Spanish Language Program
Welcome to our Nord Country School Spanish page!
Hello Parents,
Welcome to the second trimester of our Spanish program at Nord Country School. Take a peek at how you can support further learning at home, and please get in touch with me if you’d like to talk about your child’s experience with Spanish.
Maestra Kerr
bkerr@nordk8.org
Kindergarteners: We’ll be learning Spanish number words, so counting objects with your child can be good practice. Also, by this point in the year, your student might be singing a few Spanish songs at home, and you can encourage them to teach you the words and hand motions.
1st graders: We’ll be learning to describe ourselves using Spanish adjectives in their masculine and feminine forms. You can prompt your child with the phrase, “Yo soy______.” and let him or her try filling in different words to complete it. Also, by this point in the year, your student might be singing a few Spanish songs at home, and you can encourage them to teach you the words and hand motions.
2nd graders: Second graders will be learning twenty different verbs and practicing those verbs in their “yo” and “tú” forms. Hang onto the practice sheet that comes home when we start this unit and see how your student progresses until they can act out and say each action in both forms. If they say it in the “tú” form, that means it’s your turn to act it out!
3rd graders: These students are continuing to read using syllables. Let them find Spanish words on labels around the house and rewrite those words, separating the syllables. They can correctly pronounce even very long words now, and they might learn a few new words where the Spanish word looks similar to the English word, but sounds very different when pronounced with Spanish vowel sounds.
4th and 5th graders: For part of the trimester, students will be continuing to learn vocabulary, cultural practices, and verbs that help them to write about our “Celebraciones”. This season students will also have the opportunity to participate in a readers theater of the Dr. Seuss book, “Green Eggs and Ham” or “There’s a Wocket in My Pocket.” You could have your child read this book in English to help them further understand what they’re acting out.
Hello Parents,
Welcome to the second trimester of our Spanish program at Nord Country School. Take a peek at how you can support further learning at home, and please get in touch with me if you’d like to talk about your child’s experience with Spanish.
Maestra Kerr
bkerr@nordk8.org
Kindergarteners: We’ll be learning Spanish number words, so counting objects with your child can be good practice. Also, by this point in the year, your student might be singing a few Spanish songs at home, and you can encourage them to teach you the words and hand motions.
1st graders: We’ll be learning to describe ourselves using Spanish adjectives in their masculine and feminine forms. You can prompt your child with the phrase, “Yo soy______.” and let him or her try filling in different words to complete it. Also, by this point in the year, your student might be singing a few Spanish songs at home, and you can encourage them to teach you the words and hand motions.
2nd graders: Second graders will be learning twenty different verbs and practicing those verbs in their “yo” and “tú” forms. Hang onto the practice sheet that comes home when we start this unit and see how your student progresses until they can act out and say each action in both forms. If they say it in the “tú” form, that means it’s your turn to act it out!
3rd graders: These students are continuing to read using syllables. Let them find Spanish words on labels around the house and rewrite those words, separating the syllables. They can correctly pronounce even very long words now, and they might learn a few new words where the Spanish word looks similar to the English word, but sounds very different when pronounced with Spanish vowel sounds.
4th and 5th graders: For part of the trimester, students will be continuing to learn vocabulary, cultural practices, and verbs that help them to write about our “Celebraciones”. This season students will also have the opportunity to participate in a readers theater of the Dr. Seuss book, “Green Eggs and Ham” or “There’s a Wocket in My Pocket.” You could have your child read this book in English to help them further understand what they’re acting out.
