quiz this Thurs. 2/8/18

¡Hola! 

3^rd

The 3^rd graders just finished learning about school related words (Unit 3.2) and how to describe what they study at school and what materials they use in class.  You could ask them to tell you in Spanish what they study in the morning at school and a few things they use in class.    Now they are learning about celebrations, concerts, playing sports and playing instruments.  You can ask your child what the 2 different words in Spanish are for play (hint: one is for sports and the other for instruments!), and if they can tell you one thing they like to do after school (Me gusta…).  The students should have workbook pages up through 39 completed by now. 

The students have a matching quiz this Thurs. over the words in Unit 3.3.  You can ask the students to study the worksheet with pictures that I had the students write the Spanish words on yesterday.  Those will be the specific ones on the quiz.

https://quizlet.com/132747448/grade-3-vocabulary-33-las-actividades-culturales-flash-cards/

4^th

4^th graders have been learning about what classes they like and what materials they use in class.  They also learned how to say what they like to do in their free time (Me gusta …)  They have a matching quiz this Thurs. (Vocab. 3.3) and they were given a sheet with pictures on Mon. which they put the Spanish word beside.  This would be good for them to study from.  Students should have up through p. 39 in their workbooks completed.

https://quizlet.com/132754458/grade-4-vocabulary-33-las-vacaciones-flash-cards/

5^th

5^th graders have been learning about classes and how to say in Spanish which classes are their favorite, the materials they use in class, what they wear to school, and their teacher’s name.  They had a verb conjugation quiz a couple weeks ago.  They are also learning how to tell time in Spanish.  They will be doing a short quiz on time today in class. They should have up through p. 38 completed by next Tues. when we begin working on Unit 3.3. 

 https://quizlet.com/class/2644194/

¡Gracias!

Sra. Watne

3rd & 4th grade - Spanish Spelling quiz Mon.

¡Hola!  The 3^rd and 4^th  grade students have begun Unit 3 in Spanish.  They will have spelling quiz on 10 words from  Vocabulary 3.1 on Mon. Jan. 22.  They took a practice quiz today with the words, and they will need to be able to spell the words correctly in Spanish and put what they mean in English.

3^rd grade Vocab 3.1

https://quizlet.com/178856594/grade-3-vocabulary-31-pasatiempos-hobbies-flash-cards/

4^th grade  Vocab 3.1

https://quizlet.com/181381694/grade-4-vocabulary-31-la-escuela-flash-cards/

During this unit, they are learning vocabulary related to school classes and hobbies.  The workbook pages related to this unit are found pink bookmark (3^rd) and green bookmark (4^th) that I gave the students at the beginning of the Unit.  The pages will not necessarily be assigned all at once; it will depend on what material is covered during a given class.  Quizlet for this Unit is ready to go.  I continue to encourage students to use this resource for practicing their vocabulary at least weekly.

The students should have up through p. 35 completed in their workbooks.

5^th grade:  I just posted a new quizlet with a verb practice for aprender and llevar.

https://quizlet.com/259975106/grade-5-vocabulary-31-verb-practice-aprender-and-llevar-flash-cards/

5^th grade: Vocab 3.1

https://quizlet.com/182353145/grade-5-vocabulary-31-las-clases-flash-cards/

Starting Jan. 22 we’ll begin Vocabulary 3.2  (workbook p. 36-38 all levels)

3^rd  grade: Vocab 3.2

https://quizlet.com/178901856/grade-3-vocabulary-32-la-escuela-flash-cards/

4^th grade: Vocab 3.2

https://quizlet.com/134172104/grade-4vocabulary-32-actividades-flash-cards/

5^th grade: Vocab 3.2

https://quizlet.com/182353665/grade-5-vocabulary-32-la-hora-de-clase-flash-cards/

5th grade Spanish Quiz on Fri. 1/19

¡Hola!  The 5^th grade students have begun Unit 3 in Spanish.  They will have a vocab/verb quiz on Fri. 1/19 related to the words for Unit 3.1

 https://quizlet.com/182353145/grade-5-vocabulary-31-las-clases-flash-cards/

They need to be able to write the English or Spanish for any of the words related to school, classes, or school materials.  They also need to know how to conjugate the verbs aprender and llevar and know what they mean in English. 

I will also be checking their workbook p. 33-35 on Fri.  These have been assigned over the last 2 weeks. 

During this unit, they are learning vocabulary related to school classes and materials, how to tell time, and words to describe their classes.  The workbook pages related to this unit are found on the blue bookmark that I gave the students at the beginning of the Unit.  The pages will not necessarily be assigned all at once; it will depend on what material is covered during a given class.  Quizlet for this Unit is ready to go.  I continue to encourage students to use this resource for practicing their vocabulary at least weekly.