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Click on the following link and print-out the weekly Vocabulary & Spelling HW sheet.

Vocabulary & Spelling HW sheet FOR STUDENTS

THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXPLANATION OF THE WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS DUE AT THE END OF EACH WEEK.

Weekly Vocabulary & Spelling Homework

            Every week you will receive a list of the week’s words (10 words).  Monday through Thursday you will be responsible for completing three different activities from the following list.  You will have to complete this work at home.  Occasionally there will be time in class – but there is no guarantee!!  On Friday students will take a vocabulary spelling test.  On shorter weeks we may not have a spelling tests, or we may have a shorter list, or students will only have to complete two spelling activities.

Sentences – THIS IS REQUIRED EVERY WEEK!                                

Use your spelling words to write sentences.

1. Sentences need to be at least eight words in length.
2. Sentences need to convey the meaning of the word.
3. You may one – two vocabulary/spelling words per sentence.
4. Number sentences and underline spelling words.

Creativity:  Choose 5 words. 

                   SELECT ONE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

• Draw the words in the shape of a rainbow using all different colors. Or use any other shape – use different colors.
• Draw a picture and “hide” the spelling words in the picture.
• Draw a picture for each of the spelling words.
• Write your words using “bubble letters” or any other “fancy/graffiti” style.
• Write your words 3 times each in different colors.

You can do one of these twice a week so you use all 10 words        

Operations: “Operate” on your spelling words.   Choose 5 words.   

SELECT ONE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

Operating means to:

• Drop letter(s) to make a new word
• Add letter(s) to make a new word
• Change letter(s) to make a new word
• Conjugate the verb(s) in all its forms (try to use the tense/conjugations we are currently studying)

You can do one of these twice a week so you use all 10 words        

Practice Test       

• Have a partner read the words to you while you spell.
• Go to Quizlet (if the Unit List is uploaded).
• DON’T FORGET TO RECORD YOUR SCORES!

¡Feliz Día de los Muertos!

En México se celebra el Día de los Muertos el 1 y 2 de noviembre.  El primero se dedica a los angelitos – los niños difuntos, y el segundo es para los adultos difuntos.  Durante estos dos días se celebra la vida de nuestros seres queridos que ya no están con nosotros en la tierra.  La celebración es para que los seres queridos difuntos sigan viviendo en nuestros recuerdos y corazones.

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 1^st and 2^nd throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures on.  The 1^st is dedicated to the “little angels” – departed infants and children, and the 2^nd is for departed adults.  The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends where we remember and prepare special foods in honor of those who have departed.  It is believed that if we celebrate the memory of our departed loved ones they will never be forgotten.

Hay un dicho en México que dice:  

Todos morimos tres veces
– La primera cuando dejas de respirar
– La segunda cuando regresamos a la madre tierra
– La tercera cuando alguien pronuncia tu nombre por última vez – cuando ya no hay nadie más que nos recuerde. 

There is a saying in Mexico that says:   

We all die three times:

-The first when you stop breathing.

-The second when we return to mother earth.

-The third when someone pronounces your name for the last time – when there is no one left to remember you.

Aquí está un video que nos muestra la importancia de recordar a nuestros seres queridos que han muerto y de compartir la tradición de Día de los Muertos con nuestros hijos(as).

Here is a video that shows us the importance of remembering our departed loved ones and sharing the tradition of Día de los Muertos with our children.

October 16, 2015

If you are interested in going on the Field Trip to the D.I.A. and Mexican Town in Detroit please print-out the permission slip; have your parent/guardian sign; have all your teachers sign; and submit your $7.00 to me ASAP.  Only the first 30 students will be able to go.

PERMISSION SLIP – DIA & MEXICAN TOWN

Room: E-7                   Classroom Phone:      (313) 827-7374

E-mail:   chavezm@dearbornschools.org

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