¡Hola St. Catharine!

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself.  I am very happy to be teaching here at St. Catharine.  I have been welcomed warmly by staff, students, and parents.  It is clear this is a special place, and I am glad to be a part of it.

I am 2008 graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Sciences.  I have a Master’s Degree from Mount Vernon Nazarene University, with a double major in Science and Spanish. 

I live in Gahanna with my husband, Randy, and my sons, six-year-old Nico, and two-year-old twins Micah and Noah.  Nico is a kindergartner at St. Matthew School where Mr. Frazier teaches music.

The best way to contact me is by my email at sfrazier@cdeducation.org

Spanish Program

This Spanish Program is designed to help students develop a positive attitude toward learning the Spanish Language.  The skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing will be stressed as the students learn about various Latin and Spanish cultures and customs.  Students will be taught through the use of the five C’s of essential foreign language education: Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparisons and Community.

To further integrate study of the Spanish language with our Catholic identity, students will be exposed to authentic Spanish-Language elements from our faith through experiences such as prayers, scriptures, and songs.

Kindergarten

Students are introduced to Spanish language and culture with an emphasis on oral and listening development through instructional and interactive activities, songs, games, rhymes, physical activities, play acting, storytelling, and the use of puppets.

Students will recognize and recite simple Spanish greetings, the alphabet colors, the numbers 1-10, classroom objects, body parts, shapes,  feelings, family members, clothing, and rooms of the house.

Students also learn the Sign of the Cross in Spanish.

The primary text is Comienzos.

Grade 1

Students are introduced to Spanish language and culture, building on and enhancing oral development and listening comprehension skills. Students will start writing and reading in Spanish. Interdisciplinary connections will be made in math, social studies, English language arts, and science. Instructional strategies include interactive activities, music, songs, games, rhymes, physical activities, play acting, storytelling, the use of puppets, and simple projects.

 Students learn courtesy expressions, personal data, commands, daily chores, favorite activities, weather by seasons, clothing and colors, descriptive adjectives, hobbies and family members.

Focusing in our School students will learn to identify the Alphabet (verbally and in written), the school calendar, numbers 0-10, classroom rules, geography with globes/maps, telling time, colors with clothing, customs and celebrations.

Students also learn the Sign of the Cross in Spanish.

Grade 2

Students will continue their introduction to Spanish language and culture, building on and enhancing oral development and listening comprehension skills. Students will continue and advance their writing and reading practice in Spanish. Interdisciplinary connections will be made in math, social studies, English language arts, and science. Instructional strategies include interactive activities, music, songs, games, rhymes, physical activities, play acting, storytelling, the use of puppets, and simple projects.

Students will learn courtesy expressions, personal data, commands, daily chores, favorite activities, weather by seasons, clothing and colors, descriptive adjectives, hobbies and family members.

Focusing in our School students will learn to identify the Alphabet (verbally and in written), the school calendar, numbers 0-20, classroom rules, geography with globes/maps, telling time, colors with clothing, customs and celebrations.

Students also learn the Sign of the Cross in Spanish.

Grade 3

Students will continue their introduction to Spanish language and culture, building on and enhancing oral development and listening comprehension skills. Students will continue and advance their writing and reading practice in Spanish. Interdisciplinary connections will be made in math, social studies, English language arts, and science. Instructional strategies include interactive activities, music, songs, games, rhymes, physical activities, play acting, storytelling, the use of puppets, and simple projects.

Students will learn Courtesy expressions, autobiographical information, commands, household chores, pet care, character traits, weather by seasons, activities outside of school, family members (extended).

Students will learn-review School subjects/schedule, recognize and manipulate numbers 0-40, classroom rules, geography with globes/maps, telling time by the quarter hour, recognize and use days of week, months, seasons, customs and celebrations. 

Students also learn the Sign of the Cross and the Glory Be in Spanish.

Grade 4

Students will continue to build on oral, listening, reading, and writing skill development and cultural awareness. Interdisciplinary connections will be made by incorporating math, art, social studies, English language arts, and science into Spanish instruction. Instructional strategies include interactive activities, music, songs, creative writing, literary analysis, dictation, games, rhymes, physical activities, skits, storytelling, use of puppets, videos, and simple projects.

Students will express and respond to courtesy expressions, commands, present and past verb forms, singular and plural noun forms, days/months/seasons, time and calendar work and eating out. 

Students will continue reviewing the alphabet, recognize and manipulate numbers 0-100, classroom rules, school day details, measurement with metric system, parts of the body, classroom objects, definite and indefinite articles.

Students will recognize the name, and location of target countries, geography with globes/maps, cultural comparisons. 

Students also learn the Sign of the Cross and the Glory Be in Spanish.

Grade 5-6

Students will continue to build on oral, listening, reading, and writing skill development and cultural awareness. Interdisciplinary connections will be made by incorporating math, art, social studies, English language arts, and science into Spanish instruction. Instructional strategies include interactive activities, music, songs, creative writing, literary analysis, dictation, games, rhymes, physical activities, skits, storytelling, use of puppets, videos, and simple projects.

Students will express and respond correctly to courtesy expressions, greetings, simple commands, present and past verb forms, singular and plural noun forms, days/months/seasons, time and calendar work, eating out, irregular forms of ir/ser/estar/tener, tú vs usted, possessive adjectives and opposites.

Students will continue reviewing the alphabet, recognize and manipulate numbers 0-100, classroom rules, school day details, measurement with metric system, parts of the body, classroom objects, definite and indefinite articles, skits, prepositions of location, journal writing, customs and celebrations.

Students will recognize of name, and location of target countries, geography with globes/maps, cultural comparisons, and time capsule.

Students also learn the Sign of the Cross, the Glory Be and will practice the Our Father in Spanish.

Grade 7-8

Students will continue to build on oral, listening, reading, and writing skill development and cultural awareness. Interdisciplinary connections will be made by incorporating math, art, social studies, English language arts, and science into Spanish instruction. Instructional strategies include interactive activities, music, songs, creative writing, literary analysis, dictation, games, rhymes, physical activities, skits, storytelling, dance, videos, and simple projects.

Students will express and respond correctly to courtesy expressions, greetings, simple commands, present and past verb forms, singular and plural noun forms, days/months/seasons, time and calendar work, eating out, irregular forms of ir/ser/estar/tener, tú vs usted, possessive adjectives and opposites.

Students will continue reviewing the alphabet, recognize and manipulate numbers, classroom rules and objects, school activities, definite and indefinite articles, skits, prepositions of location and journal writing.

Students will recognize of name, and location of target countries, geography with globes/maps, cultural comparisons, customs and celebrations authentic of several Spanish speaking countries.

Students also learn the Sign of the Cross, the Glory Be and will practice the Our Father in Spanish.