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How Much Do You Know About the Language of the World Cup?

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Here are the answers from the newsletter. Are you an expert of the World Cup?

Q. South Africa has ___ official languages.

A. 11

Q. The FIFA Website has six foreign language versions. Can you guess what they are?

A. They are: English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Arabic.

Q. English is the official language of how many World Cup teams?

A. 7 – Australia, Cameroon, England, Ghana, New Zealand, Nigeria, and USA

Q. Even prior to preparing to host the World Cup, South Africa’s road signs were written in _____.

A. English

Q. Broadcasts of the 64 games are also available for online viewing with: 1.) International Sign Language OR 2.) American Sign Language?

A. International Sign Language

LANGUAGE CHALLENGE!

Check out these websites where you can watch the games in a foreign language:

To visit the official website for the 2010 FIFA World Cup: http://www.fifa.com.
For more information on the World Cup and up-to-date statistics of the games, visit ESPN’s Soccernet site: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/


Recipes and Presentations

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Just as promised, here are the rest of the recipes and presentations from Friday.

Rice with Beans

Ingredients:

1 lb. of raw rice 1/2 lb. bacon (optional)
1/2 cup sofrito 1 can pinto beans
1 envelope of sazon seasoning Salt to taste
water
1 can chicken or beef broth

Directions:

In a rice caldero (pot) cook the bacon until is crispy. Take out the cooked bacon and chop into small pieces. In the same bacon fat, stir the sofrito for 2 minutes. Add the cooked bacon, the tomato sauce, the pinto beans, the raw rice and the beef or chicken broth and stir well. Add enough water to cover the rice, about 1 1/2 ince above rice line. Let it boil on medium high until water evaporates. Cover your pan with aluminum foil and cook over low heat for about 35-45 minutes.

Sangria

Ingredients:
1 Bottle of Hawaiin Punch
1 Lemon cut into wedges
1 Orange cut into wedges
2 Tbsp sugar
2 Cups ginger ale
Addition ideas: sliced strawberries, peaches, handful of fresh blueberries, raspberries, kiwi, a shot or two of gin, brandy or rum, a cup of ginger ale, citrus soda pop or lime juice.

*If you’d like it as an adult beverage, just replace the Hawaiin Punch with one bottle of red wine and also add a shot of brandy.

Directions:
Pour wine in the pitcher and squeeze the juice wedges from the lemon and orange into the Hawaiin Punch. Toss in the fruit wedges (leaving out seeds if possible) and add sugar and brandy. Chill overnight. Add ginger ale or club soda just before serving.
If you’d like to serve right away, use chilled red wine and serve over lots of ice.

The morning presentation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRrWDeQ8DwM

The afternoon presentations:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCgWl8VqFTs

Summer, Olivia, Amani
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDvOMIvf7NU

Olivia, Abby, Dulce
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFIFSsbr7gg

Colin, Alex, Amani
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdbCjlRPdqE

*These presentations are on youtube, however, they are only available to people that have the link.


Spanish Camp: Comida

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

This week was great! We ended the week tasting rice and beans, plus had some roasted chicken. It was delicious! We also learned how to make Sangria.

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*Recipes and a video of the afternoon’s class performance yet to come!


Spanish Camps

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

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The children have been working really hard and using their creative juices for their presentations! Plus, they have even taken turns reading Spanish to one another.

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Over the past two days, the children have learned how to prepare and got the chance to taste the delicious Pizza Turnovers (Empanadillas). Here’s how to make them:

Ingredients:
- 1 can of pizza sauce
- package frozen turnover dough (discos) Yellow/white (Goya brand in the frozen food)
- 1 package of mozarella or cheddar cheese (your choice)
- oil

Take the discos out of the package. Spoon about 1 tsp. of pizza sauce on the disco. Then spread the cheese all over the disco. Fold over, moisten edges and seal with a fork. Heat in 2 1/2 incehes of oil in a deep saucepan on medium. Cook empanadillas in batches, turning to brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels.
*Makes at least 10 empanadillas.


Yummm! Comida

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Look at what we’ve done so far at Spanish camp . . .

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We got to read to one another…
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and we even practiced dialogues with each other.

Better yet, we learned how to make ritz crackers and guava paste with cheese.
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It was so delicious!
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RITZ CRACKERS/GUAVA PASTE AND CHEESE

1 pkg. of ritz crackers
1 pkg. of velveeta cheese
1 small can of guava paste

Cut the guava paste and cheese in small pieces. Combine a piece of paste and cheese on top of each cracker. Enjoy!


El cuerpo: June 14-21

Friday, June 18th, 2010

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Are you done yet? The children got to trace one another with chalk. Then they had to point out the different body parts. The children really loved this activity!

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Which one was it again? The children got to test their memory by playing their very own homeade memory game.

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What a great week we had at Spanish camp! We had a lot of fun, and learned a lot too! Spanish camp was a success!


El Cuerpo: June 14-21

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

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Here it is! The children, while playing hot and cold, searched around the room looking for the vocabulary card, but they couldn’t win that easy! Once they found the card, they only earned the point if they could say the word in Spanish.

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Have you seen their monster yet? The children worked hard on creating their very own monster. Some of them had one eye while some had six; the creativity juices were flowing! Tomorrow we will describe our monsters.

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Today, the class learned about a very special frog in Puerto Rico, El Coqui. El Coqui only comes out to sing when it’s cloudy and rainy, and they are only found specifically in Puerto Rico. What do they sound like? That would be a great question for your child(ren). They can tell you!


Gift Giving Trivia from Around the World

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

So, now that we know about Japan…what about those other cultures? Check your answers here!

1. What 2 countries frown upon gift giving, because they see it more as a bribery?
Malaysia and Paraguay

2. Besides Japan, what 2 other countries strongly encourage gift giving?
Indonesia and the Philippines

3. In Asia and the Middle East, which hand do they use to accept gifts? Which cultures use both hands?
right hand Japan and Hong Kong

4. In Singapore, how many times do they “refuse” a gift before accepting it?
three times


El Cuerpo: Spanish Camp

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

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Today, the children had show and tell. They got to sit in front and describe the colors on their object that they brought in for the class. The children really enjoyed one another’s colorful items!

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I’ve got it! The students are split into two teams and race against one another to get the correct vocabulary word. Fortunately, everyone is a winner at Spanish camp and they all get a prize!

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The children practice reading their La cabeza books with Señora. Then, they got with partners and read the stories to each other. Make sure you ask your child(ren) to read it to you tonight! We will be adding on tomorrow!


Japanese Class Goes to Lancaster Barnstormers

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

Jumping right into the culture, the Japanese class took a trip to the Lancaster Barnstormers to support the Japanese player. The class was given 6 free dugout box seat tickets to enjoy the game. This is just another activity that goes to show the numerous cultural activities in Lancaster County. Below is the group with the baseball player:

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