Nodehill Spanish

Lunch

In Spanish club this term we've been learning about Spain.  We ended the term by having a Spanish lunch.  We had paella, tortilla, jamon serrano (ham), chorizo and olives.  It was a fun afternoon!

                           

Open Evening

The children coming to Spanish club have done very well this half term.  So far they have learnt some of their greetings and how to say how old they are.  They are currently learning their numbers from 0-20.

Last Wednesday we had our school's Open Evening from 5pm - 8pm.  During this time children worked on several activities enabling them to learn the names of the different colours in Spanish.  We started off looking at the different colours on the Interactive Whiteboard and learning how to pronounce their names.  We then moved on to a variety of colouring in worksheets which the children seemed to enjoy.  These were also available for visiting parents and children to take with them if they so wished.  Finally the children made some collages and then stuck on labels to it, naming the different colours.  The collages were wonderful and lots of fun to make! They are now on display in the corridor outside A2.

Here are some photos of the work the children produced:

 

I'd like to thank all the children who turned up on the night to help us out with Spanish.  You did a great job!

Spanish Club 2007-2008

Hola!

In reply to Sarah's recent comment, Spanish club this year is on Thursday lunchtime at 12:15 in A2.  Anyone is welcome to come along.  If anyone is interested in helping out at Open Evening (Wednesday 3rd Oct) please come and see me for a form.  We'll be doing lots of fun activities from 5-8.  Post and photos of Open Evening to follow shortly!  Hope to see you soon Sarah!

End of Year

Due to a very busy last half term the Spanish club has not met as often as I would have liked them to,  nevertheless it has been a productive year and we have covered many areas of the QCA units. The children seem to have enjoyed learning a new language and I look forward to working with them again in September.  I wish the Year 8 Spanish Club members all the best in their new High Schools.

El Cuerpo

This term the children have begun learning the names of different body parts.  We have started by using a worksheet to support learning.  We will shortly be making a recording of what the children have learnt which will soon be posted.  For the time being here is a list of some the words the children are learning and working on:

• La cabeza - head
• El pelo - hair
• El ojo - eye
• La nariz - nose
• La oreja - ear
• La boca - mouth
• El cuello - neck
• El hombro - shoulder
• El brazo - arm
• La mano - hand
• La pierna - leg
• El pie - foot

Los Colores

Using a variety of colouring in sheets and classroom activities the children have also started to learn some of the names of the colours in Spanish.  Next term we plan to make a rainbow to add to our Spanish classroom display.  Photos of this will be added to the blog upon completion.  For now here is some of the vocabulary we are learning:

Rojo = Red

Amarillo = Yellow

Verde = Green

Naranja = Orange

Azul = Blue

Gris = Grey

Rosa = Pink

Negro = Black

Blanco = White

Los numeros

Throughout the first two terms of the school year the children attending Spanish Club have worked hard on their number work!  We have played games, such as bingo, to help us learn our number vocabulary.  The more mathematically minded have enjoyed solving addition, subtraction and table problems in Spanish.  We now know our numbers from 1 - 20 very well! Listen to our podcast and see!

1 Uno

2 Dos

3 Tres

4 Cuatro

5 Cinco

6 Seis

7 Siete

8 Ocho

9 Nueve

10 Diez

11 Once

12 Doce

13 Trece

14 Catorce

15 Quince

16 Dieciseis

17 Deicisiete

18 Deiciocho

19 Diecinueve

20 Veinte

              

Download Numbers.wav

Hola!

When Spanish club started the first thing we learnt was how to greet each other.  Here's a list of some of the vocabulary the children used:

Hola = Hello

Como te llamas? = What is your name?

Me llamo... = My name is...

Como estas? = How are you?

Muy bien gracias. = Very well, thank you.

Fatal = Not at all well.

Adios = Bye

Hasta luego = See you later.

Y tu? = How about you?

You can listen to these phrases on our podcast and practice them yourselves.  There is also a sheet below which you can download and print off.  On this sheet you will find the above phrases together with others which you may find useful.

Download spanish_vocab_sheet_term_1.doc

Download Greetings.wav

Facts about Spain

This term the Spanish Club have been researching facts about Spain and have produced posters about Spain based on their findings.  These sessions have taken place in the ICT suite. The posters have been printed off and displayed in the classroom.  Here is an example of the work the children produced.