El estudiante ideal

The 7th graders created the "ideal student" this week and presented them to the class. They told us what the ideal student does. Some of the things were, "Nunca llega tarde a la clase."; "Siempre escucha a la maestra."; "Rara vez saca malas notas." and "Prepara la tarea todos los días." Many of the students also did a great job presenting their ideal student and practiced their pronunciation. Great job!

8th Grade Word Dynamo

Here are some of the vocabulary lists for the rest of the year so that when I'm gone you can practice your vocabulary on Word Dynamo!

• U4E3: Food, Drinks & Desserts





• U5E1: Reflexive Verb Infinitives





• U5E1: Parts of the Body





• U5E2: Rooms & Furniture in the House





• U5E3: Food





• U6E1: Professions (Use the masculine form of each noun)

Happy Studying!

7th Grade Word Dynamo

Here are some of the vocab lists for the rest of the year so that when I'm gone you can still practice your vocabulary on Word Dynamo!

• U2E3: -er/-ir infinitives





• U3E1: Emotions (Use the masculine form for the adjectives)





• U3E2: Sports & Equipment





• U3E3: Seasons, Clothing & Accessories

• U3E3: Tener phrases

Happy Studying!

8th Grade Vocabulary

8th Graders: You have a vocabulary quiz next Thursday on your new vocabulary lists. They are the items from el mercado and your technology vocab. You should study the words this weekend! Make sure you're prepared for the words that have accents. If you want to practice on Word Dynamo, the list is there. Happy studying!

8th Grade Technology Vocab

If you didn't get the technology vocabulary during class today here are the words that you need for your orange sheet.

• la cámara digital=digital camera



• conectar a Internet=to connect to the Internet



• la dirección electrónica=e-mail address



• estar en línea=to be online



• hacer clic en=to click on



• el icono=icon



• mandar=to send



• el mensajero instantáneo=instant messaging



• navegar por Internet=to surf the Internet



• la pantalla=screen



• quemar un disco compacto=to burn a CD



• el ratón=mouse



• el sitio Web=Web site



• el teclado= keyboard



• tomar fotos=to take photos

¡Felicidades!

Congratulations to all of the 8th grade Spanish students. Each one of them received the required score or higher for part of their Foreign Language credit requirement for DGS! Some of them now have an idea of how challenging exams will be next year and how they need to prepare for them. Way to go, guys!

Have a great weekend!

¡Feliz año nuevo!

Happy New Year & Welcome Back!

The students dove back into Spanish class this week. The 7th graders took a quiz on their vocabulary that they reviewed (I hope!) over break. The 8th graders took their Spanish I midterm from DGS. We'll find out how they did when DGS sends their scores back!

El año nuevo is celebrated in different ways in Spanish speaking countries. In Perú, a large part of the population is of Chinese descent so one New Year's tradition in Perú is to touch a Chinese lion. The Spanish ring in the new year by eating 12 grapes at midnight to represent the 12 strokes of midnight that begin the New Year. In Columbia people make papier mâché figures to represent the "old year". At midnight they burn the figures to represent starting fresh in the New Year.

I always think it is interesting to learn how many different ways to celebrate the same holiday. Everyone has such unique customs that get passed down from year to year.