Intermediate Spanish - Patwin Elementary

Hola padres,

This week we have reviewed topics that we learned last semester. As a group we wrote out the topics and listed the words that corresponded with that topic. Here is what we were able to make a list of:

We continued to review these topics by getting into groups where students had the opportunity to work together and make a list by themselves. Here is some of the work they did:

Students also learned about body positions and we were able to practice saying them and acting them by playing "Simon Says" and four corners. Here are some of the body positions:

It has been great having everyone back! Gracias, Maestra Jessica.

Intermediate Spanish - Pioneer Elementary

Hola padres,

These past few weeks we have been focusing on a wide variety of topics! Students have been exposed to a lot of vocabulary and have also been practicing forming sentences and putting these words in context. The pictures shown below are the kids' art work. I asked them to label some of the vocabulary we had learned/reviewed that given week.

The last week before going on Winter Break the kids shared and described the activities they usually do during the break, such as celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah.













The kids also have learned body parts. In the picture to the left, we focused on the head. The kids got creative and included "bigotes and barbas" to their drawings.












They have also learned food items, such as fruit/vegetables, different kinds of meat and dairy products.





¡Muchas gracias!

-Maestra Elisa

North Davis Elementary Intermediate Spanish

¡ Hola Padres !

   This past month classes has been great! On the first week we reviewed adjectives, animals,fruits and vegetables. One of the activities we did to review was making a book of the things they do and don't like. Last week we went over zoo and forest animals. They drew and described their favorite animals.

On this day they were creating their Me gusta/No me gusta libro(I like/ I don't like ):

On this day they described some of the animals they like:

¡Muchas gracias !

Atte.

Maestra Joceylne

St. James ASL Class

Hello Hello Hello!

The last couple of weeks in the Fall Session were a lot of fun and the kiddos had a really great time creating menus and boardgames. On the week that we created the menus, the students went around the classroom visiting the pretend restaurants they had all made. This activity created an opportunity to introduce and practice lots of vocabulary. Each student made their own menu. They came up with names for their restaurant, food items and their prices, and even hours of operation. The students really enjoyed adding whatever food and drink items they wanted to their menu. I think letting them choose what they wanted on their menus gave them a chance to practice ASL in such a fun way that it didn’t seem like learning. The class as a whole loved this activity. We will be visiting our deaf friendly restaurants again in the new session because the students had so much fun with it. :)
Before we got to our menu activity, each day the class signed along to a book full of playtime signs. This prepared them for the following week in which we made the boardgames. The students got to make up their own board game. Some worked in partners and some created their own. It was a delight to see all the creativity. When we got the chance to play the finished product, the students were able to practice the playtime signs they learned the week before. The signs became very useful while playing the students’ board games. Again, they didn’t seem to notice or mind they were learning and practicing ASL because it was so much fun.
I had so much fun in the Fall Session, and I’m looking forward to more fun this Winter/Spring Session. :)

Please enjoy the pictures below. Thanks for stopping by!
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Patwin Beg ASL Week 16

Today, January 29, we started our new semester of TALK classes! The kids jumped right back into their ASL lessons with ease. This week, we’re learning standard conversations, such as sentences and questions like “how old you?” or “how-many-brother-sister-how-many-you?” This is great, because it’s starting to teach the kids more expressive sign rather than just vocabulary. For instance, they now know when signing a who, what, where, when, why, or how question, they have to scrunch their eyebrows down. But, when signing a yes or no answerable question, they have to raise their eyebrows. It’s so great to see them diving deeper into ASL! Below are some pictures of a game of BINGO we played today, a new favorite of the kids. First we played regular BINGO, then advanced to a Black Out round, where they had to get all of the words on their list!

Thanks!

Teacher Naira :)

North Davis Elementary- Beginning Spanish 🌀

Hola padres,

Last week, the children got to go over some marine animals such
as dolphin, whale, and shark.

This week, the children were introduced to family vocabulary such
as mother, father, grandma,

grandpa, brother and sister.They made a "picasso drawing" of 5
people they wanted to include.

These ranged from father, mother, brother, friend and cousin.
The children were able to take their drawings home.

Below are pictures of the them “coloring” their drawing.
Thank you all for your support,
Maestra Alondra

Davis Arts Center - Intermediate French Class (Weeks 1-3) ❄

Hello everyone! I’m Alexandra, the new intermediate French teacher and I’m so excited to have the opportunity to teach this year’s intermediate class!  I’m from New York and I’m majoring in marine biology at UC Davis. I went to the Lycée Français de New York, which is a French high school where I did all my studies according to the French curriculum and passed the French Baccalaureat.

Lucy hiding under the table and deciding who gets which piece.

The first week of TALK classes we drew our winter breaks or our ideal winter breaks. We then used winter vocabulary to try to guess what each student had drawn. Most of the kids said that their dream winter vacation would be spent “en train de dormir” which means sleeping. As a college student, I can relate!

Last week in French Class we celebrated “Galette des Rois”. I made the class french style brownies and hid a fève in them. The youngest, which was Lucy, hid under the table and decided who got the pieces I was serving. Dorrie and Sophie got the fève! While we were all eating our brownies, we cut out and decorated our own crowns while discussing the history of the holiday and listening to French music.

Sophie doing her best "princess face"

Tori doing her best "princess face" as well.

Monday of this week we learned and reviewed family vocab. We played guessing games where I described a family member and the students had to write on their white boards who I was describing. Tori earned 7 tickets for always being the fastest in guessing which person I was describing.

Today we played math games to review how to spell long numbers like “soixante-douze” (72). We rolled dice on the ground and the students had to assemble both numbers and then write the corresponding number on their white boards. Chloe was always the first one to get the right answer. 

Lucy working on her "mini tree"