When we get back from break we are going to jump back into our Spanish studies!

7th Grade-Quiz on Wednesday, April 6. The quiz will be on your emotions vocabulary words. Remember your adjectives need to match the ____________ & ______________ of the nouns they describe. You also need to use the correct verb to describe people's feelings. Think about our rhyme: How you feel and where you are is when you use the verb ___________.

8th Grade-Quiz on Wednesday, April 6. The quiz will be on reflexive verbs. Make sure you know the definitions of the infinitives (to brush one's teeth=_____________; acostarse=____________), how to conjugate the verbs (yo/dormirse=_____________) and how to use them in sentences (I wake up at 6am.=__________________________)

I hope that everyone has a relaxing and safe break.

¡Hasta el abril!

Crisis in Japan

The earthquake that hit Japan was a week ago, but the people of Japan are still feeling the effects of the quake and are facing very serious problems, especially regarding a potential leak of radiation. Workers are working in unsafe conditions to try to prevent a catastrophic leak. The costs of repairing the many aspects of life and things that have been destroyed are still mounting and it might seem like there is nothing that we can do to help.
You can help! You can donate money to help Japan through the Red Cross's website. A donation will support disaster relief efforts in Japan. You can go to the Red Cross's home page http://www.redcross.org to read about some bits of good news coming out of Japan as people get in contact with loved ones. Then you can click the Donate button to make a contribution. I did this morning and it didn't take much of my time to contribute to the relief effort. I encourage you to consider doing something to help too!

Spanish Tests

Next week the 7th & 8th graders have Spanish tests.

8th Grade Test: Tuesday, March 15

• Vocabulary
• Extreme adjectives (-ísimo[a])
• e>i stem-changing verbs
• affirmative and negative words
• gustar

7th Grade Test: Thursday, March 17

• Vocabulary
• Ir+a+infinitive
• Regular -er/-ir verbs
• Sequencing words
• Verbs with irregular yo forms

¡Impresionante!

The 8th graders took a vocabulary quiz this week and most of them did really well on all the words that they were responsible for. We have been focusing on food vocabulary, adjectives to describe food and table setting words.
A special felicidades to my 3rd & 6th period classes-EVERY student in those class got an A on the quiz. Way to go, chicos y chicas!!!

¡Los chicharrones!

One of the 7th graders vocabulary words is los chicharrones. Not many of the 7th graders were familiar with what chicharrones are. Chicharrones are fried pork rinds. They have the consistency of cheetos and can be plain or come in different flavors.

One of our classmates brought some chicharrones for us to try this week. Everybody in the class who wanted one tried one, many asked for seconds! ¡Gracias María!