8th Grade Spanish - el 28 de septiembre

HW:  Review colors for your next skills test.  Practice your spelling by using the www.conjuguemos.com website.

7th Grade Spanish - September 28th

HW:  Tarea - P-4 and P-5

Helpful Hint:  On P-5, the word "cuando" means "when," so the exercise is trying to get you to see the time differences between countries.  When it's _____ time in one place, it's ____ time in another place.  Write the 2 times in the spaces provided on the left.

If you forget your folder/worksheets, click on the Workbook blog on the left to get a new copy.

8th Grade Spanish - el 26 de septiembre

HW:  Review for skills test #10 on the weather.  Make sure you know how to describe the weather for each season and how to say the temperature in degrees.  Also, make sure you know your lines for the weather song presentation and bring any necessary props to class.

7th Grade Spanish - September 26th

HW:  Tarea (worksheets) - P-1, P-2, P-3 (says this number in upper right corner of worksheet).  If you forget your worksheets, you can click on the Realidades Workbook website on my blog list at the left to print your own.

8th Grade Spanish - el 24 de septiembre

HW:  Review for Skills Test #9 (Parts of the Body).  Make sure you know the gender for each (el/la).

7th Grade Spanish - September 24th

HW:  Review for test on numbers 0-100, parts of the body, and colors.  Know how to spell the words and know if parts of the body use "el" or "la."

1st Salsa Club Meeting

Just a reminder that our first Salsa Club meeting will be on Wednesday, September 26th.  Permission slips are available in the Main Office or from Mrs. Dennis in Room 341 or by clicking on the files.

PLEASE NOTE:  Our meeting place this year has been changed to the CAFETERIA.  Yeah!  Lots more space!  Parents, please pick up students on Minerva Avenue by the cafeteria at 3:30 p.m.  Better yet, get there a little early, park the car and come in and join us!

Don't forget to bring a healthy snack and water or a Gatorade-type drink.  Also, wear or bring tennis or dance shoes.  NO BARE FEET and NO FLIP FLOPS OR BACKLESS SHOES.

See you on the dance floor!

8th Grade Spanish - el 20 de septiembre

HW:  Prepare for Skills Test #8 on the calendar words

7th Grade Spanish - September 20th

HW:  Create a color by number picture.  Find or draw a simple picture.  Write in the numbers in Spanish that correspond to the color you want someone to use to complete your picture.  Make a key with the number and corresponding color in Spanish on the side, top, or bottom of the picture.  Do NOT color in your picture.

Next Test:  A - Day - Wednesday, September 26th
                  B - Day - Thursday, September 27th

Review numbers 0-100, parts of the body, and colors to prepare for the test.  Use www.conjuguemos.com to practice.

8th Grade Spanish - el 18 de septiembre

HW: Review for Skills Test #7 (Asking questions)

7th Grade Spanish - September 18th

HW:  Make a "Sure Fire Way to Study List" for numbers 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

8th Grade Spanish - el 14 de septiembre

HW:  Review numbers 0-100 for your next skills test.  Yes, you need to know how to spell the numbers!

7th Grade Spanish - September 14th

HW:  Finish writing your sentences to describe your monster and have your description ready to turn in for the next class.  Continue using the websites to practice parts of the body and numbers.

8th Grade Spanish - el 12 de septiembre

HW:  Print final copy of Wordle.  Turn in draft and final copy on Friday.
         Review for Skills Test #5 - Telling Time

7th Grade Spanish - September 12th

HW:  Study how to say numbers from 0 to 20 in Spanish.  A great place to practice is the www.conjuguemos.com website!

Reminder:  Bring your monster picture to class.

Parents, I just returned the first test.  Students should have it in the back pocket of their folders.  Tutoring is on Mondays after school from 2:10 to 3:00.  If a student wants to retake a test, he/she must come to tutoring before he/she can retake the test.

8th Grade Spanish - el 10 de septiembre

HW: 1)  Make sure you have 5 entries for your bell ringers. Each entry should have a sentence telling something interesting you learned about Spain in your readings in class or on the internet, plus a picture to help you visualize what you learned. I will collect bell ringers at the beginning of the next class. 

        2)  Also, print your final copy of your Wordle. Have your draft and final copy ready to turn in for the next class.

        3)  Review how to tell time for Skills Test #5.

7th Grade Spanish - September 10th

HW:  Make sure you have 5 entries for your bell ringers.  Each entry should have a sentence telling something interesting you learned about Spain in your readings in class or on the internet, plus a picture to help you visualize what you learned.  I will collect bell ringers at the beginning of the next class.

Also, bring a drawing or picture you have created of a monster. We will use the monster to talk about parts of the body in Spanish, so add lots of arms, eyes, heads, legs...things you know how to describe!

8th Grade Spanish - el 6 de septiembre

HW:  Prepare for Skills Test #4 - Asking how you're feeling and goodbyes

Reminder:  We will meet in the 1st Floor Computer Lab on Monday

7th Grade Spanish - September 6th

HW:  Create a "Sure Fire Way to Study" List for parts of the body vocabulary.  See the August 28th post if you don't remember how to make this type of study list.

Reminder:  We will meet in the 1st Floor Computer Lab on Monday (A-Day) and Tuesday (B-Day)

8th Grade Spanish - el 4 de septiembre

HW:  Complete your menu project
         Review for Skills Test #3 - Greetings and Introduction
         Either download a complete vocabulary list from the files or make sure your lists from last year are in your vocabulary section of your notebook to use as reference throughout the year.

7th Grade Spanish - September 4th

HW:  Study for test.  Review the alphabet, Spanish-speaking countries and capitals, and social expressions.(p.- 1 of your vocab list).  I will use the alphabet to spell some of the capitals.

Complete a "Sure Fire Way to Study" List for the social expressions.