I hope everyone had a wonderful Presidents' Day weekend, even with the rain. :)
3rd grade: We have continued learning about how to say that we enjoy doing many different activities. On Thursday, we will learn more about punctuation that is unique to the Spanish language, and we will also discuss cognates. Cognates are words that look and sound similar in both languages. An example that we discuss often is chocolate. :) It's spelled the same in both languages, it's just pronounced differently. In this section of Unit 3, we have already reviewed the cognates: trompeta, fútbol, béisbol, intivo, guitarra, difícil, clase, escuela, and many more! The third graders should have workbook pages 33-39 done at this point in the quarter.
4th grade: We have finished up talking about places we go and activities we participate in while on vacation. On Friday we will begin our last section of Unit 3, by introducing different events that we enjoy attending. The fourth graders should have workbook pages 33-40 completed already, and 41 was assigned for homework today.
5th grade: We have completed our review of time and school schedules. On Friday and today, we talked about the letters j and g, and went over what sounds they make, and when they make them. It was fun learning a Spanish tongue twister with those letters and sounds. They have the opportunity to memorize the tongue twister and say it for me to earn an extra credit point on their next exam. The fifth graders should have workbook pages 33-36 completed so far, and I assigned page 37 as homework today.
Have a great week!
