Mr. Blackwelder presents at ACTFL in Orlando, FL

Mr. Alex Blackwelder, World Languages Japanese teacher is in Orlando, Florida attending two seminars and presenting on the Japanese program at the ACTFL (American Council of Teacher of Foreign Language) national convention.  You represent us and the Japanese program well, sensei!

La Llorona analyzed in Spanish 5-6

Students in Spanish 5-6 with Profe Bañuelos watched the animated movie from México "La Leyenda de la Llorona."  It was viewed to see another version of the legend.  Later on in the week they read a different version and worked on truly understanding the written version and its comparisons and contrasts to the film version.

Action Connection Reflection Projects in French

Madame Leidhoff's students of French 5-6 did Action Connection Reflection projects.  Students needed to DO something with French culture.  Students sang, sewed, researched, designed, crafted models to imitate something coming from the cultures of the French speaking world.  Presentations started today and will continue next week.

 

Students of First year French made family trees and presented their families.

La Persona Ideal in Spanish 1-2

Señorita Chen's students are using “ser” to describe what someone is like with a small project over the next couple of days called:  “La Persona Ideal”. Students will brainstorm characteristics that they find attractive in someone they like, create a paper doll version and present it to the class.

 

 

Trip Project and Fashion Show in Spanish

Students in Ms. Ranzolin's Spanish 3-4 class are putting together a project about a trip they took. They get to show their understanding of travel vocabulary as well as the past tense. Students in Ms. Ranzolin's Spanish 5-6 class have been working on putting together a fashion show completely in Spanish. The fashion show will be next week, complete with music and themed outfits.

Les Trois Ours performed by Fr 1-2

Madame Leidhoff's students of French 1  did a theatrical performance of Les Trois Ours.

Students of French 5  have read a piece of literature called Tout Bouge Autour de Moi  de Dany Laferriere, who is a great Haitian writer who won the Prix Medicis  in 2009.  AP French continues to practice essay writing prompts for the exam….

Pan de Muerto

In recognition to the Mexican holiday/tradition Día de los Muertos, celebrated on November 1 and 2, students in Spanish 3-4 and 5-6 with Profe Bañuelos sampled the sweet-tasting pan de muerto.  Profe spoke a little about the history of the tradition, and showed a documentary that showed not just the traditions, but the food that is eaten in certain areas of México.  Pictured is a photo of two students with one of the pan de muerto.

Speaker from Madagascar Illuminates French Classes

The French Program welcomed Mr. Eggers, a San Diego native and a University of Colorado graduate.  He spoke with Madame Leidhoff's classes about the culture of Madagascar, a French-speaking country.  Living in Madagascar, Mr. Eggers is a Peace Corps volunteer.  He spoke of the demographics, geography, animals, socio-economics and his life in the highlands and capital city, Antananarivo, as a teacher.