Friday, March 3rd

6th grade classes learned about family vocabulary, body vocabulary & culture in Spanish. We played Jeopardy as a review. Please make sure to have all supplies (folder, thin dry erase marker, pencil, red pen, planner, and Spanish packet). All pages in the packet should be complete by the day of the test. I have also assigned Quizlet online homework. Students have written this information in their planners. Quizlet assignments can be made up. Please have students email me when they are completed. Students in B day will have their test on Friday, March 3rd and students in A day will have their test on Monday, March 6th. Students will begin German next week focusing on greetings, culture, and numbers.

Please make sure you are checking student planners daily to see what is due the following day we meet. Also, make sure you are on Quizlet.com the day that we do not meet (since we meet every other day). Quizlet.com will verify that you are continuously studying. If you are not able to do so, please email me at jedrzem@dearbornschools.org to verify the day that you were able to log on. If you are having difficulty logging in, please email me or send in a note with your child and he/she will be excused.

7th & 8th grade conversational Spanish classes: Students played Jeopardy to prepare for their first test that was on Tuesday. Students can retake exams up to an 80%. Retake day will be next Friday, March 10th. Please make sure to have your supplies: pencil, red pen, folder, 2 notebooks, thin dry erase marker and planner. We began unit 1 which covered additional school supply vocabulary and grammar concepts. We will play Jeopardy and have the test next week because this is a short unit! 🙂

Please make sure that quizlet.com is being completed daily. Check Grade Book to make sure points are being provided. Email me with any concerns. I check quizlet.com every evening to see student study progress.

8th yearlong Spanish classes will have their Ch. 4 vocab 1 quiz on Monday, March 6th. They learned to ask and answer questions about school supplies and classes. Students also learned about definite/indefinite articles, how much, a lot, a little, and tener expressions. Students will learn about culture and additional grammar concepts next week: venir (a+time). Grammar 1 quiz will be next Friday.

Please make sure you are checking student planners daily to see what is due the following day we meet. Also, make sure you are on quizlet.com the day that we do not meet (since we meet every other day). Quizlet.com will verify that you are continuously studying. If you are not able to do so, please email me at jedrzem@dearbornschools.org to verify the day that you were able to log on.

Friday, February 17th

6th grade classes learned about days and months, colors, & culture in Spanish. Please make sure to have all supplies (folder, thin dry erase marker, pencil, red pen, planner, and Spanish packet). I still need a couple more parents to email me information about their child as well. Pages that should be completed are 1-5. […]

Friday, February 10th

6th grade classes learned about greetings and numbers in Spanish. B day learned about colors too. Please make sure to have all supplies (folder, thin dry erase marker, pencil, red pen, planner, and Spanish packet). I still need a couple more parents to email me information about their child as well. Pages that should be […]

Friday, February 3rd

Welcome to a new semester/card marking period! 6th grade classes learned about PBIS expectations this week. Please make sure to have all supplies ready for next week (folder, thin dry erase marker, pencil, red pen, planner, and Spanish packet printed if you are able to). I still need more parents to email me information about […]

Friday, January 27th

Today was the last day of semester classes. Students in my 1st hour Exploring Language class and 4th/5th hour Conversational Spanish classes will all have new classes on Monday which will also be a half day. Students completed exams this week and will have all their grades posted today. Yearlong 8th grade Spanish students began […]

Friday, January 20th

6th grade: Students learned about days, months, and colors in ASL this week. I will review concepts with B day next week. If some students are not ready to take the test on Tuesday, we can wait until the next class. Student will have their ASL test and cultural food day the following week. Please think […]

Friday, January 13th

6th grade: Students learned about letters, greetings and numbers this week. Some students remembered to come in and retake their Arabic assessments today during lunch. We will learn about days, months, and color in ASL this week. Student will have their test and cultural food day the following week. Please think about a German, Spanish, French, or […]

Friday, December 23rd

6th grade: Students played Jeopardy this past week as a review and had their Arabic tests on Wednesday (B day) and Thursday (A day). Students in the B day class started the ASL alphabet. We will continue to learn about letters, greetings and numbers in ASL the week we return from break. Any student needing to retake […]

Friday, December 16th

6th grade: We learned about Arabic colors and culture this week. Hope you all had a great snow day on Monday! All pages in the Arabic packet should be complete. Students will play Jeopardy next week as a review and have their Arabic tests on Wednesday (B day) and Thursday (A day). Study study study this weekend! […]

Friday, December 9th

6th grade: We learned about Arabic numbers, days and colors this week. Pages 1-3 in the Arabic packet should be complete. Page 4 should be complete by this weekend for B day. Students will continue to study culture next week. Study study study this weekend! 🙂 Please make sure you are checking student planners daily to see what […]