Newtown High School Blog

As part of a unit on Spain in Ms. Crowell’s Spanish 2 Honors, the students researched a Spanish recipe, prepared it, and presented how to make it to the class in Spanish. On Friday, June 4, 2010, the class met in the Lecture Hall where they presented the recipes and brought in the food. A great time was had by all!

Congratulations to Newtown High School Spanish Teacher Tomas Rozas. Mr. Rozas recently became a United States citizen!

Students in Miss Ward’s Spanish 3 Honors class practiced their debating skills. The objective was to give convincing arguments, in Spanish, to be elected “President of the United States”. Each student had to use the present perfect tense to describe what they have done for the country; and the future tense to describe what they will do for their country if elected. Read the rest of this entry »

Newtown High School Chef Brian Neumeyer and his Culinary students assisted students in Sr. Tomas Rozas’ Spanish class in the creation of authentic Spanish Paella. The feast was preceded by appetizers, which included Spanish Tortilla’s, Bruchetta, and Croquettas. Read the rest of this entry »

If we cannot make it to Spain, Spain made it to us today.  Spanish UConn students  Señor Rozas, with the invaluable help of Mr. OShana and Mr. Neumeyer, made a wonderful round of tapas in the Catalonian way “pa amb tomaca”, literally, bread with tomato, beautifully sprinkled with virgin olive oil, and topped with crushed tomatoes and slices of cured ham, ‘jamón’. Read the rest of this entry »

Every year in the spring, the students enrolled in the Spanish V-UConn Class participate in Hispanic Immersion Day at the Tarrywile Mansion in Danbury, CT. Read the rest of this entry »

Students from Ms. Ruiz’s Spanish Three classes celebrated the Mexican victory at the Battle of Puebla with music, food, and a pinata! Read the rest of this entry »

Spanish classes learned how to Tango in a cultural program organized by Mrs. Giunti. Read the rest of this entry »

Chef Steve OShana and his Culinary 2 students hosted Ms. Jamie Crowell and her Spanish Language class for a cooking demonstration of some traditional ethnic dishes.

On the menu: Read the rest of this entry »

This holiday commemorates the visit of the three wise men to the baby Jesus. In many Hispanic countries January 6 is the day that children receive gifts and they eat a special cake, the Roscas, to discover who will get the piece with the porcelain baby Jesus. Read the rest of this entry »

Every year in November, people of Mexico and other Latin American countries celebrate a holiday known as “Dia de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead). November 1^st is designated as “Día de los Angelitos” (day of the little angels) to commemorate the loss of children, and “Día de los Muertos,” held November 2^nd honors the loss of everyone else. Though death is typically something Read the rest of this entry »