My Escuelita: Spanish for Kids My Escuelita: Thursdays 315 - March 2014 Ya Viene La Primavera...(Spring is coming!) March 2014 Dear Parents, Welcome to so many new students on Thursdays! We are working on more reading and writing. Speaking key phrases and incorporating as much literature as possible in our classes. I’ve set up Raz-Kids for each child and hope you are enjoying reading Spanish books with them as well as listening to them and taking quizzes. This is set up as extra fun for them not meant to be homework! Soon we will be working with Da Vinci High School students on book writing and I will keep you posted on this project based learning activity! Don’t forget to check out these amazing online resources for activities, lessons and fun in Spanish! teacherspayteacher.com funforspanishteachers.com spanglishbaby.com hablablablabla.com bailabailaonline.com mommymaestra.com Special Announcement: The monthly newsletters will now be posted under “Newsletters” at www.myescuelita.com Please check the website for this overview and list of resources! In the month of April we will be working on all of our foundational skills, routine, songs and life cycles Science, Literacy and Math focus! March was so fun! We had fun with Rhymes and Dr. Seuss, we also worked on St. Patrick’s Day Green Playdough and now we are focusing on Spring and the poem: La Primavera. Our goal is to speak key phrases around the Spring using the following sentence frames: 1.Yo veo____________ . 2.Es un ____________. 3.Me gusta el ______. 4.Yo no veo _______. **SPECIAL PROJECT WITH DAVINCI HIGH SCHOOL! Stay tuned! The Cabrillo Students will be working with Mrs. Sy’s Spanish 3 class. Her students will be writing Spanish books for our class! More details to come! SPRING IS HERE! The children learning this song (lyrics and movements too!) LA PRIMAVERA Ya viene la primavera Sembrando flores Sembrando flores – ¡Aye Aye! Y ya los campos se esmaltan De mil colores de mil colores Cantan las aves Cantan las aves Los oteros repitan sus Trinos suaves sus Trinos suaves musicwithsara.com My Escuelita: Events! The next few months are jammed packed with events for Kids at My Escuelita! Please contact Irma for more information at www.myescuelita.com: 1. Spring Break and Summer Spanish Immersion Camps! April, July, August 2014 2. Besos for Little Ripples Trunk Show and Fundraiser for Little Ripples Preschool 3. Aztec Dancing Class for Kids April 26th 4. Day of the Child Spanish Music Concert May 31st at Veteran’