6th grade Trip to Cesar Chavez Elementary

Estimado Padres,

I am very excited to let you know that on Friday, January 27^th the 6^th graders from Sneller and Quist will be visiting the 1^st graders of Cesar Chavez Elementary!

The desire for our Spanish program is to connect our students to native speakers and expose them to the great Grand Rapid’s Hispanic community. We have developed a relationship with Cesar Chavez Elementary GRPS who have a Language Center for students who don’t yet know English very well. Each 6^th grader has been paired with Hispanic 1^st graders. On Friday afternoon of next week we will meet with them in their classrooms to read our favorite books, play games, and just get to know one another. This will hopefully be the first of four visits this year.

The sixth graders have already written an introduction letter in Spanish to their 1^st grade buddy. They have been studying basic conversation questions and answers, ones that they can practice with their buddy!

This is an opportunity for both groups to experience a different school setting, culture, language and encourage each other as students.

We could use 2 parent volunteers to help where help is needed (encourage students, manage activities, etc.). If you know Spanish, GREAT but if not, your help is still valuable and welcome! If you are interested please contact by next week Tuesday, January 24^th.

I would also like to bring to the classroom teachers and students some basic school supplies as a Thank you gift for allowing us to visit their rooms. The classroom teachers there typically run short of supplies half way through the year and could benefit from new crayons, markers, glue sticks, etc. If you are able send any of these items to Cesar Chavez bring them to school by next week Friday so that we can deliver them when we visit.

So, on Friday, January 27^th from 1:00-2:35pm students will need

· 1 favorite children's BOOK, to share

· 1 favorite children’s GAME, to share and play (such as candy land, old maid, connect four, etc)

· 1 school supply item, to donate

Thank you and please prayer for this upcoming opportunity to experience God’s Kingdom.

Sinceramente,

Sra. Rebekah Bagnall

Grand Rapids Christian Middle Spanish teacher

bbagnall@grcs.org

616 322 4188 (cell)