Spanish Orientation
September 12, 2011
Miss Mary & Miss Emilia outdid themselves for our Spanish Orientation. Thank you! Gracias!
We had 3 guest speakers:
-Sonia Lenk: a Linguist from WKU
-Michaelangelo Zapata: a Spanish Instructor from WKU
-Gustavo Obeso: a Spanish Instructor from WKU and Miss Mary’s husband
We will post the Spanish Orientation on our web site, plumtreemontessori.com, this week!
We would also like to welcome our newest teacher, Miss Yolie Maestra. Miss Yolie is from Colombia, fluent in Spanish, & has many years of Early Childhood Educational experience. Miss Yolie’s husband is also a Spanish Instructor at WKU. Miss Yolie will be working in all classes to fill in during Miss Shaleesa’s recovery from gallbladder surgery and during Miss Magan’s maternity leave. Welcome Miss Yolie. The Y is pronounced J.
Spanish
September 7, 2011
Continentes
Continentes, continentes, aprendamos los continentes
Continentes, continentes de todo el mundo
Asia, África, Norte y Sur América,
Europa, Australia, Antártica también
Juramento a La Tierra
Prometo lealtad a la Madre Tierra
Y a la vida que de ella brota;
A todo lo que crece:
Animales de todas las especies
Y gente de todas las razas.
Prometo proteger la vida de nuestro planeta,
Vivir en armonía con la naturaleza
Y compartir nuestros recursos con justicia,
Para que la gente pueda vivir
Con dignidad, salud y paz.
Voc 1
Voc 2
from Miss Emilia
August 22, 2011
Dear Toddlers Parents,
My name is Emilia Cordova, Miss Emilia, and for those of you whom I have not
had the chance to meet you in person, I am the Spanish teacher in the toddler
classroom.
Every day, I have a Spanish group lasting between 20-25 minutes long
depending of the children’s interest. Additionally, I speak to the children the
rest of the day either in Spanish or Spanish and then English in an effort to
familiarize them with the language. One of the things I pay special attention to
is the pronunciation which may eventually help not only with Spanish but with
other languages.
I start every day with greeting songs, counting numbers (1-20), verbs, and
something else like this past week’s theme was means of transportation,
specifically car, train, boat, and plane. This week in addition to a review of
the above themes we will work on the naming of colors.
During my group time, we sing several educational songs, followed by the
introduction of new vocabulary. So far the results have amazed me! I cannot
believe that in only two weeks some children have started to remember some words
as well as songs, and they seem to enjoy them as much as I do.
I appreciate the comments that some of you have mentioned about your
children’s progress in the Spanish area, they really encourage me!
Lastly, in the next few days we will have a meeting where our plans for the
year will be explained. I strongly encourage you to attend because you, as
parents, are key to the success of your children.
Have a wonderful week.
Sincerely,
Miss Emilia
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