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  • Podcast: "El Rinconcito de Cuentos" - Episode 1

    [podcast]http://www.loschicos.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Episode-One_-Rinconcito_de_Cuentos.mp3[/podcast] Hola and welcome to El Rinconcito de Cuentos, the Reading Corner. Join Adriana and Carlos. They love to read books together in Spanis...

  • Creating books for our kids

    ¡Hola a Todos! We had some fun creating books for our kids at our adult classes in Term 1.  We felt that creating our own books with our children as the central character would generate interest and passion.  The results were amazing with a firef...

  • Website for Spanish children's books - On Sale!

    Hola amigos- There is a wonderful website that features great children's books and resources called Barefoot books (see link below). Best of all they have a good variety of  books in Spanish. As it happens they are having big sale until the 8th Febru...

  • Happy Holidays - End of Term 4

    ¡Hola a todos!  Espero que tengan buenas vacaciones.  ¡Feliz Navidad y prospero año nuevo! Be sure to check out the latest soundbite for the Feliz Navidad song posted on our website. If any of you wish to meet up during the holidays feel free t...

  • School Holidays Spanish Activity

    ¡Hola a Todos! I hope you’re all enjoying las vacaciones and a break from the usual routine.  I’m looking forward to our trip to the Botanical Gardens on Monday 4th October (leaving Beachlands at 9am).  ALAC (Auckland Latin American Communit...

  • Los Chicos - Term 3 off to a great start!

    ¡Hola a todos! Is it really the third week of Term3?  Where does the time go? We hope you that your memories of the holiday break are enjoyable  and that the winter ills have stayed far away.  Term 3 is an exciting term with lots of new mus...

  • Upcoming School Holiday Event in the Latin Community

    If you are looking for an activity over the school holidays that incorporates Spanish, try out one of the playgroups organised by the Auckland Latin American Community (ALAC): School Holiday Playgroup I spoke to one of the organisers and it sound...

  • Upcoming Colombian Fiesta!

    Here is a festival that you don’t want to miss so mark your calendars: Fiesta to celebrate 200 Years of Colombian Independence 17th July at Ellerslie Event Centre from 5pm to 2am The line up includes: Latin Expo Cultural show Dance al...

  • Tip of the Week, Showcasing Bilingual Resources

    Hola Amigos- It was great for me to be “back in the saddle” this past week and I really enjoyed some of the lovely interactions with the children.  On Monday, the children responded well to the flipping pages for the Tres Cerditos song. They al...

  • This week's lineup - 21 June 2010

    Hola- Now that I have sorted the technical problems with video file conversion, you can now view the following soundbites on our website: Caminando por el Campo Hace Mucho Frío Los Tres Cerditos So that is the lineup for this week's Mond...

  • A Multilingual Journey

    Where do I begin... It has been nearly two weeks since Carlos and I have returned from our adventures in Los Angeles and my internal clock has finally adjusted to the local time! In a space of four weeks we explored parks, visited museums, rode trai...

  • Hola Amigos - February 2010

    It was lovely to start the term again last week and today. Even after the long break, some of the children showed encouraging signs of recall and interest including: Lewis pointed to the dog puzzle piece when I asked him ¿Dónde está el pe...


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