Another great website!

Here is another website that we find helpful in our kid´s program, but actually has cool information for students of all ages! It was created by the government of Mexico, and there is a Spanish version and an English version. Mexico para Niños

Something to do this Sunday

1 pm on Sunday, July 26th the Papalote Museum for Kids is featuring the Orquesta Juvenil Colibri from Huitzilac. The orchestra itself is made up of kids from ages 8 to 18.

Join us on Facebook

Join us on our new Facebook page

www.facebook.com/instituto.chacmool

We would love to see our Cuernavaca Mexico friends, and make new friends on Facebook!

Fun for kids

Many parents want to know how their kids can practice and have fun with Spanish after they leave Chac-Mool. Here is a page with fun interactive stories and activities! Biblioteca Virtual

1 out of 4 students

Today we welcomed even more return students (among others)! I just did the percentage, and figured out that more than 1 of ever 4 students is a return student! In my class alone, which is a Jr. level class, the percentage of return students is 71%!!!!! We love all of our students, but it is a special honor when students decide to come back to study, because that means that they enjoyed their experience the first time around! I myself was a return student, studying on 4 different occasions.

SPANISH WORD FOR THE DAY

POSPONER (pos-poh-NEHR) : to put behind, to postpone

Example
Se pospusieron de manera indefinida las negociaciones. The negotiations were postponed to a date uncertain.

SPANISH WORD FOR THE DAY

QUIETO (keyYEH-toh): calm, still

Idioms:
¡Estáte quieto! Stand still! / Don't move!

SPANISH WORD FOR THE DAY

Igual (ee-gwal’) alike, similar, equal

Examples:

Llevan la camisa igual - They are wearing the same shirt
Todos reciben partes iguales - They all get equal shares

Idioms:

Me da igual - It doesn’t matter to me

SPANISH WORD FOR THE DAY

Creer (creh-EHR) - to believe (Use creer when your are speaking of your opinion)


Ya lo creo Of course
¿Crees en Dios? Do you believe in God?
Creo que no I don't think so

Creer is a common irregular Spanish verb

yo creo
tú crees
nosotros creemos
vosotros creéis
él, ella, Ud. cree
ellos, ellas, Uds. creen

Cuernavaca's Interactive Children's Museum

For our young Spanish students at Instituto Chac-Mool in Cuernavaca, Mexico during July:

Papalote Museum July Calendar can be seen here

SPANISH WORD FOR THE DAY

Usar (oo-sarr’) to use; to wear

Examples:

* ¿Qué tipo de jabón usas? - What type of soap do you use?
* Este vestido está sin usar. - This dress has never been worn.

We hope to see you soon for Spanish immersion at Instituto Chac-Mool in Cuernavaca, Mexico