By Emily 8b 12- 14- 04

Immaculate Heart of Mary School is pleased to have such a well run Spanish program. The Spanish teacher at our school is Miss Scheetz. She has been the Spanish teacher at our school for one year. She is always enthusiastic, eager, and excited to teach her students Spanish. Many of the students here enjoy the Spanish education at our school and are interested in learning the second most common language Americans speak. Spanish is both a useful and helpful class to many of the students here at our school.

This is a picture of Miss Scheetz passing out papers to eighth grade.

Many of the students at I.H.M. are learning many different things ranging from colors to verb conjugations. The Kindergarten students at our school have been learning about colors and numbers. They are learning what many would call an introduction to Spanish. Miss Scheetz meets the kindergarten students on Thursdays. Together, they go over vocabulary, then Miss Scheetz reads to them in Spanish. To help her kindergarten students understand what they are learning she uses a cow and a horse puppet, their names are Carlos and Veronica. Kindergarten is very excited because soon Miss Scheetz will be teaching Christmas words in Spanish.

Here is a picture of Veronica and Carlos, the puppets.

First grade is also in the beginner stage of learning Spanish. Miss Scheetz meets the first graders on Wednesdays. This year they received their first Spanish workbooks, which they enjoy very much. If you were to walk into a first grade Spanish class you would be amazed by how much they already know! They have been learning shapes, colors, and numbers in Spanish. Soon Miss Scheetz hopes to be teaching them the alphabet. The first graders made “shape masks” to help them understand their shapes in Spanish.

This is a picture of first grade shape masks in the second floor hallway.	This is a picture of the workbook first grade uses.	Here are two masks first graders made.

The second graders already know their colors and days of the week inside and out. Second grade is also learning from a work book. They already know shapes and classroom objects; and they will soon be learning Christmas vocabulary. Third graders love Spanish! Miss Scheetz is very impressed with their love for Spanish and the way they are coming along. Third grade is using the same work book second grade uses. They are starting to learning singulars and plurals and have been learning about direction words such as: up, over and forward. They just finished the section in their book called, “Las Posiciones,” which means The Positions. To help them learn their vocabulary, they did a small exercise. They will soon be learning the five senses.

These are pictures of two of “Las Posiciones.” These were done by the third graders.	Here is a picture of the workbook and textbook the second and third graders use.	Miss Scheetz will soon be teaching the third graders the five senses.

Fourth graders are already experts in Spanish. They have been learning classroom objects and simple conjugations in Spanish. They are in a new workbook from last year and they seem to be catching on fast. Fifth grade is very skilled in Spanish. They have already started to read paragraphs in Spanish and do conjugations. They previously learned about “El Parque de diversions,” which means The Theme Park. They even designed their own theme parks and wrote a story about their adventure! The section they are on now is called “Canto y Cuento en Espanol,” which translates to Music and Art.

This is a picture of the textbook and workbook the fourth and fifth graders use.	Here is a picture of a theme park done by one of the fifth graders.

Sixth grade has been learning about different Spanish cultures. They have been learning different grammar words from different nationalities. They just finished their Day of The Dead Power Point Presentations. The Day of The Dead is a Spanish holiday where the people remember the ones who have pasted away. It is a lot like our American holiday, Halloween.

This is a picture of one of the students Day of The Dead presentations.	Here is a picture of the workbook, the sixth grade uses.	This is a picture of sixth grader working on their presentations.

Seventh grade is learning many different things ranging from adjectives in Spanish to their different day to day schedules. They even know how to say what they like or don’t like. Any seventh grader could tell you a short sentence or phrase about them such as: me gusta nadar (I like to swim), or no me gusta concinar (I don’t like to cook). They also sang the popular Spanish song, Chicas de Hoy, which means Girls of Today. They are making their own song called, Chicos de Hoy, which means Boys of Today. Eighth grade has been very busy lately when it comes to Spanish. They have been learning things such as: verbs, adjectives, daily schedules, and many different vocabulary words. They have been learning how to conjugate different verbs with endings such as: -ar, -er, and -ir. Soon Miss Scheetz hopes to be teaching the eighth graders Christmas carols in Spanish. Overall, Miss Scheetz wants to prepare the eighth graders for high school Spanish.

Above, 7^th graders are eagerly paying attention. Below, 8^th graders are listening as Miss Scheetz teaches.	Above, two 7^th graders finish their assignment. Below, is a picture of the workbook the 7^th and 8^th graders use.	Above Miss Scheetz teaches to 7^th graders. Below, Miss Scheetz is passing out papers to eighth graders.	Above and below is a picture of poems some 8^th graders wrote in Spanish.

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