Spring Break is here!

Everybody is ready for some much-needed time for relaxation. It sounds like some students have fun vacations planned and others, like me, will be relaxing at home.
Spanish students: don't forget you have a test or quiz coming up after break.

• 7th grade: We have a test on Wednesday, April 7 on Unidad 2, etapa 3. Look over your notes and the study guide that you received this week so that you don't forget everything over break!
• 8th grade: We have a vocabulary quiz on Wednesday, April 7 on the words for rooms in the house and furniture.

Have a great week off!!

Protect yourself online

A few weeks ago during Homebase, the 7th graders talked about ways to stay safe online, specifically on social networking sites, like Facebook. Please be aware of hackers that may try to get into your account.

Click on the following link to read an article about a virus on Facebook.
New password-stealing virus targets Facebook http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20100318/NEWS-US-FACEBOOK-VIRUS/

Make sure you are safe online. Don't share personal information with people you don't know and don't make information about yourself available for anyone to see!

ISAT testing

This week the students took their ISAT tests. They have been preparing for these tests in LA/Reading, Math and Science so I know that they were ready! It was a long week of testing, but the students were troopers and I'm sure they'll be pleased when they get their scores.

Great job!!

¡Buena suerte!

Tonight (Friday) our girls play for the championship of our conference. They have come a long way since they started playing as sixth graders and have really earned this honor to play tonight. I've had the privilege of seeing a few of their games this season. In addition to being great players they are a hard-working group of girls. Best of luck to Mr. Little and the girls tonight as they play!

Go Spartans!!

Casimir Pulaski Day

We don't have school on Monday! Some students didn't know that we didn't have school and a number of students didn't know why we don't have school. On Monday, we and a number of other public schools in the Chicago area observe Casimir Pulaski Day. Pulaski was a cavalry officer during the Revolutionary war. He contributed to the war by training soldiers and cavalry. He was born on March 4, 1745 which is why we observe Pulaski day the first Monday of every March.

Vocabulario nuevo

This week the 8th graders started a new chapter on daily routines. Here is some of our new vocabulary:el espejo

el cepillo de dientes

el champú

el secador de pelo


This week I've been taking a Mimio class offered by Mrs. Kucera. I've created lots of fun and interactive lessons, including one with this vocabulary, and can't wait to use them in my classroom! ¡Gracias to Mrs. Kucera for all of her help!

¡Un concurso de ortografía!

A B C

The 8th grade students are preparing for a Spanish spelling bee. They will compete with their classmates to correctly spell their vocabulary words for this chapter in Spanish. Here's a link to a website that has the pronunciations of the Spanish alphabet for those students who are a little rusty on the letters we learned last year! http://www.spanishspanish.com/alfabeto_ipower.html

¡Buena suerte!