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.