el día de los muertos

For the Day of the Dead a couple of weeks ago the 8th grade students made skeletons to capture the festive spirit of the holiday.  All of the Spanish students voted for their favorite skeleton from each class. Here are the winners:

The students did a great job working on their skeletons this year. It was tough to predict which skeletons would win because there were so many good ones! ¡Buen trabajo!

Upcoming Quizzes

7th Graders:  Your next vocabulary quiz is martes, el 27 de noviembre. It is on the Describe Frequency and Describe Classes sections of your U2L1 vocab lists. Make sure you can identify and spell the words/phrases.

8th Graders: El martes, el 27 de noviembre, tienen una prueba de vocabulario en las partes Plan a Party y Talk About Gifts del vocabulario.  Jueves, el 29 de noviembre, van a tener una prueba de la parte Talk About Chores and Responsibilities. 

ALL estudiantes de español should review vocabulary over Thanksgiving break. You should not go cinco días without practicing your vocabulary or some Spanish!

7th Grade Test

7th Graders: Remember that you have un examen el martes.  You should study this weekend! Make sure you know your vocabulary well and that you can write sentences making sure that your articles match the gender and number of your nouns.

• I shared a blank copy of the practice test that we did on Wednesday with you in Google Drive. That would be a good way to review. Do the practice test without looking at your notes. Then you can check your answers with your sheet from Wednesday.
• I also shared some practice sentences to translate.  You can translate them in the doc (you don't need to share it with me) and then you can check your answers here:

1. The girl is tall.=La chica es alta.

2. We (masc) are intelligent.=(Nosotros) Somos inteligentes.

3. You (familiar) are funny (fem).=(Tú) Eres cómica. 

4. You (form) are short (fem).=Usted es baja.

5. She is blond/has blond hair.=Ella es rubia. OR Ella tiene el pelo rubio.

6. The boys are nice.=Los chicos son simpáticos.

7. Rafael & Paco are athletic.=Rafael y Paco (or Ellos) son atléticos.

8. The teachers (fem) are serious.=Las maestras son serias. 

9. I am young.=(Yo) Soy joven.

10. Señora Bergmann is brunette/has brown hair.= La sra. Bergmann es castaña. OR La sra. Bergmann tiene el pelo castaño.