Mentoring Pals

Hello everyone! I'm back from Mexico, and I missed the kiddos, though the seemed to have a lot of fun with Liliana. I hear nothing but good things from her. They are a special bunch.

It was also great to speak Spanish 24/7. It's been a while since I've done that! 

Last Thursday, Sarah and I planned a mentoring day. The older 3rd graders would read aloud to the 2nd graders, and together they would create a comic about the story, or any topic they chose. The kids had a lot of fun. They enjoyed reading aloud to each other, and creating crazy, silly stories. It was a great moment for the 3rd graders to motivate the younger kids into speaking Spanish, and the younger kids soaked it up! We continued the activity on Friday as well.

Here are some samples of their work:

Going to Mexico

Hola Familias!
I hope you had a wonderful Spring Break! Since my Spring Break is this week, I have scheduled a trip to Mexico City, leaving Tuesday afternoon. Liliana will be taking over my class for 4 days (Thursday/16- Tuesday/21). I will be reminding the kiddos tomorrow about my trip.
I'll see you when I come back!

Have a great spring break!

We hope you have a fun and restful Spring Break. We'll see you in a few days!