Sunday, March 25, 2012

SEMANA 33: DEL 26 AL 30 DE MARZO (WEEK33: FROM MARCH 26 TO 30)

                                                       BUENOS DIAS,

Tenemos una semana mas antes de ir a las vaciones de primavera.
We have one more week before heading to spring break. I know you are very anxious about it but you need to focus and do your best this week.
SPRING PEP RALLY
We had our spring rally and No place for Hate Assembly last Friday. Students were happy cheering up for the different sport teams. We had a surprise from the BRAVES, their mascot was here: HOMER


SPIRIT WEEK
Next week's spirit week is sponsored by the PAC committee and student council.  The themes of the week is anti-bullying, helping one another, good citizenship, and some downright fun.
Lunes / Monday - Sports Day
Martes / Tuesday - Tacky Day
Miercoles / Wednesday - Decade Day
Jueves / Thursday - Twin, triplet , etc. Day
Viernes / Friday - Pay it forward Day :Let's help someone special for all SMS

FOR THIS COMING WEEK:
7TH 8TH We will continue working on PRETERIT. We have been practicing regular  verbs and and we will start using irregular verbs in our work.
If time allows we will be starting watching another cultural movie :Maricela that will allow us to discuss topics such as immigration, ideals, values, opportunities, prejudices, racial discrimination, language and peer pressure.
QUIZ#16: Preterit for regular verbs on Wednesday March 28
COMPUTER LAB: We will be working on the computer lab on Thursday, March 29th. You will be working in pairs. You need to turn in your work for this day at the end of your period. It will be grade it.
TAREA (HW): Reading comprehension. You will get this copy on Monday March 26. Remember: Tarea is due on Friday, March 30

6TH
We will continue working on verbs SER + ESTAR/ PREP. OF PLACE, HAY..; we will also be starting watching a cultural movie and we will be studying VERB 'TENER' a little deeper if time allows.
COMPUTER LAB: We will be working on the computer lab on Thursday, March 29th. You will be working in pairs. You need to turn in your work at the end of your period. It will be graded.
TAREA(HW): Answer: Based on the reading  page 140 think about how students and teachers intereact within a typical classroom in a Spanish-speaking country. What are at the least four things that you might find different from most schools in the United States?
NO HAY QUIZ ESTA SEMANA: NO QUIZ THIS WEEK. However you need to focus on your work your teacher might ask your work any day of this week.

PARA RECORDAR; TO REMEMBER
* Quizzes: los miércoles (on Wednesdays)
** Tarea (HW): los viernes (on Fridays)
*** Tutoria: los miércoles  a las 7:45am- 8:30am on Wed
PLEASE BE KIND TO EACH OTHER
AND PROTECT ANIMALS, THEY NEED US!!!
Espero que tengan una buena semana
PLEASE JOIN: THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
Have a great week!!!
Have a safe Spring break!!!

Sunday, March 18, 2012

SEMANA 32: DEL19 AL 23 DE MARZO (WEEK 32: FROM MARCH 19 TO 23)

THANK YOU -GRACIAS - THANK YOU -GRACIAS -THANK YOU -GRACIAS - THANK YOU


...To all the teachers and students who participated in the wonderful day last Thursday on March 15 for our exchange students from Colombia. I appreciate what you all did to make this event a success.
We started our day with a delicious breakfast hosted by some students from 6th and 7th grade. We also had a band concert by our guests and some students from North Atlanta High School. Our visitor also were part of some classes, giving presentation about Colombia. They played with some Sutton students band as well.
Later they shared lunch with 8th graders and had a section with our Drama teacher. These Colombian students enjoyed the day with all of you and were very grateful.

4TH- LAST QUARTER
Students took their report card home last Friday. I am sure many of them are happy with their results of the third quarter. Parents must be proud as well.
We just started the last quarter for this school year. I hope you make the right choice for this final part: doing hw, prepare lessons and learn a lot.

FOR THIS COMING WEEK:
7TH & 8TH GRADE:
We will continue working on "Preterito". We will be able to express our thoughts in past tense using regular and irregular verbs. We will be reading a selection and work on this as well. So far we have been studied in this lesson: Body parts / Verb Doler / Preterit- Past
QUIZ #15: Vocabulary about body parts and verb DOLER on Wed March 21.
TAREA: Write a paragraph about what you did during the weekend (at least 10 sentences using regular -5 verbs and irregular -5 verbs)

6TH GRADE:
We will continue working on verbs SER & ESTAR. We also have learned how to use adverbs of place to talk about spatial location of school items.
QUIZ $ 14: : Vocabulary and verbs SER & ESTAR on Wed. March 21
TAREA: Activity 15 page 15. Students will write this activity on Monday, March 19.

PARA RECORDAR; TO REMEMBER
* Quizzes: los miércoles (on Wednesdays)
** Tarea (HW): los viernes (on Fridays)
*** Tutoria: los miércoles  a las 7:45am- 8:30am on Wed

PLEASE BE KIND TO EACH OTHER
AND PROTECT ANIMALS, THEY NEED US!!!
Espero que tengan una buena semana
Have a great week!!!

Saturday, March 10, 2012

SEMANA 31: DEL 12 AL 16 DE MARZO (WEEK: 31 FROM MARCH 12 TO 16)

DAYLIGHT SAVE TIME

 Hola:
Yes, we will lose out one hour of rest. Did you move your clock ahead 1 hour? I don't want you to be late for your Spanish class!! :-)
 
DIA INTERNACIONAL DE LA MUJER -8 DE MARZO
I hope you have acknowledged this celebration. We discussed how important the woman's role nowadays in some of my classes. We named some successful women not only in America but also around the world.

 
 COLOMBIA EXCHANGE STUDENTS AT SMS
We will be pleased of having seventeen students and three chaperons from Colombia this coming Thursday March 15 at SMS. They will be visiting our school. They will be participating on the International Night at North Atlanta High School. Students from Sra. Ramirez and Sra. Garzon 1st periods as well as Cougar Spanish class will be hosting a welcoming breakfast for these visitors. We hope they enjoy the day with us!!!

MAKE-UP WEEK
Our make-up week was success for those students who took this opportunity seriously. Here one comment about this work:  

"The chance to make-up our work was great.  I would definitely advise you 
to do next time. Personally I am very grateful you offered this, as well as many others probably are."-AV-1st period
Remember!!! Report cards will be going out on Friday. We will then begin the last quarter of this school year. 

For this coming week:
6th period: Portafolio #4. We did organize it last Friday March 9th. You will have the entire week of March 12- 16 to turn in it. Please don't forget. We will continue working with verbs SER and ESTAR and adverbs of place. 
Tarea: No hay tarea esta semana. No homework this week
7th-8th periods
8th grade will be having the 8th grade- assessment. This will help you to be in the right level in HS.
We will be continue working on this chapter about " El cuerpo", verb doler and perhaps we will start past tense if time allows. 
Tarea: No hay tarea esta semana. No homework this week.

NO OLVIDEN DE RECICLAR: CUIDA A TU MEDIO-AMBIENTE


Friday, March 2, 2012

SEMANA 30: DEL 5 AL 9 DE MARZO (WEEK 30: FROM MARCH 5 TO 9)


MARZO ESTA AQUI Y PRONTO LA PRIMAVERA
What a week!!! Que semana!!!
We had a great week with all the activities done during last week. We have honored the Black History Month with some activities like:
-Short video clip about "Afro-latinos": 
-Documentary: Martin Luther King, Jr. : http://www.aspectosculturales.com/amigos/games/luther/
-Estevanico, el moro 
We also have done some activities for "Love your body week" "Cuida tu cuerpo" We had played, read and even made a "healthy pizza" (see some pictures below)
And now we are ready for an important week: MAKE UP WEEK!!! Please make the best of it!!!!
***MAKE UP -WEEK IS HERE*** 
FROM MARCH 5TO 9

 ***DURING THE WEEK OF MARCH 5TH – 9TH THERE WILL BE A MAKE-UP WEEK IN SPANISH CLASS.  THE STUDENTS ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PULL THEIR GRADE UP.  IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEING ON TIME TO CLASS, BE ATTENTIVE AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS TO GET THIS ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITY DURING THIS QUARTER. I hope you are really  serious to  get this work done during this week.
Here is the schedule:
7th - 8th grades
DAY
ASSIGNMENT
MONDAY - March 5
NUMBERS
TUESDAY- March 6
VOCABULARY
WED.- March 7
STEM-CH VERBS
THURS.- March 8
DICTADO
FRIDAY - March 9
READING

6th grade 
DAY
ASSIGNMENT
MONDAY- March 5 
VOCABULARY
TUESDAY- March 6
-AR VERBS
WED. -March 7
ADJECTIVES
THURS.- March 8
READING
FRIDAY - March 9
DICTADO


*** No hay tarea para esta semana***
-No homework for this week-
Here some pics from last week activities:


    












PARA RECORDAR; TO REMEMBER
* Quizzes: los miércoles (on Wednesdays)
** Tarea (HW): los viernes (on Fridays)
*** Tutoria: los miércoles  a las 7:45am- 8:30am on Wed.

PLEASE BE KIND TO EACH OTHER
AND PROTECT ANIMALS, THEY NEED US!!!
Espero que tengan una buena semana
Have a great week!!!

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