April 2015

El Seor Saucedos
Spanish Class Newsletter

Special points of
reference:

Columbia, South
American Cultural &
Traditions:
http://www.southa
mericatourism.com/
destination/colombi
a.html

Spanish Verb
Conjugation Trainer:
Past Tense At this
site students are able
to practice
conjugation Spanish
verbs in the past
tense.
http://www.spaleo
n.com/
Spanish Grammar
and Culture
practice:
http://personal.col
by.edu/~bknelson/
SLC/
Michigan World
Language Standards
1.1 Engage in conversation
1.2 Understand language
1.3 Present information
2.1 Practices and
perspectives
2.2 Products and
perspectives
3.1 Knowledge of other
disciplines
4.1 Compare languages
4.2 Compare cultures
Saucedo, Mateo, M.Ed., B.A
MC Jr/Sr High School
Mateo.Saucedo@mccardinals.org

Espaol
(Spanish )
Unit 7 of Level 1
We have just began a new unit which focuses on activities
from the past. During in class activities the students practice
listening, speaking reading and writing.
Through completion of the in class activities, students will
apply critical thinking skills as they continue to compare the
Spanish language and the Hispanic culture located in Columbia,
South America. Through in-class projects, they will be able to
make connections to other academic subjects, classroom objects,
numbers and daily activities utilizing over 70 verbs in Spanish.
Spanish students also began to learn the use of preterit
progressive verb tense in Spanish. The preterit (pretrito)
progressive is a verb tense that consists of an auxiliary
infinitive verb ESTAR to be, in the past tense followed by a
present participle and used as a point of reference in the past.
In addition, the students will learn how to integrate
direct and indirect objects, while speaking in the past tense.
Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions or concerns
you might have as your child practices reading, writing, listening,
and speaking in Spanish: Mateo.Saucedo@mccardinals.org.

Gracias!
Learning Spanish: How Parents Can Help
-Help your child make time to practice vocabulary flash cards & Spanish verb
conjugation sites.
-Have your child teach you to say something in Spanish every day.
-Be an advocate for learning a second language.

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