Week of Monday, January 7th

6th grade classes: B Day will meet on Monday, Wednesday & Friday of this week.  They will learn about American Sign Language numbers, days, months & colors.  They will have their ASL test next Tuesday, January 15th and their cultural food day on Thursday, January 17th. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. 

A day will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. They will learn about American Sign Language (ASL) colors & play Jeopardy. They will have their test on Monday, January 14th and their cultural food day on Wednesday, January 16th. Use Quizlet.com to study each day. Check planner for daily assignment completion and (if applicable) change of plans. Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework and participating.

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: Students will learn about how often something is done. Frequency vocabulary terms will be emphasized in class this week. Students will play Jeopardy on Wednesday and have their unit 6 test on Thursday. Students should be studying 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, & 6.4 on Quizlet.com. We will begin learning unit 7 tener expressions on Friday. Cultural food day will be next Wednesday, January 16th. The final exam will be on Thursday, January 17th. When there is homework, it will always be posted on Google Classroom on a daily basis. Check planner daily! Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework.

8th grade Yearlong: Students will review ch. 3 vocab 1 terms which focus on verbs. A “Mis Amigos & Yo” project will be due this Friday. We will have a midterm that will cover chapters 1-3 (half of 3) on Wednesday, January 16th. Cultural food day will be on Thursday, January 17th. During this week, we will be learning about pronouns after prepositions. We will also conjugate “querer” using infinitives. Please make sure that students are reviewing previous vocabulary terms and grammar concepts. Use Quizlet.com as a study tool. Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments as well as Parent Connect. Muchas gracias 🙂

Week of Monday, December 17th

6th grade classes: B Day will meet on Monday, Wednesday & Friday of this week. They will learn about American Sign Language (ASL) greetings, numbers, and days & months. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. A day will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. They will learn about American Sign Language culture, the alphabet & greetings. Use Quizlet.com to study each day. Check planner for daily assignment completion and (if applicable) change of plans. Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework and participating.

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: Students will learn about using gustar with additional verbs, cinco de mayo, a magazine project, conjugating new verbs & learning about Las Posadas. Students should be studying 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 & 6.4 on Quizlet.com. When there is homework, it will always be posted on Google Classroom on a daily basis. Check planner daily! Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework.

8th grade Yearlong: Students will continue learning ch. 3 vocab 1 terms which focus on verbs. Students will learn to use “Quiero” in sentence structure this week. A “Mis Amigos & Yo” project will be due the Friday after break. On Friday, students will learn about Las Posadas. We will plan on having a midterm that will cover chapters 1-3 (half of 3) for the middle of January. Please make sure that students are reviewing previous vocabulary terms and grammar concepts. Use Quizlet.com as a study tool. Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments as well as Parent Connect. Muchas gracias 🙂

Monday, December 10th

6th grade classes: A Day will meet on Monday, Wednesday & Friday of this week. They will learn about culture on Monday, play Jeopardy on Monday to review for the test scheduled for Friday, December 14th. Packets will be completed and turned in on this day. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. B day will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. They will complete the Arabic test on Thursday. I will collect completed packets this day. On Friday, we will begin American Sign Language. Check planner for daily assignment completion and (if applicable) change of plans. Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework and participating.

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: Students will be out on a field trip on Monday. On Tuesday, they will play Jeopardy to review for the unit 5 test scheduled for Wednesday, December 12th.  Students should be studying 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 & 5.4 on Quizlet.com. We will then begin unit 6 on Thursday and focus on stating the date while learning months and asking about birthdays. When there is homework, it will always be posted on Google Classroom on a daily basis. Check planner daily! Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework.

8th grade Yearlong: Students will begin chapter 3 this week. The will focus on culture on Monday and Tuesday. Then they will be learning ch. 3 vocab 1 terms which focus on verbs. On Friday, they will have their culture quiz. We will plan on having a midterm that will cover chapters 1-3 (half of 3) for the middle of January. Please make sure that students are reviewing previous vocabulary terms and grammar concepts. Use Quizlet.com as a study tool. Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments as well as Parent Connect. Muchas gracias 🙂

Week of Monday, December 3rd

6th grade classes: A Day will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. They will learn about Arabic days/months and colors. We moved the study of days to this week because we had a day that we learned about culture last week. Pages 1-5 should be complete by the end of the that week. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. B day will meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. They will learn about Arabic colors, Ramadan and play Jeopardy on Friday. The test will be the following Tuesday. All pages should be complete by the end of this week. Check planner for daily assignment completion and (if applicable) change of plans. Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework and participating.

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: Students will learn to use gustar with me, te and le. They will also learn to state “which one object” they like more. Students will be studying 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 & 5.4 on Quizlet.com. The unit 5 test will be the following week. When there is homework, it will always be posted on Google Classroom on a daily basis. Check planner daily! Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework.

8th grade Yearlong: Students will have a quiz on Tuesday on the following: el, la, los, las, gustar, porque, por que, and the preposition de. The chapter 2 test will be scheduled at the end of this week after review activities. Use Quizlet.com as a study tool. Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments as well as Parent Connect. Muchas gracias 🙂

Week of Mon., Nov. 19th (2 days) and Mon., Nov. 26th (5 days)

6th grade classes: A Day will meet on Tuesday of this week. They will have their French test today. They will meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday the following week after break. They will learn about Arabic greetings, numbers & days/months. Pages 1-3 should be complete by the end of the that week. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. B day will meet on Tuesday of this week. We will learn about Arabic numbers. Students will meet the following Tuesday and Thursday. They will learn about Arabic days & months and colors. Check planner for daily assignment completion and (if applicable) change of plans. Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework and participating.

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: Students will play Jeopardy on Monday and have the test on Tuesday. On the following week, we will learn about likes/dislikes, seasons & culture. Students will be studying 5.1, 5.2, & 5.3 on Quizlet.com. When there is homework, it will always be posted on Google Classroom on a daily basis. Check planner daily! Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework.

8th grade Yearlong: Students will review vocabulary on singular and plural uses of gustar with adjectives this week. They will also focus on the word “the” (el, la, los, las). We will learn about the “gustar, porque, por que, and the preposition ‘de'” the following week. The quiz will follow the week after on a Tuesday and the chapter 2 test will be soon after. Use Quizlet.com (Ch. 2 Vocab 2) as a study tool. Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments as well as Parent Connect. Muchas gracias 🙂

Week of Monday, November 12th

6th grade classes: A Day will meet on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. They will play Jeopardy and have their French test on Thursday. Family & body vocabulary slides will be due on Thursday of this week. Make sure all pages in the packet are complete by Thursday. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. B day will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. Students will learn about French culture and will play Jeopardy on Thursday. The test will be the following Monday before break. All pages should be done by the day of the test. Family and body vocabulary slides will be due the day of the test. Check planner for daily assignment completion and (if applicable) change of plans. Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework and participating.

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: Students will continue to learn the use the verb “ir” with classes and additional verb translation. We will also learn to conjugate these new verbs this week. Use Quizlet.com to study vocabulary. Quizlet 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3 as well as 4.4 will be covered this week. When there is homework, it will always be posted on Google Classroom on a daily basis. Check planner daily! Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework.

8th grade Yearlong: Students will have their Ch. 2 Vocab 2 quiz this Friday, November 16th. We will be learning to use new vocabulary using the verb “gustar.” We will also be applying grammar rules (gusta vs. gustan) in sentence structure. Use Quizlet.com (Ch. 2 Vocab 2) as a study tool. Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments as well as Parent Connect. Muchas gracias 🙂

Week of Monday, November 4th

6th grade classes: A Day will meet on Monday and Thursday of this week. They will learn about French colors, body vocabulary, & family vocabulary. Tuesday is a day off which affects the A/B day schedule of days. Pages 1-4  should be done by the end of the week for homework. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. The test will be the following week. B day will meet on Wednesday and Friday of this week. Students will learn about French family, body vocabulary and culture. All pages should be done by the end of the week. Check planner for daily assignment completion and (if applicable) change of plans. Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework and participating.

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: Students will learn the use the verb “ir” with classes this week in unit 4. We will learn additional vocabulary and apply additional grammar concepts to our sentence structures. Use Quizlet.com to study vocabulary. Quizlet 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3 will be covered this week. When there is homework, it will always be posted on Google Classroom on a daily basis. Check planner daily! Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework.

8th grade Yearlong: Students will have their Ch. 2 Grammar 1 quiz this Friday, November 9th. We will be learning additional grammar concepts with the verb “ser” this week. Students will also start to learn new vocabulary using the verb “gustar.” Use Quizlet.com (Ch. 2 Vocab 1 All Vocabulary) as a study tool. Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments as well as Parent Connect. Muchas gracias 🙂

Week of Monday, October 29th

6th grade classes: B Day will meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of this week. They will learn about French greetings, numbers & days & months. Pages 1-3 should be done by the end of the week for homework. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. A day will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. Students will learn about French days, months & colors this week. Check planner for daily assignment completion and (if applicable) change of plans. Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework and participating. I am still missing some German projects from last week. Please make sure that all students have completed these projects because they are a summative grade.

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: Students will have their unit 3 assessment this Friday, November 2nd. We will review the use of “ir” through a variety of activities this week. Jeopardy will be played on Thursday to review for the test. We will also learn about the “Day of the Dead” on Wednesday. Use Quizlet.com to study vocabulary. When there is homework, it will always be posted on Google Classroom on a daily basis. Check planner daily! Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework.

8th grade Yearlong: Students will have their Ch. 2 Vocab 1 quiz this Friday, November 2nd. We will be learning about grammar concepts with the verb “ser” this week. We will also learn about the “Day of the Dead” on Wednesday. Use Quizlet.com as a study tool. Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments as well as Parent Connect. Muchas gracias 🙂

Week of Monday, October 22nd

6th grade classes: A Day will meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of this week. They will take the German test on Monday. On Wednesday they will learn about French greetings and focus on numbers on Friday. Pages 1-2 should be done by the end of the week for homework. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. B day will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. The majority of students will be out on a field trip on Tuesday. Any students remaining will work on a German project in class. On Thursday, students will take their German Test. Check planner for daily assignment completion and (if applicable) change of plans. Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework and participating. I am still missing some German projects from last week. Please make sure that all students have completed these projects because they are a summative grade.

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: Students will be reviewing days of the week and additional time frame vocabulary. They will also learn about the verb “ir” and place vocabulary this week. Culture slides are due tomorrow. Use Quizlet.com to study vocabulary. When there is homework, it will always be posted on Google Classroom on a daily basis. Check planner daily! Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework.

8th grade Yearlong: Students will learn about using adjectives this week in the feminine and masculine forms. A Google Slide project will be assigned. We will also be learning how to ask about ages and state our birthdays in Spanish. The Puerto Rico map/culture quiz will be given on Friday. Use Quizlet.com as a study tool. On Thursday and Friday, they will be learning about culture. Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments as well as Parent Connect. Muchas gracias 🙂

Week of Monday, October 15th

6th grade classes: B Day will meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of this week. They will be learning about German body and family vocabulary on Monday, German culture on Wednesday, and they will play Jeopardy on Friday. The German test will be on Tuesday, October 23rd. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. Pages 1-7 should be complete by the end of the week. A project will be assigned on Google Classroom on Monday and will be due on Friday. A day will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. They will learn about German culture on Tuesday and they will play Jeopardy on Thursday. The German project is due this Thursday. The German test will be on Monday, October 22nd. Pages 1-7 should be complete by the end of the week. Check planner for daily assignment completion and (if applicable) change of plans. Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework and participating.

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: Students will be reviewing singular and plural sentences through verbal activities this week. They will study 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 notes for Jeopardy on Wednesday to be ready for the unit 2 test on Thursday. Use Quizlet.com to study vocabulary. When there is homework, it will always be posted on Google Classroom on a daily basis. Check planner daily! Check Parent Connect to see if students have been completing homework.

8th grade Yearlong: Students will complete a chapter review on Monday, play Jeopardy on Tuesday and have a chapter test on Wednesday. Please make sure they study their own notes, compare their notes on Google classroom, look over bell work, preview the pages on Google classroom, and use Quizlet.com as a study tool. On Thursday and Friday, they will be learning about culture. Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments as well as Parent Connect. Muchas gracias 🙂