El estudiante ideal

Los estudiantes del 7 have been sharing the qualities that they think make el estudiante ideal. Some of those include:

• Nunca llega tarde a clase. (He/she never arrives late to class)


• Prepara la tarea todos los dias. (He/she prepares his/her homework every day)


• Escucha a la maestra. (He/she listens to the teacher)

Muy bien hecho a todos-Great job on your posters!

¡EXAMEN!

¡Los estudiantes del 7 tienen un examen el lunes!

Hay que estudiar:

• Vocabulary
• Regular -ar verbs: conjugating and defining
• Expressions of frequency: define, correct placement in sentences
• Expressing obligation: hay que +infinitive, tener que +infinitive
• Sentence completion: vocab and -ar verbs

**Spelling counts!!**

~email señorita Payne if you have preguntas~

¡A regatear!

The 8th graders demonstrated their bargaining skills this week in skits that they wrote. They incorporated the 5 fundamental rules of bargaining in the skits:

1. Only speak Spanish

2. Act like a poor student with little money, not a rich tourist

3. Listen to the first price, then respond, "¡Es demasiado!" (That's too much!)

4. Go to other stores to compare prices

5. Smile! It's free and you might get a better price

Great job on the skits!

¡Feliz año nuevo!

Welcome back! I hope you all had a fun and restful break. Now it's back to work! ¡A trabajar!

Estudiantes del 8: Your book reports are due on January 16. Remember-we already had our work day in class. You will also have a prueba this miércoles on vocabulary and stem-changing verbs (just the definitions of the infinitives-not conjugating).

Estudiantes del 7: You will have a prueba de vocabulario this miércoles. Most of the quiz will be multiple choice or matching so focus on being able to identify the words instead of being able to spell them correctly.

Cuetlaxochitl

Poinsettias decorate many homes during this time of year. This pretty plant has been around since the time of the Aztecs. The Aztecs used this plant to cure fevers and called it "cuetlaxochitl". In 1825, Dr. Joel Poinsett became the first U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. While in the region of Taxco, he found this beautiful plant and sent it to some of his colleagues. In 1836 it became known as the poinsettia. ¡Qué interestante!

¡Cantamos!

All the Spanish students have been practing our songs for caroling next week. Everybody sounds fantástico! Ask a Spanish student to serenade you with one of our canciones: Mi Hombre de Nieve, Feliz Navidad or Cascabeles!

el árbol genealógico

Los estudiantes del 7 are working on family trees this week (due Friday). ¿Cómo es tu árbol genealógico?