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."