Hi, Parents, Buenos Dias,
Today we made beautiful books about ourselves, our likes and dislikes, and basic personal information!
The children really enjoyed the colorful pages and worked very hard to fill in their vital information. They all did their very best.
We would like to thank you for entrusting your precious children to us for this year. It has been challenging and fun for the children and they will benefit from practicing with the CD, their notebooks, and books with CD's to accompany them. It has been a delight getting to know their different personalities and learning styles.
They are so full of life! They have formed a bond as a group, it seems.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This coming Wednesday will be our last day of class together. We will be having a small PARTY with Fabrice's and Gabriel's classes where we will celebrate Summer birthdays and will give "diplomas" of completion to the children. There will be refreshements provided by Valerie. It will be held in Room 2, the classroom of Gabriel and Fabrice, and will begin at approximately 2 P.M. WE SINCERELY HOPE YOU WILL ATTEND! It will be a casual time to play games and perhaps we will be treated to a song or two by the children!
EFMB
- EFMB - Language School
- Non profit association providing after school language education for children
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Hola, Padres,
Today was an interesting day because we combined El Cinco de Mayo, Mexican "Independence Day" with El Dia de las Madres, Mother's Day. We cut out sombreros and colored them and made cards for our mamas.
It was a very busy day and we hardly spent any time outside because of the extreme heat and sun. It was touching to see how the children expressed their love for their madres. The fun songs on the CD about different themes in Spanish set to different familiar songs in English were a big hit! We continue to learn theme-appropriate phrases and words. We hope you check your students' cuadernos to see what they have been learning. But, remember, practice makes all the difference in learning. Repetition is key, and children like it!
Maestra Lucy
Today was an interesting day because we combined El Cinco de Mayo, Mexican "Independence Day" with El Dia de las Madres, Mother's Day. We cut out sombreros and colored them and made cards for our mamas.
It was a very busy day and we hardly spent any time outside because of the extreme heat and sun. It was touching to see how the children expressed their love for their madres. The fun songs on the CD about different themes in Spanish set to different familiar songs in English were a big hit! We continue to learn theme-appropriate phrases and words. We hope you check your students' cuadernos to see what they have been learning. But, remember, practice makes all the difference in learning. Repetition is key, and children like it!
Maestra Lucy
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Dear Parents,
Good news: we will back in our original classroom this coming Wednesday. See you there!
Last week in Room 11 we listened to a CD about different kinds of weather in Spanish and in English. We also worked on number sheets, used playing cards to reinforce the names of the numbers. Poker chips also were another medium that we used. Whenever your children do work they branch out from it in their own individual ways: some add art, some write the words out on the reverse side of the worksheet, some do both! We read some stories, too, in Spanish. Some of Rocio's kids worked on numbers, also and started to practice shapes in Spanish. We will continue numbers and shapes next week, and will learn some short songs about them. We have really enjoyed listening to the new Spring CD and hope that you have, too. Your car and your home are good places to listen to the songs. Due to the "hace mucho calor" weather conditions, we stayed inside out of the sun.
Maestra Lucy
Good news: we will back in our original classroom this coming Wednesday. See you there!
Last week in Room 11 we listened to a CD about different kinds of weather in Spanish and in English. We also worked on number sheets, used playing cards to reinforce the names of the numbers. Poker chips also were another medium that we used. Whenever your children do work they branch out from it in their own individual ways: some add art, some write the words out on the reverse side of the worksheet, some do both! We read some stories, too, in Spanish. Some of Rocio's kids worked on numbers, also and started to practice shapes in Spanish. We will continue numbers and shapes next week, and will learn some short songs about them. We have really enjoyed listening to the new Spring CD and hope that you have, too. Your car and your home are good places to listen to the songs. Due to the "hace mucho calor" weather conditions, we stayed inside out of the sun.
Maestra Lucy
MAY 7 and MAY 14
Dear Parents,
Please note that we will meet in classroom Nr 11 on
Classroom Nr 11 is by the "big kids" playground.
Cheers,
Valerie
Please note that we will meet in classroom Nr 11 on
MAY 7
and
MAY 14
Classroom Nr 11 is by the "big kids" playground.
Cheers,
Valerie
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
There were big changes today! It went very well.
The children divided into two groups, First Graders in one, Kindergardners in the other.
This change is meant to help the older children get ready to transition to the "los Chicos" group (2nd to 5th graders students) in the Fall !
The Kindergartners:
Lucy's chiquitos talked about Spring, used special vocabulary, and decorated paper eggs. It was our way of celebrating La Pascua, Easter and Spring! As always, your creative children turned an ordinary art project into something very special! They have their new Spring CD's and we are working our way through some of the songs. We continue to reinforce words they have learned before and will continue to do so. We have been reading stories, which we translate into Spanish. We celebrated Kenny's birthday with the birthday song in Spanish and he wore the birthday crown! Then, Mercedes was the birthday queen, since her birthday fell on Good Friday. The children have really enjoyed each other's company and seem to love getting together to speak Spanish.
They really have nice pronunciations: an advantage to learning a language when young!
Have a good week !
Lucy
The 1st graders:
The children divided into two groups, First Graders in one, Kindergardners in the other.
This change is meant to help the older children get ready to transition to the "los Chicos" group (2nd to 5th graders students) in the Fall !
The Kindergartners:
Lucy's chiquitos talked about Spring, used special vocabulary, and decorated paper eggs. It was our way of celebrating La Pascua, Easter and Spring! As always, your creative children turned an ordinary art project into something very special! They have their new Spring CD's and we are working our way through some of the songs. We continue to reinforce words they have learned before and will continue to do so. We have been reading stories, which we translate into Spanish. We celebrated Kenny's birthday with the birthday song in Spanish and he wore the birthday crown! Then, Mercedes was the birthday queen, since her birthday fell on Good Friday. The children have really enjoyed each other's company and seem to love getting together to speak Spanish.
They really have nice pronunciations: an advantage to learning a language when young!
Have a good week !
Lucy
The 1st graders:
Rocio's chiquitos group learn to say "Yo te quiero" we read the book "Como te quiero". We review animals names and practiced greetings and introduction: "Hola, como te llamas? Hola Yo me llamo ...." you are welcome to try practicing that with your kid. By now they have a good understanding of colors, we review them as well as bodies name parts and to finish we learn spring words: el huevo, el pollito, el conejo, la oveja. You can find all this new vocabulary at your kid binder.
See you next week !
Gracias
Rocio
Wednesday, April 16th, 2014
We had a wonderful Spring Break and hope that you did, too. Today, even though it was the Wednesday before Easter, we celebrated Earth Day, El Dia de la Tierra! The children made beautiful water color paper towel earths on black background. Some children even put stars in the universe. We gave them lists of words that have significance with Earth Day, such as reciclar, guardar, tierra, etc. When you look in their cuadernos, as we hope you do every week, you will see the appropriate Spanish vocabulary, along with the English translations.
We played a while outside in the fine Spring Day. We sing songs that we have learned, and practice the words, also. Some parents wonder what their children are learning. We encourage you to review at home and listen to the CD's we have given your children. Remember that children can be shy, even when they know something or are around people they know, especially when they are asked to perform in front of a group. Hang in there, with them, since they are proud of what they can do, but need to have learning reinforced at home or in the car!
We played a while outside in the fine Spring Day. We sing songs that we have learned, and practice the words, also. Some parents wonder what their children are learning. We encourage you to review at home and listen to the CD's we have given your children. Remember that children can be shy, even when they know something or are around people they know, especially when they are asked to perform in front of a group. Hang in there, with them, since they are proud of what they can do, but need to have learning reinforced at home or in the car!
miércoles 26 de marzo
As usual, we began our class with reviews of songs and words.
The occasional rain showers and a rainbow sighting by the teacher inspired us to practice the names of the colors of the rainbow and the order in which they appear on the color spectrum; as always the children loved to color their worksheets and write the names in Spanish:
"rojo - anaranjado - amarillo - verde - celeste - azul - morado"
We then read stories about rainbows (arco-iris), about the weather and rain.
The children were so involved with their tasks and they stayed focus and enjoyed the day.
Maestras Lucy y Rocio.
The occasional rain showers and a rainbow sighting by the teacher inspired us to practice the names of the colors of the rainbow and the order in which they appear on the color spectrum; as always the children loved to color their worksheets and write the names in Spanish:
"rojo - anaranjado - amarillo - verde - celeste - azul - morado"
We then read stories about rainbows (arco-iris), about the weather and rain.
The children were so involved with their tasks and they stayed focus and enjoyed the day.
Maestras Lucy y Rocio.
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