Spanish 

Hola y bienvenidos a Agua Salada!

It is great to see that our students continue to develop the ability to adapt to new situations and demonstrate the attributes of the IB learner profile. 

In the classroom, we continued practising the good morning routines and the farewell routine in the afternoon. It is a way for students to practise the language and to put it into more use when outside the Spanish classroom.

In our weekly lessons, students continued to review and practise:

• numeros (numbers), 
• colores (colours), (, greetings in Spanish,
• partes del cuerpo (parts of the body),
• saludos (greetings), 
• the alphabet in Spanish

 They are also increasing their vocabulary by learning about: 

      - most common verbs in Spanish,

     - daily phrases commonly used at school and          at home,

    - how to ask and respond to questions In                  Spanish.

To make connections with some of the Spanish speaking countries in South and Central America, we have been learning about wooden toys used by children of Spanish background. By researching about the 'Trompo' some students have discovered a direct connection to their own culture. 

These toys are popular in Latin America where the name Trompo emerged, however there are many different local names for this. In Spain, these toys may be called, Trompo or Peonza or Pirinola. In the Philippines, they are called Trumpo or Turumpo, while in Portugal they are called Pião and in India is called Lattu.

Have a great week and Adios.

Señor Pastén

El Trompo (wooden toy) Video

El Emboque (Wooden toy) Video