Mackintosh Littleton Spanish Newsletter

Feliz Año Nuevo! All classes in Mackintosh are

excited to continue the Spanish learning this New

Year. In all classes we try to learn not only the

intricacies of the language but cultural background

and understanding. December was really busy with all

the learning of the different traditions and celebrations

form the Hispanic World, la Navidad ( Christmas), las

posadas, el pesebre (nativity scene), and las

luminarias where part of the traditions we explored.

MIDDLE YEARS

The different groups are exploring a wide range of topics

like: celebrations, families, family members, vacations

and leisure activities, and even restaurant etiquette. The

themes help us learn about the use of Spanish concepts

that include: direct object pronouns, the preterit, how to

express possession, and conjugations of different verbs.

Students are able to integrate all the learning into the

Health and Social Education Area of Interaction,

thinking about how to balance leisure and work.

January-February 2012

NOTICIAS ¿Qué está pasando en la Clase de Español?

Feliz Año Nuevo!

It’s amazing how these brilliant minds learn like sponges!

With the Symtalk method they can manipulate the symbol

cards and practice their pronunciation as they create more

complex sentences.

With the Pre-K Unit of Inquiry we got to practice our colors,

learn body parts, and also name the different family

members with “los Pingüinos.” We also learned interesting

facts about the penguins that live in the Antarctic closer to

the Spanish speaking countries.

Kindergarteners, are learning about different “cuentos”

(tales) that are part of the culture and tradition in Central and

South America. We have been exploring stories from Juan

Bobo ( John the Silly Boy) and learning values and lessons

from his misadventures and we explored the Legend of The

First Tortilla and we even got to taste how good they are!

Coloring Penguins! Amarillo- Negro-

Anaranjado- Blanco…

ELEMENTARY GROUPS

Pre-K and Kindergarten

Reading in Spanish!

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FIRST AND SECOND GRADE

First and Second grade started using a wonderful

technique with the Cognates. The Unit of Inquiry offered

a great opportunity to read a book completely in

Spanish: Máquinas Simples (Simple Machines) and the

students used their English language to “decode”

Spanish words like “Rampa”, “Plano Inclinado,” etc.

It was a fun experience to see how their wonderful minds

discovered similarities between the languages!

The students have been learning many conjugations and

vocabulary. They also how to make questions and

express their needs. The Unit of Inquiry presented

interesting myths and legends form the Pre-columbian

cultures: “How the Rainbow was born” – Zapotec

Myth, The lost City of El Dorado” – Chibcha Legend,

“The Fall of Quetzalcoatl” –Aztec Legend, and many

more. After studying the legend students were Risk

Takers and presented skits to their classmates to share

what they learned.

FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES

We continue advancing in Chapters with Realidades.

We explored the different activities that we enjoy doing

and how to express our likes and dislikes and also we are

able to name the different objects around the classroom.

For the Physics unit, we observed “La Energía Cinética”

and “La Energía Potencial” and we measured results of

a simple experiment in Spanish.

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