Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Yesterday we learned how to count to ten in Japanese. The language sure is neat to say! We also made some paper koi that we can hang. We got to use shiny paper and streamers. Afterwards, we learned how to make origami airplanes. They really flew far! It was really interesting to learn about the Japanese culture. Today, we are going to Mexico, and I can’t wait!
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Today we had a great first day of French camp! Our two themes for the week are going to be colors and body parts. We started off today by learning how to greet each other in French and introduce ourselves, and then we learned the names of different colors in French. We played a game, sang a song, colored, and asked each other questions to help us learn the vocabulary. After our break, we learned about a French tradition called Poisson d’Avril. It is kind of like April Fool’s Day here in the United States. In France, on April 1st every year, children make fish out of paper and stick them on their friends’ and family members’ backs without them noticing. When someone finds the fish you put on their back you are supposed to yell out “Poisson d’avril!” After we colored and decorated our own fish, we sneakily tried to put them on the backs of our classmates and teachers, and tonight at home we will try to trick our parents and siblings with poisson d’avril. We can’t wait for tomorrow when we are going to start learning the body parts!
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Sadly, it was our last day of Spanish camp today. We had a lot of fun activities today like scavenger hunts, cultural activities, and we even got to pick the games for the day! By the end of the week, we learned how to ask where we are and where we are going. We had our presentation today for our parents and relatives. We did great!
Check out part of the presentation here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Fqho0pbxY
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
After a fun week of traveling, we ended our journey in Brazil. Even though it’s been a long trip, we didn’t let our jet lag stop us; we were full of energy and ready to explore! We learned about the different animals in Brazil and played a balloon game that Brazilian children play when they are young. It was great to get a first-hand experience of the Brazilian culture!
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Today, we took a trip to Moscow, Russia. It was a long flight, with a lot of turbulance, but we got there safe and sound. We first visited a museum where we learned about the Matryoshka dolls. Then, we got to make our very own! After we left the museum, we toured Russia. We got to talk with some Russian children, and they told us about their Christmas traditions. When decorating their Christmas tree, they decorate a star, themselves, to put at the top of the tree. Guess what? We made my very own star for our next Christmas tree. We don’t know where Miss Rebecca is taking us tomorrow; she says, “it’s a surprise”.
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Today in Spanish camp we learned so many new things! First, we learned about the Spanish culture from our teacher assistant Pablo, who lives in Madrid. We also practiced our rhyme and vocabulary that we learned yesterday. We even played musical chairs! We are so good, that everyone ended up winning a prize (if the teachers didn’t call the game, it would have went on all three hours!). We learned how to ask someone where something is located, as well as tell someone where something is located.
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
We have spent the two days traveling around the country to Arizona, and the World to France. We got the chance to visit the Navajo Nation and learn about the Native Americans. When we went to France, we had the chance to visit the Eiffel Tower, see the Statue of Liberty and paint like Van Gogh. Come take a look at our journey so far!
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Camp seems to be flying by! We have been learning vocabulary about the community, different cultural topics, and we even started reading in Spanish!
Don’t worry, I’m not crying! You’ll just have to wait until the presentation to see these acting skills.
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.
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
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.
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.
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