Spanish

Hola y bienvenidos a AguaSalada. 

Welcome to Saltwater P-9 College.

It has been a fantastic start to Term two and it is wonderful to see all our students back at school. Learning a second language involves taking risks, and that is why it is imperative to create an atmosphere of teamwork and respect in our Spanish lessons. Our expectation is that the students are going to hear and speak the Spanish language as much possible, and our students risen to this challenge! We have begun reviewing and expanding upon previously learned vocabulary and then using this in genuinely communicative activities using what they know in a meaningful way. Students are starting to use phrases and questions that are already helping them to increase their Spanish input in class, as well as express their needs and share their thoughts in Spanish.

In the classroom students continue to:

· Participate in songs and chants. 

· Greet and farewell the teacher and their friends, ask questions and answer them to talk and play in Spanish.

· Respond to classroom instructions such as sentarse (sit down), hacer un círculo (make a circle), silencio, por favor (silence, please), hacer una fila (make a line), levantarse (stand up), or limpiar (clean up).

· Ask for help in Spanish: ask for permission, request help and ask how to say and write something in Spanish.

 · Interact with teacher and friends to introduce themselves, say their age, where they are from and their favourite pastimes. 

Congratulation to our Spanish learning community at Saltwater p-9 College.

Señor Pasten