Have a safe and happy holiday!

All 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students had an abbreviated week in which they did activities surrounding the film "Atlético San Pancho." We will continue this after break. Have a restful and relaxing vacation!

A New Trimester

8th grade Spanish students did the following MovieTalk discussions this week:
*  Aviones de papel http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzt3vb_paperman_shortfilms
* Los pulpos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badHUNl2HXU
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each video. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. If you are unfamiliar with how MovieTalk helps kids learn Spanish faster, I have provided a link below for more information:
http://martinabex.com/teacher-training/movietalk/

7th grade Spanish students did the following MovieTalk discussions this week:
* Lifted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVLoc6FrLi0
* Toopy y Binoo: Caza de tesoro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyIBJO6eZiI
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each video. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. If you are unfamiliar with how MovieTalk helps kids learn Spanish faster, I have provided a link below for more information:
http://martinabex.com/teacher-training/movietalk/

6th graders have been doing a mini-unit focusing of simple Spanish grammar. The following topics were practiced this week.
* Capitals
* Infinitives/Action words

End of T2

8th grade students have finished their first mini-novela of the year called "Tumba." This book features events surrounding El día de los muertos (Day of the Dead). Each chapter takes us into new linguistic and cultural territory with regards to this important Mexican celebration. This week we read the following chapters:
* Capítulo nueve: "Nadar" (Swim)
* Capítulo diez: "Artista" (Artist)

7th grade Spanish students did the following MovieTalk discussions this week:
* Feast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ARYCDna3E
* Toopy y Binoo: Burbujas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGaUedF_ajU
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each video. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. If you are unfamiliar with how MovieTalk helps kids learn Spanish faster, I have provided a link below for more information:
http://martinabex.com/teacher-training/movietalk/

6th graders have been doing a mini-unit focusing of simple Spanish grammar. The following topics were practiced this week.
* Spanish agreement (gender and number) 
* Adjective/noun placement

¡Feliz día de acción de gracias! Happy Thanksgiving!

I want to wish all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students and their families a Feliz día de acción de gracias (a Happy Thanksgiving!) Have a delicious and restful break and see you when we return next Monday!

8th grade students have continued their first mini-novela of the year called "Tumba." This book features events surrounding El día de los muertos (Day of the Dead). Each chapter will take us into new linguistic and cultural territory with regards to this important Mexican celebration. This week we read the following chapters:
* Capítulo siete: "El mapa" (The Map)
* Capítulo ocho: "Explorar" (Explore)

7th grade Spanish students are now into their third story unit of the trimester. Students learn different structures in Spanish with each cuento (tale). Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter. Students have completed the following stories with the structures indicated:
* Kahoot Review of stories (A Marcos le gusta hablar, Perezosa, Los gatos azules, El hombre rico, & Conocemos a Lucía).

6th graders have finished their second MovieTalk unit of the trimester. Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. Our first MovieTalks were:
* El carro en el invierno (The Car in the Winter) (limpia, hace frío/calor/viento) 
* Emma (tiene, prefiere)

Mid-November

8th grade students have continued their first mini-novela of the year called "Tumba." This book features events surrounding El día de los muertos (Day of the Dead). Each chapter will take us into new linguistic and cultural territory with regards to this important Mexican celebration. This week we read the following chapters:
* Capítulo cinco: "El cementerio" (The Cemetery)
* Capítulo seis: "Conmunicación" (Communication)

7th grade Spanish students are now into their third story unit of the trimester. Students learn different structures in Spanish with each cuento (tale). Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter. Students have completed the following stories with the structures indicated:
* ¿Con quién va Luis? (Who should Luis go with?) (va, vive, me gusta)
* Perezosa (Lazy) (come, va a, no hace, se cae)

6th graders have started their second MovieTalk unit of the trimester. Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. Our first MovieTalks were:
* Los bebes bailan (The Babies Dance) baila, es/está, bebe
* La familia de Coca-Cola (The Coca-Cola Family) embarazada, hace, está

Early November Happenings

8th grade students have continued their first mini-novela of the year called "Tumba." This book features events surrounding El día de los muertos (Day of the Dead). Each chapter will take us into new linguistic and cultural territory with regards to this important Mexican celebration. This week we read the following chapters:
* Capítulo tres: "El altar" (The altar)
* Capítulo cuatro: "Las diagramas" (The Diagrams)

7th grade Spanish students are now into their third story unit of the trimester. Students learn different structures in Spanish with each cuento (tale). Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter. Students have completed the following stories with the structures indicated:
* Conocemos a Lucía (We Meet Lucia) (vive, se llama, tiene ____ años)
* El hombre rico (The Rich Man) (casarse, ser, tira, se cae)
* A Marcos le gusta hablar (Marcos Likes to Talk) (habla, camina, corre)Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are given a listening quiz with each story.

6th graders have started their second MovieTalk unit of the trimester. Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. Our first MovieTalks were:
* Dulces de Halloween (Halloween Candy) come, escupe, probar
* ¡Tiburones! (Sharks!) nadar, tiene miedo, tira

¡El día de los muertos!

8th grade students have begun their first mini-novela of the year called "Tumba." This book features events surrounding El día de los muertos (Day of the Dead). Each chapter will take us into new linguistic and cultural territory with regards to this important Mexican celebration. This week we read the following chapters:
* Capítulo uno: "Nervioso" (Nervious)
* Capítulo dos: "Poemas" (Poems)

7th grade Spanish students have started their unit on "El día de los muertos" (The Day of the Dead). Students watched a slideshow surrounding this major Mexican holiday, viewed music videos, and re-created authentic Mexican artifacts (calacas and mascaras).

6th graders have started their unit on "El día de los muertos" (The Day of the Dead). Students watched a slideshow surrounding this major Mexican holiday, viewed music videos, and re-created authentic Mexican artifacts (calacas and mascaras).

7th grade Webquest links

http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1972-november-2-the-day-of-the-dead

http://archive.azcentral.com/ent/dead/

6th grade websites!

Just a reminder that the following links should be bookmarked by all 6th graders:

www.spanishspanish.com
(This website has the toenail game, number scramble, funny body parts. etc)

www.quia.com/shared/spanish
(Quia has Jeopardy [aka Challenge Board], Battleship, Hangman, Who Wants to be a Millionnairre [aka Rags to Riches], etc).

www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish
(This is "Mi Vida Loca" the Spanish murder mystery that has 24 interactive episodes.)

www.duolingo.com
(This is like a Rosetta Stone for kids. If students have not created an account, please do so. You need an email address to create an account. You may use your student ID # @portlandschools.org if you do not have your own email. Example:12345@portlandschools.org)

www.learnspanishtoday.com/learning_module
(This is "Build a Burrito," it has not been working lately, but it is a speed game that helps with vocabulary).

www.spanishdict.com

Our preferred online Spanish/English dictionary.

Progress Reports

Note to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. Progress report grades are being entered this week. Please be sure to check Infinite Campus to check for any work that is outstanding. I am available after school or block 7 if a student needs help.

8th grade students have continued their first short story unit. Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter. Students have completed the following stories with the structures indicated:
* Lluvia de Reese's (Raining Reese's) (toma, está)
* Kahoot Review of stories (Lluvia de Reese's, La tortilla española, & Juliette quiere un coche)
Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are given a listening quiz with each story. Next week students are beginning their first novela of the year called "Tumba" which surrounds traditions of Day of the Dead.

7th grade Spanish students have continued their second story unit of the trimester. Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter. Students have completed the following stories with the structures indicated:
* Relájate (Relax) (probar, se siente, hacer)
* Kahoot Review of stories (El canguro que se llama Charlie, Relájate, & Kevin va a la jungla)
Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are given a listening quiz with each story.

6th grade Spanish students have now completed their first MovieTalk unit of the trimester and have begun their first short story unit.Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter. Students have completed the following stories with the structures indicated:
* El gato feo (The Ugly Cat) (vive, quiere, tiene)
* La familia Rodriguez (The Rodriguez Family) (son, es, de)
Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are given a listening quiz with each story.

New Units

8th grade students have started their first short story unit. Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter. Students have completed the following stories with the structures indicated:
* Juliette quiere un coche (Juliette wants a Car) (llora, quiere, va a)
* La tortilla española (The Spanish Tortilla) (mejor, peor, probar)
Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are given a listening quiz with each story.

7th grade Spanish students are now into their second story unit of the trimester. Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter. Students have completed the following stories with the structures indicated:
* Kevin va a la jungla (Kevin goes to the jungle) (va a, ve, compra)
* El canguro que se llama Charlie (Charlie the Kangaroo) (a la izquierda, a la derecha, camina, corre, baila)
Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are given a listening quiz with each story.

6th grade Spanish students have now completed their first MovieTalk unit of the trimester and have begun their first short story unit.Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter. Students have completed the following stories with the structures indicated:
* La familia de Ernesto (The Family of Earnest) (me gusta, le gusta, vivo, me llamo)
* El estudiante loco (The Crazy Student) (salta, habla)
Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are given a listening quiz with each story.

8th grade Spanish students have completed their unit on "La hora." The grades for this unit have been posted on Infinite Campus for parents and students. The exam for this unit was administered Thursday (for Red day) and Friday (for Blue day). Tests can be made up for FULL credit at any time in the first trimester so please encourage your child to take advantage if they are unhappy with their scores.

7th grade Spanish students have  continued their first TPR unit about a boy named Gabi and his messy locker and the interesting things he finds. The series is called "El armario de Gabi" (Gabi's locker).
* Cuento 3: Los padres de Gabi (Gabi's Parents)
* Cuento 4: La cucaracha (The Cockroach)
* Los cuentos de Gabi Kahoot! and a listening quiz is how we synthesized this unit.
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter. Grades for this unit have been posted on Infinite Campus for parents and students to access.

6th grade Spanish students have been reviewing their knowledge of cognates, false cognates, and sentence structures from elementary school. We have begun our first MovieTalk unit featuring 3 episodes of "El gato de Simón" (Simon's Cat). Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. Our first MovieTalks were:
* Mariposas (Butterflies) tiene, ama, está
* El agua caliente (Hot water) salta, canta, quiere

Off to a great start!

8th grade Spanish students have been learning "La Hora" in class. They have been learning how to tell time in Spanish and ask for the time from others. They are also learning how military time is used in Spanish speaking places and learning vocab associated with time (late, early, in the morning, at night, midnight, noon, etc).

7th grade Spanish students have started their first TPR unit and we are reading a 4-part story series about a boy named Gabi and his messy locker and the interesting things he finds. The series is called "El armario de Gabi" (Gabi's locker).
* Cuento 1: El armario de Gabi (Gabi's Locker)
* Cuento 2: ¡Qué asco! (Gross!)
Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally and are asked to act in different scenarios each chapter.

6th grade Spanish students have been reviewing their knowledge of cognates, false cognates, and sentence structures from elementary school. We have begun our first MovieTalk unit featuring 3 episodes of "El gato de Simón" (Simon's Cat). Students learn different structures in Spanish with each chapter. Students are asked guiding questions both written and orally. Our first MovieTalks were:
* El gato de nieve (Snow Cat) arriba, abajo, izquierda, derecha, hace
* La comida y la televisión (Food and TV) Se sienta, mira, destruye

¡Hola! Welcome Back!

Dear 6th, 7th, and 8th graders and their families. We have been off to a great start in Spanish and I am delighted to have many students from past years as well as some fresh new faces! This is going to be the best year yet! Some things we have been doing for our first week include:

6th graders have been learning the routines and procedures for our classroom for the first time. They have been doing some light review of elementary Spanish and we will be doing some activities next week that will help me learn their interests and personalities so I can work those into our lessons everyday. Their first graded assignment is called "¡Se Busca!" (Wanted!) These grades will be posted on Infinite Campus very soon.

7th graders have been reviewing our routines and procedures and will begin their first unit this coming week called, "Mi amigo se llama..." in which they will introduce a friend in class and tell us about their interests, hobbies, sports, etc. Students will share with the class late next week and this will be their first graded activity for T1.

8th graders have been reviewing our routines and procedures and will begin their first unit this coming week on "La hora." 8th graders seem very ready to hit the ground running and I am excited to up the ante and see what they can do this year.

Last Units

8th grade Spanish students have finished their last book of the year "Brandon Brown versus Yucatán." The final chapters were:
* Capítulo ocho: ¡Delicuentes! (Delinquents!)
* Capítulo nueve: ¡Arrestados! (Arrested!)
* Capítulo diez: Sorpresas (Surprises)

7th grade Spanish students have begun their final book of the year. Students are reading the present tense version of "Brandon Brown versus Yucatán." We have read chapters 5 and 6 this past week:
* Capítulo cinco: Chicos aventureros (Adventure Boys)
* Capítulo seis: Mala influencia (Bad Influence)

6th grade Spanish students began their unit surrounding "La Tomatina" and the "Running of the Bulls." Students are learning about these two important celebrations and Spain and doing an end-of-the-year compare/contrast project that demonstrates their understanding of how Spaniards celebrate special occasions.

Progress Reports this week

8th grade Spanish students have continued their last book of the year "Brandon Brown versus Yucatán." We continued to read chapter 7 but had an abbreviated week due to NWEA testing.
* Capítulo siete: Chichén Itzá 

7th grade Spanish students have begun their final book of the year. Students are reading the present tense version of "Brandon Brown versus Yucatán." We have read chapters 3 and 4 thus far:
* Capítulo tres: El hombre malo (The Bad Man)
* Capítulo cuatro: Un amigo para Brandon (A Friend for Brandon)

6th grade Spanish students began their unit using "Spanish Agreement." Students are now expected to make their sentences "agree" in number and in gender with their speaking/writing. Students did free writes to demonstrate this new skill.

Mid-May

8th grade Spanish students have continued their last book of the year "Brandon Brown versus Yucatán." We have read 3 additonal chapters:
* Capítulo cuatro: Un amigo para Brandon (A Friend for Brandon)
* Capítulo cinco: Chicos aventureros (Boy Adventurers)
* Capítulo seis: Mala influencia (Bad Influence)

7th grade Spanish students have begun their final book of the year. Students are reading the present tense version of "Brandon Brown versus Yucatán." We have read chapters 3 and 4 thus far:
* Capítulo tres: El hombre malo (The Bad Man)
* Capítulo cuatro: Un amigo para Brandon (A Friend for Brandon)

6th grade Spanish students did a "Historia de chocolate" activity and a lesson about Cinco de mayo.

Start of May

8th grade Spanish students have started their last book of the year "Brandon Brown versus Yucatán." We have read 3 chapters thus far:
* Capítulo uno: Cancún
* Capítulo dos: Consecuencias (Consequences)
* Capítulo tres: El hombre malo (The Bad Man)

7th grade Spanish students have begun their final book of the year. Students are reading the present tense version of "Brandon Brown versus Yucatán." We have read chapters 1 and 2 thus far:
* Capítulo uno: Cancún
* Capítulo dos: Consecuencias (Consequences)

6th grade Spanish students did celebrity Who am I? and 2 Movietalk activities this week featuring "tiene razon."

The Start of April

The 8th grade finished up their unit surrounding Spanish celebration of La Quinceañera and the traditions surrounding this important rite of passage. Students read and did a WebQuest assignment of Marta de la Cruz and her Quince.

7th grade Spanish students worked on their newest unit which is a Reader's theatre unit in which they will perform their skits for the class. The following skits will be performed:
* Los tres cerditos (The Three Little Pigs)
* La capurecita roja (Little Red Riding Hood)
* Jack y el tallo de frijol (Jack and the Beanstalk)

6th grade Spanish students worked on various activities featuring the following structures:
* vive en... vive con...
* tiene hambre... tiene sed...
* quiere... no quiere...

The End of March

The 8th grade finished up their MovieTalk unit with a "¿Quién Soy?" activity. We began learning about the Spanish celebration of La Quinceañera and the traditions surrounding this important rite of passage.

7th grade Spanish students concluded their fist novela of the year, "El nuevo Houdini." This week's chapters included:
* Capítulo diez: "El nuevo Houdini" (The New Houdini)
Students did a synthesizing activity with category cards and an oral comprehensive examination. Next week we will begin our "Reader's Theatre" unit.

6th grade Spanish students began their new MovieTalk Unit this week featuring the series "Simon's Cat." The episodes we worked with this week were:
* Tongue Tied (se sienta, encuentra)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z6YUGGlwtA

Start of T3

8th grade Spanish students began their second MovieTalk unit of the year. This unit's themes are La familia y la amistad (Family and Friendship). This week we watched the following clips and discussed orally and/or in writing:
* Presto (Presto) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdTZkmSYigs
* A Cloudy Lesson (Una lección de nubes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psZmAsH6I3Q

7th grade Spanish students continued their fist novela of the year, "El nuevo Houdini." This week's chapters included:
* Capítulo nueve: "Una foto especial" (A Special Photo)
* Students took a brief hiatus from the book to focus on how to conjugate verbs in the present tense to help them better understand the events of the book. Activities included:
- La Lucha
- Verb puzzle

6th grade Spanish students began their new MovieTalk Unit this week featuring the series "Simon's Cat." The episodes we worked with this week were:
* Snow Business (tira, sube, se rie)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuf61OjvoPQ

Last week of T2

8th grade Spanish students began their second MovieTalk unit of the year. This unit's themes are La familia y la amistad (Family and Friendship). This week we watched the following clips and discussed orally and/or in writing:
* Parcialmente nublado (Partly Cloudy) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a6Pe1ovKHg
* El día y la noche (Day and Night) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXh8t6iqKhc

7th grade Spanish students began their fist novela of the year, "El nuevo Houdini." This week's chapters included:
* Capítulo siete: "Una reparación urgente" (An Urgent Repair)
* Capítulo ocho: "Una cita indescriptible" (An Indescribable Date


6th grade Spanish students began their new MovieTalk Unit this week featuring the series "Simon's Cat." The episodes we worked with this week were:
* Springtime (sube, toca, agarra)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITZiZcHfj8s
* Suitcase (salta, corre, camina) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dm_2G-rIOs

8th graders MovieTalk clip

Partly Cloudy: Find the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a6Pe1ovKHg

If Youtube doesn't work, there's a lower-quality video here:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3d7z6y_partly-cloudy-entertainment-for-childrens_shortfilms

Mid-March

8th grade Spanish students began their second MovieTalk unit of the year. This unit's themes are La familia y la amistad (Family and Friendship). This week we watched the following clips and discussed orally and/or in writing:
* La caja de monstruos (MonsterBox) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM4CWXwkyZ0
* El refrigerador (The Refrigerator) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxbCBMan_pQ
* La luna (The Moon) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzNio77XA8k

7th grade Spanish students began their fist novela of the year, "El nuevo Houdini." This week's chapters included:
* Capítulo cinco: "Una misión importante" (An Important Mission)
* Capítulo seis: "Un beso increíble" (An Incredible Kiss)


6th grade Spanish students began their new MovieTalk Unit this week featuring the series "Simon's Cat." The episodes we worked with this week were:
* Mirror, Mirror (mira, lucha, prepositions)
* Let me out! (quiere, se sienta, salta, escape)

The Beginning of March

8th grade Spanish students finished their Reader's Theatre unit. Students performed their skits to the class. The following skits will be performed in Spanish:
* Pollito Pequeño (Chicken Little)
* Los tres osos y la niña (Goldilocks and the Three Bears)
* Las tres cabras Gruff (The Three Billy Goats Gruff)
* Hansel y Gretel (Hansel and Gretel)

7th grade Spanish students began their fist novela of the year, "El nuevo Houdini." This week's chapters included:
* Capítulo tres: "El carro no funciona" (The Car Doesn't Work)
* Capítulo cuatro: "Un accidente horrible" (A Horrible Accident)


6th grade Spanish students began their new MovieTalk Unit this week featuring the series "Simon's Cat." The episodes we worked with this week were:
* Pug Life (tiene hambre, tiene éxito)
* Snow Cat! (hace, trae, rompe)

End of February

8th grade Spanish students began their Reader's Theatre unit. Students were divided into groups and each group was assigned a skit to perform for the class. Performances will take place next Tuesday. The following skits will be performed in Spanish:
* Pollito Pequeño (Chicken Little)
* Los tres osos y la niña (Goldilocks and the Three Bears)
* Las tres cabras Gruff (The Three Billy Goats Gruff)
* Hansel y Gretel (Hansel and Gretel)

7th grade Spanish students began their fist novela of the year, "El nuevo Houdini." This week's chapters included:
* Capítulo uno: "Una situación horrible" (A Horrible Situation)
* Capítulo dos: "Adiós" (Good-bye)


6th grade Spanish students finished with their first novela "Las aventuras de Isabela." This week we read:
* Capítulo diez: "Sam"
* El gato feo (The Ugly Cat)

The week before break

8th grade Spanish students finished their unit of their novela "El nuevo Houdini" (The New Houdini). Students read the following chapters this week:
* Capítulo nueve: "Una foto especial" (A Special Photo--For 8th grade students who missed this chapter last week due to the snow day)
* Capítulo diez: "El nuevo Houdini" (The New Houdini) 

7th grade Spanish students continued their new year with the following TPR stories:
* Carros elegantes (Fancy Cars)
* La vida de Erik Weiz (The Life of Erik Weiz)


6th grade Spanish students continued with their first novela "Las aventuras de Isabela." This week we read:
* Capítulo nueve: "La oficina del veterinario" (The Veteranarian's Office)

First week of February

8th grade Spanish students continued their unit of their novela "El nuevo Houdini" (The New Houdini). Students read the following chapters this week:
* Capítulo ocho: "¡Una cita indescriptible" (An Indescribable Date)
* Capítulo nueve: "Una foto especial" (A Special Photo)

7th grade Spanish students continued their new year with the following TPR stories:
* Students did a Kahoot review of the following stories:
* Martín la mochila (Martin the Backpack)
* Tatiana quiere un novio nuevo (Tatiana wants and New Boyfriend)
* Mi prima Natacha (My Cousin Natacha)
* Students began doing pre-reading activities about their newest novela of the year, about the author and her inspiration for the book.

6th grade Spanish students continued with their first novela "Las aventuras de Isabela." This week we read:
* Capítulo siete: "Tortillas y helado" (Tortillas and Ice Cream)
* Capítulo ocho: "La panadería" (The Bakery)

The Latest

8th grade Spanish students continued their unit of their novela "El nuevo Houdini" (The New Houdini). Students read the following chapters this week:
* Capítulo seis: "¡Un beso increíble!" (An Incredible Kiss!)
* Capítulo siete: "Una reparación urgente" (An Urgente Repair)

7th grade Spanish students continued their new year with the following TPR stories:
* Tatiana quiere un novio nuevo (Tatiana wants a New Boyfriend)
* Mi prima Natacha (My Cousin Natacha)

6th grade Spanish students continued with their first novela "Las aventuras de Isabela." This week we read:
*Capítulo seis: "Zapatos para la familia" (Shoes for the Family)
Our week was abbreviated to school-wide testing.

Mid-books

8th grade Spanish students continued their unit of their novela "El nuevo Houdini" (The New Houdini). Students read the following chapters this week:
* Capítulo cuatro: "Un accidente horrible (A Horrible Accident)
* Capítulos 1-4 Kahoot Review
* Capítulo cinco: Una misión importante (An Important Mission)

7th grade Spanish students continued their new year with the following TPR stories:
* Kahoot review for second story unit 
* Martín la mochila (Martin the Backpack)

6th grade Spanish students continued with their first novela "Las aventuras de Isabela." This week we read:
*Capítulos 1-2 Kahoot Review
*Capítulo cinco: La zapatería (The Shoe Store)

Mid-January

8th grade Spanish students continued their unit of their novela "El nuevo Houdini" (The New Houdini). Students read the following chapters this week:
* Capítulo dos: "Adiós"(Good-bye)
* Capítulo tres: El carro no funciona (The Car Doesn't Work)

7th grade Spanish students continued their new year with the following TPR stories:
* El número de teléfono (The Telephone Number)
* Pobre Ana (Poor Ana)

6th grade Spanish students continued with their first novela "Las aventuras de Isabela." This week we read:
*Capítulo tres: Las estatuas (The Statues)
*Capítulo cuatro: El caballo (y otras aventuras) (The Horse [and other adventures])

El año nuevo

8th grade Spanish students started the new year off with a new unit and their first novela of the year, "El nuevo Houdini" (The New Houdini). Students will read this 10 chapter book entirely in Spanish with a focus on different verbal and written structures with each chapter. This week we read:
* Capítulo uno: Una situación horrible
* Capítulo dos: Harry Houdini

7th grade Spanish students begun their new year with the following TPR stories:
* ¿Con quién va Luis? (Who does Luis go out with?)
* El gato feo (The Ugly Cat)

6th grade Spanish students started 2016 off with their first novela called "Las aventuras de Isabela." Students will read this 10 chapter book entirely in Spanish with a focus on different verbal and written structures with each chapter. This week we read:
* Yo soy Isabela (I am Isabela)
* Yo saco fotografías (I take photographs)