FOR THE 1ST QUARTER
PRESCHOOL AND PREKINDER STUDENTS
I truly wish to welcome you to St. Theresa Catholic School! Our PreSchool and PreKinder students are embarking on a fun adventure. During the first quarter of the year we are singing Spanish songs, learning to count, playing with colors and using lots of descriptive words.
KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
I'm sending out an "Hola" to our returning Spanish students and a "Welcome" to our newest members of the St. Theresa Catholic School Family! Our Kindergarten students are enjoying the delights of playing in a new language. We are counting objects, describing them in greater detail than last year. We are playing with puppets who happen to be bi-lingual! We will be doing some singing and dancing as well.
FIRST GRADE STUDENTS
"Holitas" to my returning Spanish students and "Welcome to the newest members of the St. Theresa Catholic School family! Our First Grade students will be working with a new learning system called Viva el Espanol. They will be working their way through the first level (Level A) during the year. During the First Quarter, we will begin by reviewing the numbers 1 to 30, all of the basic 12 colors, members of the family, and common expressions and commands which will be used in the classroom.
SECOND GRADE STUDENTS
"Bienvenidos" to both our returning students and those who are just joining our St. Theresa Catholic School Family! Our Second Grade students will be working in the "Viva el Espanol" Learning System, Part B. During the First Quarter, we will be covering vocabulary for items, people and expressions used in the school classroom. We will then move on to learn about the verb "tener" and vocabulary regarding clothing.
THIRD GRADE STUDENTS
Are you "listos" (ready)? The Third Grade students are working in their first real Spanish textbook, "Converso Mucho". They will work their way through the first half of the book in third grade and the second half of the book in fourth grade.They will begin with common expressions used in conversations, Then we will move on to talking about things and people in the classrooms. We then will move on to numbers, asking for and telling telephone numbers, as well as how to do math problems in Spanish. We will learn the rules regarding masculine and feminine nouns and articles in Spanish.
FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS
Fourth Grade students are not only "Listos" (ready), but they are "En fuego" (on fire). We, too, will be working in the Spanish textbook entitled, "Converso Mucho". We will spemnd the first few weeks in a very speedy review of the materials that we covered from this book in third grade. Then we will move on into all new material. We will cover all of the materials in the third grade students information box above, as well as the use of the verb "Ser" and the expressions using "hay". We will learn about pluralization of nouns and adjectives.
FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS
During the first quarter our 5th Grade students will be working in their new textbook called, "Spanish is Fun". The first chapter deals with basic nouns and adjectives. It teaches that some of the words are identical in both Spanish and English. It also shows that some of the Spanish words are quite similar to the English words. We also learn about the sentence structure of Spanish. In Chapter Two the students will actually be reading an entire short story in Spanish about the Garcia family. They will be answering comprehension questions about that story. They will learn the rules about how to make both articles and nouns in their plural forms. We then will move on to a chapter which will teach us about words and phrases to be used in a Spanish classroom.
SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS
Our Sixth Grade students are going to be doing a fast review of the chapters that were studied in the Spanish is Fun book from last year. By the end of the first quarter we are hoping to have completed the review of the first four or five chapters. There are many grammatical points which will be perfected during the written and oral exercises in these chapters. I strongly advise the review of thevocabulary covered in these chapters. This review will make the exams covering these chapters an easy exercise. We will also be doing some expansions on those chapters with some additional worksheets.
SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS
The Seventh Grade students are beginning to work in their new textbook entitled, En Espanol. We will be working with very large amounts of vocabulary on a weekly basis. Students will be encouraged to make a set of flashcards for each of the word lists which can be found at the end of the chapters. We will be working with some of the most frequently used verbs in Spanish, such as TENER, SER, ESTAR and others. Tests will be given at least once per chapter to see if the basic points of the chapter have been mastered. By the end of the first quarter we hope to have covered at least the first 5 or 6 chapter divisions.
EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS
Eighth Grade students are not enrolled in Spanish classes during the first and second quarters. However, these students are encouraged to play Quia games from my page on the STCS website. Not only will that to keep their vocabulary and grammar points fresh in their minds during the off season, but also will allow them to accumulate bonus points prior to the start of the classes during the second semester.
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