Spanish

Lower Elementary

In Lower Elementary, we started Spanish class with “La Familia” as we returned from the winter break This theme allowed students to expand on their Spanish vocabulary and “La comida” (food), as a natural connection to family and winter celebrations, which are naturally connected to “La Familia " At this level, the students have a routine of reciting the calendar date, weather and counting by tens. The shapes, colors, sizes and seasons are reviewed and “La Casa” (the house) is studied, creating diagrams room by room We also studied “parts of the body” (partes del cuerpo) vocabulary, which is learned through kinesthetic activities and diagram work At this level of Spanish at MCS, the children are expanding on reading and writing as well as creating sentences for conversation in Spanish

Upper Elementary

The Upper Elementary students have been working on more complex phrasing and short conversation skills this term We have covered themes including weather, seasons, family, parts of the body, rooms in a house, verbs, and prepositions We have recently focused on “la comida” (food) and creating unique menus to share in Spanish. At this level, the students engage in more international-cultural studies and literature and we have spent class time learning about migrants and refugees through beautiful published stories and shared Latino artwork as well As some of the Upper Elementary students move on to middle school, they will have a nice foundation to continue with Spanish