SEMANA 22: DEL 12 AL 16 DE ENERO - WEEK 22: FROM JANUARY 12 TO 16 2015

RESPONSIBILITY/RESPOSABILIDAD: A duty or obligation to satisfactorily perform or complete a task (assigned by someone, or created by one's own promise or circumstances) that one must fulfill, and which has a consequent penalty for failure.Read more: http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/responsibility.html#ixzz3OXHKLRHi

Cultural Unit Celebrations: It was due last Friday January 9th. Most  of the students did an excellent work. I did not accept any of those that was incomplete. If you have not turned in your unit you need to do it A.S.A.P. (late assignments will not get full credit). We started it on October 15 - December 18-

 NOTE FROM YOUR SPANISH TEACHER: Eight graders: You are heading to high school very soon. My concern is that some of you are not taking Spanish class seriously. That is really sad. Remember that you will get one- HS credit if you pass this course. 
Unfortunately there will not be as many make-up opportunities as you had the last semester during this second semester. Please do your best, I know  you all can succeed
academically. TURN IN YOUR WORK ON TIME AND COMPLETE  IF YOU WANT FULL CREDIT.
 I hear you about how much you like group work and I don't have any problem with group work what I don't like about group work is how distracted you get by talking with the members. If you want me to plan more group activities you need to follow directions and instructions fully. 

RESULTS OF THE SURVEY:

SPANISH END OF SEMESTER SURVEY – SCHOOL YEAR 2014-2015

What did you enjoy learning about most last semester?

* La fiesta

* Culture: Celebrations

 What did you least enjoy about last semester?

 * Grammar: conjugation of verbs 

 * Dictado

 What activities in class did you enjoy the most? Which helped you learn the most?

 * Group work

 * Project presentations
 * El coco and la cucaracha

 Which activities in class did you enjoy the least last semester? Which were least useful for you?

* Portafolio revision

* Writing / answering worksheets
* Writing agenda everyday

 Is there anything that would make Spanish go more smoothly for you this new semester?

 * More group work 

 * No writing a lot

 During the semester your teacher gave you opportunities to make-up missing assignments or low grades? Did you make up low grades? Why not?

 * The most common answer was: I was too lazy to do my make-up

 * I was busy with other school work or activities

What academic goals do you have for Spanish course this coming semester?

 * Get A in each assignment. 

 * Keeping up my great grades
 * Turn in all my assignments on time

IMPORTANT DATES / FECHAS IMPORTANTES

Unit 2 Evaluation: Friday January 16: Vocabulary, grammar, reading and culture will be evaluated. No open portafolio. 

Vocabulary: Tecnologia: You have the list of vocabulary

Grammar: Present + Past tense regular verbs

Reading: Comprension in reading selection

Culture: Celebrations + what we have been reading about Argentina. 

5th period will have the test on Thursday January 15

Portafolio Unit 2: Due on Friday January 23. Your teacher will let you know how to organize it and what assignments need to be presented. 

Homework / Tarea will be to study for the Unit evaluation. So you will not turn in any homework assignment for these two weeks: 21 + 22

Para esta semana: For this week

M:  Blog 

T: Cancion Vivir la vida + Correction of the pre-test: Vocabulary + Grammar

W:  Cancion Vivir la vida + Correction of the pre-test Reading + Culture

TH: Cancion Vivir la vida + General review: Game: Alcanzar la estrella

F:  students will take the Unit test 2

                                  

Coming activities:
Discover language Month: Song/ Cancion Vivir la vida

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb9AZw3piTY

New Project: Conociendo mas los paises Hispanos: starting on February5th 

New Spanish assistant/ secretary for the third quarter: See Ms. Garzon if you are interested.

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

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4LnorVVxfw

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