Language Arts:

We had a great first week of school!  If you did not finish the interest survey, please complete it at home.

Please have the recommended supplies for Monday to ensure success.

Spanish 3/4:

Please review your notes on gustar and encantar.

Spanish 1:

Review the alpahbet march on youtube.  Look over your maps of the Spanish-speaking countries.

I am really looking forward to a great school year!  I am listing below some helpful school supplies to have.  They are not required the first day of class, but I thought you might be out shopping this week 🙂

See you Tuesday!!

Language Arts 3:

1. Red pen
2. Highlighter
3. Pens/pencils
4. Loose leaf paper
5. Binder (1″ or 1-1/2″ will work)
6. 6 dividers for: bellwork, grammar, reading, writing, SSR, assignments
7. Kleenex (a donation of one box would be greatly appreciated)

Spanish:

1. Binder (1″ or 1-1/2″ will work)
2. Dividers for bellwork, vocabulary lists, notes, and assignments
3. Pens (including one red pen) / pencils
4. Highlighter
5. Loose leaf paper
6. Note cards/ Flashcards
7. Kleenex (a donation of one box would be appreciated)

Ms. Sbeity and Miss Yandura’s Language Arts:

We are currently working on an argumentative paper in response to the Mockingbird trial.letter to editor rubricLetter to the Editor(1)

Ms. Sbeity’s Spanish Class:

The weather chart is due upon return from break.doc20140417091440doc20140417102138doc20140417102157

Ms Sbeity and Miss Yandura’s Language Arts Class:

Homework for the weekend:  Write the final copy of the constructed response.

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Ms. Sbeity and Miss Yandura’s Language Arts:

We read chapter seven of To Kill a Mockingbird and filled in the chart on symbolism.  These are due on Monday:  doc20140327105221 doc20140328084417 doc20140328084444

Spanish 3/4:

We tested on por vs. para today.

Language Arts 4:

We are currently preparing for our mini-presentations for Thursday and Friday.  Please see the attached documents as they will assist in the speech and will be collected on the day of the presentations.

Overall Assignment Directions: doc20140210122852doc20140210122916

Research Worksheet: doc20140210122957

Outline: doc20140210123026doc20140210123045

Spanish 3/4:

We worked on communicating in the past tenses.  We decided whether to use the imperfect tense or preterite tense.

Homework: doc20140210124032

Language Arts:

1. Classroom rules signed by a parent were collected.
2. The students were assessed on a grammar pretest.
3. We read the attached article and formed our own opinion.  We wrote a paragraph expressing our opinion and provided three reasons using our own experience or the text to support our opinion. doc20140131143856

Spanish:

1. Classroom rules signed by a parent were collected.
2. We watched the last episode of “Extra”.
3. We reviewed vocabulary 8.1 doc20140131144146 and clothing articles

Language Arts 4:

Agenda:

1. Scavenger hunt for classroom policies and procedures
2. Learner survey
3. Letter about the type of learner you are (homework if not turned in today)doc20140130144728

*** Classroom rules need to be signed and turned in tomorrow!

Spanish 3/4:

We interviewed our partners today and shared their information with the class.

Ms. Sbeity and Miss Yandura’s Language Arts Class:

1. Turn in book log #7.
2. Grammar Quiz #5

We finished presentations on Julius Caesar speeches.  If you did not turn in all paperwork, do so asap.  Also, if you were absent, you need to speak with Ms. Sbeity or Miss Yandura to schedule your part of the presentation. 

Ms. Sbeity’s Spanish Class:

Spanish 2:

1. Bellwork
2. Test

Spanish 3/4:

1. Bellwork
2. wksht p.82
3. p. 262 (listening)
4. p. 264 #26,27

Miss Yandura’s and Ms. Sbeity’s Language Arts Class:

****Homework over the break:  Use the template to write the paragraph in response to Brutus’ speech. doc20131126074938doc20131126075002doc20131126075029doc20131126131053

Staple these 3 things together and turn in Monday:

1. Paragraph
2. Speech with your notes on it
3. Directions sheet (has a picture of Brutus on it) with 2 Exit Ticket questions completed.

Ms. Sbeity’s Spanish:

Spanish 2:  Completed and turned in clothing vocabulary and Thanksgiving vocabulary

Spanish 3/4:  Wonderful restaurant skits and authentic foods!