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

November 2017

 2nd Grade  3rd Grade  4th Grade

2nd Grade Spanish In November, second grade students will learn about the differences between schools in the United States and Latin American countries. Students will learn vocabulary to describe their school schedules and academic subjects. por la mañana—in the morning por la tarde—in the afternoon

matemáticas—math música—music historia—social studies ciencias—science educación física—gym

Lastly, students will learn how to tell time in Spanish. Son las dos.—It is two o’clock.

Es la una y media.—It is In addition, students will one thirty. be able to describe differSon las ocho.—It is eight ent parts of a school. o’clock. El salón es grande y tiene muchas sillas.—The class- Son las cuatro y media.— room is big and has many It is four o’clock. chairs.

por la noche—at night inglés—English

3rd Grade Spanish This month, third grade Next, we will learn about El pájaro come semillas.— students will learn vocab- the food that different ani- The bird eats seeds. ulary associated with ani- mals eat. mals. El conejo come pasto.— el conejo—rabbit The rabbit eats grass. el pájaro—bird El perro come comida de la vaca– cow el oso—bear el caballo—horse

perro.—The dog eats dog food. El gato come pescado.—The cat eats fish.

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3rd Grade Spanish (continued) Students will also learn to describe the characteristics of animals.

in order to complete a project describing their pet or one they would like to have.

El oso tiene una cola corta.—The Mi animal favorito es un perro. El bear has a short tail. perro es negro y blanco. El perro se llama Carlos. El perro es El pájaro verde tiene dos alas grandes.—The green bird has two grande y rápido.—My favorite animal is a dog. The dog is black big wings. and white. The dog’s name is CarLa culebra no tiene las patas.— los. The dog is big and fast. The snake does not have feet. Students will combine all they’ve learned about animals in Spanish

4th Grade Spanish In November, fourth grade students will learn about clothing vocabulary and how to describe what people are wearing in detail. Yo llevo los pantalones azul econ rayas amarillas.– I am wearing blue pants with yellow stripes. Ella lleva un vestido morado con flores.— She is wearing a purple floral dress.

This month we will also focus on discussing our favorite pastimes. Students will be able to state what their preferred activities are and also what they do not enjoy. Me gusta escuchar la música porque es divertido.—I like to listen to music because it is fun. ¡Mi deporte favorito es hockey porque es fantastico!—My favorite sport is hockey because it is fantastic!

No me gusta bailar porque es difícil.— I don’t like to dance because it is difficult. No quiero jugar baloncesto porque no es divertido.—I don’t want to play basketball because it is not fun.