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.

8th Grade Policy Change

Today the following information was given to the 8th grade Spanish students and their parents. Please note that this information only applies to 8th grade Spanish students.  

The following are some changes for Spanish students who will be going on to DGS.

• ·         The midterm exam will be taken here at Lakeview in December. As soon as I receive the review materials I will give them to the students.
• ·         The final exam will be taken in May at DGS. When more information is shared with me, I will let you know.

In order to help students be more prepared for high school, we are instituting a new homework policy in 8^th grade Spanish class.  This will ensure adequate preparation time for all students while also rewarding students who are maintaining the grades they need to be successful at DGS. The following guidelines apply:

• ·         Completing homework assignments will be optional for students who have an A or B in Spanish class. They will be marked as exempt (“ex”) in the grade book.
• ·         I will continue to remind you which specific concepts or vocabulary you should be reviewing daily. For those of you who do that, keep doing what you do!
• ·         Students with a B- or lower will be required to complete homework assignments when they are given.
• ·         Students with an A or a B may complete the homework assignments for points if they wish. 
• ·         The homework points are not extra credit. They will go towards a student’s homework grade.
• ·         Every two weeks, beginning Monday, October 29 the students will be notified of their current overall grade in the class. If a student has an A or a B then homework assignments will be optional for him or her until the next grade check. If a student has a B- or lower, he or she should use the opportunity of that guided practice to help him or her prepare for our upcoming tests and quizzes to try to bring up his or her grade.

Please feel free to contact Señora Bergmann with any questions.  Have a great weekend!

D.O.P. Practice

Here are the answers from the green sheet we did in class today. Remember: the DOP can go in front of the conjugated verb or be attached to the infinitive. If there is only one verb in the sentence, the DOP has to go IN FRONT OF the verb.

1.  Rafael lo va a leer. OR Rafael va a leerlo.
2.  Marta los necesita comprar. OR Marta necesita comprarlos.
3. Mis amigos la tienen que estudiar. OR Mis amigos tienen que estudiarlo.
4. ¿Tú lo acabas de tomar?  OR ¿Tú acabas de tomarlo?
5.  Anita me va a invitar.  OR Anita va a invitarme.
6.  Lo necesito comprar (para jugar al béisbol). OR Necesito comprarlo (para jugar al béisbol).
7. Ellos lo van a practicar (el sábado). OR Ellos van a practicarlo (el sábado).
8. Yo te voy a llamar por teléfono. OR Yo voy a llamarte por teléfono.
9. Lo acabamos de alquilar. OR Acabamos de alquilarlo.
10. La tengo que hacer (para la clase de inglés). OR Tengo que hacerla (para la clase de inglés).

Optional D.O.P. Practice

8th Graders: On Friday your homework was to complete #1-10 of the orange D.O.P. #3 worksheet. If you wanted to, you could have done #11-20 for extra practice.  Here are the D.O.P. sentences for #11-20.

11. Hernan la lee.
12. Nosotros los alquilamos.
13. La maestra los mira.
14. Jorge los compra (en Target).
15. Mi hermano las levanta (en el gimnasio).
16. Nuestro equipo siempre los gana.
17. Nosotros lo jugamos (en el verano).
18. Mi casa la tiene.
19. Yo las saco (en la clase de español).
20. Samuel los practica (con los amigos).

¿Preguntas? Come in to see me Tuesday morning or Tuesday or Wednesday during Study Hall.