Notebook & Tabs needed for Spanish class

Each student is required to have a notebook for Spanish class. The notebook should be a 3-ring binder, used only for Spanish class. You will need a small spiral notebook inside the 3-ring binder as well as 5 tab dividers, clearly labeled for the following sections:

*Información *Repasos *Vocabulario *Verbos *Apuntes (notes)

Notebooks should be brought to class each day and will be checked periodically in the form of preparation checks (see disclosure statement)

An organized notebook will be one of your most important study tools as you learn to speak and communicate in a second language.

If you continue on to the next level of Spanish, information from previous years will be very beneficial!

The Spanish notebook is a homework assignment due Monday & Tuesday, August 31st and September 1st (10 points) - You must have the notebook in class on Monday (red) and Tuesday (white) to receive full credit.

If you have any problems acquiring these items, please see me!

¡Bienvenidos a español 3!

¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español 3! Espero que todos hayan pasado un buen verano y que ahora estén listos para seguir con los estudios de español.

Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a regional holiday in Mexico, primarily celebrated in the state of Puebla, with some limited recognition in other parts of Mexico. The holiday commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. While outnumbered, the Mexicans defeated a much better-equipped French army that had known no defeat for almost 50 years. However, Cinco de Mayo is not "an obligatory federal holiday" in Mexico, but rather a holiday that can be observed voluntarily. While Cinco de Mayo has limited significance nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. However, a common misconception in the United States is that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day, which actually is September 16 (dieciséis de septiembre in Spanish), the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.

Mi hijo a tres meses

Mi hijo a tres meses. ¡Ya es tan guapo y tan grande!

El Pequeño Bevans

Jackson Mark Bevans

Born December 19th

6 pounds 6 ounces, 19 inches

Los Reyes Magos

January 6, El Dia De Reyes


On the night, of January 5, the figurines of the Three Wise Men are added to the nativity scene. Before going to bed the children place their old shoes under their bed or in the living room, where the Wise Men will leave them their presents. Some also place outside the house, some hay and a bucket with water for the animals, and even some cookies and milk for Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar.
You can feel the excitement building up! With twinkling eyes, the children eagerly, and constantly ask what time it is, wishing for time to fly so they could open their presents.

Reluctantly they go off to bed.

As soon as they wake up, which is earlier than any other day, they run to see the gifts that the Three Wise Men left for them. Happiness overflows many homes throughout the Christian world, including Spain and many Latin American countries.

The children spend the day playing and admiring each other’s presents, sharing them with friends, talking about how they were able to hear or see the Reyes Magos when they arrived at their home, how one of them heard the camel’s footsteps, how the other saw a shining crown in the dark night!