Tuesday, October 30, 2012

8th Grade Spanish - el 29 de octubre

HW:  Review for Skills Test #20 and complete storybook project.  If your project is a powerpoint, you can e-mail it to me at dennisL2@duvalschools.org

7th Grade Spanish - el 29 de octubre

HW:  Write translation (English) for sentences on Tarea - 1A-1 and complete Tarea 1A-2.  Keep studying the activities vocabulary.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

8th Grade Spanish - el 24 de octubre

HW:  Complete the www.conjuguemos activity to practice describing where classroom items are located.

Storybook Project - due Monday, October 29th...Keep working!

(Project description:  minimum of 10 pages, in grammatical Spanish, using vocabulary from  "Episodios" or "Realidades" thru Capítulo 3B ONLY.  Unauthorized vocabulary is NOT acceptable and will be cause for failure.  Story must include a setting with day, date, season, time, and weather, an introduction of a character, and a problem and solution to that problem.

7th Grade Spanish - el 24 de octubre

HW:  Study vocabulary to describe activities

Monday, October 22, 2012

8th Grade Spanish - el 22 de octubre

HW:  Storybook project is due on Monday, October 29th.  Wednesday, in class, we will work on drafts.  Get your ideas together and be ready to write.

Review for Skills Test #19 (describing location of items in a classroom)

7th Grade Spanish - el 22 de octubre

HW:  Tarea 1A-1 (Write the word in the blank from your new vocabulary list that matches the picture of the activity shown.)

We have started a new quarter.  This is a great time to get your notebook organized.  Take out any papers from other subjects.  Add blank lined paper, if needed. Get some new pens or pencils.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Next Salsa Club Meeting - Wednesday - 10/24

Hola, Salseros,

Our next meeting is in the cafeteria on Wednesday, October 24th.  Bring a healthy drink, snack, and dance shoes.

See you on the dance floor!

8th Grade Spanish - el 18 de octubre

HW:  Review -ar verbs for next skills test.  A good place to review is the www.phschool.com website.  Type in the code jcd-0099.  Then click on "Animated Verbs."

Also, prepare a rough draft in English outlining your plan for your storybook.  On Monday, I will ask you to give me the problem/conflict for your character(s) and the solution.

7th Grade Spanish - el 18 de octubre

Reminder:  Conjuguemos.com activities must be completed by Friday, October 19th.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

8th Grade Spanish - el 16 de octubre

HW:  Prepare for skills test #17 (using correct pronouns).  Visit activity on www.conjuguemos.com to practice.  Also, think about idea for your storybook...What problem does the main character have? What character flaw does the main character need to overcome?

Monday, October 15, 2012

7th Grade Spanish - el 15 de octubre

HW:  Reminder to complete assigned www.conjuguemos.com activities by October 19th.

Review for test on days, dates, seasons, weather, and telling time.
         B-Day:  Wednesday - Oct. 17th             A-Day:  Thursday - Oct. 18th

All Tarea and WAVA activities for Para Empezar should be completed, corrected, organized and ready to turn in on test day at the beginning of the class.  (Tarea = P-1 to P-11 /  WAVA = Act. 1 to Act. 8)

Friday, October 12, 2012

8th Grade Spanish - el 12 de octubre

HW:  Write 10 sentences (each containing 3 verbs/actions) about 10 different students in class.
Review vocabulary from Capítulo 2A on how to describe class schedules and what classes are like to prepare for skills test #16

7th Grade Spanish - el 12 de octubre

HW:  Complete "conjuguemos" activities  (See previous post)

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

8th Grade Spanish - el 10 de octubre

HW:  Finish the story vocabulary crossword puzzle
         Review ordinal numbers for skills test #15
         Notebook check next class.  Make sure you have all of the vocabulary sheets for Para Empezar through Capítulo 3A.

7th Grade Spanish - el 10 de octubre

HW:  Tarea P-9 and complete the www.conjuguemos.com activities

(Students on the Driftwood Field Trip, please note the list of activities below.  These must be completed by October 19th.  You can copy and paste the list and then record your scores or you can get a list from me when you return to class.  All scores (except "Practice with Dates") should be sent to me as well as recorded on your own list.


Nombre:___________________
Fecha:_____________________
Hora:____


Complete the following activities.

Record your score below and send
the results.  Set the timer for 5 min.
for each activity.  If time allows, you
may try for a better score a 2nd time.
         
    1st       2nd

______  ______  Numbers 0-20

______  ______  Numbers 0-100

______  ______  Parts of the body

______  ______  Practice with dates

______  ______  Seasons and weather

______  ______   Telling time

______  ______  Social expressions

______  ______  The classroom





Monday, October 8, 2012

Next Salsa Club Meeting

Calling all salseros,

Don't forget, our next meeting is on Wednesday, October 10th, from 2:10 to 3:30 in the cafeteria.

See you on the dance floor!

8th Grade Spanish - el 8 de octubre

HW:  Review for skills test #14 on describing people

7th Grade Spanish - el 8 de octubre

HW:  Tarea P-8  and finish WAVA Act. 6

(In addition, for those on Driftwood Field Trip, Complete Tarea P-9 and study weather vocabulary)

Upcoming Test on days, months, giving dates, seasons, weather, telling time

          B-Day (Wednesday, Oct. 17th)    A-Day (Thursday, Oct. 18th)

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Next Salsa Club Meeting

Calling all Salseros,
Our next meeting is on Wednesday, October 10th from 2:10 to 3:30 p.m. in the cafeteria.  Don't forget to bring a healthy snack and drink and your dancing shoes.
See you on the dance floor!

NO Tutoring on Monday

Please note that tutoring will be cancelled on Monday, October 8th due to a newly scheduled meeting for all faculty.

8th Grade Spanish - el 4 de octubre

HW:  Review for skills test #13 (conversations about likes and dislikes)

7th Grade - el 4 de octubre

HW:  Tarea P-7 / Finish class work by using Success Net.  You can log in using the all-purpose log in (user = julialandon and password = jlcp2012).  Click on "Para Empezar" tab on left and then "En la Clase" to get to the correct section.  Scroll down until you see the various activities.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

8th Grade Spanish - el 2 de octubre

HW:  Prepare for skills test #12 (activities you like and don't like to do).  Use www.conjuguemos.com exercises from Capítulo 1A to practice.

7th Grade Spanish - October 2nd

HW:  Tarea P-6 (Remember "hay" means "there is" or "there are."  Use blog websites to keep practicing numbers and telling time.