Mata, Mrs. Linda (World Languages PreK-6)

                                                                                                         

        ♦ febrero 2012♦

¡Hola, amigos¡ et Bonjour :->

"Language shapes the way we think and determines what we can think about."...Benjamin Lee Whorf 

                                            WORLD LANGUAGES

Bienvenidos (Welcome) to the 2011-2012 School Year! I look forward to an exciting year filled with learning and fun!

I currently have an office in the little hallway near the courtyard.  Spanish and French will take place in the students' classrooms...Señora/Madame Mata will travel around the building to bring World Languages to our younger learners.

On Sunday, January 29, we invite you to our Sunday 9:00 Catholic Schools Week Mass.  Several St. Michael  students will be involved in various ministries.  Afterwards, come to the World Languages table in the gym.  Samples of French and Spanish work will be on display around the school...we have some adorable little pictures of our little"Parisians!"

The Pre-School and Kindergarten children will study Français exclusively.  From this point, Spanish will begin in Grade One.  Students in Pre-School will have French every other week; students in Kindergarten will have class every week.  Our Spanish students in Gr. 1-4 have Spanish once a week and in Gr. 5-6 ~ I meet with them two times a week. After this, they transition into Jr. High Spanish with foreign language class daily.

"Children in effective second language programs show overall gains on standardized tests of basic skills and derive additional cognitive,social and affective benefits." National Network for Early Language Learning

Our World Language learners in Grades 1-6 are off to a great start and have remembered their songs, greetings, and basic vocab from previous years. ¡Salud! They continue to build on their conversation skills.

French day is Tuesday. PK classes will began during the week of Sept. 19...please check the child's schedule for French day, as it varies - remember, it is every other week.

Please feel free to contact me by phone at 708-349-0068Ext. 645 or by e-mail:  lmata@saintmike.org

Adios, hasta luego~Au revoir...
Señora Linda Langan-Mata

WINTER: 2012

Week of 6 de febrero/le 6 de febrier

  ...May each one of you, along with your families, take time to enjoy God's wonders of winter.  Spend some time together as a family praying and saying The Rosary.  Enjoy time with each other over a board game and a cup of hot chocolate.

    As you wake up each day, ask Our Lord;  "What can I do for you today, Lord?"

"Lord Jesus Christ, help us to live through you, with you and in you."  St. Teresa of Avila

Pre-School  and Kindergarten Francais:

~Each child was given a French name

~ We will work on the "Je m'appelle" and "Frère Jacques" songs as we learn everyone's new names!

~ FEBRUARY WORD LIST~~

        numbers 1-1(un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix)

        je m'appelle (my name is)

        bonjour (good day)

        merci (thank you)

        bleu (blue) jaune  (yellow)  vert (green) rouge (red) le chien (dog) le  chat (cat) une pomme (an apple) une banane ( a banna) il (he) elle (she)' le lait (milk), l'eau (milk)

        au revoir and a bientot (goodbye)

~We will CONTINUE our FRENCH WINTER WORDS:

~~Vocabulary:  les gants (lay gaun) = gloves

                        La neige (lah nezh) = the snow

                        L'echarpe (lay sharp) = the scarf

                        Is fait froid (eel fay fwah) = it is cold outside

                        janvier (zhon vee ay) = January

                        Le bonhomme de neige (le bon um di nezh) = snowman

                        L'hiver (lee vair) = winter

                        Le pan (li pon) = bread

                        Le ballon (li boll on) = balloon

                        Le vello (li vello ) = bicycle

Grades 1,2,3

• Hola, Hola song+Adios song
  
• Señal de la Cruz/Gloria prayers
• Each child will review their Spanish name
  
• Basic greetings - oral and  listening  skills assessed
• Los números 1-20 y los colores
• El alfabeto and calendar drill plus classroom objects (Gr. 3)
• Students will come up to the Smart Board for drill on days and months
• We will continue work on basic colors (red=rojo, green=verde,purple=morado, brown=cafe,yellow=amarillo,blue=azul, pink=rosado, orange=anaranjado, white=blanco,black=negro)
• Ask your child to say the Spanish colors of things at meal time or when out shopping
• We will work on winter words in Grades 1,2,3
• Grade 3 is also working on commands
• Every child needs a Spanish folder at all times
• Grades 1,2,3 continue to learn a song for every topic and always work on our Spanish alphabet

GradeS 4,5,6

• Bendición de los Alimentos prayer (Grade before Meals) Gr. 4
  
• ¿Cómo te llamas?/me llamo_________________ (naming)Spanish name tent
• ¿Cómo estás?
• ¿Cuántos años tienes?  Tengo  __ años (age)
• Alfabeto drill
• Calendar drill
• Season drills
• Grade 4 will practice classroom objects
• Grade 5 is learning the verb SER - to be
• Grade 6 is conjugating -AR verbs and also writing about them in sentences

 Hasta luego,  Señora Mata