HOLA!

Hola and welcome to Spanish Week! This is our chance to show off all our Spanish skills and really become immersed in the Spanish language and culture. We may even adopt the afternoon siesta for this week – who knows!

Open Day

On Monday, we have our second Open Day. Classes are open from 9.30 until 2.30 for you to come and see us in operation – you will be very welcome!


Picasso


The children will be focussing on the work of Pablo Picasso this week. As our link school is in Malaga, what a great artist to choose! The children are currently investigating the differences between ourselves in Science, so they will be drawing and painting self-portraits with a difference.

Cuisine!


It wouldn’t be a Spanish themed week without some tasty food on offer! So we will be having our very own Tapas Restaurant. There will be a label in your child’s diary so that you can inform us of any allergies which your child may have.


Language


We thought we might include a little bit of the Spanish language for you to brush up on your skills this week – and also be able to understand just what your child may come home saying to you! If you scroll down through the blog, there are a number of phrases which the children will be familiar with and also some links for websites that you may like to visit.


Introductions



¿Como te llamas? What is your name?

Me llamo…. My name is…..

¿Dónde vives? Where do you live?

Vivo en Warrington I live in Warrington

¿Cuántos anos tienes? How old are you?

Tengo ocho anos. I am eight years old.



Los Animales Animals



El perro dog

El gato cat

El ratón mouse

El caballo horse

La serpiente snake

El conejo rabbit

El hámster hamster

El pez fish

El pájaro bird

La rata rat

La vaca cow

El oso bear

Una rana a frog

Un mono monkey



Los Números Numbers



Uno Dos Tres Cuatro Cinco Seis Siete Ocho Nueve Diez

¿Cuanto es?

Dos mas dos son cuatro

Cuatro menos dos Dos por dos

Quince dividido por cinco es tres



Commands



¡Levantaos! Stand up!

¡Sentaos! Sit down!

¡Miradme! Look at me!

¡Levantad la mano! Put your hands up!

¡Cruzad los brazos! Cross your arms!

¡Abrid los ojos! Open your eyes!

¡Cerrad los ojos! Close your eyes!

¡Bajad la mano! Put your hands down!

¡Señalad! Point to!

¡Repetid! Repeat!

¡Escuchad! Listen!

¡Mirad! Look!

¡Enseñadme! Show me!



Classroom equipment



Un boli a pen

Un lapiz a pencil

Un libro a book

Un sacapuntas a pencil sharpener

Una goma a rubber

Una calculadora a calculador

Una regla a ruler

Tijeras scissors



Los colores



Rojo(a) red

Amarillo(a) yellow

Naranja orange

Rosa pink

Azul blue

Verde green

Negro(a) black

Gris grey

Blanco(a) white

Purple purpura



The Weather – El tiempo



¿Qué tiempo hace hoy? What is the weather like today?

Hace buen tiempo….. It’s nice weather

Hace mal tiempo……..It’s bad weather

Hace mucho frio……….It’s very cold

Hace mucha calor…… It’s very hot

Hace mucho viento…..It’s very windy

Esta lloviendo…….. It’s raining

Esta muy nublado….. It’s very cloudy

Esta muy helado…… It’s very frosty

Esta muy soleado
…..It’s very sunny



Telling the time ¿Que hora es?

Es la una Son las dos Son las cinco



Parts of the body



Los partes del cuerpo
La cabeza - head El cabello - hair
La frente - forehead
L a oreja - ear
El ojo - eye
La nariz - nose
La mejilla - cheek
La boca - mouth
El diente - tooth
El cuello - neck
El hombro - shoulder
El pecho - chest
El brazo - arm
El antebrazo - forearm
El codo - elbow
La muñeca - wrist
La mano - hand
El dedo - finger
El estómago - stomach
La cadera - hip
La pierna - leg
El muslo - thigh
La rodilla - knee
La espinilla - shin
El pantorilla - calf
La pie - foot
El tobillo - ankle
El dedo del pie - toe (lit. finger of the foot)
La espalda – back
Simon Says... ¡Señalad! Simón dice…. ¡Tocad! …… ¡Levantad!…… ¡Sentaos! …¡Señalad!


Clothes


La ropa Llevo - I wear una corbata - a tie un gorro - a woolly hat una bufanda - a scarf unos guantes - gloves una chaqueta - a jacket unos pantalones - trousers un jersey - a jumper una falda - a skirt un vestido - a dress una camisa - a shirt un abrigo - a coat unas medias - tights unos calcetinas - socks unas botas - boots unos zapatos - shoes Llevo unos zapatos - I wear shoes.



http://www.123teachme.com/learn_spanish/spanish_for_children this is a great website, which has lots of ‘clickable’ objects which help with pronunciation http://www.learn4good.com/kids/learning_spanish_online/free_lessons_for_children.htm some lovely interactive activities for the children, including colours and numbers. http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/languages/Goats/Spanish/cabritillos.html 3 Billy Goats Gruff in Spanish http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/languages/Little%20Red/Spanish/Northumberland%20NGfL%20Caperucita%20Roja.html Little Red Riding Hood http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/languages/Goldilocks/Spanish/Rubiales2.html Goldilocks

Literacy


We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to develop the children’s poetry skills this week, with Halloween and the approach of Bonfire Night, but they will be looking at it through their senses.


Why not try some of these questions in preparation for the week ahead:


What are your senses? What would happen if you couldn’t smell anything? (Try doing a taste test for this with lots of the children’s favourite foods, but get them to hold their nose whilst they swallow it...talk about what happens!)


What are the colours, smells and sounds associated with Halloween/Bonfire Night?


Ultimately, by the end of the week, the children should have written a poem, which goes something like this:


Green is .... the colour of spring.

Green is .... renewal.

Green is .... the colour of envy.

Green is .... a new crayon.

Green tastes like .... a crisp apple.

Green smells like .... fresh cut grass.

Green sounds like .... a croaking frog.

Green feels like .... soft, velvety moss.

Green looks like .... shiny emeralds.

Green is .... my favourite colour.


Have a go with other colours. If you do have a go at home, please do bring them in for us to see. You could even practice the children’s keyboard skills, by getting them to produce it on the computer!


The children LOVE the colours song in Spanish, so see if they can remember the colour names – maybe they could even write the COLOURS in Spanish!


The children will be encouraged to check for the following in their writing:



I used adjectives to add detail

I used alliteration (gooey green gloop!)

I used onomatopoeia (BANG! VROOM! FIZZ! CRACK!)

I used capitalisation for effect

My writing makes sense

I used capital letters at the beginning of each line



To gather inspiration (and some are just for fun!) have a look through some of these sites:



http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/fiction/my_monster/index.htm try writing your very own monster poem

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/20050415/English/Keystage1/Rhymingwords/Canyourhymeit/Introduction/default.htm if the children want to make their poem rhyme, this activity has got some good ideas

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/spacespins.shtml the children have used the spaceship before, but this helps with alliteration

http://www.whiteheadm.co.uk/html/poem_index.htm#menu lots of poems to read and enjoy. There are even some examples for colours!http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/rhyme/index.shtml activities for rhyming practice

http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryfun/poetryfun.html I love this site!http://www.theoworlds.com/halloween/ carve your very own pumpkin!


Numeracy

This week is one of my favourites, where we introduce money to the children. They will become financial experts and will definitely be able to calculate the value of their pocket money by the end of this topic! The children will also have to use their new found monetary skills, in our Spanish Tapas restaurant – our customers will NOT be short-changed!


Particularly in these days of ‘plastic money’, it is more important than ever, that children are given the opportunity to explore money through experience. Why not set up a shop in your kitchen for them to use? Give them a sheet of sticky labels and allocate prices for all the items in your cupboard, up to the value of £1. Then ‘buy’ 1, 2 or 3 items and ask them to calculate the total.


For a real challenge, ask them to find the total AND give you the change from the money you give them. Why not start saving all your own change in a money jar for your child?


The children:


MUST be able to recognise all coins and be able to put them in order

SHOULD be able to exchange coins for their equivalent in 10p and 1p coins.

COULD Find the total of 2 of coins and be able to pay an exact amount for totals up to £1



http://demo.iboard.co.uk/screens/thread_home.htm?thread_id=14 although this is an evaluation copy, you can still get the idea. Click on the coins icon and press start.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/numeracy/money/index.shtml choose the right coins to play for items in the shop.

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/maths/counting_with_money/index.htm counting to 10p. This is easy for the children, but good for confidence building in recognising coins

http://www.ictgames.com/moneypayer.html pay for the items on the trolley with the coins available

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=MMATCH match coins to the values and calculate the correct change

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/clickon/virtualshop/shop1.htm use this as a virtual shop. The instructions on the site will enable you to try a different method of introducing money.

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/working_with_coins/eng/Introduction/default.htmhttp://www.ictgames.com/moneypayer50p.html adding coins to 50p

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/den/snap/index.htm play snap with money

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/lets_party/eng/Introduction/default.htm this is a real challenge and aimed more towards Year 3/4 but I think some children could rise to the challenge! Become party planners...I shall say no more!http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/dynamo/den/shopping/index.htm drag the correct coins to the till to pay for the items on the conveyor belt. Will they pay for it in time?
Just for fun!

http://www.origami-club.com/en/halloween/index.htm fancy using some of those newly developed scissor skills? Why not try making some of these origami pictures?

Domestics

A huge thank you for ensuring that children were in on time last week. It has made a real difference to the way the children have settled into their learning each morning and we managed to get through so much more.

The Autumn weather is now most certainly upon us, so please ensure that your child has a coat each day. Hats and gloves are also a good idea, but please please PLEASE ensure that every item is labelled with your child’s name. Many thanks for your support with this.

I will out on courses on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, but messages may still be passed on through Mrs Walker or Miss Knight.

Parents evening

You will receive time slots for Parent Teacher meetings this week. As you will see, they are slightly different to the times and slots available last year. Could we ask that you are as flexible as possible with the times which are allocated. If there are any difficulties, then we will do our best to accommodate everyone.

Many thanks for your co-operation with this.

Think that’s all for this week. Adios!!
Year 1 team xxx