Study Habits

This week we talked about study habits in Spanish. Here are the highlights of what we discussed:

• Students should spend time studying a little bit everyday rather than just studying a day or two before a quiz.  
• Even when students don't have an actual homework assignment, there is always weekly vocabulary that the students should and can review.
• When studying for vocabulary, students need to make sure that they can produce vocabulary, not just recognize it.  That means they need to be able to spell it instead of just recognizing the words.
• Students need to spend a little time every day practicing Spanish because repetition is the best way for Spanish to "click".  It is also the best way to help them remember their Spanish for a long time.

¡Viva México!

Many people think that Mexican Independence Day is celebrated on May 5 (cinco de mayo), but that's not true! Mexican Independence will be celebrated this weekend, September 15 & 16. On Monday the students will learn more about how Mexico declared and then won its independence from Spain and what other countries were inspired to declare their independence as a result of Mexico's declaration.  

La geografía

Yesterday the 7th graders took their quiz on the countries and capitals of Central America and the Caribbean.

For our first quiz I was impressed with the number of students who got 100% on the quiz!  Next Thursday is our quiz on the countries and capitals of South America.  Let's try for a new record of students getting 100%!

Have a great weekend!

Upcoming Quizzes

7th Grade
     Next Thursday will be our first quiz! It will be on the map we filled out in class today on Central America and the Caribbean.  You will need to be able to identify the countries on a map and know their capitals.  


8th Grade
    Next Friday will be our first quiz.  It will be on the verb ser and the vocabulary from pages 2-3 in your textbooks. Spelling will count. 

Spanish Class Information

It was so nice to see so many of you at Curriculum Night last night. Again, I look forward to working with you all and your students this year.
  As I shared last night, if you need to contact me I can be reached via email at jbergmann@ccsd66.org or via voice mail at (630) 783-5014.

The websites that the students will have access to after they are given their login and password information (after MAP testing is finished) are:

¡Avancemos! website with online textbook and online activities and assignments: 

 my.hrw.com 

Conjuguemos is a website that provides vocabulary and grammar activities for extra practice or for a challenge.

www.conjuguemos.com 

We had a busy first week back. I look forward to getting into a more normal routine next week with the students as we dive into our Spanish language studies!

I hope you all have a wonderful and safe weekend!

Spanish

The 8th grade scores are back from DGS and each student has been given their score on the exam.  Please ask your student to show you the small slip of paper that they were given with their score.
DGS will review the semester final grades and the Spanish I grades from Lakeview to determine if the students will get credit.  Parents will be notified by mail around Sept. 15th if the students will receive the credit.  Lakeview will also be notified. 
I want to wish all the 8th grade students success in high school and hope that it is a positive experience for each of them.  They are a very nice group of young people and I am sure they will do well.
Sra. Jones

Spanish

7th grade students will have an exam on Unit 3/Etapa 2 on Monday, 5/21.
8th grade students will be taking the DGS final exam the week of 5/21.  Their third review packet should be finished by 5/15 so that we can review for the exam.  It is going to be very difficult to make up the DGS exam, so students are encouraged to prepare for the exam and be in school on the exam days.  Students who pass the exam will get credit for Spanish I at Lakeview.