Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School Island Park School District Señora Rotella FLES Spanish Teacher

March 2018

 2nd Grade  3rd Grade  4th Grade

Annual Spanish Open House From Monday, March 5th through Thursday, March 8th, the Island Park School District will host its annual Spanish Open House.

children enjoy in every Spanish class while they are learning to speak a second language. Students will be communiThis event allows par- cating with the teacher and their ents to visit and see the World Language classmates in Spanish, as well as singprogram in action! ing songs and showStop by and see a ing off all they’ve sampling of the fun learned this year! filled activities your

A letter will be sent home with your child with an exact schedule of classes. We hope to see you there!

2nd Grade Spanish In March, second grade students will begin learning about exercises in Spanish, and will consequently begin using verbs. Yo corro.—I run. Yo salto.—I jump.

Yo nado.—I swim. Yo camino.—I walk.

sentences using these verbs.

Yo hago ejercicios ca- Yo uso mis brazos y da día.—I exercise mis piernas para hacer ejercicios - I every day. use my arms and Students will also use their knowledge legs to do exercises. of body parts to form

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3rd Grade Spanish This month, third grade students will begin learning about food and meals in Spanish. Students will be able to state what and when they are eating using full complex sentences.

Yo como el perro caliente para el almuerzo.—I eat a hot dog for lunch. Yo como bistec con una ensalada verde para la cena.—I eat steak with a green salad for dinner.

Students will also learn Yo como el cereal para el about healthy habits in desayuno.—I eat cereal for breakfast.

Spanish and why they are important in order to maintain a healthy body and mind. Yo tengo que lavarme las manos siempre. —I must always wash my hands.

4th Grade Spanish In March, fourth grade students will learn about verbs in Spanish. We will discuss many activities that the students enjoy, and some they may not!

jugar deportes—to play sports patinar—to skate jugar los videojuegos—to play videogames mirar la televisión—to

dibujar—to draw descansar—to rest leer un libro—to read a book patinar—to skate Students will then categorize these verbs and many more into likes and dislikes.

Me gusta pasar tiempo con amigos.—I like to Hang out with friends. No me gusta hacer los quehaceres.—I don’t like to do chores.