SEMANA 9: DEL 29 DE SEPTIEMBRE AL 3 DE OCTUBRE - WEEK 9: FROM SEPTEMBER 29 TO OCTOBER 3 2O14

WE CONTINUE CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH MES DE LA HERENCIA HISPANA MES DE LA HISPANIDAD SEPTIEMBRE 15 – OCTUBRE 15

IMPORTANT DATES / FECHAS IMPORTANTES

September 15 to October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month: We are celebrating it with different culture activities. We are making a cultural chapter related to this celebration + Project 2: Celebrations.

Wednesday October 1: Quiz 5: Spanish-Speaking countries + capitals

Tuesday September 30: Pre-test (Diagnostic test 2) Unit 2

Friday October 3: Second Session for Project celebraciones

Friday October 3: Classwork- grade: La cucaracha  o trabalenguas el coco. (you decide which one to learn by heart)

*** I will be presenting my project: Inti Raymi this week so you will have an idea what it is expecting in the project 1****

**** Heritage Class- students will be attending the class with the rest of the students this week ***

A list of Spanish-speaking countries and their capital cities

	Country	País (en español)	Capital
Europe	Spain	España	Madrid
North America	Mexico	México	Ciudad de México
Central America	Costa Rica	Costa Rica	San José
	El Salvador	El Salvador	San Salvador
	Guatemala	Guatemala	Ciudad de Guatemala
	Honduras	Honduras	Tegucigalpa
	Nicaragua	Nicaragua	Managua
	Panama	Panamá	Ciudad de Panamá
Carribean	Cuba	Cuba	Havana
	Dominican Republic	República Dominicana	Santo Domingo
	Puerto Rico *	Puerto Rico	San Juan
South America	Argentina	Argentina	Buenos Aires
	Bolivia	Bolivia	La Paz / Sucre**
	Chile	Chile	Santiago
	Colombia	Colombia ***	Bogotá
	Ecuador	Ecuador	Quito
	Paraguay	Paraguay	Asunción
	Peru	Perú	Lima
	Uruguay	Uruguay	Montevideo
	Venezuela	Venezuela	Caracas
Africa	Equatorial Guinea	Guinea Ecuatorial	Malabo

FOR THIS WEEK/ PARA ESTA SEMANA

M: Blog + identifying Spanish speaking countries

T: Taking pre-test + list vocabulary  Unit 2

W: Reading + Define + spelling + pronunciation of vocabulary 2 + Quiz 5: Spanish-Speaking countries + capitals

TH: Project Presentation: Inti Raymi

F: Second Part Group work for the Project 1: Celebrations

Hw/ Tarea Study Countries + capitals for Quiz #5 On Wed October 1

Portafolio 1: Turn in during the week. Due this week #9

PARA RECORDAR - TO REMEMBER

* Quizzes: los miércoles (on Wednesdays) for 8th grade
** Tarea (HW): los viernes (on Fridays)
*** Tutoria: los miércoles  a las 8am- 8:30am

**** Let me know if you are coming

Please be kind to each other and don't forget to protect animals they need us.
Espero que tengan una buena semana
Join The Humane Society of the USA, ASPCA: we are their voice,
National Wildlife Federation, Guiding eyes for the Blind,

PETA and World Wildlife Fund