Week 35: May 2-6

 In ASL I, ASL II, Spanish I, Spanish II
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Hello Families,

I hope your week has been going well and everyone in your family is healthy.

ASL 2: This week in class we have been reviewing for our final for the first 15 min. of each class. For the final students will need to sign 10 randomly drawn sentences from lessons 31-60. Students are also working this week and next on learning the chorus and verses of their favorite songs. They will sign their songs on Friday, May 13th for a grade. ASL 2 students have finished 60 lessons in ASL University and I could not be prouder of them! They are amazing!

ASL 1: This week in class we have been reviewing for our final for the first 15 min. of each class. For the final students will need to sign 10 randomly drawn sentences from lessons 1-30. Students are also working this week and next on learning the chorus and verses of their favorite songs. They will sign their songs on Friday, May 13th for a grade. ASL 1 students have now finished 30 lessons in ASL University and have learned to sign approximately 600 words! Wow! Great job students! I am so proud of you!

SPA 1 & 2: This week in the Spanish classes we celebrated Cinco de Mayo which is not Mexican Independence Day, but rather, celebrates the Batalla de Puebla which took place in 1862 and ended in a victory by the Mexican army over French expeditionary forces. A fun fact is that Cinco de Mayo is actually celebrated more in the United States than in Mexico. Mexican Independence Day (Independence from Spain) is celebrated each year on September 16th and is celebrated more widely in Mexico.

We celebrated Cinco de Mayo in classes this week by having a piñata contest where students worked in groups to create their own piñatas. Their creativity was amazing! Our classes also collaborated with Mr. Ramos and his culinary students who made tacos, salsa and Spanish rice. They also had chips, salsa and frijoles ( la receta de mi suegra) that I made. Students also completed two Kahoots, one to test their knowledge of Cinco de Mayo and the other to learn about the history of the piñata which actually originates from China in the 14th century. Next week in classes it will be back to business learning some of the grammar concepts for the current chapters of study.

Have a great weekend!