Monday, March 28, 2016

¡Hola!

So much has happened since my last post.

The elementary campus hosted the 2015-2016 Student Showcase.  It was a huge success. Attendance numbers were very impressive.

Spanish students showcased their "casa de mis sueños"  project, restaurant menus, restaurant skits, and Kahoot games.

For the last 9 weeks of the year, students will be focusing on vocabulary related to team sports (soccer, basketball, and baseball).  Students will write and present a sports broadcast of their sport of choice.

Students will also concentrate on conjugating -er and -ir verbs.

Below is the link to the  Capítulo 7 vocabulary list:

 http://www.mendycolbert.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/BV1Ch7_voc.21962337.pdf


****REMINDER****:  STAAR testing is this week:  3/29 - 7th Grade Writing STAAR
                                                                                                      8th Grade Mathematics STAAR
                                                                                          3/30 - 8th Grade Reading STAAR

Monday, February 22, 2016

Good Morning.

Within the last few weeks, students created menus for restaurants, in Spanish.  Students also wrote and acted out skits pertaining to going to a restaurant.  Everything was in Spanish.

This week, students will begin designing "La Casa de mis Sueños" (My Dream House).  They will draw up/design blue prints of their dream house and label everything in Spanish.  Students will use vocabulary from Capítulo 6.

You will be able to see the menus and the dream house designs at the district student showcase, next week.  Attached is a flyer with all the information.  Hope to see you there.


Tuesday, January 19, 2016

¡Hola! ¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

This nine weeks students will be learning how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs.

They will also create skits that display ordering food in a restaurant.

This Friday, January 22, students will be having a quiz over Capítulo 5 vocabulary.

Here is a list of Capitulo 5 Vocabulary:

Buen Viaje! Español Uno Vocabulario: Capítulo 5
Getting Along in a Café Identifying Snacks and Beverages
el café _____________________ los refrescos ____________________
la mesa _____________________ una Coca-Cola ____________________
el/la mesero (a), _____________________ un café solo ____________________
el/la camarero (a)
un café con leche ____________________
el menú _____________________
un té helado ____________________
la orden _____________________
una limonada ____________________
la cuenta _____________________
el cereal ____________________
libre _____________________
el pan tostado ____________________
ocupado (a) _____________________
un yogur ____________________
ver _____________________
una sopa ____________________
leer _____________________
un bocadillo, ____________________
comer _____________________ un sándwich
beber _____________________ el jamón ____________________
¿Qué desean uds.? _____________________ el queso ____________________
¿Está incluido el _____________________ una hamburguesa ____________________
servicio?
papas fritas ____________________
una tortilla ____________________
una ensalada ____________________
el postre ____________________
un helado de vainilla____________________
…de chocolate
un pan dulce ____________________
Identifying Foods and Meals Shopping for Food
los vegetales _____________________ el mercado ____________________
los guisantes _____________________ el supermercado ____________________
las habichuelas _____________________ un bote, una lata ____________________
los frijoles _____________________ un paquete ____________________
las judías verdes _____________________ una bolsa ____________________
las zanahorias _____________________ un kilo ____________________
las papas _____________________ congelado (a) ____________________
la lechuga _____________________ vender ____________________
las frutas _____________________ ¿A cuánto están? ____________________
las naranjas _____________________ algo más ____________________
las manzanas _____________________ nada más ____________________
los plátanos _____________________ Other Useful Expressions
los tomates _____________________ juntos (as) ____________________
la carne _____________________ antes de ____________________
el biftec _____________________ después de ____________________
los mariscos _____________________ enseguida ____________________
el pescado _____________________ comprender ____________________
el pollo _____________________ aprender ____________________
el huevo _____________________ escribir ____________________
el atún _____________________ recibir ____________________
el arroz _____________________ vivir ____________________
las comidas _____________________
el desayuno _____________________
el almuerzo _____________________
la cena _____________________

Monday, November 9, 2015

¡Buenos Días! The students have been working on conjugating -ar verbs in the present tense and creating sentences using those verbs and vocabulary from Capítulo 3.

Last week, students worked with a partner or in a group to write a skit using -ar verbs and vocabulary from Capítulo 3 (going shopping for school supplies or school clothes).  This week (Monday and Tuesday), students will debut their hard work and their acting skills.  This should be fun and entertaining. 

Next week, we'll begin Capítulo 4 - En la Escuela
 * talk about going to school
 * talk about some school activities
 * greet people and ask how they feel
 * tell how you feel
 * describe where you and others go
 * describe where you and others are
 * discuss some differences between schools in the United States and schools in Spanish-speaking countries.

Until next time....¡Hasta luego!

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

If you walked by my classroom in the past week, you would have heard the students telling time in Spanish.  

We are still working on the verb ser, articles and adjectives.

We will begin Capítulo 3 - Las Compras para la escuela (identifying and describing school supplies, articles of clothing, and colors)

Tomorrow, students will take their 9 weeks test.

¡Hasta luego!

Thursday, September 17, 2015

¡Hola! We're four weeks into school and the students have learned greetings, farewells, days of the week, months of the year and the seasons.

We are beginning Capítulo 1 (Un Amigo o Una Amiga).
In this chapter students will learn to describe people and things, numbers 0-100, conjugate the verb ser, articles (definite and indefinite), and gender and number agreement.

Ask your student to share something they learned in class. 

Thanks for visiting my blog. ¡Hasta luego!

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Un año nuevo

¡Bienvenido a la clase de español!


¡Hola! Yo soy Señora Alfaro.