viernes, el diciséis de diciembre

Spanish I:

• Students had an end of the year celebration.

The only homework over the break is to begin to study for the midterm on January 17th.

jueves, el quince de diciembre

Spanish I:

• Students reviewed the -ar verb endings, and did book exercises #7, 8 and 9. Due tomorrow.

4th Grade Spanish:

• Students learned how to write the day in Spanish. Their homework over the break is to write down the day every day:
• Hoy es lunes. = Today is Monday.

miércoles, el catorce de diciembre

Spanish I:

• Students went over how to conjugate regular AR verbs.

yo - o                      nosotros - amos

tú  - as                     vosotros - áis

él/ella/usted - a         ellos - an

3rd Grade:

• Students reviewed the days of the week, and learned how to say what day it is. Their homework over the break is to write down the day every day:
• Hoy es lunes. = Today is Monday.

martes, el trece de diciembre

Spanish I:

• Students went over the 1.3 unit test, so that they can retake it when they are ready.

4th grade Spanish:

• Students went over the days of the week in Spanish and made flash cards for them.

lunes, el doce de diciembre

Spanish I:

• Students had a vocabulary quiz on 2.1
• Students received vocabulary packets and practice quizzes for the Spanish midterm in January. They should start studying for these right away.

IMPORTANT:

• The Spanish midterm is in January at the end of the term, and will cover everything from 1.1,1.2,1.3, and 2.1.

3rd grade Spanish:

• Students began a new unit on the days of the week in Spanish. they learned a song about them, and learned facts about Spanish calendars and days of the week.
Vocabulary: lunes = Monday martes = Tuesday miércoles = Wednesday jueves = Thursday viernes = Friday sábado = Saturday domingo = Sunday IMPORTANT:
• Days of the week do not have a capital letter, and the calendar week begins on Monday, not Sunday.

viernes, el nueve de diciembre

Spanish I:

• Students went to the computer lab to practice for the vocabulary quiz on Monday.

IMPORTANT:

• To practice at home:

Go to http://www.conjuguemos.com/

School ID is 65796 (in case you forget you user name/password and need to create a new one).

1) Go to student sign in, enter your user name and password
2) Go to the left-hand side and go to Spanish (book)
3) Find your book En Español 1 (make sure you do not got to En Español 2 or 3)
4) Practice your vocabulary by using the games or the word practice

¡Buena suerte on the quiz!

jueves, el ocho de diciembre

Spanish I:

• Students did listening exercises for 2.1

IMPORTANT:

• 2.1 vocabulary quiz on Monday

4th Grade Spanish:

• Students began a new unit on the days of the week in Spanish. they learned a song about them, and learned facts about Spanish calendars and days of the week.

Vocabulary:
lunes = Monday
martes = Tuesday
miércoles = Wednesday
jueves = Thursday
viernes = Friday
sábado = Saturday
domingo = Sunday
IMPORTANT:

• Days of the week do not have a capital letter, and the calendar week begins on Monday, not Sunday.

miércoles, el siete de diciembre

Spanish I:

• Students reviewed for the vocabulary 2.1 quiz on Monday.

3rd Grade Spanish:

• Students had a test on the numbers 1-31.

martes, el seis de diciembre

Spanish I:

• Students had their 1.3 unit test today (except for 2nd hour who did not have Spanish today, and will have their test tomorrow).
• Students had a practice sheet for the next vocabulary quiz on 2.1

4th Grade Spanish:

• Students had a test on the numbers 1-31. The results will be on their report cards. Student who do badly on this test can retake it any time they want. Tests will be sent home before the break.

lunes, el cinco de diciembre

Spanish I:

• Students went over a review worksheet for the 1.3 test.
• 2nd hour will now have their test on Wednesday, Dec 7th (because of the Explore test tomorrow morning).
• 4th-7th hour will now have their test tomorrow.

3rd grade Spanish:

• Students practiced the numbers 1-31 for the test, which they will have this Wednesday.

viernes, el dos de diciembre

Spanish I:

• Students went over a sheet with all the questions and answers we have learned so far. Any of these questions could be on the test on Monday.

Questions/Answers:

Spanish Questions and Answers

You must know the following questions and answers. They could appear on ANY future test.

1)      ¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo Señora Roth.

2)      ¿Cómo se llama el chico? El chico se llama Juan. Él se llama Juan. Se llama Juan (All these answers are correct).

3)      ¿Cómo estás hoy? Yo estoy muy bien. Estoy muy bien. (All these answers are correct)

4)      ¿Cómo está el chico? El chico está mal. Él está mal. Está mal. (All these answers are correct)

5)      ¿De dónde eres? Yo soy de España. Soy de España. (All these answers are correct)

6)      ¿De dónde es el chico? El chico es de Michigan. Él es de Michigan. Es de Michigan. (All these answers are correct)

7)      ¿Cómo eres? Yo soy baja y divertida. Soy baja y divertida. (All these answers are correct)

8)      ¿Cómo es el chico? El chico es alto y cómico. É les alto y cómico. Es alto y cómico. (All these answers are correct)

9)      ¿Cómo es tu mejor amiga? Mi mejor amiga es guapa. Ella es guapa. Es guapa. (All these answers are correct)

10)  ¿Qué te gusta? Me gusta la pizza.

11)  ¿Qué te gusta hacer? Me gusta leer y escribir.

12)  ¿Te gusta bailar? Sí, me gusta bailar. No, no me gusta bailar.

13)  ¿A Juan le gusta bailar? Sí, a Juan le gusta bailar. Sí, le gusta bailar. No, a Juan no le gusta bailar. No, no le gusta bailar. (All these answers are correct)

14)  ¿Qué le gusta hacer a Juan? A Juan le gusta trabajar. Le gusta trabajar. (All these answers are correct)

15)  ¿Qué le gusta a Juan? A Juan le gusta la pizza. Le gusta la pizza. (All these answers are correct)

16)  ¿Qué llevas hoy? Yo llevo una camisa negra y unos pantalones negros. Llevo una camisa negra y unos pantalones negros. (All these answers are correct)

17)  ¿Qué lleva el chico? El chico lleva una camisa roja y unos pantalones azules. Él lleva una camisa roja y unos pantalones azules. Lleva una camisa roja y unos pantalones azules. (All these answers are correct)

18)   ¿Qué día es hoy? Hoy es jueves. ¿Qué día es mañana? Mañana es viernes.

19)  ¿Cuál es la fecha hoy? Hoy es el primero de diciembre. Hoy es jueves, el prinero de diciembre. (All these answers are correct)

20)  ¿Cuántos años tienes? Yo tengo cuarenta y cinco años. Tengo cuarenta y cinco años. (All these answers are correct)

21)  ¿Cuántos años tiene el chico? El chico tiene trece años. Él tiene trece años. Tiene trece años. (All these answers are correct)

22)  ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños? Mi cumpleaños es el trece de marzo. Es le trece de marzo. (All these answers are correct)

23)  ¿Cuándo es el cumpleaños de Juan? El cumpleaños de Juan es el primero de octubre. Su cumpleaños es el primero de octubre.  (All these answers are correct)

IMPORTANT:

• Homework is making flash cards for all these questions and answers, or writing them out.
• Extra credit: Students can do the woprksheet packet for either a homework grade (n ot checked for accuracy) or as a quiz (checked for accuracy). This is due on Monday.

jueves el primero de diciembre

Spanish I:

• Students continued reviewing for the unit test on Monday.

4th grade Spanish:

• Students did a worksheet on numbers. they have a quiz on 1-31 on Tuesday.

miércoles, el treinta de noviembre

Spanish I:

• Students did a review sheet with Miss Campbell.
• Due tomorrow.

3rd grade Spanish:

• Students did a worksheet on numbers 1-31. Their quiz on these numbers is next Monday.

martes, el veintinueve de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We went over the exercises assigned yesterday, and began a practice worksheet, This is not homework and will be finished in class tomorrow.

IMPORTANT:

• Unit 1.3 test is on Monday, December 5th. 

4th grade Spanish:

• Students had a practice quiz on numbers 1-31

Some still do not know all these numbers and need to practice them more. The real test will be next Tuesday, December 6th.

Click on the link below to see the number vocabulary

http://www.berkleyschools.org/index.aspx?folder=11871

lunes, el veintiocho de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We began to review for the Unit 1.3 test on Monday.
• First we went over the exercises assigned last week. Then we did the review exercises #1,2,3,4 & 5 on pgs 90-91. These are due tomorrow.
• I passed out a study guide for the 1.3 test.

IMPORTANT:

• Unit 1.3 test is on Monday, December 5th

3rd grade Spanish:

• Students had a practice quiz on numbers 1-31

Some still do not know all these numbers and need to practice them more. The real test will be next Monday, December 5th.

Click on the link below to see the number vocabulary

http://www.berkleyschools.org/index.aspx?folder=11871

martes. el veintidos de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We went over yesterday's exercises and corrected them in class.
• We began a new lesson on jusing "hay", and on how to give the date, and how to give your age and birthday. We did exercises #16, 17, and 18 pgs 84-85.

Grammar Notes:

1) Hay
In Spanish, "hay" means "there is" or "there are":

Hay diez chicos en la clase. = There are ten boys in the class.
No hay chicos en la clase. = There are no boys in the class.
Hay un perro en la clase. = There is a dog in the class.

2) Giving the date
Remember that to give the date in Spanish, you need to change the order of the words around. We do not say October 22nd in Spanish. Instead we say the 22 of October. Don't forget that days of the week and months are NOT capitalized in Spanish, and that we do not add any letters to the numbers (no using 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc).

Example:

¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy? = What is today's date?

Note:

If it is the first of the month, you need to write:

Hoy es el primero de noviembre (It is November first).

3) Giving your birthday

To say that it is your birthday:

¿Cuál es la fecha de tu cumpeaños? = When is your birthday?

Mi cumpleaños es el trece de marzo. = My birthday is March 13th.

To say that it is someone else's birthday:

El cumpleaños de Francisco es el dos de mayo. = Francisco's birthday is May 2nd.

IMPORTANT:

• The 1,3 chapter test will be on Monday, Dec 5th. the study guide is on my Berkley website, and was posted on the blog yesterday. It will be handed out in class next week. Click below to see the study guide.

http://www.berkleyschools.org/index.aspx?folder=12215

4th grade Spanish:

• Students finished the number worksheet, and practiced their numbers from 1-31. They will have a practice quiz on this next Tuesday.

Hoy es martes, el veintidos de noviembre. = Today is Tuesday, October 22nd.

1.3 study guide

Unidad 1, Etapa 3 Study Guide

You must know all past vocabulary from pgs 21, 47, 69, and 93.

Grammar: You must know:

1)      How to describe family relationships, using a family tree.

Pablo es el padre de Manuel. = Pablo is the father of Manuel.

You must know all the family words from the vocabulary sheet.

Father = el padre

Mother = la madre

Sister/brother = el hermano/la hermana

Son/daughter = el hijo/la hija

grandfather/grandmother = el abuelo/la abuela

Aunt/uncle = el tío/la tía

Cousin = el primo/la prima

2)      How to use possessive adjectives:

You must know all the possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, their, our) from the vocabulary sheet.

My = mi/mis

Your = tu/tus

His/her/your/their = su/sus

Our = nuestro/nuestra/nuestros/nuestras

Your = vuestro/vuestra/vuestros/vuestras

Examples:

Es nuestra madre. = It is our mother.

Shawn es mi hijo. = Shawn is my son.

Nuría es nuestra abuela. = Nuría is our grandmother.The shirt is Juan’s. It is his shirt. = La camisa es de Juan. Es su camisa.

3)      How to conjugate the verb tener = to have

Yo  tengo                                                     Nosotros tenemos

Tú tienes                                                      Vosotros tenéis

Él/ella/usted tiene                                        Ellos/ellas/ustedes tienen

Examples:

Ella tiene una hermana. = She has a sister.

Nosotros tenemos un perro. = We have a dog.

4)      How to say someone’s age and when it is someone’s birthday.

Examples:

Ana tiene 10 años. = Ana is 10 years old.

Ellos tienen 12 años. = They are 12 years old.

El cumpleaños de Ana es el dos de mayo. = Ana’s birthday is May 2^nd.

5)      How to give today’s date.

Hoy es miércoles, el nueve de febrero. = today is Wednesday, February 9^th.

lunes, el veintiuno de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We went over last week's book exercises.
• We went over using possessive adjectives in Spanish. Students did exercises 13, 14, and 15 on pgs 82-83. Due tomorrow.

Grammar Notes:

You use possessive adjectives in Spanish to talk about things that are yours. The possessive adjective must agree in gender (masculine/femenine) and number (singular/plural) with the thing that is owned.

Possessive adjectives:

mi/mis = my                           nuestro/nuestra/nuestros/nuestras = our
tu/tus = your (tú)                         vuestro/vuestra/vuestros/vuestras = your
su/sus = his/her                      su/sus = their/ your
               your (usted)


You need to make the possessive adjective agree with the thing/person it describes. It also has to reflect on who it belongs to:

Example:
Es nuestra madre. = She is our mother.
Son nuestros perros. = They are our dogs.

3rd grade Spanish:

• Students finished their numbers worksheet. They will have a practice quiz on 1-31 next Monday.

viernes, el dieciocho de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We went over expressing possession using "de" and how to say what belongs to people.
• We did exercises 10,11 and 12, pgs 80-81. This is due Monday, November 21st

 Grammar Notes:

• In English, you use an apostrophe to show possession: Ann's dog.
• In Spanish, you need to switch the order of words around because there is no apostrophe in Spanish. So you must say "the dog of Ann": el perro de Ann.
• You do this for things you own and for relationships

Ex. 

Es la camisa de Juan. = It is Juan's shirt.    

La camisa es de Juan. = The shirt is Juan's.

Either of these sentences are correct, and mean the same thing.

Ella es la madre de Juan. = She is Juan's mother.

Ana y Pedro son los padres de Juan. = Ana and Pedro are Juan's parents.

jueves, el diecisiete de noviembre

Spanish I:

• Students made their own family tree and wrote a paragraph in Spanish about each family member, giving their name, age, and a description of their looks and personality. Due Monday, November 21st.

4th grade Spanish:

• Students continued with the number worksheet. They will have a practice quiz on the numbers 1-31 next Thursday.

miercoles, el dieciseis de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We went over the verb "tener", how to conjugate and when to use it.
• Students did exercise 6 and 7, pgs 78-79. This is due by tomorrow.

Grammar Notes:

Tener = to have

Yo tengo                            Nosotros tenemos

Tú tienes                           Vosotros tenéis

Él/Ella/usted tiene            Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes tienen

You use this verb:

1) to say what you have:

Yo tengo un perro. = I have a dog.

2) to describe family relationships:

Yo tengo una familia grande. = I have a big family.

Yo tengo un hermano. = I have a brother.

3) to say how old you are:

Yo tengo trece años.

3rd Grade Spanish:

• Students continued working on their number worksheets. They will have a practice quiz on numbers next Wednesday.

martes, el quince de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We went over how to talk about family relationships and how to use possessive adjectives.
• Students did exercises #3,4 and 5 pgs 76-77. These are due tomorrow.

Grammar Notes:

There is no apostrophe in Spanish, so you cannot say "Ann's father". You must say "the father of Ann"

1)      How to describe family relationships, using a family tree.

Pablo es el padre de Manuel. = Pablo is the father of Manuel.

You must know all the family words from the vocabulary sheet.

Father = el padre

Mother = la  madre

Sister/brother = el/la hermano/hermana

Son/daughter = el/la hijo/hija

Grandfather/grandmother = el/la abuelo/abuela

Aunt/uncle = el/la t

ío/tía

cousin = el/la primo/prima

2)      How to use possessive adjectives:

Shawn es mi hijo. = Shawn is my son.

Nuría es nuestra abuela. = Nuría is our grandmother.

You must know all the possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, their, our) from the vocabulary sheet.

My = mi/mis (for "yo")

Your = tu/tus (for "t

ú") 

His/her/your/their =su/sus ( for "

Él/ella/usted/ellos/ellas/ustedes)

Our =nuestro/nuestra  nuestros/nuestras (for nosotros)

Your = vuestro/vuestra  vuestros/vuestras (for vosotros)

Examples: 

The shirt is Juan’s. It is his shirt. = La camisa es de Juan. Es su camisa.

4th Grade Spanish:

• Students worked on a numbers worksheet, using numbers from 1-31. They will have a practice quiz on these words next week.

lunes, el catorce de noviembre

Spanish I:

• Students had a vocab quiz on 1.3 and made flash cards on 2.1. Flashcards are due by Monday, November 21st.

3rd Grade Spanish:

• Students started a worksheet on the numbers 1-31. They will have a practice quiz on these  numbers next week.

viernes, el once de noviembre

Spanish I:

• Students began an IB unit on the unit question ¿Qué me defina? (What defines me?)
• They will be using all the grammar structures we have learned so far, answering questions about themselves.
• Rough draft is due by Monday, November 14th

Questions you must answer in Spanish:

You MUST have the following information in your project:

• your name, age, and birthday *
• your eye color and hair color *
• where you live and where you are originally from (if you are not from Michigan originally) *
• what you like to do (list three things) *
• what you like to wear (list two things) *
• describe your family: how many siblings you have and tell me one thing about each one and about your parents. Talk about your grandparents, aunts, and uncles, and cousins.*
• what you are like (2 adjectives to describe your personality and two adjectives to describe the way you look) *

IMPORTANT:

• Vocab Quiz 1.3 on Monday, November 14th

jueves, el diez de noviembre

Spanish I:

• Students listened to 6 listening activities about people describing their activities in a park, and their families.
• Students should go to the En espanol website to practice more listening activities. Click below for the link:

http://www.classzone.com/books/en_espanol_1/page_build.cfm?content=online_workbook&state=none

IMPORTANT: 1.3 vocabulary quiz on Monday, November 14th 4th grade Spanish: Students reviewed the numbers from 1-31, did a worksheet on these numbers, and practiced spelling them.

miercoles, el nueve de noviembre

Spanish I:
Students took a practice quiz for the vocabulary quiz on Monday on 1.3.

3rd grade Spanish:
Students reviewed the numbers from 1-31 and did a worksheet on them.

martes, el ocho de noviembre

Spanish I:

Students took the 1.2 unit test today

Students then studied the 1.3 vocabulary for the quiz on Monday, November 14th


4th grade Spanish:

Students practiced counting from 1-31, finsihed their flash cards, and practiced the numbers in small groups.

lunes, el siete de noviembre

Spanish I:

• Students went over the worksheet from last week.
• Students went over the study guide.

IMPORTANT:

• 1.2 Unit test is tomorrow.

3rd Grade Spanish:

• Students finished writing and cutting the number flash cards.
• Students counted out loud from 1-31.

viernes, el cuatro de noviembre

Spanish I:

• Students went over worksheets of the past few days (both due by Monday).
• Students went over exercises in book: Exs, 1,2,3 &4 pgs 66-67. Due Monday.

IMPORTANT:

1.2 Unit test is on Tuesday, November 8th. We will review on Monday.

jueves, el tres de noviembre

Spanish I:

• Students had a worksheet that was practice for the 1.2 unit test on Tuesday. This is due on Monday, November 7th.
• Tomorrow you will go over this worksheet and the one you were given on Wednesday.

IMPORTANT:

• 1.2 unit test is on Tuesday, November 8th. You will review with me on Monday. Make sure that you use the study guide every night to prepare for the unit test. Do NOT wait until Monday night to start studying.

4th Grade Spanish:

• cut flash cards on numbers 1-31 and practiced them in class.

miercoles, el dos de noviembre

Spanish I:

• did worksheets on using "ser" for description and "llevar" for describing what you are wearing. These worksheets are due by Monday, November 7th.

IMPORTANT:

• 1.2 test will be on Tuesday, November 8th. We will review for it this week through worksheets, and on Monday by going through the study guide. You can find this study guide by clicking on
  http://www.berkleyschools.org/index.aspx?folder=12127

3rd grade Spanish:

• cut flash cards on numbers 1-31 and practiced them in class.

martes, el uno de noviembre

Spanish I:

• We went over yesterday's homework and corrected it in class.
• We began new exercises in class, using the same grammar concepts we reviewed yesterday. these exercises are due tomorrow.
• Study guides for the 1.2 unit test on Monday were passed out today

Classwork/Homework:
Ex. 15 & 18, pgs 62-63. Due tomorrow

IMPORTANT:
Don't forget that the unit test on 1,2 is this Monday, or Tuesday.

4th grade Spanish:

• Students reviewed their numbers. They will need to able to count up to 31.
• They received a number sheet and made number flashcards.

Study Guide 1.2

Unidad 1, Etapa 2 Study Guide    Spanish I

Know all the vocabulary on pgs 21 and 47 and 69:

You must know the following grammar rules below

A.  Agreement

All nouns and adjectives must agree in

1.  gender:  masculine (m) or feminine (f)

       Most nouns that end in “o” are masculine and most nouns that end in “a” are feminine. There are exceptions (el día, la mano).

       “El” is used for masculine nouns and “la” is used for feminine nouns.

       2.  number:  singular (s) or plural (pl)

        Singular is for one thing, plural is for more than one thing.

El chico es alto. (m/s)                                La chica es alta. (f/s)

Los chicos son altos. (m/pl)                       Las chicas son altas. (f/pl)

B.     Definite articles: “The”

1.      el = the: masculine, singular

2.      los = the: masculine, plural

3.      la = the: feminine, singular

4.      las = the: feminine, plural

El chico = The boy (m/s)                        Los chicos  = The boys. (m/pl)

La chica = The girl (f/s)                          Las chicas = The girls (f/pl)

C.  Indefinite articles:  “a/an/one” and “some”

       1.  un = masculine, singular                        means “a/an/one”

       2.  unos = masculine, plural                        means “some”

       3.  una = feminine, singular             means “a/an/one”

       4.  unas = feminine, plural              means “some”

Un chico = A boy                     Unos chicos = Some boys

Una chica = a girl                     Unas chicas = Some girls

D.  Making nouns plural

       1.  nouns that end in a vowel:  add –s

            el libro = the book          los libros = the books

           la camisa = the shirt        las camisas = the shirts  

       2.  nouns that end in a consonant:  add –es

            el calcetín = the sock       los calcetines = the socks (Note that the accent goes away in “calcetines”

       3.  nouns that end in –z:  change –z to –c and add –es

            el lápiz = the pencil          los lápices = the pencils

       4.  nouns that end in –as, -es, -is, -os:  do not change; only the  article is made plural

             el lunes = Monday    los lunes = Mondays

E. Using the verb “ser”:To be


You need to use the verb “ser” to describe yourself or someone else.


Yo soy   = I am                                    Nosotros somos = We are
Tú eres = You are                                Vosotros sois = You are
Él/Ella/Usted es He/She is                  Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes son = They/You are
                            You are                   


IMPORTANT: Make sure the adjective you use agrees with the noun in gender (masculine/feminine) and in number (singular/plural)


Yo soy baja. = I am short.
Nosotros somos inteligentes y divertidos. = We are intelligent and fun.


F Using the verb “llevar”: to wear


You need to use the verb llevar to say what you are wearing. You must also use un,una,unos, or unas with the article of clothing NOT el,la,los,or las, unless you are being specific about what you are wearing. If you are asked what you are wearing today, use un,una,unos, or unas.


¿Qué llevas? = What are you wearing?
Llevo una camisa rosada y unos pantalones negros. = I am wearing a pink shirt and black pants.

lunes, el treinta y uno de octubre

Spanish I:

• We reviewed how to use "ser" with descriptions and "llevar" with the clothing you are wearing.

Yo soy  = I am                                      Nosotros somos = We are
Tú eres  = You are                                Vosotros sois = You are
Él/Ella/Usted es  He/She/You is/are        Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes son = They/You are

Yo llevo = I wear/I am wearing
Él/Ella lleva = He/She wears/is wearing

• We reviewed using the indefinite article when talking about what you are wearing.

Yo llevo unos pantalones y una camisa. = I am weraing pants and a shirt.

• We reviewed using adjectives to describe people and to describe the color of your clothing. the adjective MUST agree with the person or thing being described in gender (masculine/femenine) and number (singular/plural).

El chico es alto. La chica es alta. Los chicos son altos. Las chicas son altas.
La camisa es rosada. El sombrero es rojo. Los pantalones son azules. Las camisetas son verdes.

Classwork/homework:
Exs #8,10, &11. Dues Tuesday, November 1st.

IMPORTANT:
Test on 1.2 will be next Monday, November 7th or Tuesday November 8th. Study guides will be available tomorrow.

3rd grade Spanish:

• Students reviewed their numbers. They will need to able to count up to 31.
• They received a number sheet and made number flashcards.

miércoles, el veintiseis de octubre

Spanish I:

• Students went over the worksheet handed out either last Friday or this past Monday. We went over it slowly, going over important grammar points, and students corrected their work.

IMPORTANT:

• Tomorrow is the last day to turn in missing work and retake quizzes or tests before Term 1 ends.

3rd grade Spanish:

• Students had their first quiz on Spanish greetings. The results of these tests will be shown in their report cards.

martes, el veinticinco de octubre

Spanish I:

• Students watched three videos on Hispanic food in Mexico, Argentina, and Spain. They had to compare and contrast the food to each other and to something typical they eat in their own homes.

4th grade Spanish:

• cut out pre-made flash cards of the words they must know for the quiz this Wednesday. This grade will determine their report card grade.

IMPORTANT:  Quiz this Thursday on the words below.
 1.  Hola = Hello
 2.   Adiós = Goodbye
 3.   Buenos días = Good morning
 4.   Buenas tardes = Good afternoon
 5.   Buenas noches = Good night
 6.   ¿Cómo te llamas? = What is your name?
 7.  Me llamo… = My name is...
 8.   ¿Cómo estás? = How are you?
 9.   Bien = Good
10. Mal = Bad
11. Así, así = So-so
12. Gracias = Thank you
13.  Por favor = Please
14.  De nada = You're welcome

lunes, el veinticuatro de octubre

Spanish I:

• 2nd, 4th, and 5th hour: continued doing a worksheet, using "ser" for description, and wearing clothing. This is due tomorrow.
• 6th and 7th hour: went over exercises from last Friday. We began a worksheet  using "ser" for description, and wearing clothing.  This is NOT homework, and will be finished in class tomorrow.

IMPORTANT:
Term 1 ends this Friday. All missing work must be done by this Thursday. All quizzes and tests must be retaken by this Thursday.

3rd grade Spanish:

• cut out pre-made flash cards of the words they must know for the quiz this Wednesday. This grade will determine their report card grade.

IMPORTANT:  Quiz this Wednesday on the words below.
 1.  Hola = Hello
 2.   Adiós = Goodbye
 3.   Buenos días = Good morning
 4.   Buenas tardes = Good afternoon
 5.   Buenas noches = Good night
 6.   ¿Cómo te llamas? = What is your name?
 7.  Me llamo… = My name is...
 8.   ¿Cómo estás? = How are you?
 9.   Bien = Good
10. Mal = Bad
11. Así, así = So-so
12. Gracias = Thank you
13.  Por favor = Please
14.  De nada = You're welcome

viernes, el veintiuno de octubre

Spanish I:

2nd, 4th, and 5th hour:

•  Reviewed yesterday's grammar lesson.
• They corrected grammar exercises from Thursday.
• They began a worksheet. This is not homework, and we will work on it more on Monday, October 24th/

6th and 7th hour:

• went over the grammar notes from Thursday
• began exercises in class. these are due on Monday, October 24th

Grammar notes:

Using ser and tener for descriptions:

• We learned about using the verb "ser" to describe your personality and your looks, and using the verb "tener" to talk about the color of your eyes and your hair.

Ella es alta y divertida. Ella tiene los ojos verdes y el pelo rubio. = She is tall and funny. She has green eyes and blond hair.

IMPORTANT:

• When you are describing the color of your eyes, you must make the adjective plural: verdes, not verde.
• Also the adjective goes AFTER the noun, not before: ojos verdes, not verdes ojos.

Definite articles:

• We talked about the use of definite articles (the) in Spanish, and how there are four forms, depending if the noun is masculine, femenine, singular, or plural.

el = the, for masculine, singular: el chico = the boy
la = the, for femenine, singular: la chica = the girl
los = the, for masculine plural: los chicos = the boys
las = femenine, plural: las chicas = the girls

Indefinite articles:

• We talked about indefinite articles (a, some) in Spanish, and how there are four forms, depending if the noun is masculine, femenine, singular, or plural.

un = a, for masculine, singular: un chico : a boy
una = a, for femenine, singular: una chica = a girl
unos = some, for masculine, plural: unos chicos = some boys
unas = some, for femenine, plural: unas chicas = some girls

IMPORTANT:

• Remember that most nouns ending in "o" asre masculine and most nouns ending in "a" are femenine, although there are some exceptions (el día, la mano).
• Whether you are using definite or indefinite articles, they must "agree" with the noun. This means you must use the masculine, femenine, singular, and/or plural forms when necessary: la chica, not el chica; unos chicos, not un chicos.

Using adjectives to describe gender:

• Adjectives describe nouns. Like articles they match the gender of the noun (masculine or femenine and the number (singular, plural).

el chico alto = the tall boy
la chica alta = the tall girl
los chicos altos = the tall boys
las chicas altas = the tall girls

IMPORTANT: Adjectives come after the noun, not before like in English: chico alto, not alto chico.

Classwork/homework:

• Exs #4 and 5 pg 55
• Exs #6 and 7 pg 57

jueves, el veinte de octubre

Spanish I:

2nd hour, 4th hour and 5th hour only: (6th and 7th hour students, just read the grammar notes below. You do NOT have to do the exercises. You will do them another day.)

We began chapter 1.2 today.

Using ser and tener for descriptions:

• We learned about using the verb "ser" to describe your personality and your looks, and using the verb "tener" to talk about the color of your eyes and your hair.

Ella es alta y divertida. Ella tiene los ojos verdes y el pelo rubio. = She is tall and funny. She has green eyes and blond hair.

IMPORTANT:

• When you are describing the color of your eyes, you must make the adjective plural: verdes, not verde.
• Also the adjective goes AFTER the noun, not before: ojos verdes, not verdes ojos.

Definite articles:

• We talked about the use of definite articles (the) in Spanish, and how there are four forms, depending if the noun is masculine, femenine, singular, or plural.

el = the, for masculine, singular: el chico = the boy
la = the, for femenine, singular: la chica = the girl
los = the, for masculine plural: los chicos = the boys
las = femenine, plural: las chicas = the girls

Indefinite articles:

• We talked about indefinite articles (a, some) in Spanish, and how there are four forms, depending if the noun is masculine, femenine, singular, or plural.

un = a, for masculine, singular: un chico : a boy
una = a, for femenine, singular: una chica = a girl
unos = some, for masculine, plural: unos chicos = some boys
unas = some, for femenine, plural: unas chicas = some girls

IMPORTANT:

• Remember that most nouns ending in "o" asre masculine and most nouns ending in "a" are femenine, although there are some exceptions (el día, la mano).
• Whether you are using definite or indefinite articles, they must "agree" with the noun. This means you must use the masculine, femenine, singular, and/or plural forms when necessary: la chica, not el chica; unos chicos, not un chicos.

Using adjectives to describe gender:

• Adjectives describe nouns. Like articles they match the gender of the noun (masculine or femenine and the number (singular, plural).

el chico alto = the tall boy
la chica alta = the tall girl
los chicos altos = the tall boys
las chicas altas = the tall girls

IMPORTANT:

• Adjectives come after the noun, not before like in English: chico alto, not alto chico.

Class work (to be finished for homework): Due tomorrow.
Only 2nd hour, 4th hour and 5th hour have to do these exercises. 6th and 7th hour DO NOT have to do these exercises. You will do them another day.

• Exs #4 and 5 pg 55
• Exs #6 and 7 pg 57

miércoles, el diecinueve de octubre

Spanish I:

• 2nd hour did not have Spanish today because of the MEAP.
• 4th-7th hour took their vocabulary quiz on 1.2, and finished flash cards on 1.3. These are due on Monday, October 24th.

3rd grade Spanish:

• Students reviewed the basic greetings in a practice quiz format. They corrected their mistakes. They will have a quiz on these words next Wednesday, October 26th.

 1.  Hola = Hello
 2.   Adiós = Goodbye
 3.   Buenos días = Good morning
 4.   Buenas tardes = Good afternoon
 5.   Buenas noches = Good night
 6.   ¿Cómo te llamas? = What is your name?
 7.  Me llamo… = My name is...
 8.   ¿Cómo estás? = How are you?
 9.   Bien = Good
10. Mal = Bad
11. Así, así = So-so
12. Gracias = Thank you
13.  Por favor = Please
14.  De nada = You're welcome

martes, el dieciocho de octubre

Spanish I:

• We did a listening exercise for unidad 1, Etapa 3.
• Students continued working on the flash cards they began yesterday. These are due by Monday, October 24th.

4th grade Spanish:

• Students reviewed the basic greetings in a practice quiz format. They corrected their mistakes. They will have a quiz on these words next Thursday, October 27th.

 1.  Hola = Hello
 2.   Adiós = Goodbye
 3.   Buenos días = Good morning
 4.   Buenas tardes = Good afternoon
 5.   Buenas noches = Good night
 6.   ¿Cómo te llamas? = What is your name?
 7.  Me llamo… = My name is...
 8.   ¿Cómo estás? = How are you?
 9.   Bien = Good
10. Mal = Bad
11. Así, así = So-so
12. Gracias = Thank you
13.  Por favor = Please
14.  De nada = You're welcome

lunes, el diecisiete de octubre

I was not in school today :-(

Spanish I: 

• Students had a vocabulary quiz today on 1.2 (pg 69), and began flash cards for 1.3 (pg 93). These are due next Monday.

3rd grade Spanish:

• Students practiced their skits, and acted them out in front of the class.

viernes, el catorce de octubre

Spanish I:

• 2nd hour: we went over the test, and students made corrections. Then they practiced for the quiz on Monday.
• 4th-7th hours: we went to the MYP lab and practiced for the vocabulary quiz on Monday, using the following websites:

To practice with flashcards using the text book websites:
http://www.classzone.com/books/en_espanol_1/page_build.cfm?id=flashcards_e2&u=1&sfd=yes
The easy way to practice is to look at the Spanish word first, click and then the card will flip to show you the English. To practice it the hard way, click on "flip stack" and it will show you the English first.



A new great website to go to to practice:
http://conjuguemos.com and go to your student ID that you created today. The school ID is 65796. If you are creating an account, choose Michigan, Norup International School, Francisca Roth. You need to choose a login name and password. Then go to:

• Spanish vocab book (bottom left hand corner)

Find your book En Español from the list, and click on whatever sections we are on. Click on link below for an example student ID I created for 1.2.
http://conjuguemos.com/activity.php?id=85&source=public&language=spanish&type=vocabulary


2nd hour students, you need to create your student ID. Follow instructions above.

Reminders:

• Vocabulary quiz on 1.2 (pg 69) on Monday, October 17th.

jueves, el trece de octubre

Spanish I:

• we went over the chapter test and students corrected their mistakes.
• Students used a practice sheet or flash cards to practice for their quiz on Monday.
• 2nd hour had their chapter test, and then practiced for the quiz.

Reminders:

• vocabulary quiz on 1.2 (pg 69) on Monday, October 17th.

$th grade Spanish:

• There was no Spanish today because of MEAP.

miércoles, el doce de octubre

Spanish I:

• We watched 3 cultural videos on Hispanic dances in Mexico, Argentina, and Spain.
• Classwork: Students had to contrast and compare these three dances to each other and to one American dancce. Due tomorrow.

Reminders:

• 2nd hour has their 1.1 Chapter test tomorrow.
• Vocab quiz on 1.2 (pg 69) on Monday, October 11th.

3rd Grade Spanish:

• There was no Spanish today because of the Fun Run.

martes, el once de octubre

Spanish I:

• 4-7th hours had their 1.1 Chapter test. 2nd hour will have their test this Thursday.
• practiced for their vocabulary quiz on 1.2 words

Reminders:

• 2nd hour has their 1.1 test this Thursday
• Vocab quiz on 1.2 (pg 69) for all classes this Monday, October 17th

4th grade Spanish:

• There was no Spanish today because of MEAP.

lunes, el diez de octubre

Spanish I:

• we went over the homework that was due today, and the extra practice worksheets passed out on Friday.

Test reminders:

• 1.1 Test is tomorrow for 4th-7th hours and on Thursday for 2nd hour.
• Vocab quiz on 1.2 is on Friday, October 14.
• Remember you can practice for the test by using the online websites. Click on the links below:

• http://www.classzone.com/books/en_espanol_1/

• http://www.classzone.com/books/en_espanol_1/page_build.cfm?content=online_workbook&state=none

1.1 Study guide is on my Berkley website. Click below to see it.
http://www.berkleyschools.org/index.aspx?folder=12001

Vocab 1.2 is also on my Berkley website. Click below to see it.
http://www.berkleyschools.org/index.aspx?folder=11974

3rd grade Spanish:

• We had a fire drill during Spanish today, so we only had a little time to practice our skits.

viernes, el 7 de octubre

Spanish I:

• Today all Spanish I students had their first Spanish lab experience.
• We used the online workbook for our text books En Español, and students did three listening activities, similar to the ones they will have on their chapter tests.
• They also had time to do reading comprehension exercises and grammar exercises.
• There are 24 activities that they can do to practice for chapter tests. They should try to do these at home since they did not have time to do them all today.
• They should also try to retake any if they made a lot of mistakes, and see if they can do better the next time.

Click below to go to the links to the two websites you can use to practice for the test next week:
http://www.berkleyschools.org/index.aspx?folder=11985

Homework:

• Students need to take two online quizzes, print them out, and turn them in by next Tuesday, October 11th.
• If they do not have internet access, I can email them upon request.
• I asked students in class about access to the internet, and gave them paper copies if they told me they had no internet access at home.
• If their printer is not working, they can simply write down their answers on a piece of paper and turn them in to me.

Link to quizzes:
http://www.classzone.com/books/en_espanol_1/page_build.cfm?id=quiz&u=pre

http://www.classzone.com/books/en_espanol_1/page_build.cfm?id=quiz_e1&u=1

I also have the quizzes posted on my Berkley website:
http://www.berkleyschools.org/index.aspx?folder=12024

Extra credit homework:
I passed out worksheets for extra practice for the chapter test next week. These worksheets are not mandatory, but they will help students who want to get a good grade on the test. We will be doing these activities together on Monday in class.

Test reminders:
The first chapter test is next Tuesday, October 11th. Students in 2nd period will have this test on Thursday, since they have MEAP on Tuesday, and the Fun Run on Wednesday.

jueves, el seis de octubre

Spanish I:

IMPORTANT:

• The 1.1 chapter test has been moved to Tuesday, October 11th. Use the study guide and the vocabulary sheet to study. You must know all vocabulary on pgs 21 and 47. Use the textbook websites to practice. Copies of the study guide are on this blog (a few days back) and on my Berkley website.    http://www.berkleyschools.org/index.aspx?folder=12001

         Copies of the vocabulary sheets are on my Berkley website:
        (pg 21) http://www.berkleyschools.org/index.aspx?folder=11835          
       (pg 47)  http://www.berkleyschools.org/index.aspx?folder=11973 

• Tomorrow we will be going to Avery to use the computer lab. Meet me in front of the art room, and we will walk over together. Do not be late!!
• There will be a parent information meeting about the trip to Chicago on Tuesday, October 11th, at 6 PM at Norup. A representative from Travel Adventures will be there to discuss the trip, answer questions, and explain how to register and make payments.

Today in class:

• We went over yesterday's exercises.
• We reviewed for the chapter test, looking at the study guide I passed out on Tuesday.
• We went over the review exercises in the book: #1, #2, #3, #4 on pags 44-45. These were begun in class and must be finished as homework. These are due on Monday, October 10th.

Reminder:

• Chapter Test on 1.1 is on Tuesday, October 10th
• It would be a good idea to retake the vocabulary quiz from 1.1 before the chapter test

This week's homework:

This week you should have completed the following exercises:
#4, 5, 9, 11, 13, 16 on pages 33-39 and
#1,2,3,4 on pages 44-45
Remember that homework will not be accepted if it is over a week late.

4th grade Spanish:

• fnished writing skits and began practicing them.

miércoles, el cinco de octubre

Spanish I:

• went over yesterday's exercises and corrected them together.
• went over using "ser de" to talk about where you are from.
• went over using the verb "gustar" (to like).
• did exercises #13 pg 38 and #16 pg 39. To be finished for homework (due tomorrow)

Ser de:

Using the verb "ser" + "de", you can say where you, or someone else comes from.

Example: Yo soy de España. = I am from Spain.
               Señora Roth es de España. = Ms. Roth is from Spain.
              Tú eres de Michigan. = You are from Michigan.

Gustar:

You use the verb "gustar" to say what you like. This is a very different verb, and you do not conjugate it, like you do with normal "ar" verbs. You will only use the 3rd person singluar form (él/ella/usted) or the 3rd person plural (ellos,ellas,ustedes). You also never use the subject pronouns (yo, tú,él,ella,usted, nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas, ustedes).

Example:  With nouns:
                Me gusta el perro. = I like the dog.
                Me gustan los perros. = I like the dogs.

                   With verbs:
                   Me gusta bailar. = I like to dance.
                   Me gusta bailar y cantar. = I like to dance and to sing.

Important:
You would never say: "Yo gusto el perro."  When using nouns, you use "me gusta" if you like one thing, and "me gustan" if you like more than one thing. When using verbs, you only use "me gusta" no matter how many verbs you use.


Homework: finish today's book exercises, Due tomorrow.
Test: chapter test is this onday, October 7th

3rd grade Spanish:

• finished skits, and began practicing them in class.