Spanish
Spanish is integrated into everyday life at MCS. In order to give students many opportunities to use the language, Spanish is woven into cross-curricular units, featured in creative displays in all classrooms, and used to communicate with bilingual staff. Spanish lessons at MCS intertwine the structure of the language and the cultures of Spanish-speaking people. Students learn to be culturally responsive by studying diverse cultural norms in different Spanish-speaking countries and exploring the identities of Spanish speakers in their community. Each year builds upon vocabulary, sentence structure, and important cultural understandings that influence language. In the Lower School, music and games are an integral part of everyday class activities that incorporate these important language skills.
4-5s
Songs and games from around the Spanish-speaking world, greetings, days of the week, numbers 1 - 20, colors, shapes, likes and dislikes, foods at MCS, emotions, the human body, MCS Farm animals.
Songs and games from around the Spanish-speaking world, greetings, days of the week, numbers 1 - 20, colors, shapes, likes and dislikes, foods at MCS, emotions, the human body, MCS Farm animals.
5-6s
Songs and games from around the Spanish-speaking world, greetings, days of the week, numbers 1 - 30, colors, shapes, likes and dislikes, foods at MCS, emotions connected to the 5-6s Brain House Study, the human body, MCS Farm animals.
Songs and games from around the Spanish-speaking world, greetings, days of the week, numbers 1 - 30, colors, shapes, likes and dislikes, foods at MCS, emotions connected to the 5-6s Brain House Study, the human body, MCS Farm animals.
6-7s
Jobs to run our classroom, stories related to Latinx communities and experiences, likes and dislikes of food and students' interests, weather, comic book reading buddies collaboration with the 9-10s, essential jobs and places of a city in conjunction with the 6-7s Neighborhood Study, parts of the body in conjunction with the 6-7s Bird Study.
Jobs to run our classroom, stories related to Latinx communities and experiences, likes and dislikes of food and students' interests, weather, comic book reading buddies collaboration with the 9-10s, essential jobs and places of a city in conjunction with the 6-7s Neighborhood Study, parts of the body in conjunction with the 6-7s Bird Study.
7-8s
Birthdays and las mañanitas, the diversity of family units in our community, celebrations of afrolatinidad, animals of El Bosque Nacional El Yunque de Puerto Rico, clothing, weather, Barrios de Nueva York in conjunction with the 7-8s New York City study, describing our identities and the diversity that makes our MCS Community.
Birthdays and las mañanitas, the diversity of family units in our community, celebrations of afrolatinidad, animals of El Bosque Nacional El Yunque de Puerto Rico, clothing, weather, Barrios de Nueva York in conjunction with the 7-8s New York City study, describing our identities and the diversity that makes our MCS Community.
8-9s
Extended family and ancestors study in conjunction with our Día de Muertos study, geography of Mexico and Central America, traditional clothing, carnival, and currencies of Central America, connections to our MCS Farm Animals, parts of the body and northeastern habitats in conjunction with the 8-9s Mammal Study.
Extended family and ancestors study in conjunction with our Día de Muertos study, geography of Mexico and Central America, traditional clothing, carnival, and currencies of Central America, connections to our MCS Farm Animals, parts of the body and northeastern habitats in conjunction with the 8-9s Mammal Study.
9-10s
School subjects and free time activities, telling time, school supplies, holiday songs and the history and influence of colonialism across South America and the Spanish-speaking world, geography of South America, seasons of northern/southern hemispheres, indigenous and traditional clothing of South America, activism through art and the arpillera study of Chile and tradition at MCS.
School subjects and free time activities, telling time, school supplies, holiday songs and the history and influence of colonialism across South America and the Spanish-speaking world, geography of South America, seasons of northern/southern hemispheres, indigenous and traditional clothing of South America, activism through art and the arpillera study of Chile and tradition at MCS.
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