los números de 11 a 100

The 7th graders have just learned numbers 11-100. Here are some of the numbers, but they can tell you more!

• 11-once
• 15-quince
• 20-veinte
• 23-veintitrés
• 30-treinta
• 35-treinta y cinco
• 57-cincuenta y siete
• 84-ochenta y cuatro
• 99-noventa y nueve
• 100-cien

Don't forget to study for the quiz on Tuesday, December 1. Remember that there is speaking and writing on the quiz.

¡Feliz día de acción de gracias!

8th grade vocabulario

We just started a new chapter on Oaxaca, México. We have a vocabulary quiz next Wednesday, December 2 on our places words. There are clues in some of the words to help you remember what you buy at those places. Use those clues to help you study!

• la carnicería-where you buy carne (butcher shop)
• la papelería-where you buy papel
• la pastelería-where you buy pastel
• la zapatería-where you buy zapatos
• la panadería-where you buy pan

Make sure you're ready for the quiz on Wednesday.

¡Feliz día de acción de gracias!

8th grade weather assignment

Unos detalles for your weather.com assignment.
Remember that you need to write the forecast for TWO days in your city. You need to write what the weather will be like and give the high temperature (la temperatura alta) and the low temperature (la temperatura baja) for both days. If your city won't come up then use one of the following cities:

• Madrid, Spain
• Seville, Spain
• Havana, Cuba
• Caracas, Venezuela

Did you know the answers to last week's trivia questions?

In what century did the Moors invade southern Spain?
The 8th century
At which Mexican port did Cortés arrive to conquer the Aztecs?
Veracruz
During which centuries were the Reyes Católicos in power?
The 15th and 16th centuries

Trivia

Every Friday our starter activity is a cultural or geographical trivia question. Here are some of the questions from today. Do you know any of the answers?

• In what century did the Moors invade southern Spain?
• At which Mexican port did Cortés arrive to conquer the Aztecs?
• During which centuries were the Reyes Católicos in power?

Check back next week for the answers. Have a great weekend!

7th grade clothing store projects

This week the 7th grade students are working on a clothing store project. It is listed as being due on Tuesday November 10 on the test schedule. Because there are a couple of projects due in other classes this week the new due date for the clothing store project will be Monday, November 16th.

Los esqueletos

This week for el día de los muertos, los estudiantes del 8o assembled and decorated colorful skeletons as is tradition in Mexico for those who celebrate el día de los muertos. Here are the finished projects. Felicidades to the skeletons from each class that won after all the Spanish students voted!!

3rd hour skeletons

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5th hour skeletons

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