Future Teachers

At the beginning of our current chapter the 8th graders broke into groups and made posters to review concepts that we have already learned, but that appeared again in this chapter. As we have gotten to those concepts the students have given a mini-review lesson to their group members on those concepts. Some of the posters were really good and helpful. It was fun to watch the students "teach" their peers. I think we may have some future educators in this class!

  Remember that your U7L1 test is next Friday, February 22.

Busy, busy!

These last two weeks have been packed with tests and activities! 

Congratulations to the 8th graders upon completing the Spanish I midterm exam.  I am eagerly awaiting your scores from DGS and will share them with you as soon as I get them.
  The 7th graders just finished another unit in our book so we will be moving on to study Puerto Rico in our next unit.

I hope everybody enjoys the long weekend-you've earned it!

Spanish I Midterm

The 8th graders are taking their Spanish I midterm from DGS next week! They have worked hard to prepare for the exam and I am confident that they will be ready on Monday to demonstrate what they have learned. Get lots of rest this weekend, review your notes, review packet and the cultural pages in your book and remember to bring a #2 pencil to class on Monday.

¡Buena suerte!

Important Dates for 8th Grade Spanish

Today the 8th graders received their review packets for the Spanish I midterm. The dates for the midterm are: January 14, 15 & 16.  Below are the due dates for completing the review packet. ALL 8th grade students will be required to complete the review packet regardless of their homework eligibility.

Review packet due dates

lunes, 10/12	martes, 11/12	miércoles, 12/12	jueves, 13/12	viernes 14/12
		Partes A-D	Partes E-I	Partes J-O
lunes, 17/12	martes, 18/12	miércoles, 19/12	jueves, 20/12	viernes 21/12
Partes P-X	Partes Y-CC	Partes DD-EE	Partes FF-GG

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.