Week of Monday, October 8th

6th grade classes: A Day will meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of this week. They will be learning about German colors on Monday, German family and body part vocabulary on Wednesday, and culture on Friday. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. Pages 1-6 should be complete by the end of the week. A project will be assigned on Google Classroom at the end of the week. B day will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. They will learn about German days and months on Tuesday and German colors on Thursday. Pages 1-7 should be complete by the end of the week. Answers for pages 5-7 are posted on Google Classroom. 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. Students with a C- or below will be receiving a progress report soon.

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: Students will be learning about colors, shapes, and animals this week. 2.1, 2.2 and possibly 2.3 notes should be complete by the end of the week. Students will also be memorizing questions to present in front of the class. 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. Students with a C- or below will be receiving a progress report soon.

8th grade Yearlong: The quiz on the Spanish verb “ser,” using “no with ser” and punctuation with accent marks will be on Friday’s half day (October 12th) . 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 (Ch. 1 Ser) as a study tool. The Chapter 1 Summative Test will be the following week. Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments as well as Parent Connect. Muchas gracias 🙂 Students with a C- or below will be receiving a progress report soon.

Week of Monday, October 1st

6th grade classes: A Day will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. They will be learning about German numbers on Tuesday and German days and months on Thursday. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. Pages 1-3 should be complete by the end of the week. B day will meet on Monday, Wednesday & Friday of this week. They will learn about German culture on Monday, German greetings on Wednesday, and German numbers on Friday. Pages 1, 2, top of 5, top of 6 and 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. Students with a C- or below will be receiving a progress report soon.

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: Students have completed all notes that they need to study for the unit 1 test which will be scheduled for this Thursday, October 4th. We will review Spanish classroom objects, the use of articles when making a noun singular or plural, and Spanish question phrases this week. Students will also be memorizing questions to present in front of the class. 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. Students with a C- or below will be receiving a progress report soon.

8th grade Yearlong: The quiz on Spanish numbers, days, months & alphabet is this Tuesday, October 2nd. 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. We will review concepts today and begin learning about Spanish verbs and punctuation this week. Chapter 1 Grammar 2 notes will be taken this week. The Chapter 1 Summative Test will be coming up soon. Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments as well as Parent Connect. Muchas gracias 🙂 Students with a C- or below will be receiving a progress report soon.

Week of Monday, September 24th

6th grade classes: B Day will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. They will be playing Jeopardy on Tuesday to prepare for the Spanish test on Thursday. They must know Spanish greetings, numbers 1-10, days & months, colors, culture and how to ask about family. Students should study the questions on each page. I will be testing them by asking the question and providing the answer in Spanish. Using multiple choice, they will have to decide what the question and answer are about. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. I will also be collecting the Spanish homework packets on the day of the test which should be completely done. If students were absent for pages 5 & 6, pages are posted on Google Classroom . A day will meet on Monday, Wednesday & Friday of this week. They will play Jeopardy on Monday and have the test on Wednesday (the day I will be collecting the homework packet). All information above is applicable to A day. On Friday, A day will be starting to learn about German greetings. 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 additional Spanish classroom objects and how to use articles when making a noun singular or plural. 1.1 and 1.2 notes will need to be studied this week. If students were absent last week for the test, they must make arrangements to meet with me to take the assessment. 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!

8th grade Yearlong: The quiz on Spanish grammar (Ch. 1 Grammar 1) is posted on Parent Connect. Please check the score. If it is below 28/35, students can retake it up to an 80%. Please email or text me (Remind.com) to let me know that your son/daughter has studied for the retake. They can take it during lunch this week. Students will learn about Spanish numbers, days, months & alphabet this week. They may or may not have a quiz on Spanish vocabulary this Friday depending on how far they get with understanding the material. If so, it may be postponed until next Tuesday. Please make sure they study their own notes, compare their notes on Google classroom, look over bell work, preview the book pages on Google classroom, and use Quizlet.com as a study tool. Muchas gracias 🙂 Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments.

Week of Monday, Sept., 17th

All Classes: Please make sure the “blue” Remind.com form on Google Classroom is complete by now. All information must be checked with your parent. All supplies should be purchased by now. Some classes still have a “Who are you?” form to complete on Google Classroom. Please work on those if not complete.

6th grade classes: B Day will meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of this week. They will be learning Spanish colors, culture, family & body vocabulary. All pages will be complete by the end of this week. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. B day will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. They will start learning about Spanish culture, family & body vocabulary. All pages will be complete by the end of this week. The test will be next week. Check planner for daily assignment completion and specific test dates.

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: Students will learn about Spanish numbers this week. B.1, B.2, B.3 & B.4 notes need to be studied. We will have our first unit test this week. If notes are missing, please have students copy the Bienvenidos Notes on Google Classroom. 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!

8th grade Yearlong: The quiz on Spanish vocabulary (Ch. 1 Vocab 1) is posted on Parent Connect. Please check the score. If it is below 24/30, students can retake it up to an 80%. Please email or text me (Remind.com) to let me know that your son/daughter has studied for the retake. They can take it during lunch this week. Students will learn about Spanish pronouns and verbs this week. They will have a quiz on Spanish grammar this Friday. Please make sure they study their own notes, compare their notes on Google classroom, look over bell work, preview the book pages on Google classroom, and use Quizlet.com as a study tool. Muchas gracias 🙂 Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments.

Week of Monday, September 10th

All Classes: Please make sure the “blue” Remind.com form on Google Classroom is complete by now. All information must be checked with your parent. All supplies should be purchased by now. Some classes still have a “Who are you?” form to complete on Google Classroom. Please work on those if not complete.

6th grade classes: A Day will meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of this week. They will be learning Spanish numbers, days & months, and colors. Pages 2, 3 & 4 should be complete for homework by next Tuesday. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. Students signed up during class. B day will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. They will start learning about Spanish numbers and days & months. Pages 2 & 3 should be complete for homework by next Monday. Check planner for daily assignment completion.

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: Students will continue learning about Spanish greetings this week. We will learn about people and objects in the classroom and numbers as well. B.1, B.2, B.3 & B.4 notes will be complete by the end of the week. If notes are missing, please have students copy the Bienvenidos Notes on Google Classroom. 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!

8th grade Yearlong: The quiz on Spain is posted on Parent Connect. Please check the score. If it is below 24/30, students can retake it up to an 80%. Please email or text me (Remind.com) to let me know that your son/daughter has studied for the retake. They can take it during lunch this week. Students will continue learning about basic Spanish greetings. They will have a quiz on Spanish vocabulary this Friday. Please make sure they study their own notes, compare their notes on Google classroom, preview the book pages on Google classroom, and use Quizlet.com as a study tool. They must know how to spell and create sentences. Muchas gracias 🙂 Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments.

Week of Tuesday, September 4th

All Classes: Please make sure the “blue” Remind.com form on Google Classroom is complete by now. All information must be checked with your parent. All supplies should be purchased by this week. We will be using our notebooks almost daily (7th & 8th graders). Some classes have a “Who are you?” form to complete on Google Classroom as well. Please work on those if not complete.

6th grade classes: A Day will meet on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. They will finish up PBIS expectiations, Class expectations, and “Getting to know you” activities. They will begin their Spanish packet this week. Page 1 homework should be complete by next Monday. Study concepts daily using Quizlet.com. Students signed up during class. B day will meet on Wednesday and Friday of this week. They will start learning about Spanish greetings on Wednesday. On Friday, they will learn about Spanish numbers. Pages 1-2 should be complete for homework by next Tuesday. Check planner for daily assignment completion.

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: Students will be learning about Spanish greetings this week. They started learning about the alphabet last week. We will then learn about people and objects in the classroom. When there is homework, it will always be posted on Google Classroom on a daily basis. Check planner daily!

8th grade Yearlong: Students will continue learning about Spain this week and begin learning about basic Spanish greetings. They will have their first quiz on Spain this Friday. Please make sure they study their own notes, compare their notes on Google classroom, preview the book pages on Google classroom, and use Quizlet.com as a study tool. Muchas gracias 🙂 Check planner and Google Classroom daily for homework assignments.

Google Classroom Codes

Depending on the hour that you belong to, please visit Google Classroom and type in the following code to join my class:

A2: ovwd0q5

1st Hour A Day: bdf6ij

1st Hour B Day: h0emcn

3rd Hour: slxb6h

4th Hour: 0awe1lz

5th Hour: yltwh1y

6th Hour: tm2m9c

Week of Monday, August 27th

Witamy! Bienvenidos! Wilkommen! Bienvenue!

Greetings and welcome to Smith’s Foreign Language Blog. During the first week of school, we will be getting to know each other, going over Smith’s PBIS procedures, dress code policy, classroom expectations, and getting our supplies gathered. Please click on the SYLLABI link on the top of the blog to view the classroom supplies needed for each grade level. Students will also be asked to visit Google Classroom after receiving a classroom code to register in order to provide parent contact information for Remind.com, verify that the syllabus as been read, and allowing pictures/videos taken in the classroom. I look forward to getting to know each and every student this year!!!

Week of Monday, June 11th

6th grade classes: B Day will be going over ASL concepts on Monday. On Wednesday, they will have their cultural food day. They can bring in sample sizes of Spanish, German, French or Arabic dishes. They will also take their ASL test which will be a shortened version because of the field trip this week. A Day will learn about ASL concepts on Tuesday and take their ASL test on Thursday. Check planner for daily assignment completion. Grades are posted to reflect homework completion and assessment knowledge on Parent Connect. Have a great summer!

7th & 8th grade Conversational Spanish: 4th hour will present Screencastifies on Monday, have a Cultural Food Day on Tuesday and take their final on Wednesday. 5th hour will take their final on Monday, have a field trip on Tuesday, and have Cultural Food Day on Wednesday. When there is homework, it will always be posted on Google Classroom on a daily basis. Grades are posted to reflect homework completion and assessment knowledge on Parent Connect. Have a great summer!

8th grade Yearlong: Students will take the 2nd part of the final today. Tomorrow will be their field trip. Wednesday will be their Cultural Food Day. Thursday will be the dance. Study the all notes and practice on Quizlet.com to review vocabulary. Gracias 🙂 Check Parent Connect/Student Connect for grades. Have a great summer!

Summer Learning

Please read the following about summer learning this year:

Dear Parent/Guardian,

      According to Johns Hopkins University, the effects of summer learning loss can result in nearly a three-month loss in grade-level equivalency in math and a two-month loss in grade-level equivalency in reading.  In order to close the summer learning loss gap in reading and math, middle school students will be  expected to complete Summer Learning before they return in the fall.  Teachers will grade the completed summer work when school opens in August.  Below are the expectations for math and literacy.  Thank you so much for supporting your child’s development through summer learning.

 

Math:

• Complete 60 minutes of Khan Academy a week (Practice only, videos will not count), based on their NWEA level.
• Students need to access Khan through Clever from the Dearborn Schools Student page.

             DO NOT LOG IN FROM THE STUDENT’S PERSONAL  ACCOUNT

**If you do not have access to technology over summer, students will be given a grade-level appropriate Workbook. 10 lessons will be graded by the 2018-19 Math teachers.

 

Below is the grade breakdown by minutes for Math. 480+ minutes    A   384 – 479           B 336 – 383           C 288 – 335           D

 

Literacy:

• Read 3-5 books from your building’s recommended reading list.
• Be prepared to present a Book Talk in September when you return to school.
• Book Talk rubric

**In order to keep reading momentum going over the summer break, students who are not enrolled in a summer school program and require reading intervention, will receive a grade-level appropriate workbook. 10 lessons will be graded by the 2018-19 Language Arts teachers.

 

Recommended Summer Reading list is attached and can be found on the School Website

 

All Middle School libraries will be open every Wednesday between 9 am and 11 am.

الدورة الصيفية : الرياضيات و اللغة الانكليزية

أولياء الأمور و الأوصياء الأعزاء:

بناء على دراسة لجامعة جون هوبكنز إن  الانقطاع عن الدراسة خلال الصيف قد يسفر عن تراجع الطالب بما يعادل فترة زمنية قد تصل إلى الثلاثة  أشهر تقريبا من فترة الدراسة العادية في مادة الرياضيات، و الشهرين في مادة القراءة. من أجل التخلص من هذه الفجوة التعليمية التي من الممكن أن تنشأ عن حلول فصل الصيف في القراءة والرياضيات، يتوقع من طلاب المرحلة الاعدادية إكمال واجبات بيتية صيفية  قبل عودتهم إلى المدرسة العام القادم وسيتم تصحيح وإعطاء علامات عن هذه الواجبات من قبل المعلمين عند بداية العام الدراسي في شهر آب القادم. في ما يلي توقعاتنا في مادة الرياضيات و القراءة. شكراً لكم على دعمكم ومساندتكم لأبنائكم في إكمال الواجبات الصيفية .

الرياضيات:

•         إكمال 60 دقيقة اسبوعياً في التمرن ( التمرينات فقط، مدة المقاطع المصورة لا تحسب من ضمن الساعات المطلوبة) على موقع أكاديمية خان بناءاً على مستواهم في  امتحانات ال NWEA.
•    على الطلاب الدخول على موقع خان عبر صفحة مدارس ديربورن الرسمية  الرئيسية / صفحة الطلاب. لا تقوموا بتسجيل الدخول من صفحة الطالب الخاصة.

اليكم فيما يلي توزيع العلامات لكل دقيقة في كل مادة : الرياضيات ( خان) اللغة ( موبي ماكس) 480 دقيقة و أكثر  = أ 479-384 دقيقة = ب 383-336 دقيقة = س                    335-288 دقيقة = د

 

اللغة الانكليزية:

•        قراءة 3-5  كتب من قائمة الكتب المعروضة في مدرستك.
•    تجهيز عرض تقديمي مكتوب لتقديمه في شهر أيلول عند العودة إلى المدرسة.
•       سلم علامات و تصحيح العرض التقديمي.

 

نرجو منكم التوقيع على هذا الجزء و إعادته إلى معلم/ـة الطفل

سوف تفتح جميع مكتبات المدارس الإعدادية أبوابها كل يوم أربعاء من الساعة 9 ص وحتى 11 ص.

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nzbPOXFHuN1_DmsVN29KyerL0HV3qQEhFdvtTs_D9Hs/edit

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qXF2cSeR5nPqDxDyjq79BXuHzaTc5QptdBV9j-2lmz8/edit