First Two Weeks

¡Hola!

These first two weeks of school we have been learning classroom procedures. That may seem like a long time, but we do this for a couple of reasons: First, the students are getting used to changing classes, and it's important to learn how each one works. Second, Spanish class will be VERY interactive, where the students will be working in partners and groups to complete activities and projects. It can get a little chaotic! When the students know what the expectations are and how things get done in class, there is a lot more freedom to do the fun things we want to.

This week we got our notebooks organized and made sure we had all our supplies: a college-ruled spiral notebook, 3 glue sticks, scissors, pencils, a pencil sharpener with a lid, markers or colored pencils, and a pencil case. The notebooks will stay in the classroom, so the only thing the students have to remember is their pencil bag with the rest of their supplies.

We also created "All About Me" envelopes that will go on the wall and we can write positive messages to each other. Thursday we worked on our Class Constitutions--a document where we all agree how we will behave and what we will do to be successful in Spanish class.

Next week we will start learning Spanish full time. This means the Profe will be speaking in Spanish the whole class! The kids need to remember not to stress out--the more anxious you are, the less you will understand. Just relax, and remember the secret--listen for words that sound like words you know in English. Yay cognates!

Hasta pronto,

Sra. Unsworth