martes, el nueve de octubre

Spanish I:

• MEAP started today, so we did not have 2nd hour today.
• Spanish students worked on their skit. These need to be done by next week, and students will act them our in front of the class.

IMPORTANT:

• No homework during MEAP week. 
• Students can begin to study the 1.2 vocab, but the quiz won't be until the week of October 26th.

3rd Grade Spanish:

• Students worked on their greetings skit.

lunes, el ocho de octubre

Spanish I:

• Students had their quiz on 1.1 (part 2).
• Then they practiced the words for the next quiz on 1.2. This quiz will not be until MEAP is over.
• We went over the exercises that were due today.
• Students began working on a skit, using vocab from the first two chapters we have reviewed.

3rd Grade Spanish:

• Students chose Spanish first names and last names for the skit they will be working on.

viernes, el cinco de octubre

Spanish I:

• Students went to the lab at Avery. They did three activities on the text website, one on a listening comprehension, one on a reading comprehension, and one on vocabulary. Then they practiced the current vocabulary on a variety of websites.

IMPORTANT:

• The textbook exercises, 16, 17 & 18, pgs 39-40 are due on Monday, Oct 8th. 
• Vocab Quiz on 1.1 (part 2) on Monday, Oct 8th. 

5th Grade Spanish:

• Students chose Spanish names and last names for a skit they will be doing.

jueves, el cuatro de octubre

Spanish I:

• We went over the week's bell work.
• Students had  listening comprehension activities: first on a CD and then a video, using the words from 1.1. They had to answer questions on the CD and the video. We will watch the video again next week and go over the questions then.

Tomorrow we will be going to the lab at Avery.

Homework:

• Ex 16, 17, & 18 pgs 39-40. Due Monday, Oct 8th.

Quiz:

• Vocab quiz on 1.1 (part 2) on  Monday, Oct 8th.

3rd Grade:

• Students learned about Spanish names, and how people normally have 2-3 first names and two last names. They all picked 3 first names and two last names, wrote them down, and practiced saying them.
• We will be using these fake names in their skits next week.

miércoles, el tres de octubre

Spanish I:

• We went over the reading comprehension and yesterday's book exercises.
• Students added the verb gustar to their verb sheet, and we reviewed how to use gustar.
• Students began book exercises, which are not homework, and will be finished in class tomorrow.

Grammar:

The verb gustar has a different conjugation. It only uses the third person singular (gusta) or third person plural (gustan).

Gustar = To like

Me gusta     Nos gusta

Te gusta      Os gusta

Le gusta      Les gusta

1) Gustar + a verb: Only use gusta form

Me gusta bailar. = I like to dance.

Te gusta bailar y cantar.= You like to dance and sing.

2) Gustar + a noun: use gusta or gustan form

a) With a singular noun, use gusta

Me gusta el perro. = I like the dog.

Nos gusta el perro. = I like the dogs.

b) With a plural noun, use gustan

Me gustan los perros. = I like the dogs.

Nos gustan los perros. = We like the dogs.

Classwork: 

• Exercise #16, pg 39. This is not homework, and will be finished in class tomorrow.

Quiz:

• 1.1 vocabulary quiz (part 2) on Monday, Oct 8th.

IMPORTANT:

We will have a break from quizzes during MEAP. For the next few weeks, we will be doing skits, and listening activities with songs and lyrics.You can start looking for Spanish songs on pandora.com or youtube.com. You must show me your song to have it approved by me for lyric content.

3rd grade:

• Students continued working on flash cards and the word search. Those who finished are working on a small introduction skit in Spanish.

martes. el dos de octubre

Spanish I:

• Go over the next set of vocabulary words for the quiz on Monday. Make note of which accents you must know.
• Write down the verbs estar and trabajar in your verb sheet.
• Review differences between tú and usted.

Grammar:

• You use the verb ser to talk about things about yourself that can never change, or only change slowly over time (personality, looks, origin...). You use the verb estar to talk about things that can change quickly (feelings and location).

Estar: = To be

Yo estoy                   Nosotros estamos

Tú estás                    Vosotros estáis

Él/Ella/Usted está      Ellos/Ellas/ustedes están

Classwork/Homework:

• Finish reading comprehension from yesterday.
• Do exs 9 and 11 pg 39-40. Due tomorrow.

Quiz:

• Vocabulary Quiz on 1.1 (part 2) on Monday, Oct 8th

3rd Grade Spanish:

• Students continued working on flash cards and the word search. Those who finished are working on a small introduction skit in Spanish.

lunes, el primero de octubre

Spanish I:

• Students had their quiz on 1.1 (part 1)
• After the quiz, they practiced the words for the next quiz.
• We went over the exs 3,4,5 (pgs 32-33) from last week.
• Students began their first reading comprehension: reading about several hispanic people and answering questions about them. They also practiced speaking Spanish, by reading the dialogues out loud.

Homework:

• Start studying for next vocab quiz.

Quiz:

• 1.1 vocab quiz (part 2) is on Monday, Oct 8th.

3rd Grade:

• Students continued working on flash cards. When they were done they worked on a word search/cross word puzzle.