Bienvenidos a la clase de la Senora Ramos en Septiembre 2015
Welcome to our fun and exciting Spanish classes at St. James. I will be teaching third to sixth grade. Como estan? All students will be taught and encouraged to greet each other in Spanish by using the expressions of greetings and courtesy words. Short conversations in Spanish using the 7 key questions (what, when, where, how, why, who and how much) will be done weekly in class. Que, como, por que, quien, cuando, cuanto, donde)...
My main goal is to teach the language, the culture from Spanish-speaking countries, and mainly for the children to enjoy learning Spanish. It's very interesting to teach the culture and to embrace our common similarities. The children will be encouraged to practice Spanish at home and in their community. We will have many projects throughout the school year on celebrations from Spanish-speaking countries:
Hispanic Heritage Month - Sept. 15 - Oct. 15th.
Day of the Dead
Country Reports (Each child in 6th grade will be assigned a country for the year).
La Navidad (Christmas)
Three Kings Day (January)
Cinco de Mayo
THIRD GRADE
Third graders will be practicing greeting dialogues and expressions of courtesy with classmates. Soon they will have fun learning the alphabets, and will be able to spell their names in Spanish. They will get worksheets with vocabulary words from their lessons. Make sure they keep them in their folders or binders.
FOURTH GRADE
Fourth graders will have a book this year, "HOLA". The first few classes they will be reviewing greetings and expressions of courtesy. They will also practice different dialogues in class.
In Unit I: The students will review classroom objects, more greetings and expressions of courtesy, numbers, alphabets, and simple songs.
Homework will be assigned weekly. They will get an outline with their homework assignments.
FIFTH GRADE
Fifth graders will have Spanish on Monday and Wednesday. They will have homework on both days. In Fifth Grade they will be reviewing many of the vocabulary words introduced in fourth grade. They will get an outline monthly with their homework assignments.
Fifth grade book: QUE TAL. We will also continue to practice greetings and expressions of courtesy. Their homework will be written in their Spanish outline.
This year fifth graders will be assigned a Spanish-speaking country.
They will write a report on the Patron Saint of the Country. One page report. Bring a picture of the saint. Due: Mon. Sept. 28Unit I: The body parts ..it is a fun unit. After learning the vocabulary, the students are encouraged to make a poster of the body parts . Funny posters are fine.
SIXTH GRADE
Sixth graders will have classes on Monday and Wednesday. They will have homework on both days. They will get an outline monthly with their homework assignments.
Sixth grade book: ADELANTE. Adelante means going forward. Basically, they will be learning useful vocabulary for traveling and many other day to day expressions. Is a great book.
Sixth graders will be assigned a Spanish-speaking country for the year. They will be working on projects relating to their assigned country throughout the school year.
The first project is a poster report on their assigned country. This report will be part of Hispanic Heritage Celebration.
The students will continue to practice expressions of courtesy and greetings. More dialogues will be encouraged in sixth grade.
Unit I will cover Sports and Hobbies I Spanish-Speaking countries....
Again, welcome to our 2014-15 school year. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.