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Evergreen Art Show Week #1


Evergreen Art Show Week #1

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February 7


In Spanish Class we started one of the favorite topics for children “La Ropa” the clothes. La camisa-shirt      los pantalones-pants Las medias-socks      los zapatos-shoes El vestido-dress      la falda-skirt La camiseta-t-shirt     la blusa-blouse El abrigo-coat      

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January 24


Dear Parents,    We kicked off music class in 2020 with a unit on the African Diaspora. For the first two weeks of January, we learned traditional songs and games from West African countries including “Kye Kye Kule,” “Obwisana” and “Arakataia,”  

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January 17


This month we started learning about food “La comida.” Comer-eat      la comida-food Las frutas-the fruits      la manzana-apple Las uvas-the grapes      el platano-banana La pina-pineapple      la pera-pear Las fresas-strawberries      la naranja-orange El tomate-tomato      la zanahoria-carrot 

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November 15


The ninos are learning one of our favorite topics –  La Familia: La mama-mom     la madre-mother El papa-dad     el padre-father El hermano-brother     la hermana-sister Los hermanos-siblings    el bebe-baby El abuelo-grandfather    la abuela-grandmother El tio-uncle    la tia-aunt El 

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October 18


This month of October in Spanish we started learning about the colors: The song we sing to reinforce the colors is the following:  Sung to the tune of Frère Jacques Red is rojo                   green is verde             blue, azul                     negro, black 

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September 20


This Month in Spanish.  We are following the “in other words” curriculum, which includes a CD of songs, games and movement, and some coloring activities.  We start the year reviewing our conversational greetings: Hola-Hello     Como estas? How are you?    

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June 21


We started the summer session with a fun topic the opposites – “Opuestos” Dia                         day                        noche           night Arriba                    up                          abajo            down Adentro                 inside                     afuera          outside Grande                   big                         pequena       small Nuevo                    new                        viejo            old Abierta                   opened                   cerrada         closed Derecha                 right                       

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May 24


Dear Parents, As I am writing this I am preparing to say goodbye to my regular teaching time at Treehouse. I don’t want to leave here without thanking you for all your trust and encouragement throughout the years. Your stories 

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April 26


Dear Parents, I would like to add my thanks to all the parents and families that attended our annual spring performance. The River class worked very hard on their program and the result was wonderful. They are a group of 

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