Maple Valley Schools Pilot Program Year Two

2007 2008

Sra. Mindy Otto,Maestra de español

Coach Tony & Don Chemo Rodriguez Cultural Consultants

2007-2008 was the second year elementary students at

Maple Valley Schools

got the chance to learn Spanish.

The 3rd graders were exposed to the basics like…

Program Year One

Third graders used passports to travel to the Spanish-speaking

countries of Argentina and Mexico

We learned the jarocho song “La Bamba” and Don Chemo taught us

the dance to go with it!

We learned a few songs from Argentina like “Los Elefantes,” and “El Gallo Pinto.” We used some traditional instruments like maracas to go with

the song.

We had a great time learning

out body parts. We are great

at “Simon Dice,” and the song “Cabeza,

hombros, rodillas, pies.”

The Fourth graders continued to learn a

lot this year in Spanish. Some

topics they covered were…

We used our passports to travel to the

Spanish-speaking countries of Cuba,

Mexico, and Colombia.

We have gotten really good at reading and

understanding Spanish this year!

We like to tell Señora Otto the

answers!

It’s really exciting when we know what she is

saying.

We learned quite a few dances

from Don Chemo this year. Here, we are doing the

Cumbia.

These couples are dancing a

ranchera for our Tex-Mex style song, “Lluvia de Estrellas” from

Mexico.

These girls are practicing the

moves that a girl performs during

the Cumbia.

We have really enjoyed learning Spanish this year and can’t wait until next year when we can learn even more. We

are also excited to travel with our passports to more

Spanish-speaking countries all over the world!