Spanish

Hola familias de Lowell,

Welcome to Spanish class! We had a great start of the year! We started by getting to know our Spanish class, introducing names and practicing greetings in Spanish across all grades. Additionally, we have been learning about Hispanic countries and cultural aspects of Hispanic culture, such as music, food, and more to our lessons in celebration of Hispanic Heritage month, which it is celebrated from September 15th to October 15th.

We'll be sending a Spanish newsletter monthly to keep families informed about what students are learning in our class.

We are looking forward to a great school year!

Best,

Señora Quesada & Señora Mitchell

Click on the blue words, they will take you to the video or activity.

1. Watch this video and sing along: Me llamo.

2. Practice "¿Cómo te llamas?" and "Me llamo____" with silly voices shown in these slides.

3. Listen and dance along with these videos about Hispanic heritage.
   

4. Listen, dance and repeat the name of the 21 hispanic countries with this song.

5. Listen to this read aloud to learn more about Hispanic culture.

1. Watch this video and sing along: Me llamo.

2. Practice "¿Cómo te llamas?" and "Me llamo____" with silly voices shown in these slides.

3. Listen and dance along with these videos about Hispanic heritage.
   

4. Listen, dance and repeat the name of the 21 hispanic countries with this song.

5. Listen to this read aloud to learn more about Hispanic culture.

1. Listen to this video and practice greeting someone in you family in Spanish.

2. Listen and dance along with these videos about Hispanic heritage.
   

3. Listen to this read aloud to learn more about Hispanic culture.

4. Listen, dance and repeat the name of the 21 hispanic countries with this song.

5. Have a movement break and dance with this song.

1. Practice saying in spanish Summer activities you like to do with this slide.

2. Listen to this video and practice greeting someone in you family in Spanish.

3.Listen and dance along with these videos about Hispanic Heritage.

4. Watch this video about 21 Spanish-Speaking Countries.

5. Listen to this video about why do we learn Spanish and share with someone or write your reasons to learn Spanish.

1. Practice saying in spanish Summer activities you like to do with this slide.

2. Listen to this video and practice greeting someone in you family in Spanish.

3. Listen and dance along with these videos about Hispanic Heritage.

4. Watch this video about 21 Spanish-Speaking Countries.

5. Listen to this video about why do we learn Spanish and share with someone or write your reasons to learn Spanish.

1. Practice saying in spanish Summer activities you like to do with this slide.

2. Listen to this video and practice greeting someone in you family in Spanish.

3. Listen and dance along with these videos about Hispanic Heritage.

4. Watch this video about 21 Spanish-Speaking Countries.

5. Listen to this video about why do we learn Spanish and share with someone or write your reasons to learn Spanish.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at home with these ideas and activities. Visit Building Blocks to enjoy some free, online activities.

What a great opportunity! Visit Unite for Literacy to enjoy free, online books in Spanish.

Happy reading!

¡Bienvenid@s a la clase de Español! My name is Sandra Quesada and I am happy to be your child's Spanish teacher in this great Lowell community.

I am originally from Costa Rica and moved to the United States back in 2008 after marring my husband Robert.

I taught Spanish as a second language in Costa Rica to various levels and ages and realized that I wanted to be an elementary teacher. When I moved to the United States, I started college and got an Associate's Degree in Elementary from MassBay Community College. I transferred to UMass Boston and got a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. During that time, I started working in the field of early childhood and eventually got my Master's Degree in Early Childhood from Cambridge College.

Before teaching in Watertown, I taught Spanish in kindergarten in a dual language program in Waltham Public Schools. While teaching there, I discovered how much I love teaching Spanish.

When I am not teaching, I love spending time outdoors with my family. I love nature! I also enjoy biking, running, knitting, drawing, poetry, cooking, and crafting.

I love teaching Spanish and witnessing students become bilingual or multilingual starting at a young age while they learn about other cultures. My goal is to inspire children to learn Spanish through meaningful and applicable interactions so that they can use it beyond the classroom.

My email: sandra.quesada@watertown.k12.ma.us

¡Hola a todos! ¡Bienvenidos!

I'm so excited to be your child's Spanish teacher this year. My name is Johanna Mitchell, and I am from the beautiful city of Barranquilla, Colombia. I completed my Early Childhood Education degree at Universidad Del Norte in Barranquilla and also taught as a Second-grade teacher there. Can't wait to have a great time learning together!

For the past four years, I've been teaching Spanish at Lowell School. I absolutely love teaching Spanish because it allows me to share my culture, traditions, and language with my students.

In my Spanish classes, I make sure to include lots of fun activities so that the students can enjoy themselves while learning a new language. I believe that learning another language is an amazing achievement and I want all my students to have a great time while they're learning.

My email: johanna.mitchell@watertown.k12.ma.us

Collaborative window decoration made by Sra. Mitchell and her students.

Collaborative poster made by students about Hispanic Heritage Month

Fifth grade grade writing about why they learn Spanish.