Friday, May 22: Students practiced speaking in Spanish using the prompt cards for their final exam. Please review your study guide and come prepared to practice more on Tuesday. Thursday, May 21: Students took notes on the five grammar concepts that will be included on the final exam in order to complete their study guide. Please see a companero de clase to copy the notes. Wednesday, May 20: Students practiced their vocabulary for their final exam. Please see me for a study guide. Homework: ask a companero de clase for directions on how to make a vocabulary study guide. Tuesday, May 19: Students took their last vocabulary quiz of the year. Please make up this quiz after school Wednesday or Thursday in room 224. We began reviewing for your final exam. Please see me for a worksheet on what will be covered on your final and a verb conjugation worksheet that you need to complete for homework. Monday, May 18: Please write a short story about your life in Spanish (10-12 sentences). Make sure you include at least 6 vocabulary phrases from our vocabulary unit. Homework: Study for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Friday, May 15: New vocabulary words. These are the last set of vocabulary words for the year. We completed an in-class activity to review the vocab words. If you have an excused absence, you are excused from this activity. Thursday, May 14: New vocabulary words. Please get these words from a companero de clase. Homework: choose one vocabulary word from our new vocabulary and create a bumber sticker. It should have drawings, be in color, and use the vocabulary phrase in Spanish at least one time. Wednesday, May 13: Vocabulary quiz. Please make up your quiz Thursday or Friday after school in room 224. Make sure you get the new vocabulary words from a companero. Homework: using magazine pictures, make a collage. You should have one picture per vocabulary word. Make sure you write the vocabulary word above the picture. Tuesday, May 12: First we completed the vccabulary presentations. Next, see me for a short story about your tener phrases. Answer all the questions on the back of the sheet. Then, complete the remainder of the pictures on your tener picture study guide. Finally, study for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Monday, May 11: New vocabulary words. You will have a vocabulary quiz this Wednesday. Please see me for a tener conjugation worksheet that you need to complete. Finally, write one paragraph in Spanish using your tener phrases. Friday, May 8: New vocabulary words. Please ask a companero for the list of vocabulary words. See me for a cartoon worksheet. Create a cartoon in Spanish about any appropriate topic that you would like. Please write the dialogue bubbles in Spanish and include a minimum of 4 different tener phrases. Finally, fill in the next 6 pictures in your "tener phrases" green worksheet. Thursday, May 7: New vocabulary words. Please see a companero for the list of vocabulary words. Finally, see me for a green worksheet on the "tener phases". Fill in the first six boxes with the vocabulary word in Spanish and a drawing to represent the word. Wednesday, May 6: Test on estar, ser, and emotion vocabulary. Please make up your test after school Thursday or Friday in room 224. Tuesday, May 5: Please study for your test tomorrow. The test will cover conjugations of ser, conjugations of estar, and emotions vocabulary. Monday, May 4: Please get the vocabulary notes from a companero de clase. Our next test will be this Wednesday. The test will cover: 1) conjugations of estar, 2) conjugations of ser, and 3) emotions vocabulary. Homework: finish your emotions worksheet using today's vocabulary. Friday, May 1: Please get the notes from a companero de clase about more emotions vocabulary. We also reviewed the differences between ser and estar; please see me for a "ser vs. estar" green worksheet. Homework: fill in the next five emotions on the emotions worksheet and complete the picutres as well. Thursday, April 30: Please get notes from a companero about new vocabulary and the conjugations of the verb ESTAR. See me for an emotions handout. Wednesday, April 29: Read pages 384-385 in your textbook about Puerto Rico. Translate the following sections form Spanish to English: "Estruendo musical", "No soy rernacuajo" and "De muchos colores". Finally answer questions 1-6 on page 385 in English. Tuesday, April 28: Test on possessive adjectives. If you had an excused absence, please make up your test Wednesday or Thursday after school in room 224. If you can not stay after school, please see me for an alternate time. Monday, April 27: Your test on the possessive adjectives has been moved to TOMORROW. Homework: 1) Study your possessive adjectives. 2) Write 6 sentences in Spanish using 6 different possessive adjectives or different forms of possessive adjectives to be turned in. Friday, April 24: We took notes on the 4 forms of nuestro and vuestro. These are: nuestro, nuestra, nuestros, nuestras AND vuestro, vuestros, vuestra, vuestra. Remember that words that end in a "o" change for gender AND number in Spanish. No homework. Thursday, April 23: We took notes on the plural forms of the possessive adjectives. They are: mis, tus, sus, nuestros, vuestros, and sus. Please get these notes from a companero de clase. Homework: write one sentences in Spanish using each possessive adjective and translate it into English. Wednesday, April 22: We took notes on the possessive adjectives. They are: mi, tu, su, nuestro, vuestro, and su. Please get these notes from a companero de clase. Homework: write one sentence in Spanish using each possessive adjective and translate it into English. Tuesday, April 21: Your vocabulary quiz is tomorrow. Please study! This will be a larger vocabulary quiz than our normal quizzes. Monday, April 20: Please create a family tree for one side of your family. It should include your grandparents, uncles and aunts, cousins, parents, and brothers and sisters. For each person, please draw a simple picture of their face and then label the drawing with their name and relationship to you (abuelo, primo, hermano, ect.) Make sure to turn in your family tree colored! Friday, April 17: Please create a drawing that show 4 different "hats" you wear in your family. Are you a daughter, a brother, a grandchild, a cousin? Choose 4 different people that you represent in your family and write two sentences in Spanish describing your position. For example: Yo soy una hermana. Mis hermanos son Cathy y Roberto. Thursday, April 16: Please see me for a family tree worksheet. Please translate the first section titled "La familia de los Hernandez" from Spanish to English. Then, answer questions 1-10 in full sentences. Finally, complete activity 5 on page 161. Your vocabulary quiz has been posponed until NEXT WEDNESDAY. Wednesday, April 15: Please complete page 160 activities 2 and 3. Tuesday, April 14: Please see me for a packet with readings and activities on our family vocabulary. Please complete the following sections: Page 41 activities 1 and 2; page 42 activities A and B; page 43 activity A; page 44 activity B; page 45 activity A and B; page 46 activity A. Monday, April 13: We finished our questions from the movie "La misma luna". Make sure you answer the 2 essay questions on the back and turn in the packet. We also began new vocabulary about the family. Please get the vocabulary words from a companero de clase. Friday, April 3: We finished watching the movie "La misma luna". the questions. Students will be given 5 minutes of class time after Spring Break to finish answering the questions. No homework over Spring Break! Thursday, April 2: We continued watching the movie on immigration "La misma luna". Please answer the corresponding questions in your packet for homework. Wednesday, April 1: Please make up your vocabulary quiz after school Thursday or Friday in room 224. We began watching a movie on immigration titled "La misma luna". Please see me for a worksheet that goes along with the movie. Tuesday, March 31: Please study for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Monday, March 30: We received new vocabulary words. Your next vocabulary quiz is this Wednesday. We did several in class activities to learn these vocabulary words that you are excused from if you have an excused absence. Friday, March 27: We created school brochures in Spanish. Please fold a sheet of computer paper into thirds and use the front and back to create 6 sections: 1) Cover, 2)4 secentences about why you like B.T. Washington, 3)8 school supplies that students need to bring to class, 4) 5 facilities that the school has (gym, cafeteria, ect), 5) 8 classes that the school offers, and 6) drawings about great aspects of the school. Thursday, March 26: We completed our presentations that we began at the beginning of the week. Please turn in your presentation if you were absent. We also created a school map in Spanish using our vocabulary words. Please see me for a copy of the map you need to begin. Wednesday, March 25: Teacher planning day. No school for students. Tuesday, March 24: Period 1: We attended an assembly. No make up work. Periods 2 and 3: Please see me for a newspaper worksheet. Create your own front page of a newspaper in Spanish. Use your vocabulary and dictionary to help you write about current events. Monday, March 23: New vocabulary. Please complete page 134 activity 22 and page 135 activity 26. Friday, March 20: Vocabulary quiz. If you were absent for the quiz, please come to room 224a after school before next Thursday to make up the quiz. Thursday, March 19: We received our last vocabulary words for the week and then reviewed for your vocabulary quiz. Make sure you study for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Wednesday, March 18: Please see me for a pink worksheet that combines many of the ideas we have been working on in class during the past week. Tuesday, March 17: We did several in class activities to practice our vocabulary and the different ways to say "a, an, or some". Please see me for a worksheet on "a, an, or some". Monday, March 16: New vocabulary on school supplies. We learned how to say "a, an, or some" in Spanish according to gender/number agreement. Complete page 124 activity. Then choose 10 nouns that we have learned from vocabulary and place the corresponding form of "a, an, or some" in front (un, unos, una, unas). Friday, March 13: We had a discussion about the importance of cafes in Espana. You are excused from this activity. Thursday, March 12: We learned new vocabulary on "la vida escolar". Afterwards, we had work time to finish our emails to our amigo mejor about our vacacion to Costa Rica. Please turn in your completed email when you return. Wednesday, March 11: No class due to FCAT schedule. See you Thursday! Tuesday, March 10: We did a short listening activity due to FCAT. You are excused if you have an excused absence. Monday, March 9: We finished our "detesto" poem and presented for the class. We began writing emails in Spanish about a "vacation" you are taking to Costa Rica. Please see me for an email sheet. Friday, March 6: Vocabulary quiz. Please make up your quiz next Monday or Tuesday after school. Please see me for a copy of the poem titled "Destesto". Create your own 10 line poem in Spanish about things that you dislike to present in front of the class. Thursday, March 5: We reviewed for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Please study Monday- Thursday's vocabulary. Next, we presented about our favorite class in Spanish. If you have an excused absence, you are excused from this activity. Wednesday, March 4: We completed the presentations about our school subjects. If you were absent, you need to present when you return to make up the points. Also, see me for a schedule to fill out. Finally, complete page 123 activities 4 and 5 in your book. Tuesday, March 3: We reviewed more new vocabulary and practiced using the verb "tener". The conjugations of this verb are: tengo, tienes, tiene, tenemos, tenéis, and tienen. Please add these conjugations to your verb chart. Finally, create a dialogue with a companero de clase asking each other which classes you take. Each person needs to talk 4 times (not including words like hola, adios, ect.) Monday, March 2: New vocabulary. This Friday will be your last vocabulary quiz of the quarter. The vocabulary words are: las materias, las matemáticas, el arte la biología, and la educación física. Please make a flashcard for each vocab word with the Spanish word on one side and a picture to represent the word on the other. Friday, February 28: Please read all the Nota Cultural section in chapter 4 of your book. They are located on pages 122, 123, 128, 134, 138, 140. Write a one sentence summary in English for each page. Afterwards, we looked at pictures of Costa Rica and compared what the countryside looks like with the city of San Jose. Thursday, February 26: We began chapter 4 by reading about Costa Rica on pages 114-117. We watched a movie on Costa Rica. Please write the main ideas about the pictures on pages 114-117 in the cultural section of your notebook. Wednesday, February 25: Test on ir, ser, jugar, and querer. Please make up your test after school in the next 3 days in room 224. Tuesday, February 24: Please study for your verb test tomorrow. The test will cover: ir, ser, jugar and querer. See me for a review worksheet to help you study! Monday, February 23: You will have a verb test this Wednesday on the following verbs: Ir, Ser, Jugar, and Querer. We did several activities in class to review for your test so please don't forget to study at home. Friday, February 20: Vocabulary quiz. Please make up your quiz after school in room 224 before next Thursday. Also, read the story on page 106 of your book and answer the questions in section B in Spanish and write one paragraph in English answering the questions in section C. Thursday, February 19: Please see me for a copy of a comic strip worksheet. Please create 2 characters for the comic strip. Write dialogue in Spanish about the following ideas: 1) Your characters have just met in Buenos Aires and have not seen each other in a long time 2) They go around the city exploring different places (such as exchanging money, going to a supermarket, ect). Wednesday, February 18: We reviewed your vocabulary words. Don't forget, there will be a vocabulary quiz on Friday. Please complete the following in your workbook: Page 31 activity 19 and 20, page 32 activity 23, page 33 activity 25. Then, make a bumper sticker using one of the vocabulary words from Monday. It needs to be in Spanish, in color, creative, and have at least one picture. Tuesday, February 17: We received new vocabulary about the different places of the city. Please get these notes from a companero de clase. We also had our presentations of our skits. Then, we reviewed the conjugations of ir. Finally, homework was to draw a map of Pensacola and label all the vocabulary words (such as bank, super market, ect). Please color your map and turn it in for points. Monday, February 16: We received new vocabulary. Please get the vocabulary notes from a companero de clase. We also learned how to conjugate the verb "ir". Please look on page 100 of your book and copy the conjugations onto your verb chart. Use each verb in a sentence and turn in your 6 sentences for points. Finally, create a dialogue using today's vocabulary with a companero de clase. Use as much vocabulary as you can. Each person needs to talk 5 times. Friday, February 13: Verb quiz on querer and jugar. Please make up your quiz after school next Monday or Tuesday. We also learned vocabulary words in Spanish for Valentine's Day. You are excused from this activity if you had an excused absence. Thursday, February 12: We learned how to conjugate the stem-changing verb "jugar". Please look at the conjugations on page 100. We will have a quiz tomorrow on the conjugations of jugar and querer. Please study! Wednesday, February 11: Period 1 only: Please see me for a worksheet on querer. Periods 2 and 3: We did several in-class activities to practice conjugating querer. If you had an excused absence, you are excused from this activity. Tuesday, February 10: We learned how to conjugate the stem-changing verb "querer" (see page 90 of your book). Please see me for a verb chart worksheet. Complete page 90 activities 15, 16, and 17. Monday, February 9: We finished our translations of the song lyrics and discussed the outcome of our translation. Please make sure you turn in your translation to me. Also, progress reports were passed out. Please have them signed and turn them in tomorrow. Friday, February 6: We began talking music in the Spanish speaking world. Please see me for a copy of song lyrics and translate the lyrics into English. We will be discussing our translations on Monday. Thursday, February 5: Verbs test. Please come after school tomorrow or Monday to make up your verbs test. Also, see me for a creative writing assignment that we did in class that you will need to make up as well. Wednesday, February 4: We spent time reviewing for your verb test tomorrow. For the test, make sure you study the verbs on pages 82 and 94 of your book. Know the meanings of these verbs and how to conjugate them. Also, know how to conjugate -ar, - er, -ir verbs in sentences as well as the 3 meanings that each conjugation can mean in the present tense. Finally, see me for a practice worksheet. Tuesday, February 3: Periods 1 and 2: We listened to a guest speaker talk about de Luna. You are excused from this activity if you were absent. Period 3: Please see me for a creative activity sheet about creating a comic strip. Monday, February 2: We practiced verbs for our verb test. Please get the notes from a companero de clase about the three different meanings of a verb conjugation in the present tense. For example, "yo hablo" can mean: 1) I talk, 2) I am talking or 3) I do talk. Friday, January 30: Your test on -ar, -er, -ir verbs will be next Thursday. We practiced these verbs in class today. Please see me for a -er, -ir worksheet. Thursday, January 29: We finished make-up presentations for the weather projects. Then we created a chart with -ar, -er, -ir verbs. The -ir verb endings are: -o, -es, -e, - imos, -ís, and -en. All of the conjugations are the same as -er verbs EXCEPT nosotros and vosotros. Please see me for a green worksheet on -ar, - er, -ir verbs. You will have a test on all these verbs next week. Wednesday, January 28: Presentation of weather projects. If you were absent, be prepared to present tomorrow. Tuesday, January 27: Your weather project is due tomorrow. Please come prepared to present in Spanish. Today we watched a movie on the foods of Spain. Monday, January 26: Please have 3 people correct your short story. They need to sign their names at the bottom of the paper. Rewrite your story on the back of your paper with the corrections and turn it in. Also, see me for a copy of the weather project that is due on Wednesday. Friday, January 23: Vocabulary quiz. Please make up your vocabulary quiz after school in room 224a next Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. Please see me for a packet on weather and hacer. Complete the packet and turn it in to me. Finally, please write a short story in Spanish (10 sentences minimum) using the pictures on page 103 activity 37 to guide you. Include the following in your story: Who are the people? What is the weather like? What are they doing? Make sure you conjugate your verbs. Thursday, January 22: I checked your red, green, and yellow crayons. Please also complete page 103 activities 34 and 36 and study for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Wednesday, January 21: We started to learn -er verb conjugations. The endings are -o, -es, -e, - emos, -éis, -en. Please complete page 138 act 32 numbers 2-6 only. Tuesday, January 20: We received new vocabulary. Your red, yellow and green crayons will now be due on Thursday. We also watched the Presidential inaugeration. Please answer the following questions in 100 words each: 1)What do you think the new presidency will mean for Spanish-speakers living in the U.S (including immigrants and illegal-immigrants); 2) What impact do you think the new presidency will have on Spanish-speaking countries? Friday, January 16: Vocabulary quiz. If you missed the quiz, please make it up after school before next Thursday in room 224a. Thursday, January 15: Please get the vocabulary from a companero de clase and study for your vocab quiz tomorrow. Also, complete the following activities: 1) page 96 activity 21 and 2) page 99 activity 28. Wednesday, January 14: We completed several in class activities to review the new vocabulary. Please make sure you get the vocabulary from a companero de clase and study for your vocabulary quiz on Friday. Tuesday, January 13: We received new vocabulary. Please get these notes from a friend. Your next vocabulary quiz will be this friday. Please see me for a worksheet on the days of the week. Finally, you need to bring one green crayon, one yellow crayon and one red crayon to class next Tuesday as a part of your supplies. Monday, January 12: We reviewed verb conjugations in sentences. You will have more opportunities to practice this in class later in the week. Please complete activities 26 and 27 on pages 98-99 for homework. Friday, January 9: Presentations on the -ar verb poster. We also completed in-class skits about the pronouns ellos, usted, ustedes and vosotros. You are excused from this activity but please make sure you study the meanings of these pronouns. Thursday, January 8: Please see me for a yellow -ar verbs worksheet. Also, choose one of the verbs on the worksheet to make a poster. It should include: 1) the verb you choose, 2) the verb chart of the conjugations, and 3) a picture representing the verb. Wednesday, January 7: Please see me for an -ar verbs worksheet. We leanred how to conjugate -ar verbs. You will need to see me for help. We also took an in-class quiz. Please make up your quiz before this Friday after school in room 224a. Homework is to complete the back of the worksheet and to conjugate the following verbs to turn in: tocar, hablar, and practicar. Tuesday, January 6: We reviewed vocabulary from chapter 3. Please study the vocabulary from chapter 3 on pages 82 and 94 of your book.