We had a wonderful first day!
The children browsed through colorful library books in Spanish and enjoyed our hands-on display of small Hispanic culture objects. We learned the "Hola" song and the "Buenos Dias Song", which we sang and listened to several times. We counted the number of children in our group, and we are 12 when every child is present. The children played "Pato, Pato, Ganzo" outside and "Luz Roja, Luz Verde" during a short fresh-air break. Later, the children colored their first page of their song book, kindly provided by last year's teacher, Cindy. We sang the "Adios song" before leaving. I handed out a sheet that reminds parents that daily practice of listening and speaking is a great way to learn a language. It lists listening to the CD (we don't have copies yet), speaking the Spanish you learned on a certain day, and any other reinforcing activites that can be done with parents.
What a great group of engaged children! My assistant Rocio and I truly enjoyed ourselves. The children were enthusiastic, too.
Next Wednesday we will talk about colors, review our phrases from last time, learn the "Me llamo" phrases and sing songs related to our topics. It should be lots of fun. We will honor Fall briefly; it is such a beautiful time of year in our area. If you have a small photo of your child, we can use one when we talk more about each child’s family.
Gracias y hasta la proxima semana.
Senora Lucy
