by Janet Garcia-Levitas, Spanish Teacher PreK-3 - Third Grade | Jan 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
The study of a foreign language encompasses three areas: vocabulary, grammar, and culture. The word “culture” is derived from the Latin word “colere.” Colere means to cultivate and nurture, or to grow. Culture includes a set of beliefs and values that influence...
by Janet Garcia-Levitas, Spanish Teacher PreK-3 - Third Grade | Feb 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Students in Señora García-Levitas’s Spanish classes are learning high-frequency vocabulary on a variety of topics that will be expanded upon in the coming years. In Preschool 3, Preschool 4, and Kindergarten, students just completed a unit on counting from 0-10....
by Janet Garcia-Levitas, Spanish Teacher PreK-3 - Third Grade | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated nationally from September 15th through October 15th, is an opportunity to honor and recognize the history, culture, and contributions of Hispanic Americans. The holiday first started as Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968, under...
by Janet Garcia-Levitas, Spanish Teacher PreK-3 - Third Grade | Apr 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
In Señora García-Levitas’s Preschool and Kindergarten classes, students are learning how to identify different farm animals and contrasting the sounds that animals make in English and in Spanish. They are learning that while a duck, or pato, may say “quack quack” in...
by Janet Garcia-Levitas, Spanish Teacher PreK-3 - Third Grade | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
This week, students in Señora García-Levitas’s first and second grade classes celebrated El Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead). El Día de los Muertos is celebrated on November 1st and 2 nd in Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador, and other countries in...