Short Week

This week was very short, but we managed to squeeze in some learning!

The 7th graders learned how to tell time in Spanish.  They are extremely proficient with their numbers, as was demonstrated on their numbers quiz last week. They are now applying those numbers to telling time in Spanish. We'll continue with that when we return from break.

The 8th graders learned ordinal numbers in Spanish (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc).  They already knew how to say "first" from expressing dates in Spanish, but we added in words for 2nd-10th.  The chapter test will be next Thursday, December 5.

I hope you all have a nice Thanksgiving and/or a safe and relaxing break. 

Assessments

Today the 7th grade Spanish students had their first speaking assessment with numbers 11-100 in Spanish.  I am very impressed with their performance on the speaking quizzes.  Great job!

This week the 8th graders completed a written assessment in which they drew a layout of a house and then wrote a paragraph describing the house and the furniture in each room.  There is always room to improve our writing skills, but overall they did very well.

Have a good weekend! 

Upcoming Assessments

7th Grade: Your next quiz will be Friday, November 22.  It will be a speaking and writing quiz on numbers 11-100.

8th Grade: Your next quiz will be Wednesday, November 20.  It is on new vocabulary so you all need to spend time reviewing and studying.

Snapshot of the week

This week the 8th graders finished up their skeletons for el día de los muertos. Next week all of the Spanish students will vote on the skeletons that are the most festive for el día de los muertos.  The 8th graders also took their final review quiz as we have finished reviewing the material that we learned last year. Now they will be ready for this material that will be on their Spanish I midterm.  Now onto new words and grammar concepts!

The 7th graders finished up a chapter on describing themselves and others. They did a short writing assignment in which they described themselves and some of their likes.  I was very impressed with a number of the writing samples that the students turned in.  If students want a better score on their on their assignment, it can be rewritten and turned in by Wednesday of next week.  The 7th graders will also finish a unit of our book on Wednesday with a chapter test.

  I hope that everyone has a wonderful and safe long weekend!

El día de los muertos

El día de los muertos is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and some other Spanish speaking countries. It is often confused with Halloween, but this week we looked at the differences between the two holidays to remind us that they are very different. The 7th graders made some papel picado to wish you a "¡feliz día de los muertos!"  Come back next week to see what the 8th graders are creating!