¡Hola a todos!

   
 
 
Thank you again to everyone who attended last week’s open house and made it so 
special! The students were so proud to “show what they know” and are already 
asking about when the next open house will be!  
 
La contraseña secreta (secret password) to come into the classroom this week will 
be “me gusta” (I like).  
 
A peek at our  In ​Spanish Language Arts​, we will continue work with 
week  syllables and words with vowel “a.” The plan for the next two 
weeks is to go back and review a lot of what we have learned 
in the first 60+ days of school to make sure we have built a 
solid foundation for all the learning to come in the new year!  
 
In ​Math​, students are playing games to calculate “uno más” y 
“uno menos” (one more or one less) as well as using 
nonstandard units of measurement (different kinds of 
manipulatives) to measure objects within the class. Some 
new key vocabulary includes: “más alto/bajo” (taller/shorter) 
and “más largo/corto” (longer/shorter).  
 
In ​Science​, we will be taking a short recess from our FOSS 
curriculum and do some investigation and exploration 
around color! This will be a lot of fun for the kids to do lots of 
hands-on activities and learning.   

Friendly  If there is a change in your child’s dismissal schedule, please 

Reminders  make the distinction between “car pick up” or “walker” so 
that we get them to the right place. ¡Gracias! 
 
If your child is sick or will be absent, please continue to email 
myself, Señora Ponce (federica_ponce@wayland.k12.ma.us) 
and the school (ch_attendance@wayland.k.12) so that 
everyone is in the loop!  

¡Ayuda por favor!   Our classroom is in need of a few items.  

 
1. Mini dustpan/broom (2) 
2. Gluesticks! I can’t believe how quickly our supply has 
 dwindled. Any amount helps!  
3. Table games - our students love playing games during 
choice time such as “Tumblin Monkeys,” “Uno” and “Go 
Fish.” I would love to get more games to encourage 
more cooperative play. Used games are great! 

In gratitude  Thank you to parents Elizabeth Drori, Emily Rent and Ying 
Chen who came in the classroom this week to read, sing and 
create with our students! Thank you also to our library 
volunteers - your work is so appreciated!  
 
Thank you to Betsy and Chris Cullen who are opening their 
home for a parent social on 1/10!  
 
Thank you again for our wonderful holiday gifts!  

Incorporating  Practice winter clothing vocabulary at home: guantes, 

more Spanish at  mitones, abrigo/chaqueta, botas, bufanda, gorro, etc.  
home   
Take advantage of any opportunity to count in Spanish! Many 
students are now naturally defaulting to Spanish numbers 
when counting - awesome to see! Practicing counting “up” 
1-30 as well as “down” 30-1.  
 
Encourage students to use the past “contraseñas secretas” 
with you at home! Previous contraseñas: Gracias, por favor, 
buenos días, puedo ir al baño, puedo tomar agua, permiso, 
buenas tardes