Spanish @ St Paul's

A Christmas present for our Spanish link school

2011-11-22T21:12:00.000Z

We have just a few weeks to prepare a package of Christmas goodies for our Spanish link school in Coslada.

I would like to record some traditional English Christmas songs or carols for them to listen to.

Which songs should we record?

Please send me your suggestions as a comment.
Type your first name and class and tell me what you think.

Los colores

2011-11-01T11:17:00.000Z

I thought you might like to read this story about colours:

los colores by CSeccombe on Storybird

Spanish Badge Winners !

2011-09-28T16:13:00.001+01:00

Many congratulations to Lydia and Emily in Year 6, who are the first winners of the Spanish Badge.

They have done some fantastic work. Here is Lydia's:

Lydia found out about a Spanish poet called Antonio Machado, who lived in Soria, the Spanish city where Mrs Seccombe used to live!

And here is Emily's:

UPDATE 19.10.11

Congratulations also to Lucy in Year 6:

Would you like to have a go at the Spanish Badge? Click here to find out more information.

Spanish Badge Winners !

2011-09-28T16:09:00.001+01:00

Many congratulations to Lydia and Emily in Year 6, who are the first winners of the Spanish Badge.

They have done some fantastic work. Here is Lydia's:

Lydia found out about a Spanish poet called Antonio Machado, who lived in Soria, the city where Mrs Seccombe used to live in Spain!

And here is Emily's:

Would you like to have a go at the Spanish Badge? Click here to find out more information.

Spanish Badge Winners !

2011-09-28T16:08:00.000+01:00

Many congratulations to Lydia and Emily in Year 6, who are the first winners of the Spanish Badge.

They have done some fantastic work. Here is Lydia's:

Lydia found out about a Spanish poet called Antonio Machado, who lived in Soria, the city where Mrs Seccombe used to live in Spain!

And here is Emily's:

Would you like to have a go at the Spanish Badge? Click here to find out more information.

Spanish Badge

2011-08-30T21:42:00.004+01:00

If you are a Brownie or Cub, you’ll be used to doing badges.

Would you like to have a go at the St Paul’s Spanish Badge ?

Choose and do one thing from each of the groups below. Then bring your work to Mrs Seccombe.

Good luck !

Language:

Make a decorated bookmark with useful Spanish words on it.
Write a postcard in Spanish. Say hello, what your name is, how old you are, something that you like, and goodbye.

5 little elephants, this one fell,

4 little elephants, this one got lost,

3 little elephants, this one got ill,

2 little elephants, this one died.

Now there’s one left, one remained,

And this little elephant, I’m taking him home!

Cinco elefantitos, éste se cayó,

Cuatro elefantitos, éste de perdió,

Tres elefantitos, éste se enfermó,

Dos elefantitos, éste se murió.

Ahora queda uno, uno se quedó,

Y este elefantito, ¡me lo llevo yo!

Copy out and illustrate this Mexican finger rhyme:

Make a poster to say why it’s important to learn another language.
Find out about the languages that are spoken in Spain that aren’t Spanish.

Spanish-speaking countries:

Design a piece of art on the computer using images of Spanish-speaking countries.
Draw the flags of Spain and two other Spanish-speaking countries, and find out what the colours and images mean.
Create an advert for a Spanish town, to encourage people to go there.
Make a line of paper dolls from a concertina of paper, and decorate each one in the colours of a different Spanish-speaking country.
Choose a country where Spanish is spoken and make a poster to tell your friends about it.

Spanish-speaking people:

Find out about a famous author who wrote stories or poems in Spanish.
Find out about a famous sportsman or sportswoman from a Spanish-speaking country.
Find out about a famous Spanish musician, pop singer or pop group.
Find out about a Spanish historical figure.

Food and money:

Write down and illustrate a recipe for a well-known Spanish dish.
Plan a simple Spanish meal for your friends. Find out how much it would cost to buy the ingredients.
Find out about the type of money that is used in three different Spanish-speaking countries.

Need help?

Play these games

Look at previous blogposts

Print yourself a copy of the information from here.

Spanish games to play

2011-08-16T08:19:00.000+01:00

Are you looking for something to do during these rainy holidays?

Then have a go at some of these Spanish games:

Primary Games Arena

estrellas

Enjoy!

Guatemala

2011-07-06T22:42:00.001+01:00

Year 2 have been finding out about the Central American country of Guatemala. Guatemala is a Spanish-speaking country. Can you see Guatemala on this map?

We looked at some pictures of traditional Guatemalan weaving, and we noticed that all the patterns are made of diamonds, triangles, zigzags, stripes and squares. Year 2 have made their own Guatemalan bags using these shapes:

Guatemala is also famous for its worry dolls. Children tell their worries to the worry dolls, put the dolls under their pillows and go to sleep. The next morning, when they wake up, the doll has taken the worries away. Real worry dolls are tiny - about the size of a penny!

Year 2 have made their own worry dolls. Here are some of them:

¡ Muy bien, Year 2 !

Switcheroo Zoo

2011-05-06T09:57:00.000+01:00

You can make your own strange animals at Switcheroo Zoo. Have fun !

Spanish Easter hats

2011-04-14T15:06:00.000+01:00

Year 1 know all about how plants grow from seeds to have roots, stems, leaves and flowers.

Because Easter is nearly here, today we talked about how chicks hatch from eggs, and then grow into chickens. We also practised the Spanish words for egg, chick and chicken.

Then we made some Easter hats. Here are some pictures!

¡Feliz Pascua, Year 1!

Nazarenos

2011-04-13T21:34:00.000+01:00

Today Year 2 have been finding out about Nazarenos.

We watched this video of a procession of Nazarenos. Processions like this happen during Holy Week (the week from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday) everywhere in Spain.

These Nazarenos are dressed in red and white, but different groups (cofradías) wear different colours. You can also hear the trumpets and drums that accompany the processions.

Year 2 have made their own procession of Nazarenos:

¡Muy bien, Y2!

An Easter flower

2011-04-07T13:54:00.000+01:00

Year 1 have been learning how to label a plant in Spanish, and we have also been singing a song about the parts of a plant.

Today we made a special surprise Easter present for Mrs Ferguson and Mrs Lee.

Everybody had a blank Easter egg that looked like this:

"Feliz Pascua" means "Happy Easter".

Then we coloured them in and stuck them together so that the eggs became the petals of a flower on a plant:

Mrs Ferguson and Mrs Lee liked it very much !

Animal noises

2011-03-31T13:41:00.000+01:00

Years 4, 5 and 6 have been making animal noises this week !

If you would like to find out more about the noises that animals make in different countries and languages, have a look at BzzzPeeek. It's great fun !

A Fruity Competition!

2011-03-20T10:35:00.000Z

On Friday I went to Tescos to see where the fruit came from.

How many countries do you think the fruit came from?

Send me your answer, with your first name and class, as a comment.
The answer will be revealed in Year 3's lesson on Wednesday.

Prize for anyone who gets the right answer!

CP Blas de Otero, Coslada, Madrid

2011-03-10T21:02:00.000Z

Last week all of the Juniors wrote an introductory letter to the children in CP Blas de Otero, a Spanish primary school in a town called Coslada, which is in the outskirts of Madrid.

Jennifer, their English assistant who is from Sunderland, has emailed me this evening to say that they received the letters today !

The teachers are now busy matching up the penpals.

Have a look at their website.

The Lingo Show

2011-03-06T20:23:00.001Z

If you'd like to learn some new words at home, why not have a go on the new site from CBeebies - The Lingo Show.

Lingo is an English-speaking bug who has lots of other bug-friends, all of whom speak another language. Watch out for the Spanish-speaking bug, who is called Queso !

You will find The Lingo Show here.

Yummy Yucky !

2011-03-04T20:25:00.000Z

To celebrate World Book Day yesterday, Year 1 and I read "Yummy Yucky" by Leslie Petricelli. Then we read the Spanish version, "¡Qué rico ¡Qué asco!", which you can listen to here. Try reading along and doing the actions!

¡Qué rico! ¡Qué asco!

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Mi monstruo

2011-02-27T12:34:00.002Z

Years 4, 5 and 6 have been learning how to say the parts of the head in Spanish, and how to describe them using colours and size and shape words. They have invented some monster heads and described them.

Some very brave people have read their descriptions out loud so that they can share them with you. We hope you like them!

Year 6:

Year 4:

Year 5:

En el mercado

2011-02-21T16:15:00.000Z

Year 1 have been practising asking for fruit in the market. We hope you enjoy listening to them speaking Spanish.

Puppet Shows!

2011-02-21T14:50:00.000Z

Last term Year 3 learned how to meet and greet people in Spanish, and how to say how they feel. Here are some of the videos that we made:

Ashton and Janey:

Callum and Callum:

Arron and Hannah:

Elliott and Charlotte:

Sarah, Kate and Harry:

Well done everyone!

Día del Amor y la Amistad

2011-02-08T19:32:00.001Z

February 14th is an important day in England. It's an important day in Spain too !

Do you know which day it is ?

It's Valentine's Day ! In Spain it's called Día de San Valentín.

In many Central and South American countries, where Spanish is spoken, this day has another name: Día del Amor y la Amistad - "Day of Love and Friendship".

They send cards and give presents to the people they love, but also to their friends.

What a good idea, to have a day where we tell our friends how important they are to us.

If you would like to make a card for your Valentine or for your friend, read on !

Download and print the template, and follow the instructions.

Amor-y-amistad

You can write a greeting inside:

Feliz Dia de San Valentin (Happy Valentine's Day)

Hay un amigo en mi (You've got a friend in me)

Physical Descriptions

2011-01-29T08:39:00.000Z

If you have enjoyed learning how to describe parts of the body recently, you might like to have a look at this blog and learn some more!

Describing monsters' heads !

2011-01-21T09:17:00.000Z

Years 4, 5 and 6 have been learning some parts of the body and finding out how to describe them. Here is the description grid to show you how to do that.

Describing Monsters

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¡ Ay las frutas !

2011-01-21T08:50:00.004Z

Year 1 are learning how to talk about fruit in Spanish, and they have been singing this song. We hope you like it too !

¡Ay las frutas!
Bim-bidi-bom
Muchas frutas
Bim-bidi-bom
Jugosas frutas de mi canción
¡Ay las frutas!
Bim-bidi-bom
Muchas frutas
Bim-bidi-bom
Voy a comprarlas un gran montón.

Las manzanas,
Las peras,
Las fresas,
Y el limón,
Las naranjas,
Los plátanos,
Las uvas,
Y el melón.

..........
..........
Voy a lavarlas un gran montón.

..........
..........
Voy a cortarlas un gran montón.

..........
..........
Voy a comerlas un gran montón.

Practise in your own time

2011-01-10T10:16:00.000Z

If you would like to practise your Spanish at home in your own time, why not have a look at iMendi.

If you click here, you'll find a list of the activities that you can do. Why not try Lessons 1, 2, 3 and 11 for starters?

La Cabalgata de Reyes - a competition

2010-12-23T22:54:00.000Z

¿Cuántos caramelos tiran los Reyes?

How many sweets have the 3 Kings thrown out to the crowd ?

Send your answer IN SPANISH as a comment. Remember to just use your first name and your class.

Prize for the winner !

Greetings, saying your age and colours

2010-12-01T20:50:00.000Z

Over the last few weeks, Year 3 have been learning greetings and saying how old they are. We have been reading some stories together, and Y3 have asked me to put the stories on the blog. Here they are!

Hola

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¿Cuántos años tienes?

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Year 3 - if you'd like to practise the colours some more, click here to get to the game we were playing in class today, and here to find a colours jigsaw.

El Rap de los Meses

2010-11-03T22:40:00.003Z

By popular request, here is the months rap. Have fun singing along !

El Rap de los Meses

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Hoy es lunes

2010-11-03T07:10:00.000Z

We've been learning a new song about the days of the week! It's a Spanish translation (more or less) or Eric Carle's book "Today is Monday".

Here are the words:

Hoy es lunes, hoy es lunes

lunes – judías
Si tienes hambre, vente a comer.

Hoy es martes, hoy es martes
martes – pizza
Si tienes hambre, vente a comer.

Hoy es miércoles, hoy es miércoles
miércoles- sopa
Si tienes hambre, vente a comer.

Hoy es jueves, hoy es jueves
jueves – jamón
Si tienes hambre, vente a comer

Hoy es viernes, hoy es viernes
viernes – pescado
Si tienes hambre, vente a comer

Hoy es sábado, hoy es sábado
sábado – pollo
Si tienes hambre, vente a comer
Hoy es domingo, hoy es domingo
domingo - helado
Si tienes hambre, vente a comer.

Listen to the song!

Los mineros chilenos

2010-10-14T07:20:00.000+01:00

It has been a gripping and emotional couple of days in Chile. The whole world has been watching the rescue of the miners who had been trapped underground in the San José mine in Atacama since 5th August.

How much of this headline can you understand ?

Fling the Teacher

2010-10-13T21:50:00.001+01:00

Year 4 and Year 5 had their first go at Fling the Teacher today. They thought it was great fun! I said I would put it here so that they can play at home and practise their Spanish at the same time.

To play the Numbers 1-20 game of Fling the Teacher, all you have to do is click here.

Una tortilla española

2010-09-21T20:35:00.000+01:00

This week is International Week at St Paul's. Each class has adopted a country for the week, and Year 6 have chosen Spain.

I said that I would cook them a tortilla. Here's how I did it! Can you work out the method by looking at the pictures?

I hope they like it!

Year 6 - after you have tasted the tortilla, please send a comment to the blog to say what you thought of it.

Remember to give just your first name.

The Days of the Week

2010-09-11T16:44:00.000+01:00

Years 4, 5 and 6 have started to learn the days of the week this week. Here are some games you can play to practise.

Click here to get to the games.

And why not have a go at this jigsaw ? How quickly can you do it?

A Spanish picture dictionary

2010-09-07T09:27:00.000+01:00

Welcome to the new school year ! I hope you all had a lovely summer holiday and are ready to learn lots more Spanish.

I thought you would like to have a look at this Spanish picture dictionary.

Just click here to get to it.

Click on the categories on the left to find the pictures and the words.

Our mosaic suns

2010-07-15T19:48:00.000+01:00

Since the middle of June we have been learning about shapes and how to describe them in Spanish.

Somebody who used unusual shapes in his work was Antonio Gaudi (1852-1926).

Gaudi was an artist and architect who is particularly well known for his work in Barcelona. His buildings have lots of curves and few straight lines. Parc Güell in Barcelona has some of these curved buildings, and is also famous for Gaudi's mosaics.

This is part of a long mosaic bench in Parc Güell. The mosaics have been made using pieces of broken tile. You can see how Gaudi has used the pieces of tile to create shapes.

This is the "Hall of a Hundred Columns" in Parc Güell. Look at the ceiling - it's not flat! It's covered in mosaic.

On the ceiling of the Hall there are mosaic suns. Gaudi used broken tiles to make these mosaics too, but sometimes he wanted colours and textures that the tiles didn't have. So he used glass bottles, dinner plates from his house, and even broken china dolls in his mosaics!

We have been making mosaic suns like Gaudi's, using different shapes and unusual colours to echo Gaudi's unusual materials. Here is a movie showing some of our work. We hope you like it.

¡¡España gana el Mundial!!

2010-07-11T22:29:00.006+01:00

Y Rafael Nadal ganó a Wimbledon. ¡Estupendo!

El Mundial 2010

2010-07-11T14:17:00.005+01:00

Whether Spain win the World Cup Final tonight or not, I think we all agree that the Spanish-speaking teams have done really well this time round.

I thought you'd like to listen to this song. It has a surprise for you!

¡Viva España!

Mi bandera - a new wall !!!

2010-06-23T21:57:00.013+01:00

Over the last few weeks we have been finding out the names of the 32 countries that are competing in the World Cup finals in South Africa, and learning how to describe their flags.

Let's see how many flags we can collect and describe on our new wall!
They don't have to be World Cup flags.

Click here to get to the new wall or click on the embedded wall below:

Thanks to Alisha R in Y6 for the idea !

Need some help with the words?

Mi bandera - My flag
es - is
roja - red
amarilla - yellow
verde - green
azul - blue
blanca - white
negra - black
naranja - orange
y - and
tiene - (it) has
un escudo - a shield
una estrella - a star
tres estrellas - 3 stars
una cruz - a cross
un círculo - a circle
tres franjas - 3 stripes

How to post a sticky:

1.Double click anywhere on the wall. A sticky will appear.
2.Type your first name and year group into the top of the sticky.
3.Type flag description onto the sticky, in Spanish.
4.To add a picture, see the instructions below.
5.Click "OK" when it's done.

How to add a picture:

1.Do a Google search for the flag you want.
2.Click on "Images" at the top of the Google screen to get all the pictures.
3.Choose your picture and click on it.
4.Click on "See full size image".
5.Copy the web address at the top of the screen (this starts http:// )
6.Go to your sticky and paste this web address into the box at the bottom that says "Add image, audio or video". Make sure you don't get the "http://" repeated.

I'm looking forward to seeing your stickies!

Volcanoes erupt in Guatemala and Ecuador

2010-05-29T17:28:00.003+01:00

In today's news, volcanoes have been erupting in Ecuador and Guatemala.

Thousands of people have fled their homes, and the eruptions have caused much disruption.

You can see pictures here and read the report here.

Eurovision 2010

2010-05-29T07:41:00.003+01:00

What do you think of the Spanish entry for this year's Eurovision ? The singer is called Daniel Diges, and he is a well-known singer, actor and TV presenter in Spain.

You can view the lyrics and find out more information on the BBC's Eurovision page for the Spanish entry - click here.

Do you think he will win ?

Play some games !

2010-05-23T14:37:00.003+01:00

Here are the links to some games to practise the fruit and vegetable words:

Fruit memory game

Vegetables memory game

Fruit memory game

Vegetables memory game

Fruit crossword

Un Pulpito

2010-05-20T07:04:00.008+01:00

Year 1 have been learning the words for some sea creatures in Spanish. Here is a song about some of them!

The song tells the story of a sardine who is happily swimming through the water, when ¡OH OH OH! he is eaten by an octopus, who is eaten by a tuna, who is eaten by a shark, who is eaten by a whale, who burps and says "¡Perdóname!"

Una sardina, una sardina.
Nadando en el agua.
Una sardina, una sardina,
¡Oh, oh, oh!
¡Oh no! Fue comida por....

Un pulpito, un pulpito,
Nadando en el agua,
Un pulpito, un pulpito,
¡Glú, glú, glú!
¡Oh no! Fue comido por.....

Un atún, un atún
Nadando en el agua.
Un atún, un atún
¡Oh, oh, oh!
¡Oh no! Fue comido por....

Un tiburón, un tiburón,
Nadando en el agua.
Un tiburón, un tiburón,
¡Glo, glo, glo!
¡Oh no! Fue comido por......

Una ballena, una ballena,
Nadando en el agua.
Una ballena, una ballena,
¡Oh, oh, oh!
¡Uurp!
¡Perdóname!

And now.... Listen to Year 1 singing the song themselves !

Chillola

2010-05-16T07:56:00.000+01:00

If you'd like to do some Spanish activities at home, then this website is really good - Chillola.com. You can look at the words and listen to how they are said, and then if you click on "Actividades" in the top righthand corner of the screen, there are some printable activities for you to do. Have fun !

Let's do a survey!

2010-04-23T18:16:00.004+01:00

Let's do a survey to find out what our favourite foods are !

Click here to take the survey

I'm looking forward to seeing the answers!

Y6's Mini-books ¿Qué veo?

2010-04-08T09:42:00.003+01:00

Year 6 have been learning about nouns and gender in Spanish. They have used their knowledge and a Spanish dictionary to write their own short stories.

The books' title is "¿Qué veo?" which means "What can I see?" Each page answers that question.

Well done, Year 6.

Y5's Mini-books ¿Qué veo?

2010-04-08T09:28:00.003+01:00

Year 5 have been learning about nouns and gender in Spanish. They have used their knowledge and a Spanish dictionary to write these short stories.

The books' title is "¿Qué veo?" which means "What can I see?". Each page answers that question.

Well done Year 5 !

Y3's Mini-books ¿Qué veo?

2010-04-08T09:11:00.004+01:00

Year 3 have been learning about nouns and gender in Spanish. They have used their knowledge and a Spanish dictionary to write these short stories.

The books' title is "¿Qué veo?" which means "What can I see?" in Spanish. Each page answers that question.

Well done Year 3 !

Year 4's mini-books ¿Qué veo?

2010-04-07T17:06:00.007+01:00

Year 4 have been learning about nouns and gender in Spanish. They have used their knowledge and a Spanish dictionary to write these short stories.

The books' title is "¿Qué veo?", which means "What can I see?" Each page answers that question.

Well done Year 4 !

A new puzzle for you

2010-04-06T16:18:00.001+01:00

To find out about food and opinions

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¿ Cuántos huevos hay ?

2010-03-25T14:48:00.004Z

It's competition time again !

Count the number of eggs in the picture.

When you think you know the answer, send it to me as a comment (click on "comments" at the bottom of this post).

Don't forget to include your first name, your year group, and the answer IN SPANISH.

The competition ends on Thursday April 1st.

¡Suerte!

¡ Feliz Día del Padre !

2010-03-18T20:51:00.002Z

A few weeks ago I put a competition on the blog:

Friday March 19th 2010 is a national holiday, or 'fiesta', in most of Spain.

People will have the day off work, and children will have the day off school.

Why ?

Congratulations to Olivia in Year 6, who said correctly that March 19th is Día de San José (St Joseph's Day) and therefore Fathers' Day in Spain.

Here is a picture of the cards that Year 2 have made.

Happy Spanish Fathers' Day to all the dads, grandads and carers in the St Paul's community !

If you would like to find out more about Día de San José, click here.

Let's collect food and drink nouns in Spanish !

2010-03-03T20:40:00.000Z

By popular request, here is Wallwisher number 2 !

Let's collect food and drink words in Spanish.

You'll find some in the picture dictionary to start you off.

How to get to the wall:

Either click on this link or click on "Post a sticky" on the embedded wall below.

How to post a sticky:

Double click anywhere on the wall. A sticky will appear.
Type your first name and year group into the top of the sticky.
Type your food or drink word onto the sticky, in Spanish and English.
If you want to add a picture, the instructions are under the embedded wall.
Click "OK" when it's done.

How to add a picture:

Do a Google search for the thing you want.
Click on "Images" at the top of the Google screen to get all the pictures.
Choose your picture and click on it.
Click on "See full size image".
Copy the web address at the top of the screen (this starts http:// )
Go to your sticky and paste this web address into the box at the bottom that says "Add image, audio or video". Make sure you don't get the "http://" repeated.

I'm looking forward to seeing all your food and drink words !
Prizes, of course, for all contributors.

Terremoto en Chile

2010-03-02T15:24:00.000Z

In the early hours of Saturday morning, 27th February 2010, Chile was shaken by an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale.

Chile is a Spanish-speaking country on the west coast of South America. It is in the "Ring of Fire" earthquake zone.

The epicentre of the earthquake was Chile's second-biggest city, Concepción. But the tremours were felt hundreds of kilometres away.

The earthquake caused a tsunami which swept across the Pacific.

My friend Grima lives in Santiago, the capital of Chile. She says that where she lives there are huge cracks in the ground and many buildings have fallen down.

Another friend, Daniela, who also lives in Santiago, says that they are still struggling to get back their basic services, like water and electricity. People cannot travel because many roads and bridges have been destroyed.

They both say that the Chileans are comforted by the good wishes that they are receiving from all over the world.

¡ Fuerza para Chile !

Competition Time !

2010-02-28T21:00:00.002Z

Friday March 19th 2010 is a national holiday, or 'fiesta', in most of Spain.

People will have the day off work, and children will have the day off school.

Why ?

If you think you know the answer, send it to me by leaving it as a comment.

Click on "Post a comment" under here and follow the instructions.

Don't put your whole name - just your first name and year group (Y3 etc) is fine.

Prizes on offer !

Here is Pablo

2010-02-28T20:42:00.000Z

Hello Butterflies and Caterpillars !

Here is your friend Pablo. What is he saying to you ?

Frutas y verduras

2010-02-28T15:42:00.001Z

Year 1 have been learning some fruits and vegetables in Spanish this term. They have made a fruit salad, written a shopping list and practised saying how many of each fruit or vegetable they would like.

Here's how they would ask for fruit and vegetables in the market. ¡ Muy bien, Year 1 !

manzanas = apples
peras = pears
plátanos = bananas
fresas = strawberries
ciruelas = plums
naranjas = oranges
lechugas = lettuces
zanahorias = carrots
pepinos = cucumbers
judías = beans
tomates = tomatoes

Year 3 sing San Fermín

2010-02-25T06:44:00.003Z

February 12th was Year 3's class assembly. They sang a traditional Spanish song called "Siete de Julio, San Fermín".

The festival of San Fermín takes place in the city of Pamplona from midday on 6th July, to midnight on the 14th July. Its most famous event is the 'encierro', the running of the bulls through the streets of the city. The biggest day is 7th July, when thousands of people accompany a replica of the statue of Saint Fermín along the streets in the old part of Pamplona.

Here are the words:

Uno de enero
Dos de febrero
Tres de marzo
Cuatro de abril
Cinco de mayo
Seis de junio
Siete de julio
San Fermín.

Click on the little "P" on the player to listen to them singing the song !

Noun Collection on Wallwisher - update

2010-02-23T20:54:00.001Z

Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far - prizes on their way ! Here's a picture of how our wall looks at the moment:

To add your own nouns, click here to get to the wall.

You can also have a look at the original post here.

Telling a story

2010-02-07T10:17:00.000Z

We've come to the end of National Storytelling Week, and Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 have been preparing their own stories in Spanish.

Here are some Spanish stories to whet your appetite:

Nouns

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This is an example of the stories that we have been working on in class. We have been learning to use the Spanish dictionary.

¿Qué veo?

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I'm really looking forward to being able to show you some of our stories !

Let's collect Spanish nouns !

2010-01-26T20:17:00.005Z

A new language challenge !

Let's collect some Spanish nouns !

Stick a post-it on our wall when you've found a good one. Tell us what your noun means and if it is masculine or feminine.

Don't put your full name on your post-it - just your first name will be fine.

Wondering where to find some nouns ? Have a look at this Spanish picture dictionary.

Click here to find our wall.

There's a prize for any children who contribute !

This is what our wall looks like at the moment:

En mi estuche

2010-01-04T11:43:00.006Z

En mi estuche

2010-01-01T16:40:00.006Z

Here are the Spanish words for some of the things that you have in your pencil case.

un bolígrafo = a biro
un lápiz = a pencil
una goma = a rubber
una regla = a ruler
un sacapuntas = a pencil sharpener
un estuche = a pencil case

Use these flashcards to help you to learn the words:

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Play this game to help you to practise the words. Move the tiles to put the words in the right order:

You could also try this game to practise the words:

There are some more activities to help you to practise the words as well. Click here.

Fruta y legumbres

2009-12-28T17:11:00.004Z

It's time to learn about fruit and vegetables in Spanish.

Have a go at the puzzles to discover some of the words.

Do you know why some of the words are on a pink background and others are on a blue background ?

Here's an easy puzzle:
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And here's a more difficult puzzle:
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¡ Feliz Navidad !

2009-12-14T10:04:00.001Z

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Christmas Calligrams

2009-12-09T23:06:00.006Z

Year 6 collected some Spanish Christmas words and used them to create Calligrams.

¡ Feliz Navidad !

Greetings, by Year 5

2009-12-09T21:41:00.014Z

Here (finally !) are some of the dialogues that Year 5 recorded to show how well they know their greetings in Spanish.

Benn and Ethan:

James and Kaitlan:

Adam and Grace:

Harry sings ¡Ay! del Chiquirritín

2009-11-25T18:19:00.004Z

How to make a mini-book

2009-11-23T19:39:00.003Z

Click here to find out how to make a mini-book.

All you need is a piece of paper and a pair of scissors.

You'll end up with an 8-page mini-book which you can then fill with lots of Spanish !

¡Suerte!

Greetings

2009-11-23T19:32:00.004Z

Los números 0-15

2009-11-23T19:02:00.007Z

dos más dos son cuatro 2 + 2 = 4

cinco menos dos son tres 5 - 2 = 3

Ay, del Chiquirritín

2009-11-22T09:27:00.009Z

Spanish Christmas songs are called Villancicos.

Villancicos are often accompanied by two musical instruments:

zambomba - a kind of drum

pandereta

We are learning a villancico called "Ay, del Chiquirritín".

Here are the words:

Ay, del Chiquirritín, Chiquirriquitín,
Metidito entre pajas.
Ay, del Chiquirritín, Chiquirriquitín,
Queridí, queridito del alma.

Por debajo del arco del portalico,
Se descubre a María, José y el Niño.

Ay, del Chiquirritín, Chiquirriquitín,
Metidito entre pajas.
Ay, del Chiquirritín, Chiquirriquitín,
Queridí, queridito del alma.

Entre un buey y una mula Dios ha nacido
Y en un pobre pesebre lo han recogido.

Ay, del Chiquirritín, Chiquirriquitín,
Metidito entre pajas.
Ay, del Chiquirritín, Chiquirriquitín,
Queridí, queridito del alma.

Would you like to find out what the words mean in English ? Click here
Would you like to hear the tune ? Click here

La vaca Lola

2009-11-12T17:06:00.001Z

Year 1 learned "La vaca Lola" this morning. Here it is !

¡ Buenos días ! part 2

2009-11-10T20:51:00.008Z

Here are some more of Year 4's videos. We hope you enjoy them.

Elle & Paige:

Chloe and Rhys:

Lydia and Matthew:

James and Kyle:

Los colores

2009-11-09T11:27:00.003Z

Complete the jigsaw to find out how to say the colours in Spanish !

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España

2009-11-08T17:44:00.003Z

Have a go at this jigsaw puzzle. Can you put together the map of Spain ? Good luck !

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¡ Buenos días !

2009-11-08T17:07:00.006Z

Year 4 have been learning how to greet people, say their name and say how they are feeling. Here are some of their videos ! We hope you enjoy them.

Georgia and Holly:

Aimee and Leona:

Sam and Jamie:

Aaron and Leyton:

There are more to follow !

¡ Hablamos !

2009-10-21T16:12:00.004+01:00

Year 6 have been putting together everything that they have learned so far this half term to make some dialogues, and have been performing them using puppets.

Emily and Alisha:

Nikita and Ethan:

Vowel sounds

2009-10-16T12:30:00.001+01:00

Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 have been practising their Spanish vowel sounds.

Listen to Year 4 performing the Spanish Vowel Chant:

Vowels

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Consonant sounds

2009-10-15T20:25:00.004+01:00

Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 have been finding out about and practising their consonant sounds.

They have found out that in Spanish:
there are 3 ways of making a "th" sound - ce, ci and z
there are 2 ways of making a "b" sound - b and v
the "kw" sound is written as "cu"

How many words can you find here with the "th" sound, with the "b" sound and with the "kw" sound ?

Answers:
there are 5 words with the "th" sound (cerveza, gracias, francés, azul, vecino)
there are 6 words with the "b" sound (cerveza, febrero, escribir, veinte, libro, vecino)
there are 2 words with the "kw" sound (cuerpo, cuando)

España

2009-10-15T19:32:00.002+01:00

How much do you know about the geography of Spain ?

Year 2 have been finding out about it today and have made a map.

Here is some of their work.

Maps

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¡ Muy bien, Year 2 !

La bandera española

2009-10-08T19:59:00.004+01:00

Complete this jigsaw puzzle to find out what the Spanish flag looks like:

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The Spanish flag is red and yellow because those were the colours of King Ferdinand's coat of arms.

Each of the quarters of the shield represents one of the kingdoms that joined in 1492 to make Spain. The castle is for Castilla, the lion for León, the chains for Navarra and the red bars for Aragón. There is also a pomegranate for Granada at the bottom.

In the middle is the emblem for the Spanish royal family, and on the top is the Spanish royal family's crown.

The two columns are called the "Pillars of Hercules".

The motto says "Plus ultra".

Los números 1 a 10

2009-10-08T14:43:00.002+01:00

We have been learning the numbers from 1 to 10, and have learnt a new song to help us to practise.

Here are the words:

Uno, dos y tres gatitos,
Cuatro, cinco, seis gatitos,
Siete, ocho, nueve gatitos,
Diez gatitos son.

Have a listen to Year 6 singing it !

Diez Gatitos

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¿Dónde se habla español?

2009-10-04T21:45:00.002+01:00

Where is Spanish spoken ?

Spanish is spoken in Spain, of course, but also many other countries:

Mexico

Guatemala

Honduras

El Salvador

Nicaragua

Costa Rica

Panama

Venezuela

Colombia

Ecuador

Peru

Bolivia

Paraguay

Chile

Argentina

Uruguay

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Puerto Rico

Do you know where these countries are ?

Can you find them on this map of the world ?

If you want to find out more about the countries where Spanish is spoken, have a go at these map puzzles:

Puzzle 1 (select "countries with outlines")

Puzzle 2

Los números 1 a 6

2009-10-02T15:34:00.004+01:00

We have been learning the numbers 1-6 and singing a song to help us to remember the numbers.

Here are the words of the song:

Uno, dos, tres
Uno, dos, tres
Cuatro, cinco, seis
Cuatro, cinco, seis
Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis

Listen to Year 5 singing it !

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Year 5 also had a go at singing the song as a round. Have a listen !

Year 6's Language Challenge

2009-10-02T15:09:00.003+01:00

Find the world's 10 most widely-spoken languages.

Well done to all of Year 6 who researched the answer.

There doesn't seem to be one definite answer. Here is one of the Top Ten lists, which you can read about in more detail here:

1. Mandarin Chinese
2. English
3. Hindi
4. Spanish
5. Russian
6. Arabic
7. Bengali
8. Portuguese
9. Malay-Indonesian
10. French

¡ Muy interesante !

Year 5's Language Challenge

2009-10-02T14:58:00.004+01:00

How many European languages can you name ?

Luke, Isobel, Kimberly, Daniel and Lucy have found plenty of answers:

Swedish
English
German
French
Italian
Albanian
Basque
Belarussian
Bulgarian
Catalan
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
Flemish
Greek
Hungarian
Icelandic
Irish
Latvian
Lithuanian
Maltese
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Scottish Gaelic
Serbian
Welsh
Spanish
Slovak
Ukranian
Estonian

¡ Muy bien !

Can you add any more to the list ?

Year 4's Language Challenge

2009-10-02T14:44:00.002+01:00

In our Spanish lesson Year 4 found out about countries where Spanish is spoken.

Their Language Challenge was:

Can you find the names of 5 English-speaking countries and 5 French-speaking countries ?

Jamie, Emily, Matthew, Chloe, Ben, Georgia, Holly, Lydia, Aimee, Aaron, James, Jack, Leona and Gary have found lots of answers:

English-speaking countries:
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
USA
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
South Africa
New Zealand
Jamaica
The Gambia
Ghana
Samoa
The Bahamas
Fiji
India

French-speaking countries:
France
Madagascar
Canada
Monaco
Luxembourg
Rwanda
Switzerland
Gabon
Togo
Ivory Coast
Belgium
Niger
Congo
Senegal
Cameroon
Benin
Chad
Haiti
Burundi
Algeria

Have you noticed that Canada appears on both lists ?

Can you add any more to the list ?

Year 3's Language Challenge

2009-10-02T14:38:00.003+01:00

Year 3's Language Challenge:

How many languages can you name ?

Here are the languages that Michael, Dean, Brandon, Christopher, Robyn and Mitchell found:

English
French
Chinese
Japanese
German
Italian
Spanish
Greek
Portuguese
Dutch
Welsh
Hungarian
Turkish
Russian
Swedish
Polish
Korean
Danish
Croatian
Irish
Hebrew
Albanian
Maltese
Romanian
Icelandic
Flemish
Norwegian
Catalan
Thai

¡ Muy bien !

How many languages can YOU name ?

European Day of Languages 2009

2009-10-02T14:34:00.003+01:00

To celebrate European Day of Languages 2009 each Junior class has taken part in a Language Challenge.

Read about their findings here on the blog !