Queridas familias/ Dear Families,
Just a short note to apologize for being so behind in my posting, including promised photos of our earlier work on esqueletos y planetas. Please check back next week (early February) and find out more about what we're doing and where we're headed. Also check out those photos of our planetas and esqueletos -- the drawings are priceless and worth the wait!
I also want to send a special thanks to the Whittier PTO for its incredible generosity in the form of a teacher grant to purchase Spanish books and other learning materials for our students. I am deeply appreciative of all your support of the program. Gifts such as these speak volumes and really help expand our language learning.
Family conferences are just around the corner. As always, the Spanish room (317) is open. Please stop by for a visit, to check out what we're up to, practice YOUR Spanish, or borrow a book.
A Taste of our Learning: We've been up to lots of exciting things since the dawn of the New Year: studying winter -- the season, clothing, animals, and more; getting ready for One Hundred Day (Día Cien); reinforcing our knowledge of days of the week and months (it's much easier to do them sequentially if you start at the beginning!; and in multiage 4/5 map skill work and embarking on our social studies unit about Spanish speaking countries. Lots more to come!
Finally, today's Wednesday Journal highlighted the Elementary World Language (FLES) program. I have included a link to the on-line version of that article in the section "Fun Links."
Thank you again for all you do to enrich your child's language learning experience through "field trips" to Pilsen and other Chicago area locations and to Spanish speaking countries. The stories, the postcards, and the enthusiasm show how much your efforts enhance their learning beyond what we do in the classroom.
mil gracias y hasta pronto,
Señora Deaton
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