Monday, November 7, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up


Homework:
*None

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:

Homework:
*None

Friday, November 4, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Timed Verb Test
*Students took notes on the possessive adjectives and completed practice exercises in the textbook.
*Class discussion about what will be on the Unit 3 Lesson 2 quiz next Tuesday: vocabulary and possessive adjectives

Homework:
*Block 1 - vocabulary handout
*Block 4 - possessive adjectives handout


Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Timed verb test
*Class discussion of what will be on the Unit 3 Lesson 1 Quiz next Tuesday: vocabulary and verbs with irregular yo forms in the present tense
*Students took notes on verbs with irregular yo forms in the present tense and completed practice activities in the text

Homework:
*Handout using verbs with irregular yo forms in the present tense

Thursday, November 3, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Masks for Dia de los Muertos
*Second Video about Dia de los Muertos. Students added to their SQA (KWL) charts.

Homework:
*Email about Oscar de la Hoya is due by Friday morning at 7:30 am

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Masks for Dia de los Muertos
*Second video about Dia de los Muertos. Students added to their SQA (KWL) charts.

Homework:
*Maria Hinojosa biography email is due by Friday morning at 7:30 am

Wednesday, November 2, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Block 1 only
*Vocabulary Practice - Block 1 only
*Field Trip to the Tempe Center for the Arts

Homework:
*Oscar de la Hoya Email is due this Friday by 7:30 am

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Field Trip to the Tempe Center for the Arts
*Color by number listening comprehension activity

Homework:
*Maria Hinojosa email is due this Friday by 7:30 am

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students corrected workbook pages
*Students reviewed the use of gusta and gustan and completed a handout to practice that skill
*Students started a graphic organizer for a writing assignment
*Graded papers were returned to students.

Homework:
*Workbook pages 102 and 104
*Me gusta project is due on Thursday
*Jaime Escalante biography email is due by 7:30 am this Friday
*Study for the Unit 3 Lesson 1 Quiz tomorrow

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students corrected workbook pages
*Students were divided into groups to read selected passages in Spanish

Homework:
*No new assignment
*Reflexive project is due on Thursday
*Roberto Clemente biography email is due by 7:30 am this Friday

Monday, October 24, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Graded papers were returned to students
*Students played Tic Tac Toe using regular ER and IR verbs
*Discussion of what will be on the Unit 3 Lesson 1 Quiz on Wednesday
* The famous Hispanic American for this week is Jaime Escalante


Homework:
*Workbook pages 106 and 107
*Biography email about Jaime Escalante is due this Friday by 7:30 am
*Study for the Unit 3 Lesson 1 Quiz
*Me Gusta project is due this Thursday

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Ups
*Graded papers were returned to students
*Students reviewed the present progressive and completed a handout to practice that skill
*The famous Hispanic American for this week is Roberto Clemente

Homework:
*Workbook pages 79 and 80
*Reflexive Project is due on Thursday
*Study for the Unit 2 Lesson 2 Quiz on Thursday
*Roberto Clemente biography email is due by 7:30 am this Friday

Spanish 1-2 Country Project

This project is due on Monday, October 10, 2011. Students will have time in class on Wednesday, October 5 to complete their research.

Spanish 1-2 Country Project

You are going to be making a mobile. Your mobile will contain information about a Spanish speaking country. You can choose from the Spanish speaking countries on the back of this sheet. Your mobile should at least contain the information listed on this sheet. The point value is listed after each item.

o You must include a map of the country, which has the capitol and at least three other cities labeled. You will also need to label one body of water and one mountain range. Your map needs to be hand drawn. (7)

o You must include the major exports of the country. (2)

o You must include the president or ruler of the country. (1)

o You must include the primary religion of the country. (1)

o You must include 5 interesting facts, historical sites, or points of interest. (5)

o You must include 3 activities for tourists who visit the country. (3)

o Your project must be neatly presented and demonstrate creativity. (6)

o You must prepare a 1-page paper about your country. (15)

o You must present your mobile to the other students in the class. (5)

This project is worth a total of 45 points.

We will spend one period using the computer carts for research. You will have a data sheet to complete during that period.

Remember to be as organized, neat and creative as possible. You will share your mobile projects with other students in the class and we will display them in the classroom.

You will also need to prepare a one page, typed paper about the country that you studied. Your paper should be free from spelling and grammatical errors. You need to have 1-inch margins on your paper and you need to use a 10 or 12 point font. The font you use must be easily readable.

Countries You May Choose From:

Argentina Honduras

Bolivia Mexico

Chile Nicaragua

Colombia Panama

Costa Rica Paraguay

Cuba Peru

Ecuador Puerto Rico

El Salvador Republica Dominicana

Espana Uruguay

Guatemala Venezuela

Due Date: ____________________________________________

Projects and papers that are not ready to be turned in on the due date will drop one letter grade for each day that they are late.

Enjoy learning about your country and creating your project. I am looking forward to seeing them.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students used the computer carts to conduce their research for their country projects.
*Students had a data sheet to complete during the research time.

Homework:
*Workbook page 75
*Sonia Sotomayor biography email due by 7:30 am this Friday
*Binder check on Friday
*Country Project due on Monday, October 10.

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students corrected their homework from last night
*Students played bingo for Unit 2 Lesson1
*Students corrected their handouts from yesterday

Homework:
*Workbook page 62
*Binder check Friday
*Gloria Estefan biography email due by 7:30 am this Friday

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Block 4 students took the Unit 2 Lesson 1 Quiz
*All students copied the vocabulary for Unit 2 Lesson 2.
*Students created a bingo card using the new vocabulary.
*Students took notes on the verb IR

Homework:
*Workbook pages 73 and 74
*Binder Check on Friday
*Sonia Sotomayor biography email is due by 7:30 am this Friday
*Country Project is due Monday, October 10

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students created a bingo card for the Unit 2 Lesson 1 Quiz
*Students completed handouts practicing the new vocabulary
*Students took notes on regular ER and IR verbs in the preterit tense

Homework:
*Workbook pages 52, 54 and 55
*Gloria Estefan Biography Email is due by 7:30 am this Friday

Monday, October 3, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students started a new paper
*Students received their October Homework Calendars
*Students received the directions for the Country Project - These directions will be posted in a separate post.
*The Famous Hispanic American for this week is Sonia Sotomayor. Her biography email is due by this Friday, October 7 at 7:30 am
*Block 1 - Students took the Unit 2 Lesson 1 Quiz
*Block 4 - Students finished additional time activities

Homework:
*Block 1 - None
*Block 4 - Time Handout
*All students need to submit the Sonia Sotomayor email by 7:30 am this Friday.

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students started a new paper
*Students received their October Homework Calendars
*Students participated in a listening activity that involved spelling and answering questions in Spanish.
*The famous Hispanic American for this week is Gloria Estefan. Her biography email is due by this Friday, October 7 at 7:30 am.
*Students listened to the introduction of the new vocabulary for this lesson and completed a listening comprehension activity.
*Students took notes on regular ER and IR verbs in the preterit

Homework:
*Workbook pages 50, 51 and 53
*Gloria Estefan biography email due by 7:30 am this Friday, October 7th

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students turned their warm up papers in
*Students turned in their September Homework Calendars
*Students corrected and turned in their workbook pages for Unit 2 Lesson 1
*Practice with tener and with regular AR verbs
*Telling time review
**Unit 2 Lesson 1 Quiz will be next Monday.

Homework:
*None

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students turned their papers in
*Students turned in their September Homework Calendars
*Students finished correcting and turned in their Unit 1 workbook pages
*Students completed a reading assignment about La Copa Mundial and completed a handout to go along with that reading assignment.

Homework:
*None

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Block 4 played number bingo
*Students practiced telling time with a partner
*Reading Assignment about San Antonio and Miami - Students completed a handout to go along with this assignment.

Homework:
*Block 1 - Workbook pages 55, 57 and 58
*Block 4 - Workbook pages 57 and 58
*Anthony Quinn Biography Email is due by 7:30 am tomorrow morning

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Quiz Review
*Unit 1 Lesson 2 Quiz
*Students copied the vocabulary for Unit 2 Lessons 1 and 2

Homework:
*No new assignment
*Alberto Gonzales Biography email is due by 7:30 am tomorrow morning

Monday, September 26, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Review of what will be on the Unit 2 Lesson 1 Quiz this Wednesday. The topics will include 2-1 vocabulary, regular AR verbs in the present tense, the irregular verb tener and telling time
*Students took notes on telling time
*Students practiced the verb tener in Block 1.
*Students in Block 4 created a number bingo card
*The famous Hispanic American for this week is Anthony Quinn. The biography email about Anthony Quinn is due by this Wednesday at 7:30 am.


Homework:
*Block 1 - Workbook pages 53, 54 and 56
*Block 4 - Workbook pages 55 and 56
*Anthony Quinn Biography email due by 7:30 am this Wednesday

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
* Students finished playing Ataque using regular AR verbs in the preterit and the irregular verbs ser, ir, dar, ver and hacer in the preterit.
*Class discussion of what will be on Unit 1 Lesson 2 Quiz tomorrow. Topics will include 2-1 vocabulary, regular AR verbs in the preterit and the irregular verbs ser, ir, dar, ver and hacer in the preterit.
*Students completed listening pages 35 and 36 in the workbook. We then corrected those pages.
*The famous Hispanic American for this week is Alberto Gonzales. His biography email is due by this Wednesday at 7:30 am.

Homework:
*Study for quiz tomorrow
*Alberto Gonzales biography email is due by 7:30 am this Wednesday
*Workbook pages 32 and 38

Friday, September 23, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students practiced vocabulary
*Students took notes on regular AR verbs in the present tense
*Students practiced conjugating AR verbs

Homework:
*None

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students started playing Ataque using the preterit tense
*Students reviewed 1-2 vocabulary

Homework:
*None

Thursday, September 22, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Yarn Painting Art Projects

Homework:
*No new assignments
*Celia Cruz biography email due by 7:30 am tomorrow morning

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Yarn painting art project

Homework:
*No new assignment
*Sandra Cisneros biography email due by 7:30 tomorrow morning

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 -


Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*New Seating Charts
*Warm Up
*Graded papers were returned
*Quizzes were returned and filed in student's folders
*Each student received a letter with grade and attendance information on it. This letter needs to be signed by the parents and returned.
*Students traded and solved word searches that were created on Tuesday


Homework:
*No new assignment
*Celia Cruz biography email is due 7:30 am this Friday morning
*Have parents sign grade notification letter

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Graded papers were returned
*Quizzes were returned and filed in student's folders
*Each student received a letter with grade and attendance information on it. This letter needs to be signed by the parents and returned.
*Students traded and solved word searches that were created on Tuesday

Homework:
*No new assignment
*Sandra Cisneros biography email is due by 7:30 am this Friday
*Have parents sign grade notification letter

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 -
*Substitute

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students added the numbers 11 - 100 to their vocabulary lists.
*Students created their own word searches using 20 words from the vocabulary list on page 105.


Homework:
*Workbook page 52
*Biography email for Celia Cruz is due by 7:30 am this Friday.

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students quizzed a partner on the vocabulary for 10 minutes.
*Students copied the T Charts for the irregular verbs ver and dar in the preterite.
*Students created their own word searches using 20 words from the vocabulary list on page 79.

Homework:
*Workbook pages 30 and 31
*Sandra Cisneros biography email due by 7:30 am this Friday.

Monday, September 19, 2011 -
*Substitute

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students started new warm up papers
*The famous Hispanic American for this week is Celia Cruz. A biography email about Celia Cruz is due by this Friday morning at 7:30.
*Students copied the new vocabulary list from page 105 in the text.
*Students need to read about the 3 students on page 79 in the text and translate what they read.
*Students watched the Disney Sing Along and completed the handout that went along with it.


Homework:
*Workbook pages 50 and 51
*Celia Cruz email is due by 7:30 am this Friday morning.

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students started new warm up papers
*The famous Hispanic American for this week is Sandra Cisneros. The biography email about her is due by 7:30 am this Friday.
*Students quizzed a partner on the vocabulary from this lesson.
*Students read the telehistoria escena 2 on page 68 in the text and summarized what they read in English on a separate piece of paper. They also completed activity 9 on page 40.
*The students read about Dia de la Independencia on pages C4 and C5 in the 1-2 text. On the same piece of paper as the summary from the telehistoria, they were supposed to summarize what they read and answer the questions on page C5.
*The students watched the Disney Sing Along and completed the handout that went along with it.

Homework:
*Study the vocabulary and verbs for Unit 1 Lesson 2

Friday, September 16, 2011 -
*It's Homecoming Week!
*Red Carpet Dress Up Day - Red Out for the Assembly
*Assembly Schedule

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students turned in their warm ups for the last two weeks
*Students completed the Unit 1 Lesson 2 Quiz

Homework:
*None

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students turned in their warm ups for the last two weeks.
*Students practiced AR verbs in the preterite
*Students took notes on ser, ir and hacer in the preterite

Homework:
*None

Thursday, September 15, 2011 -
*It's Homecoming Week!
*Foreign Films Dress Up Day

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Review of information that will be on the quiz for tomorrow
*Students quizzed a partner on the vocabulary for Unit 1 Lesson2
*Students completed a review handout about adjective agreement.


Homework:
*Definite and Indefinite article handout
*Workbook page 32
*Alberto Alfonso biography email is due by 7:30 am tomorrow

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students finished bingo
*Students practiced the vocabulary form Unit 1 Lesson 2
*Students practiced conjugating AR verbs in the preterite

Homework:
*Workbook pages 30 and 31
*Luis Valdez biography email is due by 7:30 am tomorrow

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 -
*It's Homecoming Week!
*Comedy Movies Dress Up Day

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students turned in their adjective projects.
*Students finished taking notes on the definite and indefinite articles.
*Students practiced the vocabulary for Unit 1 Lesson 2 by playing Hangman or Pictionary on individual whiteboards.
*Students started the biography writing assignment in Spanish.

Homework:
*Study for the Unit 1 Lesson 2 Quiz this Friday
*Workbook pages 27, 28 and 29
*Alberto Alfonso biography email is due by 7:30 Friday morning.

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students took notes on regular AR verbs in the preterite
*Students played Tic Tac Toe using regular AR verbs in the preterite
*Students played vocabulary bingo

Homework:
*Workbook pages 27, 28 and 29
*Luis Valdez biography email is due by 7:30 Friday morning

Tuesday, September 13, 2011 -
*It's Homecoming Week!
*Western Movies Dress Up Day

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Student played scrabble using the new vocabulary
*Students took notes on noun-adjective agreement and the definite and indefinite articles.
*Students turned in their paragraphs about the reasons to study a foreign language along with their maps.


Homework:
*Alberto Alfonso biography email is due by 7:30 am this Friday.
*Workbook pages 30 and 31
*Adjective project is due tomorrow.

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students copied the new vocabulary list from page 79
*Students created their new bingo cards for the Unit 1 Lesson 2 vocabulary


Homework:
*Luis Valdez biography email is due by 7:30 Friday morning
*Workbook pages 24, 25 and 26

Monday, September 12, 2011 -
*It's Homecoming Week!
*Black and White Movies Dress Up Day

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students quizzed a partner on the new vocabulary list
*The famous Hispanic American for this week is Alberto Alfonso. The biography email about him is due this Friday, September 19, 2011 by 7:30 am in my pvlearners email account.
*Students created a Circle Map and a Flee Map to organize their ideas about why it would be beneficial to study a foreign language.


Homework:
*Block 1 - Workbook page 26
*Block 4 - Workbook page 24
*All students - Write a paragraph based on the information in your flee maps to explain why it would be a good idea to study a foreign language.
*Alberto Alfonso biography email is due by Friday morning at 7:30
*Adjective project is due on Wednesday, September 14, 2011.

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Corrected workbook pages
*Famous Hispanic American for this week is Luis Valdez. His biography email is due to my pvlearners account by this Friday, September 19, 2011 before 7:30 am.
*Students took the Unit 1 Lesson 1 Quiz
*Students created a Circle Map and a Flee Map to organize their ideas about why it would be beneficial to study a foreign language.

Homework:
*Luis Valdez biography email due by 7:30 am this Friday, September 19, 2011
*Write a paragraph based on the information in your flee maps to explain why it would be a good idea to study a foreign language.

Friday, September 9, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students listened to the introduction to new vocabulary on pages 56 and 57 in the text and completed a listening comprehension activity.
*Students repeated the list of new vocabulary (1.2) for pronunciation practice.
*The adjective project was explained to students. It is due next Wednesday and must include 7 pictures with the following information for each picture: name, where the person is from, age and 3 adjectives to describe the person.
*Class discussion of Isabel Allende.
*Quiz over the date, day of the week for today, day of the week for tomorrow, time, weather and season.

Homework:
*Work on the adjective project.

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Direct Object Pronoun review activities
*Verb Battleship using stem-changing verbs to practice for Monday's quiz
*Class discussion of Dolores Huerta

Homework:
*Study for quiz on Monday

Thursday, September 8, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Unit 1 Lesson 1 Quiz
*Warm Up
*Students copied the Unit 1 Lesson 2 vocabulary
*Block 4 students made a bingo card using this new vocabulary


Homework:
*All students finish copying vocabulary
*Block 1 students - workbook pages 24 and 25
*Block 4 students - finish bingo card
*All students need to send the Isabel Allende biography email by 7:30 am tomorrow

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students completed a Find Someone Who activity using direct object pronouns
*Students corrected their homework from last night
*Students practiced the vocabulary for this lesson by playing Pictionary with a partner


Homework:
*Direct object pronoun handout - answer the questions using a direct object pronoun
*Dolores Huerta biography email is due by 7:30 am tomorrow.

Homecoming Activities

September 12 - September 16, 2011 - Homecoming Week

Monday, September 12 - Black and White Dress Up Day
Tuesday, September 13 - Western Dress Up Day
Wednesday, September 14 - Comedies (Wacky Clothes) Dress Up Day
Thursday, September 15 - Foreign Films (Dress like you are from another country) Dress Up Day
Friday, September 16 - Red Carpet (Red Out) Dress Up Day, Assembly and Homecoming Football Game
Saturday, September 17 - Homecoming Dance

Wednesday, September 7, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students corrected and turned in Unit 1 Lesson 1 workbook pages (1 - 14)
*Review for 1-1 Quiz tomorrow


Homework:
*Study for the quiz
*Isabel Allende biography email is due by Friday morning at 7:30

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Direct object pronoun review
*Students completed a direct object pronoun handout in class and we went over the answers

Homework:
*Direct Object Pronoun Handout #1 - Remember to rewrite the question and then write the answer
*Dolores Huerta biography email is due by Friday morning at 7:30

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students turned in their warm ups for the last two weeks
*Homework that was due last Friday was stamped
*Class discussion of Cesar Chavez
*Famous Hispanic American for this week is Isabel Allende. A biography email about her is due to my pvlearners email account by 7:30 am on Friday, September 9.

Homework:
*Block 1 - workbook page 9
*Block 4 - workbook page 9 and 7 sentences about where people are from
*Isabel Allende biography email due by 7:30 am Friday morning (9/9/2011)

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students turned in their warm ups for the last two weeks
*Class discussion of Jose Ferrer
*Famous Hispanic America for this week is Dolores Huerta. A biography email about her is due to my pvlearners email account by 7:30 am on Friday, September 9.


Homework:
*No new assignment
*Dolores Huerta biograpahy email due by 7:30 am Friday morning (9/9/2011)

Friday, September 2, 2011 -
*Substitute

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students made flashcards for the verb ser
*Students watched a video about two students from Central America and took notes
*After the video, the students created a double bubble Thinking Map to compare and contrast the lives of the two students

Homework:
*None

Spanish 3-4:
*Warm Up
*The students read about Salsa music and answered questions about the reading
*The students watched a video about two students from Central America and took notes on the video.
*After the video, the students created a double bubble Thinking Map to compare and contrast the lives of the two students

Class Summary:

Homework:
*None

Thursday, September 1, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Block 1 Students turned in their August Homework Calendars
*Students received the September Homework Calendars
*Class discussion of topics for the Unit 1 Lesson 1 Quiz next week
*Students played Tic Tac Toe using the verb ser
*Students completed listening pages 12 and 13 in the workbook
*Students corrected selected pages in their workbooks
*Students took notes on the verb gustar

Homework:
*Block 1 - workbook pages 7 and 8
*Block 4 - workbook pages 6 - 8
*All students - Cesar Chavez email due by 7:30 am Friday morning

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students received their September Homework Calendars
*Students corrected selected workbook pages
*Students completed listening pages in their workbooks
*Vocabulary review

Homework:
*7 original sentences

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Block 4 students turned in their August homework calendars
*Rally Table pronoun handout
*Ser handout on your own
*Vocabulary Review

Homework:
*No new assignment
*Cesar Chavez biography email is due by this Friday morning at 7:30 am

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students turned in their August homework calendars
*Students took notes on direct object pronouns and practiced using them in exercised from the book
*Students finished playing bingo

Homework:
*Workbook pages 4 and 5
*Jose Ferrer biography email is due by this Friday morning at 7:30 am.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Block 4 finished taking notes on the pronouns and the verb ser
*Students wrote letters to their parents for Open House
*Vocabulary Practice
*Students in block 1 began to present their dialogs.

Homework:
*Block 1: workbook pages 3, 5 and 6
*Block 4 workbook pages 3, 4 and 5
*Cesar Chavez email due by 7:30 am Friday


Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students wrote a letter to their parents for Open House
*1-1 vocabulary bingo
*Dialog practice

Homework:
*Workbook page 3
*Jose Ferrer email is due by 7:30 am Friday

Monday, August 29, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Choral Response - new vocabulary
*Famous Hispanic American for this week is Cesar Chavez
*Students listened to the dialog for Unit 1 Lesson 1
*Students took notes on the pronouns in Spanish
*Block 1 students took notes on the verb ser

Homework:
*Block 1 - Workbook pages 1, 2 and 4
*Block 2 - Workbook pages 1 and 2
*All students - Cesar Chavez biography email is due in my pvlearners account by 7:30 am Friday, September 2, 2011

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*New seating chart
*Warm Up
*Students listened to the introduction to the new vocabulary in the text.
*Chorale Response - new vocabulary
*Famous Hispanic American for this week is Jose Ferrer
*Students copied the new vocabulary list for Unit 1 Lesson 1
*Students made a bingo card for the new vocabulary list. The back needs to have 13 pictures and 12 English translations.

Homework:
*Workbook pages 1 and 2
*Jose Ferrer biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 2, 2011

Friday, August 26, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students listened to the introduction to the Unit 1 Lesson 1 vocabulary
*Students repeated the vocabulary for the new lesson
*Students copied the 1.1 vocabulary list from page 51
*Students created a bingo card using the 1.1 vocabulary list. The front of the card should have one Spanish word in each box. The back should have pictures in 13 of the boxes and English translations in the other 12 boxes.

Homework:
*Finish copying the vocabulary and making the bingo card.


Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Class Discussion of Rita Moreno
*Verb Review Scrabble
*Preliminary Lesson Quiz

Homework:
*None

Thursday, August 25, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Vocabulary Review Activities
*Preliminary Lesson Quiz

Homework:
*No new assignment
*Ellen Ochoa email due by 7:30 am tomorrow morning

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Stem Changing Verb Notes and Review
*Dice Game to practice all verbs reviewed so far

Homework:
*No new assignment
*Study for the Preliminary Lesson Quiz
*Rita Moreno email due by 7:30 am tomorrow morning

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Partner quiz spelling names
*Dialog practice
*Listening Exercises to practice the alphabet and spelling
*Reminders for quiz, emails, etc.

Homework:
*Study for the quiz tomorrow.
*Ellen Ochoa email due in my pvlearners inbox by 7:30 am this Friday.

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Listening Exercises with comprehension exercises
*Vocabulary practice
*Reminders about quiz on Friday, email, etc.

Homework:
*5 sentences in Spanish - each one using 2 vocabulary words from the Preliminary Lesson Vocabulary List.
*Rita Moreno email due in my pvlearners email inbox by 7:30 am this Friday morning.
*Study for the preliminary lesson quiz this Friday.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Alphabet and Vocabulary Practice
*Students continued to copy the classroom phrases from pages 22 and 23 in the text.
*Block 4 - Students finished playing bingo and turned in their cards.

Homework:
*Handout
*Ellen Ochoa email due this Friday by 7:30 am
*Preliminary Lesson Quiz tomorrow

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Students finished playing bingo and turned in their cards.
*Class discussion of what will be on the preliminary lesson quiz on Friday.

Homework:
*Handout
*Rita Moreno email due this Friday by 7:30 am
*Preliminary Lesson Quiz on Friday

Monday, August 22, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students started a new paper
*Graded papers were passed back
*Partner Quiz Vocabulary & Partner Spelling Test
*Class discussion of Carlos Santana
*Assignment of Ellen Ochoa as the Famous Hispanic American for this week. Email due by Friday, August 26, 2011 at 7:30 am in my pvlearners account.
*Students copied the classroom expressions vocabulary from the text.

Homework:
*Handout
*Ellen Ochoa email due by this Friday, August 26, 2011 by 7:30 am
*Study for the preliminary lesson quiz on Wednesday, August 24. Study the alphabet, numbers, vocabulary and conversation questions.

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students started a new paper.
*Graded papers were passed back
*Partner Quiz vocabulary and Partner spelling test
*Class Discussion of Luis Walter Alvarez
*Assignment of Rita Moreno as the Famous Hispanic American for this week. Biography email is due this Friday, August 26, 2011 by 7:30 am.
*Vocabulary Bingo


Homework:
*Handout
*Rita Moreno email is due by this Friday, August 26, 2011 by 7:30 am
*Study for the preliminary lesson quiz on Friday, August 26.

Friday, August 19, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students turned in their warm up papers
*Continued Binder Checks
*Partner Practice - Vocabulary
*Alphabet Practice
*Listening Exercises

Homework:
*None

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students turned in their warm up papers
*Continued Binder Checks
*Partner Practice - Vocabulary and Conversation Questions
*Alphabet Practice
*Listening Exercises

Homework:
*None

Thursday, August 18, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Dialogue Practice
*Alphabet Practice
*Vocabulary Pronunciation Practice
*Students played bingo
*Listening Exercises in the text

Homework:
*No new assignment
*Final binder check tomorrow
*Introductory email due in pvlearners by 7:30 am tomorrow morning
*Carlos Santana email due in pvlearners by 7:30 am tomorrow morning
*Study the alphabet
*Study the vocabulary from the preliminary lesson

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Dialogue Practice
*Alphabet Practice
*Vocabulary Pronunciation Practice
*Students played bingo
*Listening Exercises in the text

Homework:
*No new assignment
*Final binder check tomorrow
*Introductory email due in pvlearners by 7:30 am tomorrow morning
*Luis Walter Alvarez email due in pvlearners by 7:30 am tomorrow morning
*Study the alphabet
*Study the vocabulary from the preliminary lesson

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Alphabet Practice
*Students took notes on the Spanish words for the numbers 1 -20.
*Students practiced their first dialogs using four questions.
*Binder Checks
*Students started their bingo cards using vocabulary from page 25. The front of the card should have 1 Spanish word in each box. The back should have English translations for 17 of the boxes and drawings for the other 8 boxes.

Homework:
*Finish Bingo Card
*Binder if not already set up
*Introductory email due this Friday, August 19th by 7:30 am
*Carlos Santana email due this Friday, August 19th by 7:30 am



Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Time to practice first dialog
*Binder Checks
*"I'm Tracking You Down" Find Someone Who Activity
*Time to begin bingo cards using vocabulary from page 29. The front of the card should have 1 Spanish word in each box. The back should have English translations for 14 of the boxes and drawings for the other 11 boxes.


Homework:
*Finish Bingo Card
*Binder if not already set up
*Introductory email due this Friday, August 19th by 7:30 am
*Luis Walter Alvarez email due this Friday, August 19th by 7:30 am

Tuesday, August 16, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Assigned textbook numbers.
*Alphabet practice
*Time to practice 4 question dialog.
*Finished stations and turned in papers.
*Find Someone Who - Everyone Is Unique

Homework:
*Make a list of at least 7 Spanish words that you see in your neighborhood, on TV, etc.
*Bring a binder and five dividers if you haven't done that already.
*Introductory email due in pvlearners by Friday, August 19th at 7:30 am
*Email about Carlos Santana due by Friday, August 19th at 7:30 am



Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up
*Assigned textbook numbers
*Practice for first dialog - 7 question minimum.
*Finished stations and turned in papers
*Started binder checks

Homework:
*Write an 8 sentence paragraph about your family in Spanish.
*Bring a binder and five dividers if you haven't done that already.
*Introductory email due in pvlearners by Friday, August 19th at 7:30 am
*Email about Luis Walter Alvarez due by Friday, August 19th at 7:30 am

Monday, August 15, 2011 -

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Students completed a warm up by writing out the following: date, day, day for tomorrow, time, weather and season.
*Block 4 students assembled their binders.
*Block 1 students practiced the alphabet.
*Students continued to work on stations from last Friday.

Homework:
*Introductory email due by this Friday, August 19th at 7:30 am
*Bring binder and dividers if not already done
*Famous Hispanic Person: Carlos Santana - Students need to send me an email by 7:30 am this Friday, August 19th at 7:30 am about Carlos Santana. The email should be written in English and in paragraph form. The email should contain at least five important facts about Mr. Santana.

Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Students completed a warm up by writing out the following: date, day, day for tomorrow, time, weather and season.
*Students assembled their binders.
*Students brainstormed questions that they learned how to answer in Spanish 1-2.
*Students continued to work on stations from last Friday.

Homework:
*Introductory email due by this Friday, August 19th at 7:30 am
*Bring binder and dividers if not already done
*Famous Hispanic Person: Luis Walter Alvarez - Students need to send me an email by 7:30 am this Friday, August 19th at 7:30 am about Luis Walter Alvarez. The email should be written in English and in paragraph form. The email should contain at least five important facts about Mr. Alvarez.

Friday, August 12, 2011:

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students wrote out the date, the day of the week, the day of the week for tomorrow, the time, the weather and the season in Spanish. These papers need to be saved for next week.
*Students participated in small group instruction and worked through 4 stations:
1. "About Me" T Shirt Handout and Student Interest Inventory
2. Meeting with Miss Wilson to go over class policies, web sites and receive workbooks.
3. Copy vocabulary from page 25 in both Spanish and English.
4. Tour of Text Handout

Homework:
*Students need their binders with 5 dividers for Monday.
*Students need to send me an email to introduce themselves to me. This is due by Friday August 19th at 7:30 am. This should be sent to my pvlearners account wwilson@pvlearners.net from the student's pvlearners account.


Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Warm Up - Students wrote out the date, the day of the week, the day of the week for tomorrow, the time, the weather and the season in Spanish. These papers need to be saved for next week.
*Students participated in small group instruction and worked through 4 stations:
1. "About Me" T Shirt Handout and Student Interest Inventory
2. Meeting with Miss Wilson to go over class policies, web sites and receive workbooks.
3. Copy vocabulary from page 25 in both Spanish and English.
4. Tour of Text Handout

Homework:
*Students need their binders with 5 dividers for Monday.
*Students need to send me an email to introduce themselves to me. This is due by Friday August 19th at 7:30 am. This should be sent to my pvlearners account wwilson@pvlearners.net from the student's pvlearners account.

Welcome Back to the 2011 - 2012 School Year!

Thursday, August 11, 2011:

Spanish 1-2:

Class Summary:
*Students filled out the student information sheet and turned it in.
*Students completed a Find Someone Who activity and turned it in.
*Students took notes on 3 basic questions for a conversation.
*Students practiced their first conversations.
*Students received their August homework calendars.

Homework:
*Nothing for tomorrow
*Students need a binder with 5 dividers for next Monday, August 15, 2011.
*Students need to send me an email from their pvlearners accounts. This email should tell me a little bit about them. The email should be sent to wwilson@pvlearners.net and it is due by next Friday, August 19, 2011 by 7:30 am.


Spanish 3-4:

Class Summary:
*Students filled out the Student Information Sheet and turned it in.
*Students completed a Find Someone Who activity and turned it in.
*Students received their August homework calendars.
*Students completed a listening comprehension activity and a written exercise in Spanish.
*Students brainstormed vocabulary words in a variety of categories that they learned last year.

Homework:
*Nothing for tomorrow
*Students need a binder with 5 dividers for next Monday, August 15, 2011.
*Students need to send me an email from their pvlearners accounts. This email should tell me a little bit about them. The email should be sent to wwilson@pvlearners.net and it is due by next Friday, August 19, 2011 by 7:30 am.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 -

Class Summary:
*Students completed Final Exam Review #5 which is pasted below. Students who are absent must make up the reviews in order to receive credit.

Final Exam Review #5

1. List the 7 days of the week in Spanish and in English. Use the dictionary in the back of the book if necessary.
2. Make a T Chart for the verb hacer. Page 152
3. Make a list of as many color words as you can. Page 213
4. List the four seasons of the year. Page 213
5. List at least 6 articles of clothing in both Spanish and English. Page 213
6. Make a list of at least 7 words you might use in a restaurant in both Spanish and English. Page 237.
7. List at least 3 modes of transportation. Page 237
   

*Some students completed the speaking portion of the final exam.
*Students completed the class photo signing activity.

Homework:
*None
*Study for the final.

Monday, May 23, 2011 -

Class Summary:
*Students completed Final Exam Review #4 which is pasted below. If a student is absent, he/she must make up the reviews.

Final Exam Review #4

1. List 3 foods that you could eat for breakfast and 3 foods that you could eat for lunch. List the words in both Spanish and English. Page 159.
2. Translate each of the following into English after copying down the Spanish: tener ganas de, tener hambre, tener sed, el desayuno, el almuerzo, la cena. Page 159
3. Write 3 sentences about foods that you like and 3 sentences about foods that you don't like. Page 145.
4. Make a T Chart for the verbs beber and comer (both regular ER verbs). Page 150
5. Make a T Chart for the verbs vivir and escribir (both regular IR verbs). Page 150
6. Write out the Spanish numbers for 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, and 1,000. Page 165
7. List as many family vocabulary words as you can recall. Write both the Spanish and the English. Page 183.
8. Make a list of at least 5 months of the year in both Spanish and English. Page 165.
   

*Some students completed the speaking portion of the final exam.
*Students played Scrabble to review vocabulary from this semester.

Homework:
*None
*Study for the final.

Friday, May 20, 2011 -

Class Summary:
*Students completed Final Exam Review #3 which is pasted below. Please excuse any missing accent marks as the blog won't create them. These reviews must be made up if a student is absent.

Final Exam Review #3

1. Translate each of the following into English: yo, tu, el, ella, Ud., nosotros, nosotras, vosotros, vosotras, ellos, ellas, Uds. Use the dictionary in the back of the book if necessary.
2. List as many question words as you can remember. Write them out in both Spanish and English. Page 129 and Page 159.
3. List at least 5 adjectives to describe how you feel in both Spanish and English. Page 111 and Page 129.
4. Make a T Chart for the verb estar. Page 115
5. Make a T Chart for the verb ir. Page 120
6. List at least 5 words to describe where things are located (near, far from, etc.). Write these out in both Spanish and English. Page 129
7. List at least 4 vocabulary words for places in a school. Write both the Spanish and the English. Page 129
8. Make a list of at least 6 classroom objects in both Spanish and English. Page 129.
   

*Students completed the writing portion of the final exam.


Homework:
*None
*Study for the final.

Thursday, May 19, 2011 -

Class Summary:
*Students completed Final Exam Review #2 in place of a regular warm up. The entire review is listed below. These reviews are worth 10 points per day and students must make them up if they are absent.

Final Exam Review #2

1. List as many Spanish speaking countries as you can. Page 13
2. List at least 3 weather conditions. Page 25
3. Write sentences to tell about 3 things that you like and 3 things that you don't like. Page 42
4. Write out the numbers for 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100. Page 87
5. Make a T Chart for the verb tener. Page 91
6. Make a T Chart for nadar and escuchar (both regular AR verbs). Page 96
7. List at least 4 school subjects in Spanish and in English. Page 105
8. List at least 3 words that describe frequency in Spanish and in English. Page 105
9. Write out the time for each of the following in Spanish:

• 1:15
• 2:30
• 12:45
• 6:25
• 8:40
  

*Some students in each class completed the speaking portion of the final exam. All other students will complete that tomorrow.
*Students made a list of 45 Spanish vocabulary words (the 5 most challenging words from each vocabulary list in their opinion). Students traded these papers with a partner.

Homework:
*Translate the 45 words on the paper you received from a partner. Try to do this without a book or notes first and then check your answers and fill in any missing words.