Spring Break

The 3rd quarter ends when we get back from Spring Break. Check your grades to make sure you have all eligible work turned in!

7th grade: There is no quiz or test the week we return from break.  The 7th graders will present their family trees that they finished today.  The students could either depict their actual family or a fictitious family. Some of the students created some interesting families!

8th grade: The chapter test for U6L2 will be on Wednesday, April 9 when we return from break. The Athlete Trading Card assignment is due on Thursday, April 10.

I hope you all have a wonderful Spring Break!

8th Grade Midterm Exams

This week the 8th graders received their scores on their midterm exams. Many of them did very well on the exams. One of our students got 100% on the DGS exam! There were also a number of students who scored in the high 90s. Nicely done to many of our students!  Reminder: The requirements to get credit for Spanish I are: a C or better for the 1st and 4th quarter grades, a 70% or higher on the midterm exam and a 70% or higher on the final exam in May.

I hope you all enjoy your long weekend! 

Upcoming Assessments

7th Grade:  Next Friday, March 7, the 7th grade classes will have a quiz on conjugating regular -er and -ir verbs.  We will spend time in class next week reviewing, but the students should spend time outside of class making sure they can identify the infinitives and conjugate the verbs.

8th Grade: Next Friday, March 7, the 8th grade classes will have a quiz on saber vs. conocer & vocabulary. Students should review the conjugations of the verbs (remember that they both have irregular yo forms) and should know the uses for each verb.

Week in Review

7th: This week the 7th graders created menus for breakfast cafés. Looking at them makes me hungry, but they came up with some great dishes!

8th: The 8th graders finished and presented their web quests on travel to Ecuador.  Next Tuesday they have a quiz on Sports, Sports equipment and the verb jugar.

Week in Review

We accomplished a lot this week since Mother Nature didn't interfere with our school days!  Both the 7th graders and 8th graders did unique assessments this week.

7th: This week the 7th graders took a vocabulary quiz on our new vocabulary.  They also finished the rough drafts of their writing quizzes in which they wrote a newspaper article about their school day.  They then spent some time in the lab working on their revised drafts and making them into actual newspaper articles.

8th:  The 8th graders spent the first part of the week preparing for their speaking assessment on household chores.  Having a conversation in Spanish is harder than just asking and answering questions.  The 8th graders did a nice job with their quizzes.  Next week we'll take a look at the notes from our conversations so they'll know in what areas they can improve before the next speaking assessment. They are also working on a web quest researching the difference between staying in a hotel or an apartment when on a long vacation. I'm interested to see what they find!

  Have a great long weekend!

Week in review

It feels like we got so much done this week, but that's probably just because we were able to have school all week!

7th:  The 7th graders took their test to end unit 2 on Monday.  Many of them got their best test grade yet! Request to Retest for students who got a C+ or lower will be due next Wednesday, February 12.  We will also have a vocabulary quiz on Wednesday the 12th on the vocabulary that the students got on Monday.

8th:  The 8th graders are eagerly awaiting their scores from their midterm exams from DGS. I can't wait to see how they did either.  Today they took a test to finish Unit 5 in the book.  Next Thursday and Friday, February 13 & 14 they will have a speaking quiz in which they will chat with me about different chores that they and various family members do around the house.

Another short week!

We had another short week due to the extremely cold temperatures we're experiencing this winter. Our plans for the week shifted, but I was glad to spend a few days at home with my little guy!

7th Grade: We postponed our test that was scheduled for Friday, January 31 until Monday, February 3 to give the students a little more time to prepare.  We are finishing Unit 2 in our book and will begin Unit 3 on Puerto Rico next week! 

8th Grade: We went back to our lessons after taking a break to prepare for and take the midterm exam.  We are working on giving affirmative commands to tell people what to do.  The 8th graders will have a test next Friday, February 7.  This weekend they should review vocabulary for household chores and party planning.