Happy Holidays and Feliz Navidad a todos!
This week is a clean up week before we go on vacation for the holiday break. After having our chapter 2 test last week, we are now making sure everyone has taken it so that we can have a fresh start with chapter 3 after vacation. We are finishing our oral presentations in front of the class this week. Students picked an age and a country out of a can and had to draw a picture of themselves with their likes and dislikes, their country's flag, digital age, name and country. The presentations have been very good overall. It counts as a test grade, the colored poster counts as a quiz grade, and the audience participation form counts as a classwork grade.
We will also be learning about the holiday traditions in different hispanic countries, so we will be going to the computer lab to do some quick research. The students will need to come up with five facts about their country and present them to the class in English with a possibility of presenting some facts in Spanish. It should be fun and informative. We will also be making traditional Mexican tin ornaments this week using heavy duty aluminum foil and sharpie markers. The students will look up a typical ornament that they would like to make.
We also have a few holiday vocabulary activities that we can do such as a word search, crossword puzzle, fill in activities, bingo, and a poem that will use the new vocabulary. We will also be playing some typical festive songs.
I will be staying after school on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week so that the students may finish any work that they owe.
Homework for the week will be lighter than usual.
Monday night: Word search only
Tuesday night: Finish getting information for your country's traditions for presentations tomorrow.
Wednesday night: Crossword puzzle only
Thursday night: bingo sheet for use on Friday
Friday night: Have a wonderful vacation!
Senora Schneider
Monday, December 19, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Homework for Wednesday night- change 12-7-11
Pleased be advised that we still have the vocab #15 on page 73 but we are also finishing the vocab from page #11 which is page 41 in your carpeta. You need to do both! Gracias, Senora Schneider
Monday, December 5, 2011
Work for the week of December 5, 2011
Buenas tardes a todos,
As I mentioned last week in my blog, the estudiantes this week will be creating a drawing of themselves and practicing for their oral presentations in front of the class. Today, I passed out the rubric and the paper on which I would like them to draw their head. We started the actual drawing in class and those who used their time wisely were able to complete many of the requirements of the rubric. We will presenting 5 to 7 posters every day this week and it will count as a test grade. Please review the rubric with your student if you have any questions. I showed them models of what I wanted in class. The poster needs to be in color. There will also be a quiz on Friday, December 9 on gusta, adjectives, the preposition "de"and its uses, and the pronouns me,te, le, nos, os, les, plus the vocab from pgs 56 and 57.
Homework for the week of 12-5-11:
Monday night: Finish poster of yourself in color. The only words on it should be your first name and the capital and country. Also, December calendar is due with 8 holiday items in color and numbers in Spanish.
Tuesday night: Finish the packet -the only page that should be left is page 24. I will be collecting it soon.
Wednesday night: Finish vocabulary sheet 2A which should be the bottom half. Study for quiz on 12/9.
Thursday night: In the book page 65 exercise 33, and page 71 exercise 4. Study for quiz tomorrow.
As of right now, the chapter 2 test will still be on Wednesday, December 14. I reserve the right to move it in either direction depending on how we progress with the presentations and other exercises.
We are still working together with partners, groups, individual and whole class activities which the students seem to be enjoying. We have been having a student from Rivier College observing and helping out a bit 3 days per week. She will possibly be here student teaching in the spring semester. We will see.
Upcoming events: Holiday traditions is various hispanic countries, making tin ornaments, and comprehension videos on chapter 2.
As I mentioned last week in my blog, the estudiantes this week will be creating a drawing of themselves and practicing for their oral presentations in front of the class. Today, I passed out the rubric and the paper on which I would like them to draw their head. We started the actual drawing in class and those who used their time wisely were able to complete many of the requirements of the rubric. We will presenting 5 to 7 posters every day this week and it will count as a test grade. Please review the rubric with your student if you have any questions. I showed them models of what I wanted in class. The poster needs to be in color. There will also be a quiz on Friday, December 9 on gusta, adjectives, the preposition "de"and its uses, and the pronouns me,te, le, nos, os, les, plus the vocab from pgs 56 and 57.
Homework for the week of 12-5-11:
Monday night: Finish poster of yourself in color. The only words on it should be your first name and the capital and country. Also, December calendar is due with 8 holiday items in color and numbers in Spanish.
Tuesday night: Finish the packet -the only page that should be left is page 24. I will be collecting it soon.
Wednesday night: Finish vocabulary sheet 2A which should be the bottom half. Study for quiz on 12/9.
Thursday night: In the book page 65 exercise 33, and page 71 exercise 4. Study for quiz tomorrow.
As of right now, the chapter 2 test will still be on Wednesday, December 14. I reserve the right to move it in either direction depending on how we progress with the presentations and other exercises.
We are still working together with partners, groups, individual and whole class activities which the students seem to be enjoying. We have been having a student from Rivier College observing and helping out a bit 3 days per week. She will possibly be here student teaching in the spring semester. We will see.
Upcoming events: Holiday traditions is various hispanic countries, making tin ornaments, and comprehension videos on chapter 2.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Work for the week of November 28, 2011
Buenas noches a todos,
Hope everyone had a feliz accion de gracias last week! Now that we are back in the swing of things, we can hopefully get on a good school schedule before the holiday break. This week we will be learning more about how to say how we like things and using our new and old adjectives to say why we like them or why not. We will also be making a December calendar, talking about world holidays, and discussing the culture of Puerto Rico which is our featured country in chapter 2. We will probably have a quiz on the likes and dislikes on Friday, 12/2.We will also assign new seats, new groups, new partners, and hopefully a new attitude for some of our students. I'm also hoping to see an improvement in homework and preparation for class this trimester.
Our homework for the week is:
Monday night (lunes noche) - pages 14 and 20A in the packet
Tuesday night (martes noche) - pages 17 and 19A in the packet
Wednesday night ( miercoles noche) - pages 16 and 23 in the packet
Thursday night (jueves noche) -pages 18 and 21 in the packet, study for quiz on gusta(n), vocabulary words and adjectives.
Friday night (viernes noche) - none -nada
Next week: An oral project in front of the class using everything we have learned so far. The students will draw a picture of themselves and the items that they like and dislike, along with their name, age, and where they are from. The audience will take notes on the presentations. We will be putting the pictures up in the hallway as we present. This will count as a test grade. It should be fun. There will also be another quiz on gusta next week and a written test on chapter 2 during the week of December 12th as of right now.
A big thank you (muchas gracias) to all the students who presented their Day of the Dead items in front of the class for the last 2 weeks. They were very interesting and gave us a greater appreciation for our families. Students should be bringing their photos and items home this week. We also enjoyed a great Thanksgiving feast thanks to many food donations. We have some great bakers in Tyngsborough for which we were very thankful.
Hasta luego, Senora Schneider
Hope everyone had a feliz accion de gracias last week! Now that we are back in the swing of things, we can hopefully get on a good school schedule before the holiday break. This week we will be learning more about how to say how we like things and using our new and old adjectives to say why we like them or why not. We will also be making a December calendar, talking about world holidays, and discussing the culture of Puerto Rico which is our featured country in chapter 2. We will probably have a quiz on the likes and dislikes on Friday, 12/2.We will also assign new seats, new groups, new partners, and hopefully a new attitude for some of our students. I'm also hoping to see an improvement in homework and preparation for class this trimester.
Our homework for the week is:
Monday night (lunes noche) - pages 14 and 20A in the packet
Tuesday night (martes noche) - pages 17 and 19A in the packet
Wednesday night ( miercoles noche) - pages 16 and 23 in the packet
Thursday night (jueves noche) -pages 18 and 21 in the packet, study for quiz on gusta(n), vocabulary words and adjectives.
Friday night (viernes noche) - none -nada
Next week: An oral project in front of the class using everything we have learned so far. The students will draw a picture of themselves and the items that they like and dislike, along with their name, age, and where they are from. The audience will take notes on the presentations. We will be putting the pictures up in the hallway as we present. This will count as a test grade. It should be fun. There will also be another quiz on gusta next week and a written test on chapter 2 during the week of December 12th as of right now.
A big thank you (muchas gracias) to all the students who presented their Day of the Dead items in front of the class for the last 2 weeks. They were very interesting and gave us a greater appreciation for our families. Students should be bringing their photos and items home this week. We also enjoyed a great Thanksgiving feast thanks to many food donations. We have some great bakers in Tyngsborough for which we were very thankful.
Hasta luego, Senora Schneider
Monday, November 14, 2011
Week of November 14, 2011
Bienvenidos a todos, (welcome back to everyone),
November has been a crazy month after having a week off due to snow, a short week last week with an assembly, another assembly this week on Thursday, and Thanksgiving next week with 2 1/2 days. We are trying to keep our continuity going this month, but it is very difficult to keep everyone on track.
However, we are having a quiz on Wednesday this week on adjectives, the verb to be, numbers to 100, age, dates, and birthdays. We had a quiz last week and today for some classes just on adjectives. We have started the Day of the Dead presentations. Thanks to all who brought their items in. We have played day of the dead bingo, worked on comparisons of this holiday with Halloween and have seen real Mexican holiday items on line in class. We also did calendars with holiday items.
This weeks homework is
Monday night: page 15 ex. 9 and page 13a ex 7 and 8 in packets. Finish all packet work if you have any empty pages. Clase 3 also in book page 47 ex 4, page 47 ex 8 and 9.
Tuesday night: In book pages 52 ex 16 and page 53 ex 17. Study for quiz
Wednesday night: vocab sheet to be given in class
Thursday night: make your own vocabulary list in section 4 of notebook from pages 56 and 57 in the book. There are 21 words and use the five column method.
Hasta pronto,
Senora
Schneider
November has been a crazy month after having a week off due to snow, a short week last week with an assembly, another assembly this week on Thursday, and Thanksgiving next week with 2 1/2 days. We are trying to keep our continuity going this month, but it is very difficult to keep everyone on track.
However, we are having a quiz on Wednesday this week on adjectives, the verb to be, numbers to 100, age, dates, and birthdays. We had a quiz last week and today for some classes just on adjectives. We have started the Day of the Dead presentations. Thanks to all who brought their items in. We have played day of the dead bingo, worked on comparisons of this holiday with Halloween and have seen real Mexican holiday items on line in class. We also did calendars with holiday items.
This weeks homework is
Monday night: page 15 ex. 9 and page 13a ex 7 and 8 in packets. Finish all packet work if you have any empty pages. Clase 3 also in book page 47 ex 4, page 47 ex 8 and 9.
Tuesday night: In book pages 52 ex 16 and page 53 ex 17. Study for quiz
Wednesday night: vocab sheet to be given in class
Thursday night: make your own vocabulary list in section 4 of notebook from pages 56 and 57 in the book. There are 21 words and use the five column method.
Hasta pronto,
Senora
Schneider
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Information for the week of October 24, 2011
Buenas Noches a todos,
After having our first chapter test last week (Chapter 1), we are now moving on to chapter 2 and will be studying and using adjectives, telling ages, and saying what we like or dislike. We will be watching a video that is used with the chapters in the book after we preview it by reading the dialog in the book. We will also be discussing the Day of the Dead holiday which is celebrated in Mexico for three days from October 31 and November 1st and 2nd. It is very different from Halloween in many ways as it celebrates family and ancestors that have passed away. I will be having the students bring in small items that represent a loved one, animal, or famous movie star that has passed away. These items will be due on Monday for discussion in class.
Homework this week will be:
Monday night: vocabulary list from pages 44 and 45. Put in section 3 using the five column method.
Tuesday night: new packet- pages 11 and 13v.
Wednesday night:: pages 16 and 17
Thursday night: page 14 exercises 3 and 5, page 15 exercise 6, page 18 exercise 14.
Friday night: bring in a small item from a person or animal that has passed away for Monday.
Hasta luego, Senora Schneider
After having our first chapter test last week (Chapter 1), we are now moving on to chapter 2 and will be studying and using adjectives, telling ages, and saying what we like or dislike. We will be watching a video that is used with the chapters in the book after we preview it by reading the dialog in the book. We will also be discussing the Day of the Dead holiday which is celebrated in Mexico for three days from October 31 and November 1st and 2nd. It is very different from Halloween in many ways as it celebrates family and ancestors that have passed away. I will be having the students bring in small items that represent a loved one, animal, or famous movie star that has passed away. These items will be due on Monday for discussion in class.
Homework this week will be:
Monday night: vocabulary list from pages 44 and 45. Put in section 3 using the five column method.
Tuesday night: new packet- pages 11 and 13v.
Wednesday night:: pages 16 and 17
Thursday night: page 14 exercises 3 and 5, page 15 exercise 6, page 18 exercise 14.
Friday night: bring in a small item from a person or animal that has passed away for Monday.
Hasta luego, Senora Schneider
Monday, October 17, 2011
Information for the week of October 17, 2011
Buenas noches a todos,
This week we will be reviewing for a major test on Wednesday and Thursday on Chapter 1. It will be on all the basic expressions that we have been studying such as what's your name, how are you, where are you from, what's the date, what day is it, plus all the responses, days of the week, time, months, seasons, capitals and countries, facts about Spain, numbers, phone numbers, emails, the verb to be (SER), pronouns, and how to match the pronouns with the correct verb.
Today, we finished a quiz from last Thursday because there were no classes on Friday due to Spirit Day. Tomorrow, there is a half day to review again, Half of Wednesday will be review, then we will start the test with the listening exercises and a few parts of the test. We will finish on Thursday and clean up any loose ends we need to do. Friday, I will be at a funeral for my mother-in-law, so the students will be doing a mini project on the Euro and will pass it in at the end of the class. With all the controversy about the European economy, it will be a timely lesson to understand the reasons why the Euro was introduced to their economy.
Homework this week will be:
Monday night: pages 4a and 12v in the packet. This will finish off this packet for this chapter.
Tuesday night: vocabulary review sheet - Spanish to English-do the whole sheet.
Wednesday night: pages 32 and 33 in the book, exercises 1 thru 6 for a chapter review. Put in section 1
Thursday night: Read article on Euros that will be provided for you.
Friday night: none
Next week: Readings and Video on Chapter one, starting chapter 2, discussion about Day of the Dead.
Students will be asked to bring in items that represent activities and likes of a deceased person or pet of their choice. More details to follow later.
Adios for now, Senora Schneider
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