Friday, January 31, 2020

Patwin Beg./Int. ASL - End of January

Hello Patwin ASL Families,

These last few weeks in ASL class have been filled with learning lots of fun new signs! We have gone over various animal signs, as well as family signs.

To review all of the animal signs we learned, we played Bingo. Thank you to Tamara for helping run the Bingo game! Be sure to ask your student about the different pet, farm, zoo, forest, & ocean animals we learned.

Some of our favorite signs were: CAT, FISH, HORSE, SHEEP, BEAR, SQUIRREL, SNAKE, GORILLA, SHARK, OCTOPUS

To learn family signs, we played pictionary and drew out our own families. After finishing our family drawings, we took turns presenting our family drawings to the rest of the class.

The signs we learned are: MOM, DAD, BROTHER, SISTER, BABY, AUNT, UNCLE, COUSIN, GRANDMA, GRANDPA

If you have any questions about the signs that we learned in class these last few weeks, please feel free to reach out to me! I am also willing to send lists of all of the animal signs we learned so that you can continue to practice with your students!

- Teacher Kiara :)

Davis Arts Center Intermediate French - End of Semester Post!

Bonjour Parents,

We’ve been really busy in Intermediate French Class lately!

Earlier this month we celebrated “Galette des Rois”. I baked two traditional French “Galettes” and hid two “fèves” inside. Following French tradition, the youngest students went under the table to tell me who I should give each piece. In the first helping of galette no one received the fève! It took us multiple rounds to finally find the fève. Here are some pictures from that activity!

We’ve also covered winter vocabulary! The students helped me make a “mind map” of all the things that remind them of winter. Here’s a picture of what our board looked like :

This week we’ve been learning fruits and vegetables in French. We played « Around the world” and “Kaboom” using fruit and veggie vocab. Here’s some examples of what fruits and vegetables we’ve learned so far in class!

À toute à l'heure!

Maitresse Ali

In French Class, we read a French book every other Thursday. I find that this is a great way to introduce the students to French vocabulary words in the context of a story. Unfortunately, we’ve run out of French books. If you’d like to donate a French book to our class we would greatly appreciate it!

The link is below:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2OX9IW4W22OZ2?ref_=wl_share

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Birch Lane Intermediate Spanish - End of Semester Post!

¡Hola!

This month we have learned a lot of new vocabulary, including adjectives, verbs, body parts, the five senses, and feelings.

This week, the students labeled drawings with the various body parts. We also learned how to sing "Head, shoulders, knees and toes" in Spanish.

cabeza - head

hombros - shoulders

rodillas- knees

pies - feet

ojos - eyes

orejas - ears

boca - mouth

nariz - nose

cabello - hair

piernas - legs

brazos - arms

manos - hands

dedos - fingers

cejas - eyeborws

mejillas - cheeks

cuello - neck

dedos de los pies - toes

We also learned the five senses and the students had fun smelling different scents and eating donuts.

oler - smell

ver - see

escuchar - hear

probar - taste

tocar - touch

hermoso/hermosa - beautiful

feo/fea - ugly

gordo/gorda - fat

delgado/delgada - thin

amable - nice

alto/alta - tall

pequeño/pequeña - short

triste - sad

feliz- happy

cansado/cansada - tired

emocionado/emocionada - excited

enojado/enojada - angry

asustado/asustada -scared

avergonzado/avergonzada - embarrassed

enfermo - sick

bien - fine

listo/lista - ready

aburrido - bored

ser - be

sentir - feel

tener - to have

We had a great month and I am excited to continue teaching the students new vocabulary next semester!

Best,

Cynthia Macias

End of January Post

¡Bienvenidos!

These past few weeks we have learned vocabulary about appearance, feelings, body parts, senses, and clothes. We have also learned/reviewed the conjugations for estar, ser, tener, and ponerse. Below is the vocabulary we have gone over.

bonita/o, fea/o, gorda/o, delgada/o, amable, alta/o, chaparra/o, mala/o triste, feliz, cansado/a, emocionado/a, enojado/a, enfermo/a, bien, listo/a, aburrido/a Tengo miedo, me da verguenza cabeza, orejas, boca, nariz, ojos, pelo, cuerpo, piernas, rodillas, pies, brazos, hombros, manos, dedos; tocar, oler, ver, oir, probar blusa/ camisa/ playera, pantalones, shorts/ pantalones cortos, calcetines, zapatos, sombrero/ cachucha, saco/ chaqueta/ chamarra/ sudadera, guantes, vestido, falda

Hasta luego, Andrea Santos

Beginner French DAC End of January Post

Bonjour parents!

As you all know, this week marks the end of our first semester of beginner French! It's been an absolute pleasure working with all of your children, and I look forward to what the next semester has to offer!

In the past few weeks we've expanded our beginner vocabulary quite a bit, learning more prepositions, household words, and nature words, as well.

Two weeks ago, we also introduced the students to some French culture with our Three Kings Day celebration. Your students can tell you about searching for the hidden bean baked into the galette des rois.

We've also played more games with our Intermediate French buddies, including "Colors" and "Ship and Shore."

Finally, this past week we learned nature vocab and sculpted des fleurs, arbres, et arbustes in Play-doh.

Please check your emails in the coming weeks for more information about our transition to St James from the DAC and the new blog site information. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!

I look forward to seeing all of your students at St James Elementary on Monday!

Enseignante Cate