Blogger I Love You: October 2011

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Buenos Días a Mis Amigos

5th graders have just started a new unit about school related things. Here is a great song that mentions a lot of words from our vocabulary list! Have fun listening to it and trying to pick out those words... watch out it is a catchy one! Oh and the music doesn't start for about :30 seconds!

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Bagnall Blurb #2 Octubre

Bagnall Blurb #2
Octubre

Padres y Amigos,

This is a great time of year! I absolutely love the different colors outside on the trees and the crisp air that comes into my classroom when we crack open a window. I also enjoy now being into a “rhythm” at school. It always takes awhile to get used to the schedule and pace of life, but I think that both myself and the students have adjusted well. Here is an updated on what has been happening during the fall in my Spanish classes:

Quinto Grado (5th): We finished our first unit of “mis amigos”. The video dialogues went well and students impressed me with their great Spanish accents and knowledge of the questions and answers! We are now in our second unit “En clase” (In class). We are learning classroom and school related vocabulary with the verbs tengo/necesito (I have/I need). Please use quia to practice these new words (There is a link to quia on the upper right hand side of the blog)! We are also learning a new praise song in Spanish, “Demos Gracias al Señor” which expresses thanks and praise to our heavenly Father for all that He blesses us with. Feel free to practice this song at home by listening to the video on the blog as well.

Sexto grado (6th): Verbs, verbs, and verbs! The sixth graders continue to add more verbs to their Spanish use. We keep a running “verb chart” list in the front of our Spanish binders and we are now up to 7 different verbs! Our most recent verb was “tener” (to have) and how to use it to express certain emotions, such as “tengo hambre” (I am hungry). Students seem to be mastering the foreign concept of “conjugating” verbs, and did very well on their first quiz. Those quiz grades are posted on net classroom and I encourage you to look at them. I also want to make you aware of my quiz policies, and that is that if a student/parent is disappointed with a quiz result they may take their quiz home with them and fix any mistakes, return the quiz, and earn ½ of each point that was taken off back. It is the students’ choice to do so, and he/she must be responsible for remembering to turn it back in… but I thought it might help if you all also knew about this nice bonus! Finally, in preparation for Thanksgiving we are rehearsing a “Oración de Gracias” (A Thanksgiving Prayer). This prayer is posted on the blog under “6th grade”, perhaps you could use it at home before dinner or bed sometime in the upcoming weeks!

Séptimo Grado (7th): In 7th grade we were able to finish our first unit by the end of first quarter! Yes, it was a long unit with LOTS of information! Rather than having a big “end of the unit” Test, we had short quizzes and projects throughout. All grades have been posted to net classroom and I encourage checking them out and making sure that everything was handed in and were up to your expectations. Coming up will be our second unit “el cuerpo” (the body). Our vocabulary will include all body parts, how to describe pain, and how to give advice. We will also being asking students to share (in Spanish) a home remedy that they may have in their family (for example, putting tooth paste on a bee sting or taking a tablespoon of honey for a sore throat). So look for more information on that to come!

Octavo Grado (8th): As the weather is changing outside, our eighth graders are learning how to talk about the weather in Spanish! Putting vocabulary, grammar, and culture together… students are creating their own weather forecast videos reporting from various Spanish speaking cities. The scripts have been written and the videos will be recorded in class next week. The videos are due on Thursday, November 4th. I will attempt to post some of the videos that turned out well on the blog, so be sure to check back for those. On another note, our postcards were well received by our Honduran pen pals, in fact the teacher there told us that some of her students were in tears because it was the first piece of mail that they had ever received. They have written us back and we expect to get those letters next week. In connection to weather and Honduras, we briefly discussed and learned about Hurricane Mitch which struck Tegucigalpa, Honduras in 1998 and destroyed almost the entire city! Lastly, be sure to check out the Spanish assignments and grades that are posted regularly on net classroom.

For everyone, please schedule a time or just stop by to see me during parent teacher conferences. I will be at school and available for both sessions on Thursday, November 17th and would love to chat!

Adiós y hasta luego,
Sra. Becky Bagnall
bbagnall@grcs.org
616 574 6343

Oración de Gracias (Prayer of Thanks)

Here is a short but meaningful prayer that we are learning in 6th grade Spanish. It is good timing with Thanksgiving coming up, and we certainly have much to be thankful for! Perhaps you could find a way to use it/practice it at home or even at the Thanksgiving dinner table!

Padre nuestro que en los cielos estás. Our Father in Heaven.
Gracias te damos por todo lo que das. We give you thanks for all that you give us.
Gracias por... Thank you for...
(tu amor, nuestras familias, amigos, (your love, our families, friends, our school, and more!)
nuestra escuela, y muchos más!)

Amén Amen.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

SPM Candidates 2011 - SPM is coming !!!

assalamualaikom !!

aih dh berhabuk trok aih tmpt neyh .. sawang pnuh dhh.. lama mna dhh aku xpost ..

cian lar sorang tu dk tngu my post .. hee .. bc poas2 noh .. :)

maklom lar ..aku bkn ad lappy n tenet .. dok mngharap akak aku blix ja ..

tp xpa smua ney xpenting !!

ad bnda yg lg penting .. which is ..

SPM !! tarikh keramat 14 november 2011 tu akan tiba xlama lg dah ..

aku sbg SPM CANDIDATES 2011 ..

merasakan bhawa tarikh tu tgah dok hambat aku n smua kwn2 aku yg laen !!

skarang im in STDY MOOD yeah :3

banyak lagi aku xbca .. huu ..

BIO ? PHYSICS ? AGMA ? SJARAH ? ADDMATH ?

whoaaa !! bnyak lg tuh .. huu ..

this not the time to play anymore !!

SPM penentu arah hidop aku !! go asyraf go!! chaiyok !!

demi MAK n Ayah aku .. aku akn berusaha utk bwak balik 9A+ kt depa ..

wlaupn msa sdang mencemburui aku .. tp smua tu bkn pnghalang untuk aku ..

no more tdo awal .. hbh awal kol 3 ?

no more bngn lwt .. hbh lwt kol 9 ?

no more tido ptg ..

kpada smua kwn2 aku .. slamat berdating ngn buku lar noh ..

perang dunia kedua kita dh nk mai dh..

*perang dunia prtma pmr .. haha

kepada sekolah ku yg tercinta .. ni ialah khidmat terakhir kami ..

nk pencen dh kami kt skolah DERMA neyh ..

kmai akn cuba pahatkn kejayaan kt skolah ney mcm yg ex-pngtoa kita hrapkan ..

n boley skola ney dpt SBT yg di idam2kn .. haha

insyaAllah .. dengan berkat dan usaha dan doa .. kami pasti berjya !!

cm lwk ja post aku neyh .. haha .. lwk xlwk .. blog aku.. haha

STRUGLING FOR SPM !!* eja cm xbtoi ja..haha

yeah !! berjuang untuk msa hadapan !!

ney lar harapan aku .. moga2 dapat tercapai .. insyaAllah :)

sapa buat tah neyh .. aku pnjam nohh :) haha

14 NOVEMBER 2011

tarikh keramat yg aku tunggu2

akn aku perah sgala yg ad dlm otak aku

demi 9A+ !!!

p/s : kpd yg nk p KL esok , enjoy your trip .. haha

tke cre yaw .. post is publish :) slamat membca ..

assalamualaikom ..

Monday, October 24, 2011

Spanish Phrase of the Week Oct. 24th

Spanish Phrase of the Week for the week of October 24^th, 2011

¿Hay tarea está noche? ( Ahy tah-ray-ah eh-stah no-chay?)

Is there homework tonight?

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

5th grade Mis Amigos Videos

The 5th graders just finished their first unit of the year, "mis amigos". They learned how form questions in Spanish to get to know someone, and how to respond to those questions. We put this knowledge together in a mini "interview" that they memorized and then performed. Here are a few samplings!

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

El Tiempo Rap (Black Eyed Peas, Boom Boom Pow)

8th graders here is a catchy tune to remember and learn the weather phrases in Spanish!

Monday, October 17, 2011

Spanish Phrase of the week Oct. 17th

Spanish Phrase of the Week for October 17, 2011

*Here is a way to say something is really easy or simple for you to do…

Pan comido (pahn ko-me-doe)

English: Piece of cake!

Monday, October 10, 2011

2012 Passat Commercial: Spanish "Vámonos"

I was watching TV last night and saw this funny commercial that uses a lot of Spanish! Next time you go on a road trip be sure to get a "learn Spanish" CD and by the end of the trip you be fluent like these muchachos. Enjoy!

Katy Perry Wallpapers today

Katy Perry Wallpaper

Katy Perry Wallpapers 2011

Katy Perry Wallpaper

Black Eyed Peas Pictures