martes, el veintinueve de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We went over the exercises assigned yesterday, and began a practice worksheet, This is not homework and will be finished in class tomorrow.

IMPORTANT:

• Unit 1.3 test is on Monday, December 5th. 

4th grade Spanish:

• Students had a practice quiz on numbers 1-31

Some still do not know all these numbers and need to practice them more. The real test will be next Tuesday, December 6th.

Click on the link below to see the number vocabulary

http://www.berkleyschools.org/index.aspx?folder=11871

lunes, el veintiocho de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We began to review for the Unit 1.3 test on Monday.
• First we went over the exercises assigned last week. Then we did the review exercises #1,2,3,4 & 5 on pgs 90-91. These are due tomorrow.
• I passed out a study guide for the 1.3 test.

IMPORTANT:

• Unit 1.3 test is on Monday, December 5th

3rd grade Spanish:

• Students had a practice quiz on numbers 1-31

Some still do not know all these numbers and need to practice them more. The real test will be next Monday, December 5th.

Click on the link below to see the number vocabulary

http://www.berkleyschools.org/index.aspx?folder=11871

martes. el veintidos de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We went over yesterday's exercises and corrected them in class.
• We began a new lesson on jusing "hay", and on how to give the date, and how to give your age and birthday. We did exercises #16, 17, and 18 pgs 84-85.

Grammar Notes:

1) Hay
In Spanish, "hay" means "there is" or "there are":

Hay diez chicos en la clase. = There are ten boys in the class.
No hay chicos en la clase. = There are no boys in the class.
Hay un perro en la clase. = There is a dog in the class.

2) Giving the date
Remember that to give the date in Spanish, you need to change the order of the words around. We do not say October 22nd in Spanish. Instead we say the 22 of October. Don't forget that days of the week and months are NOT capitalized in Spanish, and that we do not add any letters to the numbers (no using 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc).

Example:

¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy? = What is today's date?

Note:

If it is the first of the month, you need to write:

Hoy es el primero de noviembre (It is November first).

3) Giving your birthday

To say that it is your birthday:

¿Cuál es la fecha de tu cumpeaños? = When is your birthday?

Mi cumpleaños es el trece de marzo. = My birthday is March 13th.

To say that it is someone else's birthday:

El cumpleaños de Francisco es el dos de mayo. = Francisco's birthday is May 2nd.

IMPORTANT:

• The 1,3 chapter test will be on Monday, Dec 5th. the study guide is on my Berkley website, and was posted on the blog yesterday. It will be handed out in class next week. Click below to see the study guide.

http://www.berkleyschools.org/index.aspx?folder=12215

4th grade Spanish:

• Students finished the number worksheet, and practiced their numbers from 1-31. They will have a practice quiz on this next Tuesday.

Hoy es martes, el veintidos de noviembre. = Today is Tuesday, October 22nd.

1.3 study guide

Unidad 1, Etapa 3 Study Guide

You must know all past vocabulary from pgs 21, 47, 69, and 93.

Grammar: You must know:

1)      How to describe family relationships, using a family tree.

Pablo es el padre de Manuel. = Pablo is the father of Manuel.

You must know all the family words from the vocabulary sheet.

Father = el padre

Mother = la madre

Sister/brother = el hermano/la hermana

Son/daughter = el hijo/la hija

grandfather/grandmother = el abuelo/la abuela

Aunt/uncle = el tío/la tía

Cousin = el primo/la prima

2)      How to use possessive adjectives:

You must know all the possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, their, our) from the vocabulary sheet.

My = mi/mis

Your = tu/tus

His/her/your/their = su/sus

Our = nuestro/nuestra/nuestros/nuestras

Your = vuestro/vuestra/vuestros/vuestras

Examples:

Es nuestra madre. = It is our mother.

Shawn es mi hijo. = Shawn is my son.

Nuría es nuestra abuela. = Nuría is our grandmother.The shirt is Juan’s. It is his shirt. = La camisa es de Juan. Es su camisa.

3)      How to conjugate the verb tener = to have

Yo  tengo                                                     Nosotros tenemos

Tú tienes                                                      Vosotros tenéis

Él/ella/usted tiene                                        Ellos/ellas/ustedes tienen

Examples:

Ella tiene una hermana. = She has a sister.

Nosotros tenemos un perro. = We have a dog.

4)      How to say someone’s age and when it is someone’s birthday.

Examples:

Ana tiene 10 años. = Ana is 10 years old.

Ellos tienen 12 años. = They are 12 years old.

El cumpleaños de Ana es el dos de mayo. = Ana’s birthday is May 2^nd.

5)      How to give today’s date.

Hoy es miércoles, el nueve de febrero. = today is Wednesday, February 9^th.

lunes, el veintiuno de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We went over last week's book exercises.
• We went over using possessive adjectives in Spanish. Students did exercises 13, 14, and 15 on pgs 82-83. Due tomorrow.

Grammar Notes:

You use possessive adjectives in Spanish to talk about things that are yours. The possessive adjective must agree in gender (masculine/femenine) and number (singular/plural) with the thing that is owned.

Possessive adjectives:

mi/mis = my                           nuestro/nuestra/nuestros/nuestras = our
tu/tus = your (tú)                         vuestro/vuestra/vuestros/vuestras = your
su/sus = his/her                      su/sus = their/ your
               your (usted)


You need to make the possessive adjective agree with the thing/person it describes. It also has to reflect on who it belongs to:

Example:
Es nuestra madre. = She is our mother.
Son nuestros perros. = They are our dogs.

3rd grade Spanish:

• Students finished their numbers worksheet. They will have a practice quiz on 1-31 next Monday.

viernes, el dieciocho de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We went over expressing possession using "de" and how to say what belongs to people.
• We did exercises 10,11 and 12, pgs 80-81. This is due Monday, November 21st

 Grammar Notes:

• In English, you use an apostrophe to show possession: Ann's dog.
• In Spanish, you need to switch the order of words around because there is no apostrophe in Spanish. So you must say "the dog of Ann": el perro de Ann.
• You do this for things you own and for relationships

Ex. 

Es la camisa de Juan. = It is Juan's shirt.    

La camisa es de Juan. = The shirt is Juan's.

Either of these sentences are correct, and mean the same thing.

Ella es la madre de Juan. = She is Juan's mother.

Ana y Pedro son los padres de Juan. = Ana and Pedro are Juan's parents.

jueves, el diecisiete de noviembre

Spanish I:

• Students made their own family tree and wrote a paragraph in Spanish about each family member, giving their name, age, and a description of their looks and personality. Due Monday, November 21st.

4th grade Spanish:

• Students continued with the number worksheet. They will have a practice quiz on the numbers 1-31 next Thursday.

miercoles, el dieciseis de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We went over the verb "tener", how to conjugate and when to use it.
• Students did exercise 6 and 7, pgs 78-79. This is due by tomorrow.

Grammar Notes:

Tener = to have

Yo tengo                            Nosotros tenemos

Tú tienes                           Vosotros tenéis

Él/Ella/usted tiene            Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes tienen

You use this verb:

1) to say what you have:

Yo tengo un perro. = I have a dog.

2) to describe family relationships:

Yo tengo una familia grande. = I have a big family.

Yo tengo un hermano. = I have a brother.

3) to say how old you are:

Yo tengo trece años.

3rd Grade Spanish:

• Students continued working on their number worksheets. They will have a practice quiz on numbers next Wednesday.

martes, el quince de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We went over how to talk about family relationships and how to use possessive adjectives.
• Students did exercises #3,4 and 5 pgs 76-77. These are due tomorrow.

Grammar Notes:

There is no apostrophe in Spanish, so you cannot say "Ann's father". You must say "the father of Ann"

1)      How to describe family relationships, using a family tree.

Pablo es el padre de Manuel. = Pablo is the father of Manuel.

You must know all the family words from the vocabulary sheet.

Father = el padre

Mother = la  madre

Sister/brother = el/la hermano/hermana

Son/daughter = el/la hijo/hija

Grandfather/grandmother = el/la abuelo/abuela

Aunt/uncle = el/la t

ío/tía

cousin = el/la primo/prima

2)      How to use possessive adjectives:

Shawn es mi hijo. = Shawn is my son.

Nuría es nuestra abuela. = Nuría is our grandmother.

You must know all the possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, their, our) from the vocabulary sheet.

My = mi/mis (for "yo")

Your = tu/tus (for "t

ú") 

His/her/your/their =su/sus ( for "

Él/ella/usted/ellos/ellas/ustedes)

Our =nuestro/nuestra  nuestros/nuestras (for nosotros)

Your = vuestro/vuestra  vuestros/vuestras (for vosotros)

Examples: 

The shirt is Juan’s. It is his shirt. = La camisa es de Juan. Es su camisa.

4th Grade Spanish:

• Students worked on a numbers worksheet, using numbers from 1-31. They will have a practice quiz on these words next week.

lunes, el catorce de noviembre

Spanish I:

• Students had a vocab quiz on 1.3 and made flash cards on 2.1. Flashcards are due by Monday, November 21st.

3rd Grade Spanish:

• Students started a worksheet on the numbers 1-31. They will have a practice quiz on these  numbers next week.

viernes, el once de noviembre

Spanish I:

• Students began an IB unit on the unit question ¿Qué me defina? (What defines me?)
• They will be using all the grammar structures we have learned so far, answering questions about themselves.
• Rough draft is due by Monday, November 14th

Questions you must answer in Spanish:

You MUST have the following information in your project:

• your name, age, and birthday *
• your eye color and hair color *
• where you live and where you are originally from (if you are not from Michigan originally) *
• what you like to do (list three things) *
• what you like to wear (list two things) *
• describe your family: how many siblings you have and tell me one thing about each one and about your parents. Talk about your grandparents, aunts, and uncles, and cousins.*
• what you are like (2 adjectives to describe your personality and two adjectives to describe the way you look) *

IMPORTANT:

• Vocab Quiz 1.3 on Monday, November 14th

jueves, el diez de noviembre

Spanish I:

• Students listened to 6 listening activities about people describing their activities in a park, and their families.
• Students should go to the En espanol website to practice more listening activities. Click below for the link:

http://www.classzone.com/books/en_espanol_1/page_build.cfm?content=online_workbook&state=none

IMPORTANT: 1.3 vocabulary quiz on Monday, November 14th 4th grade Spanish: Students reviewed the numbers from 1-31, did a worksheet on these numbers, and practiced spelling them.

miercoles, el nueve de noviembre

Spanish I:
Students took a practice quiz for the vocabulary quiz on Monday on 1.3.

3rd grade Spanish:
Students reviewed the numbers from 1-31 and did a worksheet on them.

martes, el ocho de noviembre

Spanish I:

Students took the 1.2 unit test today

Students then studied the 1.3 vocabulary for the quiz on Monday, November 14th


4th grade Spanish:

Students practiced counting from 1-31, finsihed their flash cards, and practiced the numbers in small groups.

lunes, el siete de noviembre

Spanish I:

• Students went over the worksheet from last week.
• Students went over the study guide.

IMPORTANT:

• 1.2 Unit test is tomorrow.

3rd Grade Spanish:

• Students finished writing and cutting the number flash cards.
• Students counted out loud from 1-31.

viernes, el cuatro de noviembre

Spanish I:

• Students went over worksheets of the past few days (both due by Monday).
• Students went over exercises in book: Exs, 1,2,3 &4 pgs 66-67. Due Monday.

IMPORTANT:

1.2 Unit test is on Tuesday, November 8th. We will review on Monday.

jueves, el tres de noviembre

Spanish I:

• Students had a worksheet that was practice for the 1.2 unit test on Tuesday. This is due on Monday, November 7th.
• Tomorrow you will go over this worksheet and the one you were given on Wednesday.

IMPORTANT:

• 1.2 unit test is on Tuesday, November 8th. You will review with me on Monday. Make sure that you use the study guide every night to prepare for the unit test. Do NOT wait until Monday night to start studying.

4th Grade Spanish:

• cut flash cards on numbers 1-31 and practiced them in class.

miercoles, el dos de noviembre

Spanish I:

• did worksheets on using "ser" for description and "llevar" for describing what you are wearing. These worksheets are due by Monday, November 7th.

IMPORTANT:

• 1.2 test will be on Tuesday, November 8th. We will review for it this week through worksheets, and on Monday by going through the study guide. You can find this study guide by clicking on
  http://www.berkleyschools.org/index.aspx?folder=12127

3rd grade Spanish:

• cut flash cards on numbers 1-31 and practiced them in class.

martes, el uno de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We went over yesterday's homework and corrected it in class.
• We began new exercises in class, using the same grammar concepts we reviewed yesterday. these exercises are due tomorrow.
• Study guides for the 1.2 unit test on Monday were passed out today

Classwork/Homework:
Ex. 15 & 18, pgs 62-63. Due tomorrow

IMPORTANT:
Don't forget that the unit test on 1,2 is this Monday, or Tuesday.

4th grade Spanish:

• Students reviewed their numbers. They will need to able to count up to 31.
• They received a number sheet and made number flashcards.