Monday, January 31, 2011

8th Grade Spanish - el 31 de enero

HW: Create a birthday card in Spanish. Make sure that you keep the Spanish fairly simple. Some suggestions include: "Te deseo un cumpleaños.....muy feliz." or "¡Feliz Cumpleaños! .... ¡Es tu día especial!

Project must be completed by Tuesday, February 8th.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011

6th Grade Spanish - Where in the World is Spanish Spoken?

Depending on the survey, Spanish is either the third or fourth most-spoken language in the world! Any idea what might be in the #1 and #2 spots? Most of the countries where Spanish is the official language are located in Central America and South America. Get to know where these countries are located and what are their capitals by doing some interactive "map puzzles." Just click on this link. and select "Maps and Map Puzzles." Then select "Map Puzzles" from the tool bar at the top. ¡Buena Suerte!

8th Grade Spanish - el 27 de enero

HW: WAVA - Act. 10 & 11

Reminder: Test on Capítulo 5A is on Monday, January 31st. Review vocabulary and grammar boxes on p. 228 & p. 232. You should be able to listen to and demonstrate understanding of a description of a family party, read and understand a letter on a family problem and advice on how to solve the problem, identify relationships in a family, and use correct forms of "tener" and possessive pronouns.

On Monday, I will also collect the Tarea 5A-1 thru 5A-8 and WAVA Act. 1 thru Act. 11 for worksheet grades. All worksheets should be completed and corrected by Monday.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

7th Grade Spanish

HW: Tarea 2A-5 & 2A-6

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

6th Grade Spanish - Alphabet Test

Students are learning the alphabet in Spanish and will be asked to say the alphabet for their first test grade on Monday, January 31st. Each letter will be worth one point. They will also be asked the question "What's your name" in Spanish and will be expected to answer in Spanish.

Click on the link for a great website to help you practice at home.

8th Grade Spanish - el 25 de enero

HW: Tarea 5A-8 & 5A - 9

Monday - January 31st - Test on Capítulo 5A

Thursday, January 20, 2011

6th Grade Spanish - January 20th

¡Bienvenidos!...Welcome new 6th graders! Your first assignment for the class is to get together your supplies. You will need a folder (2 pockets or 1/2 inch or 1 inch 3-ring binder or expanding pocket file), paper, pen or pencil, and a packet of 3 x 5 index cards (white).

8th Grade Spanish - el 20 de enero

HW: Tarea: 5A-6 and 5A-7

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

7th Grade Spanish: el 19 de enero

HW: Tarea 2A-4 + study your vocabulary pages (especially the names of the classes, ordinal numbers, and adjecives to describe classes.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

8th Grade Spanish - el 18 de enero

HW: Tarea - 5A-4 (if not yet completed) and 5A-5

Salsa Club Meets Wednesday - January 19th

¡Hola, Salseros! Don't forget that Salsa Club meets this Wednesday from 2:10 - 3:30.

See you on the dance floor!

Señora Dennis

Friday, January 14, 2011

7th Grade Spanish - el 14 de enero

HW: Tarea 2A-3 + Last day to turn in field trip $ and permits is January 19th!

Thursday, January 13, 2011

8th Grade Spanish - el 13 de enero

HW: Tarea - 5A-3 y 5A-4

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

7th Grade Spanish - el 12 de enero

HW: Tarea 2A-1 & 2A-2
*Don't forget to turn in your signed permit and $15.00 for the field trip.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

6th Grade: el 11 de enero

Final Exam is on Thursday, January 13th. The final covers all material covered in class this semester including the following: names and locations of countries where Spanish is spoken, spelling using the Spanish alphabet, social expressions, numbers from 0-100 and math symbols, colors, classroom vocabulary, calendar words, animals, and trivia notes. You should be able to answer basic questions such as "What is in your book bag? How are you? What's your name? Where are you from? What's your favorite animal, etc.

Don't forget to have your permit signed for the movie "Road to El Dorado."

Also, check with your parents about what you signed up to bring for the Fiesta on the last day of class (Tuesday, January 18th).

8th Grade - el 11 de enero

HW: Finish WAVA - Act. 2, 3, 4 and complete Tarea 5A-1 & 5A-2

Monday, January 10, 2011

HW: 7th Grade Spanish : 1/10/11

Complete the vocabulary worksheet for Capítulo 2A. Don't forget to bring your money and signed permission slip for the field trip.

Friday, January 7, 2011

8th Grade - el 7 de enero

HW: Fill in the vocabulary list for Chapter 5A.

7th Grade - el 6 de enero

HW: Complete WAVA Act. 12

Don't forget to turn in your signed field trip permits and $15.00 cash to
attend the field trip to see the "Latin American Dance and Song Festival"
at FSCJ on February 22nd. Permits and money are due by Friday, January 14th.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

8th Grade Spanish - el 5 de enero

Complete WAVA Act. 10, 11, 12 and put all "Tarea" worksheets and "WAVA" worksheets in order with your name on the first page, stapled and ready to turn in before the test on Friday. At the beginning of class, we will take some time to review any questions and watch the "GramActivas" before taking the test. Make sure you review all vocabulary from Capítulo 4 and the grammar notes to prepare.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

7th Grade - Test - Wednesday - January 6th

Students in 7th Grade Spanish should review for a test covering Chapters 1A and 1B on Wednesday, January 6th. To prepare, they should review all vocabulary study sheets/flashcards as well as make sure they understand grammar notes or the "Gramática" boxes in the textbook. Looking over models and examples of how to express likes and dislikes and personality traits in the worksheets and textbooks is also a good idea.

Be sure to have all of your "Tarea" and "WAVA" worksheets ready to hand in before the exam.

Monday, January 3, 2011

HW - el 3 de enero

8th Grade Spanish students should complete Act. 11 - WAVA for homework and also review vocabulary and grammar notes to prepare for a test on Capítulo 4A/4B on Friday.

Sunday, January 2, 2011

6th Grade Spanish - Test - Wednesday - Jan. 5th

6th Grade students should prepare for a test on animals on Wednesday. Use your flashcards and study lists to review. You should be able to look at the picture of the animal and give the word for it in Spanish.

Salsa Club Meets on Wednesday - January 5th

Time to shake off all that "cho-co-la-te" you ate over the holidays and do a little salsa dancing! We meet again on Wednesday, January 5th, from 2:10 to 3:30 p.m. Wear good shoes for dancing and bring a healthy drink and snack.

See you on the dance floor!