WELCOME BACK TO THE SPANISH CLASS!!!!!
*LETTER FOR 5TH-8TH GRADE
Spanish
Welcome back to school and welcome to Spanish! My name is Sra. Padilla and it gives
me great pleasure to have your child as a student again this year!
Class Objectives:
In this course the objectives are:
- For the student to develop skills by using meaningful
dialogues and stories.
- To
express ideas and generate questions in order to communicate with others
in Spanish.
- To acquire basic vocabulary, sentence structure and
good Spanish pronunciation by listening to the teacher and classmates with
the use of tapes and videos.
Parents:
Important to your child’s life
Parents are the most important
role models in a child’s life; we need to work together for the benefit of your
child. I need you to support my academic, homework, and discipline efforts here
at Oxford . With
parents and teachers working together, I know that each and every student can
have his/her most successful year yet.
Academics:
This year we will be covering the
following theme units:
- Introduce/review
greetings and basic vocabulary (days of the week, months, colors, numbers,
seasons, etc)
- Discuss
their likes and dislikes with activities/foods (Verb-GUSTAR)
- Describe
others (SER/TENER verbs)
- Describe
clothing (LLEVAR verb)
- Name
and describe family members
- At the
School (discuss classes, their schedule, the time, and after school plans)
(INFINITIVE VERBS-8th grade)
- Name
and apply professions when discussing family or people we know
- Name
sports and leisure activities when discussing the verb: to like/not to
like
- The
house and the chores.
*The
theme units mentioned above will be taught at different levels according to the
grade level your child is.
Communication
I will
communicate with you whenever your child fails to complete his/ her homework
assignment and fails to participate in class. Throughout the year I will
communicate with you through telephone calls, progress reports, report cards,
and parent teacher conferences. Please
contact me if your child is having problems with the language, I can help your
child on Monday and Friday mornings before school. Just let me know in advance with your child
or e-mail me if you have any questions or
concerns at any time.
Grading Policy
40 % Oral assessment
(Includes both conversations and presentations).
40 % Written assessments: Test, quizzes,
dictations, compositions, reading, listening, and projects.
10 % Participation:
Group activities, reviewing material, daily written,and oral activities.
10 % Homework
Classroom discipline
and homework policy
I will assign
homework or assign students to review any material worked on in class when
necessary. With a schedule that meets once or twice during the week, homework
is an important way for me to have the students review and get ready for the
next time we meet. I consider homework to be important because it is a valuable
tool, which reinforces what has been learned in class. It also prepares
students for upcoming lessons, teaches them responsibility and helps to develop
positive study habits.
Classroom
rules
Students are to
be seated and ready to work on their daily activity (DO NOW) as soon as they
arrive to class. Students must come with all materials to class and on time.
Students are not to close their materials or get up from their seats until the
teacher dismisses them.
As an educator,
I believe that a good parent-teacher relationship is necessary for maximum
school success. We need to work together for your child’s success in school and
thereafter.
Let’s
have a great year!
Sra. Carmen
Padilla
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