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It is my goal to prepare our students for today's multicultural society! During Spanish class, I focus on developing the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. I also introduce my students to the Hispanic culture, as well as discuss possible career opportunities in the foreign language field.

I truly enjoy teaching Spanish, and working with my students. MY STUDENTS make my job exciting and enjoyable! If you have any questions about the subject matter, please feel free to speak to me. My classroom door is always open!

Several Questions that Parents Frequently Ask Mrs. McNicholas: please click here

CONFETTI FILLED EGGS! Happy Spring! Cascarones are hollowed-out chicken eggs filled with confetti or small toys. Cascarones are common throughout Mexico and are similar to Easter eggs popular in many other countries. They are mostly used in Mexico during Carnival (the festive season leading up to Ash Wednesday), but in American and Mexican border towns, the cultures combined to make them a popular Easter tradition. Decorated, confetti-filled cascarones may be thrown or crushed over the recipient's head to shower them with confetti and good luck!

In order to make cascarones, one can use a pin or knife to break a hole in the end of the eggshell and pour the contents out. The shell is then cleaned out, decorated as desired, and allowed to dry before it is filled with confetti or a small toy. Usually, glue is applied around the outside of the hole and covered with tissue paper.

SPANISH CLUB NEWS

Consejera del Club - Sra. McNicholas

2024-2025 CLUB DE ESPAÑOL OFICIALES

Presidenta – Aiki Simonson

Vicepresidente – Jack Walters

Secretaria – Annie Merino

Tesorera – August Larsen

jueves, 3 de abril
2:30pm to 3:15pm

Playing un juego en espanol for good prizes!

COLOMBIA

Bogota, Colombia's capital city, is a vibrant, diverse city dotted with ancient colonial buildings and churches, as well as towering, modern skyscrapers.

Birds, close to 2,000 recorded species, can be found in Colombia, more than all of Europe and North America combined.

La Chiva, as Colombians call them, are picturesque, colorful buses that crisscross the countryside bursting with people, cargo, and animals.

Coffee, some of the finest in the world, is Colombia's number one export. Jesuit missionaries are credited with being the first to cultivate coffee beans in the country in the mid-1700s.

Zipaquira Salt Cathedral, in Zipaquira, is a spectacular church carved from the walls of a salt mine nearly 400 feet deep inside a mountain. It covers an area of almost 27,000 square feet.

Museo del Oro, Museum of Gold, located in the capital city of Bogota, contains the largest pot of gold you're likely to see: over 33,000 priceless artifacts of gold and other precious materials from pre-Columbian history.

April 14th to April 21st - School Closed - Spring Break

FRASE DEL MES

¡Me encanta la primavera!

I love spring!

Click on these websites to assist you in translating words and phrases:

Learn Spanish
Quia.com Spanish learning games
The Verb Conjugation Trainer

Click on these links for FUN SPANISH THINGS TO DO:

Check out these Spanish recipes! Would you like to learn about Gaudi, Goya, Semana Santa, flamenco dancing or bullfighting? ....then click here

STUDY YOUR SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES AND CAPITALS!

USE THESE LINKS TO HELP YOU STUDY...

Where is that? Location Game

Countries and Capitals Games

WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY STUDYING IN SPANISH CLASS:

Grade 5 - Students are studying Listos: Descubre el espanol - Level F - Leccion 6 Actividades en la Casa - activities that take place in the home.

Click here Listos Leccion 6 vocab list.

Grade 6 - Students are studying Somos Asi 1 - Leccion F which covers numbers into the thousands and telling time.

Click here for Leccion F vocab list.

Grade 7 - Students are studying Senderos 1 - Leccion 2, Parte 2 which covers the verb gustar - to like and the verb estar - to be, vocabulary related to location and feelings and prepositional phrases (close to, far from, next to etc.)

Click here for Leccion 2 Parte 2 vocab list.

Grade 8 - Students are studying Senderos 1 - Leccion 4 Parte 2 which covers e to i stem changing verbs and verbs with irregular "yo" forms in the present tense.

Click here for Leccion 4 Parte 2 vocab list.

Test dates and assignments are subject to change. Please refer to your child’s planner for homework assignments. Students are instructed to write down the homework assignment from the "Tarea/Homework" board in class every time we meet.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at any time.

Mrs. Kris McNicholas

kmcnicholas@wlbschools.com

(732) 222-5080

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