Good afternoon New Tradition parents,

I hope that everyone enjoyed their spring break! We picked up this week with a review of feelings and our formal greetings. On Monday, we started off by reading a short story titled, “Como te Sientes?” and a book titled, “Opuestos.” Both of these books were a great review for the children because they were simple and engaging. Many of the children enjoyed contrasting the opposites in “Opuestos” and vividly acting out the feelings described in “Como te Sientes?” Hopefully, the children saved their flashcard we made a few weeks back so that they could practice some basics!

On monday we also learned about the face and basic parts of the body. Cabeza, hombros, rodillas, y pies (head, shoulders, knees, and toes) proved to be a great song that helped the class learn the parts of our body. We also did some exercise to a song that prompted the class to do certain actions at various paces (which was also a great review of the action words and got our blood pumping).  On Wednesday, the class learned about the different types of food (comida) that we commonly encounter. One of the children in the class brought in a book to share that was entitled, “El Mural de Frutas” (The Mural of Fruits) that vividly described all of the various types of fruits, and even some that aren’t as frequently encountered (example: guayaba). We also read a shorter story called “Vamos a Comer”  that described more basic types of fruits, vegetables, and foods (pan = bread, sopa= soup, carne = meat, jugo= juice, queso=cheese). The class also did a few worksheets this week that helped them better understand the different types of food that we eat.  It was interesting to learn that the entire class loves ALL the fruits (unfortunately, not all were so fond of the veggies)!

On Friday we will review all that we’ve learned this week, especially the different types of food. We will also hopefully learn to incorporate our love of food with all that we’ve learned in order to be able to construct very basic sentences (Tengo ambre, tengo sed, quiero comer, quiero beber, quiero comer fruta, etc.). Next week we will begin to explore common household/classroom objects, animals, and the parts of our community. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Adios!