THIRD GRADE: CLOCK QUIZ: EXAMPLES FOR STUDYING (3/30)

ES LA UNA. (1:00)
ES LA UNA Y MEDIA. (1:30)
SON LAS DOS. (2:00)
SON LAS DOS Y MEDIA. (2:30)
SON LAS TRES. (3:00)
SON LAS TRES Y MEDIA. (3:30)
SON LAS CUATRO. (4:00)
SON LAS CUATRO Y MEDIA. (4:30)
SON LAS SEIS. (6:00)
SON LAS SEIS Y MEDIA. (6:30)
SON LAS SIETE. (7:00)
SON LAS SIETE Y MEDIA. (7:30)
SON LAS OCHO. (8:00)
SON LAS OCHO Y MEDIA. (8:30)
SON LAS NUEVE. (9:00)
SON LAS NUEVE Y MEDIA. (9:30)
SON LAS DIEZ. (10:00)
SON LAS DIEZ Y MEDIA. (10:30)
SON LAS ONCE. (11:00)
SON LAS ONCE Y MEDIA. (11:30)
SON LAS DOCE. (12:00)
SON LAS DOCE Y MEDIA. (12:30)

ADVANCED (NOT REQUIRED):
ES LA UNA Y CUARTO. (1:15)
SON LAS DOS Y CUARTO. (2:15)

THIRD GRADE QUIZ WEEK OF MARCH 29

The third graders have been having a lot of fun playing Clock Baseball! They've learned to tell time on the hour and the half hour and have written the following in their notebooks:

Es la una. (1:00) It's one o'clock.
Son las dos. (2:00) It's two o'clock.
Son las tres y media. (3:30)It's three thirty.

I plan on quizzing them on the clock the second time I meet with them next week (wk. of March 29).

Buena suerte! Good luck!

Sra. Starr

SPEAKING QUIZ & NEW STUDENTS:3/25

Students who are new to Spanish this year will be assessed on questions 1 - 5 only.

¡Buena suerte!

Sra. Starr

SPANISH QUESTIONS TO PRACTICE ANSWERING AT HOME FOR NEXT WEEKS' SPEAKING QUIZ

1. ¿Cómo te llamas? (¿Coe-moe teh yamas? What’s your name?)

Me llamo_______. (Meh yamoh ________________. My name is ____________.)

2, ¿Cuántos años tienes? (¿Coo-ahn-tohs ah-nee-oss tee-eh-ness? How old are you?)

Tengo ______ años. (Ten-goh ______________ ah-nee-oss. I’m ___________ years old.)

Ages(numbers): see-eh-teh (siete/seven), oh-choh (ocho/eight), noo-eh-veh (nueve/nine), dee-ess (diez/ten), ohn-seh (once/eleven)

3. ¿Cuál es tu color favorito?(¿Coo-all ehss too coe-lor fav-oh-ree-toh? What’s your favorite color?)

Mi color favorito es _______. (Mee coe-lor fav-oh-ree-toh ess ________________.

My favorite color is ___________________.)

Colors: roh-ho (rojo/red), ah-sool (azul/blue), ah-mah-ree-yoh (amarillo/yellow), vehr-deh (verde/green), rroh-sah (rosa/pink), moh-rah-doh (morado/purple), blahn-coh (blanco/white), neh-groh (negro/black)

4.¿Qué haces en la clase de español? (¿Keh ahss-ess ehn lah clah-sseh deh ess-spah-nee-ohll? What do you do in Spanish class?)

Ex: Hablo en la clase de español. (Ah-bloh ehn lah clah-sseh deh ess-spah-nee-ohll. I talk in Spanish class.)

The verb "Hablo/I talk" can be substituted by any of the verbs below. Students can insert the word "No" in front of the verb to also say what they DON'T do in Spanish class.

Activity verbs to insert in the blank:

Hablo/Ah-bloh: I speak

Escribo/Ess-cree-boh: I write

Leo/Leh-oh: I read

Estudio/Ess-too-dee-oh: I study

Camino/Kah-mee-noh: I walk

Bailo/Bah-ee-loh: I dance

Como/Coh-moh: I eat

Juego/Hoo-eh-goh: I play

Salto/Sall-toh: I jump

Corro/Korr-rroh: I run

5.¿En qué edificio vives? (¿EHN KEH EH-DEE-FEE-SEE-OH VEE-VEHS?)
In which building do you live? ANSWER: VIVO EN EL APARTAMENTO. (Vea-voh ehn ehl ah-par-ta-mehn-toh/I LIVE IN THE APARTMENT.)/VIVO EN EL RASCACIELOS.(I LIVE IN THE SKY SCRAPER.)/VIVO EN LA CASA.
(I LIVE IN THE HOUSE.)

6. ¿Adónde vas? (¿AH-DOEN-DEH VAHS?)
Where are you going?
ANSWER: VOY A LA CLASE DE MúSICA.(Voh-ee ah lah class-eh deh moo-see-kah. I'M GOING TO MUSIC CLASS.)/VOY A LA CLASE DE EDUCACIóN FíSICA. (I'M GOING TO P.E.) /VOY A LA CLASE DE ARTE. (I'M GOING TO ART CLASS.)/VOY A LA CLASE DE MúSICA.(I'M GOING TO MUSIC CLASS.)/VOY A LA HORA DE RECREO.(I'M GOING TO RECESS.)


¡BUENA SUERTE! : )

SEñORA STARR

FOURTH GRADE: QUESTIONS FOR NEXT WEEK'S SPEAKING QUIZ

Please click on "Older Posts" to see the questions that were posted on December 17th. and on March 8th.

Gracias,

Señora

ONLINE COMMUNITY INFORMATION FROM LD PRINCIPAL

Dear Parents,

The Lower School administration uses Online Community to communicate with our families. Dr. Bianco and Mrs. Weinman's letters and Lower Division reminders are posted on a Lower Division blog. This is the school administration's main form of communication, so EVERYONE should subscribe. In order to have access, you will need to subscribe to the Lower Division blog.

Directions:
First log into the Online Community. After logging into the Online Community, go to Community > Groups > Lower Division Group from the green menu bar. First, click on the icon "Join Group." Next, scroll down the page and click on the Subscribe button. This will send you e-mail alerts whenever I write a new blog post.

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FOURTH GR HOMEWORK CLARIFICATION & DEADLINES:WEEKS OF 3/22 & 3/29

TECHNOLOGY ASSIGNMENT (IN-CLASS, DUE IN APRIL):
The on-line technology assignment is a task the students are doing on their own during class. It's due in April and the deadline for this could be extended due to student absences.

ADJECTIVES SENTENCES DESCRIBING THREE FAMILY MEMBERS (HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK):
This is a sheet I handed out on 3/12 before the Spring Break. This assignment is due on the following dates:

LEE & LEMON: MARCH 26
HUGHES: MARCH 24
TUCKER: MARCH 25

I've asked my students to describe three family members of their choice by writing three differenct sentences for each. The take-home sheet has a list of subjects on it
for the students to use. This is written first. Then they should use the verb "es" which means "is," and finally they should finish their sentence with one of the adjectives they've learned. They can also access a list of adjectives to use on this blog. Please go to the link at the bottom of the page and click on "Older Links."

Here's a sample sentence:

Mi madre (subject) es (verb) alta (adjective).
Mi mother (subject) is (verb) tall (adjective).

IF EVERYONE HANDS IN THEIR HOMEWORK BY THE DEADLINE, WE'LL HAVE A FIESTA IN CLASS!!

SPEAKING QUIZ: WEEK OF MARCH 23
During the course of this week I'll be individually assessing each student on his/her
ability to answer certain basic questions in Spanish. Please click on "Older Links"
to find the list of questions. ¡Gracias y buena suerte!

Señora Starr :-)

4TH. GR. HOMEWORK: DUE WK. OF 3/22

¡Hola, estudiantes! (Hi, students!)
This is to remind you that you can use the list of adjectives on this blog to complete your adjectives homework assignment. The homework is due during the week of March 22nd.(Sr. Hughes' Class:3/24, Srta. Tucker's Class: 3/25, Srta. Lemon's Class March 26th.) (This is the week you return from Spring Break.)

REMEMBER - IF ALL YOUR CLASSMATES AND YOU HAND IN YOUR HOMEWORK ON TIME, THERE WILL BE A FIESTA ON THAT DAY!!!

¡HASTA LUEGO!

SEñORA STARR

3rd. Grade Don Quijote Adjectives Lists

Here are some of the adjectives the third graders came up with to describe the main characters from the book "Don Quijote de la Mancha." ¡Fantástico! ¡Olé!

DON QUIJOTE:
TALL-ALTO
SKINNY-FLACO
DREAMER-SOñADOR
EDUCATED-EDUCADO/CULTO
DIFFERENT-DIFERENTE

SANCHO PANZA:
SHORT-BAJO
CHUBBY-GORDITO
FUNNY-CóMICO
KIND-AMABLE
AFFECTIONATE-CARIñOSO

LADY DULCINEA: (Some of these adjectives end in an "a" because Dulcinea is a woman.)
SWEET-DULCE
BEAUTIFUL-HERMOSA
POWERFUL-PODEROSA
ELEGANT-ELEGANTE
SMART-LISTA
PRETTY-BONITA

4TH. GRADE ADJECTIVES TO USE FOR HW:

Here's a list of many of the adjectives the fourth graders have found to describe the characters of Don Quijote and Sancho Panza. THIS LIST CAN BE USED FOR THE UPCOMING ADJECTIVES ASSIGNMENT.

THOSE WORDS MARKED WITH THE WORDS "MASCULINE" AND "FEMININE" CHANGE THEIR ENDINGS TO AGREE WITH A MALE OR FEMALE SUBJECT.
EXAMPLE: EL HOMBRE IMAGINATIVO (THE IMAGINATIVE MAN) LA MUJER IMAGINATIVA (THE IMAGINATIVE WOMAN)

GREAT JOB FOURTH GRADE!!

FOURTH GRADE ADJECTIVES LIST:
IMAGINATIVE-IMAGINATIVO
EDUCATED-EDUCADO/CULTO (MASCULINE AND FEMININE)
IDEALIST-IDEALISTA
DIFFERENT-DIFERENTE
ODD-RARO (M & F)
SPANISH-ESPAÑOL/ESPAñOLA
ADVENTUROUS-AVENTUROSO (M & F)
CARING/LOVING-CARIÑOSO (M & F)
REALIST-REALíSTICO (M & F)/REALISTA
SMART-LISTO(M & F)
FUNNY-CóMICO (M & F)
BEARDED-BARBUDO
RESPONSIBLE-RESPONSABLE
OLD-VIEJO (M & F)
YOUNG-JOVEN
HAPPY-ALEGRE
POOR-POBRE
FRIENDLY-AMISTOSO (M & F)
DREAMY-SOÑOSO (M&f)
ENERGETIC-ENÉRGICO (M&F)
IMPATIENT/EAGER-IMPACIENTE
OBEDIENT-OBEDIENTE
MATURE-MADURO (M&F)
IMATURE-IMADURO(M&F)
GENEROUS-GENEROSO (M&F)
INTELIGENT-INTELIGENTE
TALL-ALTO(M&F)
SHORT=BAJO (M&F)
SKINNY-FLACO (M&F)/DELGADO (M&F)
SERIOUS-SERIO (M&F)
CAREFUL-CUIDADOSO (M&F)
QUIET=SILENCIOSO (M&F)
STRANGE-EXTRAñO (M&F)
LARGE-GRANDE
PEQUEñO-SMALL
BRAVE-VALIENTE
KIND-AMABLE
NORMAL-NORMAL
CALM-TRANQUILO (M&F)/CALMO (M&F)
HAPPY-FELIZ
OBEDIENT-ODEDIENTE
DISOBEDIENT-DESOBEDIENTE
CURIOUS-CURIOSO (M&F)
WISE-SABIO (M&F)
STRONG-FUERTE
KIND HEARTED-BONDADOSO (M&F)
TALKATIVE-HABLADOR/HABLADORA
SILENT-SILENCIOSO (M&F)

DROP-IN TUTORING: MONDAYS AFTER SCHOOL

On Mondays from 2:45 to 3:30, I'm available to my students for any additional help they may need. This can be for Spanish homework assignments or for help with speaking.

If for any reason I'm unavailable on that day (illness,etc.), I'll post that information on the blog.

¡Bienvenidos! Welcome!

Sra. Starr

THIRD & FOURTH GRADES UPDATE: 3/8/2010

THIRD GRADE: STORY/BILINGUAL DICTIONARIES/SPANISH ADJECTIVES
After Reading Week, the third graders listened to an exciting Spanish story, very similar to the English book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie." The name of the book
was "¡Por favor no tires tus dulces!" or "Please don't through your candies!" Thereafter the class compared and contrasted three of the characters from Don Quijote: Don Quijote, Sancho Panza and Lady Dulcinea. Working in pairs, the students found English adjectives to describe these characters, which they later learned to look up in Spanish using bilingual dictionaries. The students are currently writing and illustrating their own Spanish books titled "Mi dia" or "My Day." In the book they have the opportunity to use much of the vocabulary they've learned so far this year.

FOURTH GRADE: IDEALISM/ADVANCED ADJECTIVES/SHIELDS/TECHNOLOGY/SPEAKING QUIZ
After discussing the idealistic qualities of Spain's Don Quijote as compared to historical figures such as Ben Franklin, Govenor Winthrop and Martin Luther King, the students worked in pairs to create Venn Diagrams comparing the two main characters of the book. Thereafter, the students came up with some English adjectives to describe each character (How are they different? How are they the same?). The fourth graders then collaborated on looking up the words to find their Spanish equivalents. To conclude this activity, the students watched a DVD about knighthood and learned how to make a Coat of Arms on the internet. The fourth graders are currently making their own shields, in which they will write four Spanish adjectives to describe their personal values. ¡Magnífico trabajo cuarto grado!

FOURTH GRADE ONLINE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT:
The students are enjoying learning how to use the Spanish blog to answer questions in Spanish about their families.

FOURTH GRADE SPEAKING QUIZ: Please review the Spanish questions previously posted on this site with your child. (Go to "Older Posts")I plan to test each child individually during the week of March 29. Additional questions that will be asked are:

¿En qué edificio vives? (¿EHN KEH EH-DEE-FEE-SEE-OH VEE-VEHS?)
In which building do you live? ANSWER: VIVO EN EL APARTAMENTO. (I LIVE IN THE APARTMENT.)/VIVO EN EL RASCACIELOS.(I LIVE IN THE SKY SCRAPER.)/VIVO EN LA CASA.
(I LIVE IN THE HOUSE.)

¿Adónde vas? (¿AH-DOEN-DEH VAHS?)
Where are you going?
ANSWER: VOY A LA CLASE DE MúSICA.(I'M GOING TO MUSIC CLASS.)/VOY A LA CLASE DE EDUCACIóN FíSICA. (I'M GOING TO P.E.) /VOY A LA CLASE DE ARTE. (I'M GOING TO ART CLASS.)/VOY A LA CLASE DE MúSICA.(I'M GOING TO MUSIC CLASS.)/VOY A LA HORA DE RECREO.(I'M GOING TO RECESS.)

¡BUENA SUERTE! (GOOD LUCK!)

SRA. STARR