By Lauren Overman on 1/29/2010 12:11 PM
Spanish January Newsletter
Mexico is the world’s leading producer of silver. An area called the Silver Belt—which encompasses Guanajuato and Zacatecas in the Mesa Central, Chihuahua in the Mesa del Norte and San Luis Potosi farther east—saw... Read More » |
By Lauren Overman on 1/29/2010 12:08 PM
Abrir (ah-breer)-----------to open
admitir (add-mee-teer)------to admit
anadir (ahn-ya-deer)--------to add
aplaudir (ah-plah-deer)------to applaud
asistir (ah-sees-teer)------to assist
comer (coe-mehr) -----------to... Read More » |
By Lauren Overman on 12/2/2009 12:04 PM
November Newsletter
The flag’s dramatic emblem is based on the legend of how the Mexicas (or Aztecs) traveled from Aztlán to find the place where they could establish their empire. The god Huitzilopochtli advised them that a sign—an eagle devouring... Read More » |
By Lauren Overman on 10/27/2009 2:57 PM
Spanish October Newsletter
Fun Facts about Mexico: Mexico City is sinking at a rate of 6 to 8 inches a year because it's built on top of an underground reservoir. Wells are drawing out more and more water for the city's growing population of more than 15 million people.In the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries, the Aztecs used the poinsettia leaves to dye fabric for clothing and the sap for medicinal purposes, including to help control fevers.Mexico City is the oldest capital city in the Americas.
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By Lauren Overman on 10/7/2009 12:28 PM
Spanish September Newsletter 2009
Spanish is the most widely spoken of the Romance languages, both in terms of number of speakers and the number of countries in which it is the dominant language. It is the mother tongue of some 320 million people scattered throughout the world – in the Iberian Peninsula, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, in parts of Morocco and the west coast of Africa.
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By Lauren Overman on 9/16/2009 12:32 PM
Thank you for your comments on Spanish class! It is music to my ears when I hear that children are taking some of it home--singing or a vocabulary work here or there. On the other hand, if you have concerns, please be invited to speak with me or email me.... Read More » |
By Lauren Overman on 9/16/2009 12:10 PM
August Spanish Newsletter 2009
Welcome to an exciting year in the Spanish program where Spanish will be taking place twice a week. Foreign language has proven to open neurological pathways in the brain.
A mother mouse and a baby mouse... Read More » |