el 27 de mayo:
6th~ Finish your sentences with the vocabulary from today...putting it into
sentences with the verb gustarse. 15 sentences due Friday. Remember
that your final will be on Monday, June 1st. If you worked after school
today in the make-up market your project is due Friday in class.
7th~ (7-1)p. 205 Act. 26
(7-2) at the band concert
8th~ You took the preterite final today. ALL work should be completed as of
today! If I gave you permission to bring something to me tomorrow, bring
it to me BEFORE school starts or you will not get credit for it!
el 21 de mayo:
PLEASE HELP!!! I need all of you to go to the grade portal and check your
asssignments and grades tomorrow (which is when it will be updated this
week.) It's important to let me know if you have a differing opinion about
what the grade is. Speak now or it may be too late to add late work into
final grades! If you know you've done an assignment and it looks like you
are not getting credit for it, please let me know ASAP!
el 20 de mayo:
6th~ p. 244 Act. J even, Act. H odd
7th~ Today we reviewed possessive adjectives. Please spend a couple minutes
refreshing your memory on p. 292. We also learned a little about
stem changing verbs with u-ue and o-ue...please review p. 194
HW> P. 194 Act. 15
8ht~ p. 152-153 Act. 35-36
el 18 de mayo:
6th~ Today you started the verb "tener" be sure you memorize this verb and its
conjugations.
HW> p. 244 Act. I in complete sentences
7th~ We finished chapter four by correcting the book test. If you did not
this done today you MUST have it done by Wednesday or you will take an
actual test on this chapter! We started chapter 5 today. Much of this
chapter is a review for you and we will move through this quite quickly!
If you happen upon material you do not remember, be sure to spend some
time on your own re-memorizing!
HW> p. 188 Act. 2 in complete sentences.
8th~ We are finishing the year on preterite tense. Please memorize the new
endings!
HW> p. 152-153 Act. 35-37...Most of class time was spent today working
on these activities!
el 15 de mayo:
6th~ Welcome back!!!
7th~ We had a quiz today on the -er and -ir verbs and their conjugations. We
will not be taking a test on this chapter. Instead, you will complete
the end of the chapter test in the book this weekend and we will go over
it on Monday. It is on pgs. 174-175
8th~ There was a quiz today on the Affirmative and Negative Informal Commands.
We started the preterite tense today. You need to write 3 sentences with
-ar verbs, 3 with -er verbs and 3 with -ir verbs all in the preterite
tense. Do not use the same conjugations.
el 13 de mayo:
6th~ At Foley...See you Friday!
7th~ We learned the irregular verbs from p. 164/You will have a little quiz
on Friday and the -er/-ir verb meanings, the irregular verbs, and how
the verbs are conjugated. Extra credit: flash cards of the verbs
8th~ We worked on Negative Informal Commands and how they compare with the
Affirmative Informal Commands. You will have a little quiz on these on
Friday.
el 11 de mayo:
6th~ Having fun at Camp Foley
7th~ Today we started learning the conjugations for -er and -ir verbs. You
took notes on a list of these verbs and need to memorize them!!!
HW> p. 163 Act. 40
8th~ We learned how to form the negative informal commands (NIC) today. Be
sure you memorize this conjugation! And review it in your books and
notes.
HW> p. 108 #38
el 8 de mayo:
6th~ Your final market project was due today. If you didn't have the final
project completed, please, please, please bring it in on Monday morning
before you leave for Camp Foley! And have fun at Camp Foley!
7th~ p. 161 Act. 36 And...be sure you are memorizing the vocabulary and
phrases for this chapter. There will be chapter test soon, and it's much
better to study now than cram later!
8th~ p. 107 Act. 35...Be sure you are memorizing the vocabulary and phrases!
There will be a chapter test next week and it's way too much information
to study last minute!
el 6 de mayo:
6th~ Today we had our market and it was AWESOME!!! The kids had a great time
practicing their Spanish, selling items and bartering for items. The
final project is due on Friday. You need your final copy of the check
register, the check from the items you sold, the one page pager that
has the four items you had for sale, and your final evaluation of the
Market Day!
7th~ p. 159 Act. 31....10 complete sentences
8th~ p. 105 Act. 31 complete sentences
el 4 de mayo:
6th~ My appologies I've missed a couple of days of updating this! The kids
have been working on completing their market projects. They are will
have the market on Wednesday and the completed project will be due on
Friday. The rubric will be posted above today. Next week is camp foley
so there will be nothing new after Friday.
7th~ Last week you worked on Acts. 22, 25-27. Because classes were a little
crazy with Improv, we just went over these today. Be sure you have
completed all of these activities!
HW> Use the 5 vocabulary words/phrases from pgs. 154-155 to write a six
sentence minimum paragraph. Your paragraph needs to be a paragraph, not
just random sentences!
8th~ We are working on the second vocabulary section, body parts. Be sure
to memorize ALL new vocabulry...including words that come up in the
activities throughout the chapter!
HW> solo/con 1 companero/con 2 companeros escoje 8 palabras o fraces
de vocabulary de ps. 100-101. Van a presentar en viernes.
el 27 de abril:
6th~ We continued with directions for the market which will take place next
week. Today we practiced how to write out a check. We also worked with
partners to practice how to barter for items and then write the check
out.
7th~ Be sure you are memorizing the verb conjugations from the Grammar section
number 1 in your books!
Tarea: p. 151 Act. 22
8th~ There was a quiz today. It was open book...but you were to also spend
time studying so you weren't reliant on your book. I'm thinking that
many of you didn't listen! Therefore, I'm not sure yet if there will be
time to complete this quiz if you didn't originally do so.
el 24 de abril:
6th~ Bring three items that you would want to sell in a market. Be sure you
know what the items are in Spanish.
7-1~ Choose either Act. 18 or 19
7-2~ Act. 19
8th~ P. 97 Act. 22 choose either 1 or 2...there will also be an open book
grammar quiz on Monday. But DON'T let that fool you into thinking you
don't need to study...YOU DO!!!
el 22 de abril
6th~ Write a market paragraph. What was your experience in a market, or if
you've never been to a market, what can you find out about a market
through some research?
7th~ p. 149 Act. 17
8th~ We are reviewing/learning reflexive and stem changing verbs. You should
read through p. 96 and be sure that you have the conjugation memorized.
HW> p. 97 Act. 21
el 20 de abril:
6th~ Write your "own" story in Spanish about something you want. Indicate
how you are going to earn the money. (This assignment is based on the
story we read in class on pgs. 290-291)
7-1~ p. 146 Act. 11 odd and Act. 12 even
7-2~ p. 146 Act. 11 all in complete sentences
8th~ No Spanish today, at Feed My Starving Children
el 17 de abril:
Little to no new homework...Please check on the grade portal for missing
work. We are at midtrimester and you need to be sure you are staying on top
of things!
el 15 de abril:
Bienvenidos!!! Feliz Primavera.
This Friday is the mid trimester already. Please check the grade portal this
week to see how you are doing. If what I have posted differs from your
record, please come talk with me right away!
6th~ We are continuing to work with numbers.
HW> 5 number equations. Write them with numerals and Spanish words
7th~ p. 142 Act. 2 in complete Spanish sentences
8th~ We are working on reflexive verbs. Although these verbs are not often
used in everyday conversation, it is important that you know what these
verbs are and how they are used!
HW> p. 94 Act. 15 en fraces completas
el 30 de marzo:
6th~ HW> p. 89 Act. D and translate your sentences
7th~ HW> p. 119 Act. 41 just do any five...Start studying now for the chapter
three test which will be this Friday!
8th~ HW> p. 90 Act. 7 write all
el 25 de marzo:
6th~ (No 6-1 today... @ mass)
Review page for the ser/estar verbs...Your test on these verbs will
be on Friday.
7th~ We are working on vocabulary 2 from chapter 3. Today you had to turn in
your final copy of the paragraph you wrote using the vocabulary from
activity 23. We started we reviewed the days of the week and regular
-ar verb conjugations.
HW> p. 115 Act. 33 Use each word in each of the boxes once!
8th~ Today was the chapter 6 test. Friday you will start chapter 7.
el 18 de marzo:
6th~ find a picture and describe it using: 2 ser sentences, 2 estar sentences,
2 present progressive sentences, 2 sentences with prepositions
7th~ write 5 sentences using the 5 conjugations of the verb querer. We also
talked about possibly organizing a trip for June of 2010. If kids are
interested they should talk with their parents about what we talked about
in class. I'll talk with the kids again on Friday to see if there is
enough interest to have a parent meeting in about a week.
8th~ STUDY!!! The chapter test will be next wee on Wednesday...You need to
prepare yourself NOW for the test!
el 16 de marzo:
6th~ We are continuing to study the differences between ser and estar. As
practice/ as homework, you need to:
Write 10 sentences with ser and 10 sentences with estar
7th~ To practice the verb "querer"
HW> p. 105 Act. 20
8th~ There is no new homework tonight...but several of you are missing work!
GET IT DONE!!! There is a large chapter test coming up on Friday of this
week. You should be reviewing old homework, and looking through your
books to refresh your memory. Wednesday we will spend time reviewing,
but DO NOT WAIT until the last minute to study!
el 11 de marzo:
6th~ Quiz today on prepositions
HW> p. 228 # 12 in complete sentences.
7th~ Figure out who the people are from you class activity. If you were not
here, you'll need to see me on Monday for an alternative homework
assignment.
8th~ p. 74 Act. # 3-4. We have finished chapter 6. We will spend next week
reviewing and there will be a chapter test next Friday, March 20th so
start studying now!
el 9 de marzo:
6th~ You have a quiz on prepositions on Wednesday. You should also have your
pictures from March 4th done!
7th~ HW> p. 103 Act. 16
8th~ Study for a quiz on the Grammar section #2. It is 35 points and will
be on the DOPs and the AIC!
el 6 de marzo:
6th~ PLEASE GET YOUR HOMEWORK DONE FROM LAST WEEK SO WE CAN MOVE ON!!!
HW> finish the flash cards for the prepositions
7th~ pronouns after prepositions...please see the notes in the 6-8 documents
above.
HW> p. 102 Act. 14
8th~ No homework
el 4 de marzo:
6th~ We went over the packet today that introduces PREPOSITIONS. Prepositions
are used with the verb "estar" because you are indicating where some-
thing is located.
HW> Draw a picture of anything and write a paragraph about the picture.
Your paragraph should include at least five prepositions.
7th~ p. 101 Act. 12
8th~ p. 64 Act. 45-56
el 3 de marzo:
6th~ packet from class on the estar verb and prepositions
7th~ p. 100 Act. 10
8th~ p. 63 Act. 42
el 27 de febrero:
6th~ We learned about present progressive tense today. It is formed by using
the conjugated verb estar + base of -ar verb with -ando at the end. In
English it is the -ing ending. (Yo estoy estudiando espanol. I am
studying Spanish.)
HW> Write 10 sentences with the present progressive tense.
7th~ We finished the vocabulary section in chapter 3. You will have a little
quiz on the vocabulary on Monday. You should study the vocabulary on
pages 94-99
8th~ No homework...there was a little quizzie/final today.
el 25 de febrero:
6th~ Remember that you have a quizzie final on Friday on the estar
conjugations and when the verb is used. You have to have the accent
marks in the right places to get this right!
7th~ No homework, but be sure you know how to say the sentences from todays
group work from activity 4; you should be memorizing the vocabulary from
the current chapter- 3.
8th~ Remember that you have a quizzie final on Friday on the direct object
pronouns. Your packet from Monday is a great place to study!
el 18 de febrero:
EVERYONE...Be sure to check the grade portal this week for missing work. All
missing work should be completed by Monday, February 23 as the last day of
the trimester is on Friday, February 27th and I will need time to grade
everything. If you have missed a quiz or a test you need to schedule a time
before or after school to take it!!!
6th~ 10 sentences with the verb estar.
7th~ STUDY FOR YOU TRIMESTER II FINAL...It will be this Friday, February 20th!
8th~ 10 sets of sentences. 1st- with a noun, 2nd- substitute the noun with
a direct object pronoun.
el 13 de febrero:
6th~ No homework, there was a test today.
7th~ You should finish the chapter review and start preparing for the chapter
test next Friday.
8th~ p. 61 Act. 31
el 11 de febrero:
My sincerest appologies for not having the grade portal updated last week.
Please check in on your Spanish grades as they are currently up to date. If
you are missing an assignment, please show it to me DURING CLASS so I can
make sure the computer gets upgrading pronto.
6th~ Monday we worked on the word finds and a packet was handed out with
practice using adjectives including occupations and the verb ser. Today
we went over the packet. There will be a test on Friday on this material
which is found in your book in chp. 8-9
7th~ Homework for Friday is p. 81 Act. B. Your end of trimester final will
be on Friday February 20th.
8th~ p. 59 Act. 35, just the answers AND add four sentences to the dialog
either at the beginning or the end; or two at the beginning and two at
the end.
el 6 de febrero:
6th~ finish word finds
7th~ choose 5 heroes and write three sentences about each. Be prepared to
read these to the class on Monday.
8th~ If you were not happy with your stem changing verb quiz score, you have
ONE chance to retake it on Monday morning at 7:30...please just come
to my room ready to take the quiz.
HW> p. 56 Act. 26 in complete sentences.
el 4 de febrero:
6th~ There "might" be a quiz on Friday with knowing how to use the adjectives
with nouns and how they agree.
7th~ p. 73 #41 Remember to do complete sentences
8th~ p. 56 #25 Remember to do complete sentences
el 2 de febrero:
6th~ Finish the flash cards that you started in class. Some of you are
making noun flash cards and some of you are making adjective flash cards.
They are due on Wednesday. (Your group is depending on you finishing
these cards, please do so!)
7th~ p. 71 Act. 39...Be sure to add "a mi" (with an accent, this program
doesn't have accents) and "a ti" (again the accent thing)
8th~ finish the section that you worked on in your small group from pgs. 52-53
la 30 de enero:
6th~ On loose leaf paper write 8 sentences; 2 each with:
* masculine singular adjective
(ex. El chico pequeno habla frances.)
* masculine plural adjective
(ex. Los perros son bonitos.)
* feminine singular adjective
(ex. Carla es rica.)
* feminine plural adjective
(ex. Nosotras somos jovenes.)
7th~ Today we learned about the verb gustar (p. 70)
HW> p. 71 Act. 37 AND write 5 of your own sentences with the verb
gustar and each of the special pronouns
8th~ Sorry for not updating Wednesday! Homework was p. 51 #23. Today we
worked on the irregular verbs from the Grammar 1 section. (verbs are:
ser, estar, pedir, servir, preferir, poder, probar) You will have a quiz
on Monday on their conjugations. We also did Act. 24 today in class.
el 28 de enero:
6th~ 6-1 took the quiz today because they were at the Historical perspectives
presentation on Monday.
7th~ p. 69 Act. 32...You'll notice that there are 10 adjectives in the fourth
puzzle piece. You need to write 10 sentences, one with each of the
adjectives.
8th~
el 26 de enero:
6th~ Quiz today
7th~ Got quizzes from last week back.
HW> p. 68 #32
8th~ Quiz today
el 23 de enero:
(Although it seems like I have not updated...there has been nothing to update)
6th~ There will be a quiz on Monday on the Adjective vocabulary. You should
also know what an adjective is and how it is used in Spanish.
7th~ We used our pictures from last week for a group activity. Please review
the vocabulary in the Expresate box on p. 66
HW> p. 66 Act. 29
8th~ There will be a quiz Monday on the chapter 2 vocabulary up to this
point. This is mostly foods, and the items that you need to eat such as
plate, cup, fork, etc.
el 16 de enero:
6th~ p. 126 Act. K...But you need to use the phrase in a sentence WITHOUT
seperating the phrase. (#1 El animal grande es gordo.)
7th~ Make sure you are memorizing vocabulary!!! Many of you claimed you
didn't understand the culture page but you didn't put a lot of effort
into looking up vocabulary! When new vocabulary shows up in your book,
you are expected to know/memorize it!
HW> a picture from pages 62-63 (assigned in class); p. 64 Act. 25
in complete sentences.
8th~ Same as Wednesday...If you don't still have that picture of the "weird"
food item, make one up...you'll need the funny food for class on Wed.
el 14 de enero:
6th~ We are continuing to work on adjectives and agreement.
HW> p. 119 Act. H in complete sentences.
7th~ took a quiz today on adjective grammar and the verbs ser/estar
HW> Read the culture section on p. 60-61 and do the sections "Para
comprender" in complete sentences and "Para pensar" with your opinion.
8th~ HW> p. 49 Act. 18 in complete sentences
el 9 de enero:
6th~ HW> p. 115 Activities B and C
7th~ HW> p. 58 Activity 19
8th~ Finish your "cuentas" with the correct currency discussed in class.
el 7 de enero:
6th~ We continued with the verb ser and occupations and physical descriptions
which are also used with the ser verb.
HW> p. 157 Informacion Personal
7th~ Students presented their pictures with descriptions today. We went over
some grammar points.
HW> p. 57 Act. 16
8th~ We worked on phrases (questions and verbs) that would be used in a
restaurant. With partners create a short dialog of a restaurant.
Use p. 45 Act. 10 as a guide. You should both have the dialog written in
your notes. You will present these to the class on Friday.
el 5 de enero...
It's good to be back. I have missed you!
6th~ We worked on reviewing the verb ser along with occupations
HW> p. 154-155 Act. G
7th~ Remember before break when you needed a picture of someone and you needed
to write some information about that person? We will go over these on
Wednesday. (See Dec. 8th if you've forgotten)
Today we reviewed ser and worked through pgs. 54-55.
HW> p. 55 Act. 12; write 4 sentences for each of the people.
8th~ A little review of food vocabulary.
HW>p. 44 Go over "Expresate" and do Act. 7
el 8 de diciembre:
6th~ one-was at mass today, no class. Ser quiz will be on Wednesday
two- took the ser quiz today.
7th~ Today we worked on using the phrases: Cuantos anos tienes and Cuando es
tu cumpleanos? You will need to find a picture of someone. It can be
anyone. You need to have sentence on the back telling the person's
name,age, birthdate, and three descriptive adjectives about the person.
It is due on Wednesday.
On Friday there will be a quiz on the adjective vocabulary.
8th~ We have been working on food vocabulary. There will be a quiz on Friday
on the vocabulary from pgs. 40-41
Today we worked on "funny foods" from Activity 5 on p. 43. You need to
choose one of the foods that your group invented and make a picture of
that food for Wednesday. Wednesday we will work on making a comercial
for your food.
el 5 de diciembre:
Report cards were distributed to students today!
6th~ I didn't see 6-1 today because they were on the field trip to AHA. 6-2
was a very shortened class...you will have the ser quiz on Monday!
7th~ We reviewed the verb tener and talked about how it's used with age...
Yo tengo 14 anos. NOT: Yo soy 14 anos.
HW> p. 53 Act. 8 plus write two additional sentences to go with each
picture.
8th~ Today we learned how to create a Podcast. We recorded La Noche Antes de
La Navidad. Each student had at least one line. The program is
recordable through a program called Audacity. The Podcasts will be
uploaded to the wiki page next week so you can share our creation with
your friends and family.
(The site below will be used in the future for 7th grade)
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/saints/bydate.asp
el 3 de diciembre:
6th~ We continued to go over the verb ser and its irregular conjugations.
Friday there is a quiz on the verb...You should know what the verb means,
what the conjugations are, and when the verb is used. (Use your notes
from today to help you study!) HW> Three pictures of three different
occupations + write a sentence to go with the occupation. (ie. Madonna
es cantante.)
7th~ We worked on adjectives today and made a fan with the ones that are
giving you trouble memorizing. It's kind of a way to make flash cards
without having a bunch of cards. Your fans are due on Friday with eight
adjectives
8th~ We are continuing to work on foods. HW> p. 42 Act. 1 plus write a
sentence...any sentence with the food that you chose from the activity.
Also, if you didn't have the homework done for Wednesday, Friday is your
last chance to do it. I will NOT give credit for this assignment after
Friday!!!!
el 1 de diciembre:
6th~ today we started chapter 9. This chapter is on occupations and the verb
ser. Be sure you start memorizing the verb as the conjugations are
very irregular!
HW> write 10 sentence with the verb ser and occupations
7th~ Today we started chapter 2. Some of this chapter will also be a review,
but, some of it will be very new. Be sure to keep up on both the old
and the new material!
HW> Find 5 pictures of five different people. They could be personal
friends, famous people, athletes, anyone! Then write a sentence about
each of them and inlcude three descriptive adjectives that we studied
today.
8th~ Today we started chapter two. Some of this chapter will also be a
review, but some of it will be very new. Be sure to keep on both the old
and the new material!
HW> Find 5 pictures of five different foods. Then use the first question
from Expresate to ask questions about the foods. Also! Check out the
wiki space for part two of your homework (it will be ready around 3:30
today).
el 24 de noviembre:
We didn't start anything new. We read about "Gracias" the Thanksgiving
turkey and colored and wrote about things we are thankful for. Have a
wonderful Thanksgiving break!!!
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el 19 de noviembre:
FINALS FOR SPANISH WILL BE THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21
6th~ The chapters that you should focus on are:
* Chapter 4, pages 45-56
* Chapter 5, pages 73-81
Don't forget about the study guide posted above in the documents!
7th~ Today we spent some time reviewing chapter one. You should use the
chapter review section on pages 36-41. We went over most of this today.
Some key points to study:
*ser
*numbers
*time
*conversational vocabulary
8th~ Today we reviewed what will be included on the trimester I final. There
is a study guide posted in the 6-8 documents above.
NO NEW HOMEWORK FOR 6-8th GRADES...YOU SHOULD SPEND SOME TIME STUDYING FOR
THIS FINAL!!! IT COUNTS FOR ABOUT 10% OF YOUR GRADE.
el 17 de noviembre:
FINALS FOR SPANISH WILL BE THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21
6th~ There is a study guide posted in the 6-8 documents. Anything on the
study guide will be on the final. I STRONGLY suggest that you print
it out and use it to study. You should also go back and review any old
quizzes and tests and homework assignments!
6-2~ We went over the homework and answering questions. No homework this
week...you should be using the time to study for your final!
6-1~ On a field trip today...there was no class.
7th~ We talked about accents, punctuation and tildes today. (Read over p.26)
HW> p. 27 Act. 38. You may also want to get a jump start on the review
section which is pgs. 36-41...We will review on Wednesday and your final
will be on Wednesday.
8th~ No class today, you were on a field trip. There will be a study guide
posted soon in the 6-8 documents to help you study for the final. You
should use any quizzes or homework assignments from the trimester to
help review!
el 14 de noviembre:
Homework slips were passed out today for students that are missing enough to
fall below a C in Spanish. I will also email parents in case the slips
mysteriously disappear. Just a reminder that next week there will be a final
in all of your classes. Your final in Spanish will be on Friday.
6th~ We went over the homework and took a short quiz. HW> Write five
questions for five different people in the class. You should only be
using the format for which we have practiced in class. DO NOT try to
write questions with the question words What, Who, Where, etc as we have
not yet studied this type of question.
7th~ We went over the homework and took a short quiz.
8th~ Students listened to the podcast I created about La Familia Addams. They
should make up their own family story for Monday. Also, if you have
not yet visited my wiki, please do so.
annunciationspanish.wikispaces.com
And if you don't remember the verbs that we have been studying onp. 26,
please be sure you memorize them! They are a review and are required for
success in Spanish language learning :o)
el 12 de noviembre:
This year at the end of each trimester all teachers will be giving "finals".
The finals will be on Thursday and Friday of next week. Since my students
don't have class on Thursday, all Spanish finals will be on Friday. I will
be talking with the students in class about what to expect for their final.
We are working together to assure that the students finals will not all fall
on one day.
6th~ We talked about how to answer questions, and the three ways in which to
do so. There will be a short quiz on Friday this week; you will need
to know how to change a statement into a negative statement and how to
change it to a question. HW> p. 76 Act. B...Choose five of them to
answer
7th~ Continued to review ser...there will be a short quiz on Friday on the
ser conjugations. HW> p. 25 Act. 35
8th~ We reviewed the -er and -ir verb endings. HW> p. 26 Act. 31, complete
sentences!
el 10 de noviembre:
It was great to visit with you, parents, at conferences. If I was unable to
meet with you, I sent home your child's current grade sheet along with a self
evaluation which s/he completed last week.
6th~ Today we talked about making sentences into questions. There were some
important notes, so be sure you have them written down; or ask a friend
for a copy! HW> p. 76 Act. B
7th~ We did a quick oral quiz on the alphabet. And then reviewed the ser
verb. Be sure you remember the conjugations for this verb...They are
on p. 24. HW> p.25 Act. 34
8th~ We worked on reviewing family members. We took notes on the Spanish
vocabulary for family and I put a copy of them in the 6-8 documents
above. (But, you'll need to look up the English :o)
HW> p. 25 Act. 30...PLUS write an additional sentence about your answer.
el 5 de noviembre:
Parents, Conferences are Thursday and Friday. I look forward to meeting
those who are new to middle school, and seeing those whom I have met in
previous years. Please double check with your child what section they are
in. With 300 students, remembering their name is about as far as my memory
can handle :o)
Students, After a wonderful celebration of Dia de los Muertos, we are back to
the books learning more fabulous Spanish!!!
6th~ We did a little review of conjugations today and how to make sentences
negative. HW> p. 74 Act. A
7th~ Review the alphabe sounds be prepared to know how to spell the answers
to p. 23 Act. 31
8th~ We started the next part in the book...p. 20-23.
HW> p. 24 Acts. 27-28
el 3 de noviembre:
Today students turned in their Day of the Dead papers. I also checked the
other part of their project. There is no homework tonight :o)
la 31 de otubre:
HAPPY HALLOWEEN/ DAY OF THE DEAD
Today we celebrated our ancestors with altar tributes to our loved ones!
Thank you everyone for celebrating this awesome holiday! Your presentations
were amazing and it is so intereting to hear about everyone you celebrated!
A good lesson from our studies is that we should celebrate life!!!!
Bread of the Dead recipe is posted in the 6-8 documents. Your papers and
projects are due on Monday, November 3rd.
el 29 de octubre:
All grades have their Day of the Dead projects due Friday and Monday. Please
see the information sheet above in the 6-8 documents. Also, if you still
have not completed the homework from Oct. 20th I have removed the pictures
from above. They are posted on the bulletin board in my classroom.
el 27 de octubre:
Thank you for your patience while we work on getting or homework pages back
to an easier access!
All students continue to work on Day of the Dead. Today they spent a
significant amount of time editing and working on their biographies. The
altars will be due on Friday, Oct. 31st and the final project will be due on
Monday, November 3rd. A written guide will be passed out on Wednesday with
more details. I will also post it above in the 6-8 documents.
*If you are missing the assignment where you needed to look at the Day of the
Dead photos, I will be removing them on Wednesday...Please look at them and
answer the questions from Oct. 20th!
el 24 de octubre:
Please see the grade portal for any missing work. Homework slips were passed
out today and homework should be turned in on Monday. Parents, if your child
was missing two or more assignments I sent you an email. If you have any
questions, please don't hesitate to send me an email and we'll figure things
out together!
6th~ Please re-do your Spanish sentences so that they are more alligned with
the verbs and vocabulary we have worked on in class. (Some of you have
completed this in class...I will recheck this on Monday.) Also, you
need to have your biographies typed for Monday.
7th~ You need to have your biography completed for Monday (it does not need to
be typed).
8th~ Please have your biographies typed for Monday.
TYPE: double space, Times New Roman, size 14
el 22 de octubre:
We have been talking a lot about what the Day of the Dead holiday is. But,
we haven't really talked about where it originated from, or what the history
is about the holiday. Your homework tonight is to do a little research on it
and discover what the origins are of the holiday. Write a paragraph (in
English) about what you learn.
Below are a couple of sites that will guide you:
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead/
http://www.dayofthedead.com/
el 20 de octubre:
All~ In the 6-8 documents above there are four pictures which were taken last
year when I was in Mexico for Dia de los Muertos. They are labeled A-D.
Choose one of the pictures and describe what you see. And then you will
need to answer these questions:
1. What Spanish vocabulary could you use to describe this picture?
2. Why do you think the picture you chose is a good representation of
Day of the Dead?
3. Which picture would you like to see in person and why?
el 15 de octubre:
6th~ We started the unit on Dia de los Muertos. We have celebrated this
holiday every year (3-5 grade) and this year is no exception. We will
spend the next two weeks learning about the holiday and learning about
our ancestors. Monday you will need to have a 3/4 page draft (in
English) about someone you would like to celebrate for DM. The person
you are celebrating should be a family member and not a pet/animal.
Your paper must include memories that you or your family have of
the person you are celebrating...Other ideas that may be included in
your paper: favorite food, hobbies, chores,sports,place, work,
family, where they are burried, etc.
7th~ Projects (see Monday) are due Monday.
8th~ Same as 6th grade (above) but your paper needs to be one page; due
Monday
el 13 de octubre:
6th~ Test was changed to today, so there is no homework.
7th~ We are reviewing the calendar. There is a small project that is due on
Monday, October 20th. Manilla paper was handed out today along with
directions for what needs to be included in your project.
8th~ Quiz today (changed from Friday).
HW: p. 19 Act. 24
el 8 de octubre:
All students had a review packet that should be completed by Friday.
6th~ Test on pronouns, nouns, proper nouns, verbs and conjugation on Friday
7th~ Quiz on telling time on Friday
8th~ Quiz on prepositional pronouns on Friday
el 6 de octubre:
6th~ We are continuing to work on the differences between
pronouns (a replacement for a noun)
noun (a person, place or thing)
proper noun (a specific name of a person, place or thing)
verb (what is happening in the sentence, the action)
We've taken several notes on these and how they relate to verb conjuga-
tions! If you have been absent, please use your homework buddies notes
to copy them to your own.
HW: p. 59 Informacion Personal...BUT! You need to add an extra sentence
about someone else and use the phrase "tambien" (which means also)
ex. 1. Yo hablo por telefono. Paco habla por telefono tambien. Your
second sentence is about a different person(s) that does the same thing.
7th~ We are practicing telling time. Our book only dedicates one page to this
and I feel like we need to spend a little more than that on this topic.
There will be a quiz on Friday on the vocabulary (see below).
HW: Write 10 sentences telling what you do and at what time.
ex. Yo practico futbol a las tres en punto de la tarde.
8th~ There was Lernia testing today, so we only spent a little
time today on prepositional pronouns. There will be a quiz on the
prepositional pronouns on Friday.
el 3 de octubre:
New grades were posted yesterday. Please check the grade portal and get late
assignments turned in as soon as possible!
6th~ There was a quiz today on verb conjugations
HW: p. 67 Act. C...Be sure to conjugate the verbs
7th~ 7-2~We are going to be spending a little time on telling time :o) We
went over p. 20 and how it compares with English telling time.
HW: Write down 5 times and write out how you would say the time in
Spanish (ex. 4:25 = Son las cuatro y veinticinco)
7-2~ We had a very short class today...because of Blessing of the
animals. We didn't have time to go over homework so we'll do so on
Monday.
HW: How would you say the following times in Spanish:
3:15 8:30 1:20 6:50 10:35
What do these vocabulary words mean in English:
de la manana, de la tarde, de la noche, es mediodia, es medianoche,
cuarto, en punto, media
8th~ We shared our "likes and dislikes" [Very fun!!! Gracias!!!]
We went over two more irregular verbs, querer and ir. (p. 16) And we
went over prepositional pronouns, also p. 16.
HW: Write 10 sentences with a preposition followed by a prepositional
pronoun. (Prepositions are also on p. 16)
el 1 de octubre:
New grades will be posted tomorrow on the grade portal...Please be sure you
check them and get any missing Spanish work in as soon as possible! If you
are missing 2+ assignments and they are not turned in by Monday you will be
expected to stay after school on Tuesday and work in the study hall.
6th~ Study for the conjugations quiz...we took a practice today, so be sure
you study this!
7th~ Read the "time" bubble on p. 20 and answer these questions:
- How is telling time different in Spanish?
- What seems hard about telling time in Spanish?
- What seems easy about telling time in Spanish?
8th~ Please bring to class one item that represents something that you like
and one item that represents what you don't like. You will share with
the class...but you can not have a sentence written down!
el 29 de septiembre:
6th~ We worked on conjugations of the verbs. There will be a quiz on Friday
on the conjugations. Please study them...you need to have the new
vocabulary memorized!
7th~ Write down a number series of your own, similar to Friday's homework from
activity 22. Ex: 1,2,3,4,5,6
8th~ You have a quiz on Wednesday on the gustar verb.
el 26 de septiembre:
6th~ We are continuing to work on verb conjugations.
hw: Read the paragraph on p. 54 and do Act. E 1-9. Hint- all of the
sentences are false and need to be rewritten.
7th~ We went over all past homework...(see below!) We started working on
reviewing numbers.
HW: p.18 - Act. 21 & 22 Choose five from each to complete.
8th~ Write five sentences with the phrase "Me gusta..." or "A mi me gust..."
(accent the mi, but I can't on this homework page :o(
el 24 de septiembre:
6th~ Quiz today on verb meanings
hw: p. 52-53 Act. C...You can add extra information to the "sentence" to
challenge yourself!
ps...If you scored less than 11/15 on the first quiz (pronouns) you
should plan on retaking it before school. Please set up the date with me
7th~ Make a list of U.S. cities that have an hispanic origin (list at least
15). Read pages 16-17 and do:
Comprender # 1-4
Comunidad
Some students finished this and others barely got started...there was
Lernia testing today, so our class was a little disrupted. 7-1: You
have barely seen me for class in the last week, we will hopefully get
back on track Friday!
8th~ We continued to work on the verb gustarse. We also started a review of
all verbs. P. 12 has some verbs plus new ones...you will need to
memorize any new vocabulary in this book, as well as remember old vocab
from previous years.
hw: make a chart for each day of the week and list five things that you
do...list the verbs in Spanish
example: lunes - correr, hablar con amigos, etc.
el 22 de septiembre:
6th~ We continued working on verbs and conjugating them. There will be a quiz
on Wednesday on the meanings of the verbs. Be sure to also know how they
are spelled.
7-8th~ On a field trip "Plastics convention"! We did not have class :o(
el 19 de septiembre:
6th~ Today we learned about conjugating verbs. There were a lot of notes!
tarea: Write 10 sentences; use each pronoun once and each verb once...
Remember that your verbs change, or conjugate, based on the pronoun
that you are using.
7th~ We worked on reviewing the pronouns and learned about a new pronoun
"vosotros/vosotras"
T. p. 15 Act. 20...Follow the directions and write out your interview;
but you will need to add an additional two questions. You will be
interviewing another student.
(7-2 was at the pep fest and didn't have class...no need to do the hw
above.)
8th~ We reviewed the verbs gustarse and tener.
tarea: p. 9 Act. 12 write the whole sentence out and add one additional
sentence to go with the pictures.
el 17 de septiembre:
6th~ We took a quiz today on the meanings of the pronouns.
tarea: Write the Spanish/English verbs from p. 45-47 in your notes. Be
sure to look them up and don't just assume that you know what the mean-
ing is from the picture!
7th~ Students should write a descriptive paragraph about one of the four
people on p. 13 Act. 16. You need to include three of the given
sentences plus an additional three sentences. It is due on Friday and
will be turned in! This means that it either needs to be on loose leaf
paper, or typed, double spaced.
8th~ Use p. 7 Act. 9 as a guide to write a letter to a pen pal. You need to
include all of the information from the Activity. It is due on Friday
and will be turned in! This means that it either needs to be on loose
leaf paper, or typed, double spaced.
el 15 de septiembre:
6th~ We are working on pronouns and just started verbs. There will be a
quiz on Wednesday on the pronoun meanings; you should also know why some
of them mean the same thing but are "different"
(ellos and ellas both mean "they" but they are different because one
group has a boy and one has only girls.)
7th~ We are working on introductions...homework: p. 11 part 11
8th~ Find a picture (of anyone) and introduce the person. You should write
your introduction down...include: name, where the person is from (must
be a Latin American country), describe the person, and give two more
pieces of information. Due Wednesday
el 12 de septiembre:
6th~ Finish the grid we started in class. You need to use nouns or proper
nouns in place of the pronouns. A grid is also in the 6-8 documents if
you would like to copy, type and print this
7th~ p. 9 part 6
8th~ p. 5 part 4 in complete sentences
el 10 de septiembre:
6th~ We started subject pronouns today. Your homework is to make flash cards
of the Spanish pronouns. (You can copy them from your book, draw them,
cut pictures from a magazine, take the pictures or yourself/friends...)
7th~ We reviewed greetings and using the phrases "Me llamo/se llama".
HW: p. 7 write a dialog for part 2 (choose eithera, B. or D) and do
part 3 in complete sentences
8th~ Very shortened class due to mass. No new homework.
el 8 de septiembre:
6th~ Today we talked about work expectations. All students should always
bring these items with them to class:
book, notebook, folder, loose leaf paper, writing utensil, red pen
7th~ Read Roman numeral xx, and p. 2-3. Pick one thing from p. 2-3 that you
want to learn more about and do so (via internet). You can either write
a half page paragraph, or give us a short presentation on Wednesday.
7-2 also needs to read Roman numeral xii-xv
8th~ Read Roman Numeral xx and write a paragraph from p. 4 part 3...just
choose one
ALL BOOKS SHOULD BE COVERED!
Bienvenidos al ano nuevo! Espero que tenian un buen verano :o)
No puedo esperar a verlos en martes. Hasta pronto!!!
