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
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.
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Look at what we’ve done so far at Spanish camp . . .
We got to read to one another…
and we even practiced dialogues with each other.
Better yet, we learned how to make ritz crackers and guava paste with cheese.
It was so delicious!
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!
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
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.
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.
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!
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
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!
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!
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!
Sunday, May 30th, 2010
Do you enjoy Salsa dancing or want some lessons in Salsa dancing? On June 3rd at 7:00 Edwin Lebron will be performing live at the Quarter (3rd floor) in Harrisburg, PA. Edwin Lebron will be singing a variety of singles from his new album coming out this summer! Plus, there is a schedule of events for the evening. These include:
7:00PM – Social
7:20PM – Salsa lesson
8:15PM – Salsa Dancing and Music
This event does have a $5.00 cover charge if you are a member. If not, it’s $7.00 for the public. If you are interested but would like more details visit: http://www.hablanews.com/news.php?nid=1253.
Saturday, April 10th, 2010
Sin nombre
Head over to Blockbuster to rent the newest movie, Sin nombre. According to Justin Lowe, a Hollywood Reporter, this movie is brutal, wrenching and filled with desperation and meanness, Sin Nombre signals a major new talent in writer-director Cary Fukunaga, who never flinches while telling a story so grim and sad it moves beyond tears to numbness (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/)
El Casper (Edgar Flores) (aka ‘Willy’) is a gang member initiating a young boy into his gang. The boy is given the nickname “El Smiley” (Kristyan Ferrer) following a violent initiation. Casper is romantically involved with a girl, Martha Marlene, but keeps the relationship a secret from his gang, fearing for the girl’s safety. When she follows him to a gathering of his gang, the leader, Lil’ Mago (Tenoch Huerta Mejía), insists on escorting her away in private, despite the protests of Casper. Following his failed rape attempt, Lil’ Mago accidentally kills her. He conveys this to Casper, telling him that he’ll “find another.”
Lil’ Mago brings Smiley and Casper to La Bombilla, a location along the train tracks where illegal immigrants stow away on passing trains for travel to the United States. Among the illegal immigrants is the Honduran family the viewer has been introduced to consisting of a teenage girl Sayra (Paulina Gaitán), her father, and her uncle, who are on their way to New Jersey to live with relatives. Lil’ Mago, Casper, and Smiley rob the passengers for any money they have until Lil’ Mago spots Sayra and attempts to rape her. El Casper, still grief-stricken and possibly seeing parallels with Mago’s treatment of his girlfriend, intervenes, killing Lil’ Mago and urging Smiley off the train.
Throughout the train ride, Sayra keeps approaching Casper with curiosity despite her father’s advice. Smiley goes back to the gang, telling them what happened. Furious, the gang leader El Sol accuses Smiley of collusion. Smiley timidly protests, begging to be sent to kill Casper to prove his loyalty. Back on the train, Casper, who has smuggled gang members in the past, knows the nuances of the journey, instructing fellow passengers when to get off the train and run around to avoid immigration officers. At one point, Casper is with Sayra’s family. While they are sleeping he leaves the train quietly, only to discover Sayra with him, having followed him. The two journey north on a car transport, Casper evading local franchises of his gang which are all helping Smiley.
At an immigrant shelter, Sayra sees a familiar face and asks news of her father and uncle. At this point there occurs an error in the English sub-titles. She is told of her father, ‘No esta con nosotros’ (‘He is not with us’), whereupon she smiles – the subtitles, however render the answer as ‘Your father is dead’ which makes Sayra’s smile seem callous.
At a river crossing where the attendant can only cross with one person at a time, Casper pays their fares with the digital camera containing the cherished pictures of his murdered girlfriend and insists Sayra goes first. Just as she is half way across, the gang find Casper . . .
To read more or watch a trailor, visit: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127715/ (also provided synopsis)
This film is rated-R for violence.
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Noises Off
by Michael Frayn
With breakneck pace and a rich gallery of characters, Michael Frayn’s brilliantly witty farce follows the on-and off -stage antics of a touring company as they stumble from dress rehearsal to disastrous last night of the comedy, Nothing On. Everything that can go wrong does, as the cast members desperately try to maintain composure sabotaging their fellow actors… resulting in a terrifying descent into chaos. Missed cues, broken backstage romances, and a very slippery plate of sardines all form part of this riotous, madcap comedy that will get everyone caught in the act! The New York Times critic Frank Rich called it “the funniest play written in my lifetime.”
March 11-March 28, 2010
Simultaneous Spanish Interpretation
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 2pm
Reserve your tickets in advance by calling 717-397-7425.
FULTON THEATRE