Christmas in Spain

We are getting close to Christmas break and I wanted to give you some highlights of how Spain celebrates Christmas that are different from those traditions we have in the U.S.

1.  Christmas Eve is a night spent usually going to mass, followed by a dinner with the family.
2.  Christmas is less about presents and more a family and religious holiday.
3.  Children receive gifts from the 3 wise men on epiphany, January 6th. (in Puerto Rico and Mexico some children fill shoe boxes w/ grass pulled from the  lawn for the camels and presents are placed in the empty box by the Magi, much like our stockings)

How do you celebrate Christmas?  Is it very different from the "American tradition?"  Would you consider adopting new traditions?

The Alphabet Song, listen in!

if the above box does not work, just go to youtube, type in El Alfabeto, and you should be able to find it.

Podcasts for further learning

 Hello to all!  During Parent/Teacher conferences some of you were interested in ways that you or your son or daughter could continue to practice Spanish outside of the classroom.  Here are two podcasts that will help you do just that!  You could download them to your ipod, listen to them on the website, or burn them to a CD.  Anyway you do it, it will help you to refresh what you've learned in class and continue to improve your Spanish proficiency.

-S.S.
click here! notes in spanish
or here http://discoverspanish.com/podcast.php

A FRESH NEW START!

Welcome new Spanish students and parents of these students.  We are so excited about a new trimester and a new chance to succeed and learn something new.  Check out what other students have been doing last trimester.  See you Monday!

S.S.

So full!

Our fiesta went over really well.  The food was AMAZING, thanks to parents and students for all of your hard work.  I am trying not to be sad, I am going to miss all of you so much.  Hope to see you around LMS, and for you 6th and 7th graders, NEXT YEAR FOR TRIMESTER II!!!!!

un besito,
s.s.

All Good Things Must Come to an End. . .

We are coming to the end of this trimester of Spanish, which means for all of my dear students, you will move on to another elective class. :(

However, this also means you have one last chance to impress me!  Remember, Wednesday is your final oral exam!  You lime green sheet is your best-friend and guide in this journey!  Study, study, and you will be successful.

Un abrazo. . .

S.S.

post your creative sentence here!!!!

Blogger unblocked!

Finally we have resolved our technology issues and we can use blogger from now on!  Some of the other movies, and clips are still located at purpleinksenora.edublogs.org but the majority will find there home here!

Can you believe that we have only three more weeks to go!  I will be so sad to see all of you move on, but we have really learned a lot in this short trimester.  Keep up the good work!

edublog

I'm officially sick of having to update the blog from home because blogger is blocked.  It seems like most of the time we can access edu blog from both home and school, so I'll be switching over this week.  Everything on this blog will stay, but new posts will be posted here: purpleinksenora.edublogs.org. Nos vemos el martes!

Meap and more!

It's about that time of year!  MEAP time!  This week we have meap so we'll have shorter classes for Spanish, but have no fear, we will continue on with more fun activities, songs, and lots of hardcore learning!

GREAT job for Sprit Week!  It was fun seeing everyone dressed up and showing their school spirit.

In case you want to download/listen to the song we have been doing in class, "Como soy yo." You can do so by clicking here: como soy yo

See you tomorrow.
SS

the dates!

Tomorrow we will be talking about how to say the date in Spanish.  Remember we have a test coming up THIS FRIDAY, so if you didn't quite get this in class, check it out now!

Hope these help!  I know you all are trying to suceed, thanks for all your hard work.

Way to review Vocabulary Online!

Go to www.conjuguemos.com
Click on Student Login Registration
Create an account or you can use our class account: Username: claseloco@gmail.com, password: spanish
On the left hand side in the orange side-bar click on Spanish Vocab by book.
Scroll all the way down to Realidades 1, chapter 1a, (#548) and select any one of the games!

New Blog Site due to School's Filter UPDATE!

Blogspot has now been allowed by our filter, however the edublog I created now will not.  So, it's back to the original blog, Purpleinksenora.blogspot.com, sorry about the confusion.

Next Week: Gustar!

If you'd like to get a head start on next week. . .yes. . .I know. . .it's Sunday. . .you need a break. . .but for those of you who are interested, here is a video I'll be showing later on in the week!

New Idea

Since some of you expressed that you don't like going to you-tube, I've posted the video here for you to watch of the ABC's.  Hope this helps, Mira!

Gonin-Como te llamas.

this is the full version of the song we sang in class:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6llx1aCWMNM

CLICK HERE.

ABC-easy as 123

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK8HBnUcbuQ

Here's a link to the Alphabet song we did in class!  Hope it helps!

>Señora Smith

First Week!

Well we made it!  Can you believe the first week is over?!????  So far we've just begun to cover basic conversation such as:  ¿Cómo estás?  Muy bien, gracias.  ¿Cómo te llamas?  Me llamo Señora Smith; buenos días, etc. . . .  We also have SPANISH NAMES, which I hope everyone is pleased with.  I've had quite a few students who have impressed me with their pronunciation!  WOW!  This is going to be a great year.  Keep up the good work.

If you're reading this, I have a bonus punch question which you may answer on Monday as you come in:  How do you say:  Nice to meet you?  **** HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND

¡Bienvenidos! Welcome!

Hola mis estudiantes!  You found the website!  So glad to have you in class and am so excited about the opportunity for you to learn Spanish in Middle School.  Below are some supplies you may want for this class and links to some great websites you could check out.


Supplies for the Class:
-folder w/ 3 prongs or 3 ring binder
-lined paper to take notes clipped into your folder or notebook
-pencil


think about investing in:
-a Spanish dictionary (you can find them @ Meijer, Walmart, Big Lots, or order a used one from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Color-Spanish-Dictionary-Plus/dp/0199218943/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281466638&sr=8-1 )


If you decide not to buy a Spanish dictionary you can use my FAVORITE dictionary online:  www.wordreference.com


remember NEVER use an online translator, this is considered cheating!


Can't wait to get to know you all more! chao!  <3 Señora