Last Week for Grades!!!

If you've been absent or didn't turn in some assignments, this week is the last opportunity!

Makeup days will be offered on Tuesday Dec.13th after school (4:30-5:30) and Wednesday Dec. 14th (8:00-8:45).  See me and let me know if you plan on coming.

SCOLIOSIS

Scoliosis screening will occur the week of December 12 for all 6th and 8th grade students. This will be done through connections and they will handle the distribution and collection of letters. Scoliosis video will be shown in homeroom tomorrow. Please be aware that Scoliosis is state mandated and the students must watch the video prior to being screened.

8th Grade Class Schedule Writing Sample

Tengo seis clases.  Para el primer período, tengo arte.  Para el segundo período, tengo español.  Este es mi clase preferida.  Para el tercer período…el cuarto, el quinto, el sexto…

Jose tiene seis clases como yo.  Tenemos Literatura con Señor Brown en el tercer periodo. Los dos tenemos la maestra Jasso pero el tiene quinto periodo con ella.  Yo tengo Sociales el sexto periodo. Para connections, yo tengo arte y banda pero el tiene espanol y educacion fisica.  Tenemos matematicas el cuarto periodo.  Yo tengo la maestra Brown pero el tiene el maestro McRoberts. Tenemos maestros diferentes para ciencia.  Yo tengo el maestro Higginbotham.  El tiene la maestro Stuber.

Sentence Starters for Country Projects

Datos Famosos Suggestions:

1.  ______________________________ tiene (has) __________________________.

Ex:  California tiene muchos terremotos.

Ex:  Georgia tiene valles y ríos.

2.  ______________________________ es lo mas (most)  _____________________(grande/pequeño) en el mundo (world).

3.  _________________________ es el único país (only country) que tiene ________________________.

6th and 7th Grade

6th and 7th Grade Students,
We will be completing our Spanish Speaking Country Project on Wednesday.  It will be due by Thursday first thing in class.  Make sure to color it and include the following:  Pais, Capital, Poblacion, Tamano, Bandera, Personas Famosas, Mapa, Productos, Comida Tipica, and Datos Interesantes.

8th Grade HW

8th Grade Students,
Finish Reading pg. 50-52 in textbook, your 5 sentence summary, and the verb conjugations for the verbs on pg. 51 in the present tense.


Worksheet from today (HW if didn't finish)-"Estructura 2.1-Present tense of -ar verb"

Georgia Parent Survey

Georgia Parent Survey

Parents, please consider completing the Georgia Parent Survey.  This can be done using a personal computer, smartphone or tablet.  Parents that do not have access to the Internet are welcome to come complete the Georgia Parent Survey at school in our Parent Resource Room or the Learning Commons.  All parents are encouraged to participate in the Georgia Parent Survey.  Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education for analysis.  Individual data results from the Georgia Parent Survey will not be available to the public and will not be posted online.  The URL address for the Georgia Parent Survey is posted below.

Georgia Parent Survey:  http://apps.gadoe.org/schoolclimate/parents.nsf/Survey.xsp

8th Grade Study Guide (Unit 1) Answers

Here are the correct answers to the Unit 1 (Leccion 1) Test Study Guide.  Make sure you review your study guide to be ready for the test on Wednesday morning!!!!  This will be the first big test that will be reflected in the gradebook for this year.

Leccion 1 Study Guide Answers

Part 1-
1. a
2. a
3. a
4. b
5. c

Part 2-
1. b
2. c
3. d
4. e
5. a

Part 3-
a. 4
b. 1
c. 5
d. 2
e. 3

Part 4-
1. Correcta
2. Incorrecta
3. Correcta
4. Correcta
5. Incorrecta

Part 5-
1. es
2. es
3. soy
4. eres
5. son
6. somos

Part 6-
1. dos diccionarios
2.  una maleta
3.  dos fotos
4.  cuatro maletas
5. una escuela
6.  tres hombres

Part 7-
1. estas
2. bien
3. nuevo
4. es
5. llama
6. Hola
7. el
8. nombre
9. gracias

Part 8-
1. Peru
2. Boston
3. estudiante
4.  ocho y media/treinta
5. tres
6. Jose

Celebracion de la Herencia Hispana...HOY!!!

Hey Students,
Today is the Hispanic Heritage Celebration from 6:30-8pm.  There will be dancing, performances, music, and traditional food.  This is also an opportunity for extra credit.  If you come, make sure you find me to check your name off for attending the event and/or bring in a brochure or picture of you at the event.  It will be an exciting way to learn about and celebrate the culture of Spanish speakers worldwide!!!!

Homework for 6th/7th Grade:

Finish your Family Tree Posters.  (Include at least your abuelos, padres, hermanos, tios, y primos)

Below are the sentence starters for your paragraph to include with your poster.

*Soy…..

*Este es mi árbol genealógico.

*Tengo una familia muy grande/pequeña/normal.

*Mi famila es…

*Tengo…hermanos,…tíos,…tías, y …primos.

*Mis abuelos se llaman…

*Mis padres se llaman…

*Mis hermanos se llaman…

*Mis tíos se llaman…

*Mis tías se llaman….

*Mi familia es importante para mi porque…

Hola a todos mis estudiantes!  Soy muy feliz ser su maestra...es un honor!

This week for 8th Grade...we are in Unit 1 "Hola, que tal".  Today we worked in the book doing practice on sections "Contextos" and "Fotonovela".  We will continue this in class tomorrow.  Quiz on Friday on vocabulary/phrases covered.

This week for 6th/7th Grade...we have been learning more about Spain and it's culture as well as begin talking about Hispanic Heritage Month.  Weekly quiz will be on Friday of the vocabulary we are covering.  A study guide will be given tomorrow.

We are looking for guest speakers that are hispanos in our community and are making a difference and want to share something with our class about their culture/language.  Applications will be available on Friday.

Also, progress reports were sent home today.  I will be updating/adding more grades during Fall Break so keep checking on ParentVue/StudentVue for updates on your grades.  Make sure you're studying at home for the weekly quizzes/tests.  Also, make sure you're keeping up with the warm-up sheets which will be another assignment that will be turned in on (this) Friday for a grade.  If you're missing any grades, come see me to make them up asap!!!

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

Buenas Noches,

Srta. Nelson :)

Tarea...Review your Vocab!

Hola!

Homework for 6th and 7th Grade:  Keep reviewing your map of Spain.  (Physical and Political).  You will be tested on the regions and physical features on Friday.  They are listed below for your convenience.

Physical Features:

Pirineos

Cordillera Cantábrica

Islas Canarias

Islas Baleares

Mar Mediterráneo

Mar Cantábrico

Océano Atlántico

Estrecho de Gibraltar

Península Ibérica

Mapa Político:  (17 Regiones)

Baleares

Canarias

Aragón

País Vasco

Galicia

Navarra

Rioja

Castilla y León

Castilla La Mancha

Extremadura

Valencia

Madrid

Asturias

Cataluña

Cantabria

Murcia

Andalucía

Homework for 8th Grade:  Review the Useful Expressions that you copied in class.  They are listed below for your convenience.  Students will be tested on these on Thursday.

Expresiones utiles (Useful Expressions)

¿Cómo se dice… en español:   How do you say… in Spanish?

¿Cómo se escribe…:  How do you spell…?

¿Comprende(n)?:  Do you understand?

Con permiso:  Excuse me.

De acuerdo:  Okay

De nada:  You’re welcome.

¿De veras?:  Really?

¿En qué página estamos?:  What page are we on?

Enseguida.:  Right away

Más despacio, por favor.:  Slower, please.

Muchas gracias:  Thanks a lot.

No entiendo:  I don’t understand.

No sé.:  I don’t know.

Perdone:  Excuse me.

Pista:  Clue

Por favor:  Please

Por supuesto:  Of course.

¿Qué significa…?:  What does…mean?

Repite, por favor.:  Please repeat.

Tengo una pregunta.:  I have a question.

¿Tiene(n) alguna pregunta?:  Do you have questions?

Vaya(n) a la página dos.:  Go to page 2.

Un abrazo,

Srta. Nelson :)

8th Grade HW for the week

Homework for 8th Grade Spanish students is posted on the online textbook site.  All assignments are due by 11:59pm this Thursday night 9/8/16.  Students created their usernames and passwords with Mrs. Speir in the Media Center a few weeks ago.  Unless otherwise told, students' username is as follows:  firstname.lastname@students.cobbk12.org.  Passwords were created by students, but they were encouraged to (1) write the password down and (2) to use the same password that they use to login on the school computers.

Website is https://www.vhlcentral.com/home.

Europa HW/Countries and Languages (6th Grade)

Here are the countries of Europe and their matching languages from the HW sheet last weekend.  Check your answers below.

espana:  espanol (castellano), vasco, catalan, gallego
francia:  frances
belgica:  ingles, frances, aleman neerlandes
reino unido: ingles
alemania:  aleman
polonia:  polaco
ukrania:  ucraniano
rusia:  ruso
italia:  italiano

lenguas romances:  espanol, catalan, gallego, frances, italiano
lenguas esclavas:  ruso, polaco, ucraniano
lenguas alemanas:  aleman, ingles, neerlandes

***Vasco:  possibly originated from Asia

Mapa de Medio Este/Oriente Medio (Middle East-7th Grade)

Here's a map that we've been using in 7th Grade in Spanish.  The only country that is spelled differently here is Arabia Saudi which in Spanish can also be Arabia Saudita.

http://espanol.mapsofworld.com/continentes/mapa-de-oriente-medio.html

Mapa de Europa

https://geografiaturistica.com/2014/08/26/europa-mapa/mapa-politico-de-europa/#main

Human Growth and Development Guest Speaker

Below you will find the link for the Human Growth and Development Speaker.  If you would NOT like your child to participate (7th and 8th Grades only), please fill out this form and have your child return it to their Connections Teachers (1st pd. for 8th Grade, 3rd pd. for 7th)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nbnd4QSfuD_zTVf3cCK9oSoB2BwZaeJz5VYq28IxOaw/edit

Tarea para el lunes

Homework for 7th & 8th Grade:  No homework.  Saludo/Despedida/Presentacion Conversation is due tomorrow.  Rubric is below:

Short Partner Presentation:

*Informacion:  (20 pts.)

3 Saludos

2 Despedidas

1 Presentacion- Te presento a…../ Le presento a….

*Clear Pronunciation (20 pts.)

*Correct Grammar (20 pts.)

*Correct Usage (20 pts.)

*Original/Creative/Interesting (20 pts.)

***ALSO, 2nd pd. (8th Grade), you will have your ABC Retest tomorrow!!!

Homework for 6th Grade:  No homework except review pronunciation of your 2 or 3 countries for Europe Presentations tomorrow.  

Helpful Phrases include:

Esto es... (This is)

Un mapa de europa (a map of Europe)

Gracias por su atencion (Thank you for your attention)

Es una isla/peninsula. (It's an island/peninsula.)

Hasta luego!!!

Srta. Nelson :)

Human Growth and Development Speaker Permission Slip

Below you will find the link for the Human Growth and Development Speaker.  If you would NOT like your child to participate (7th and 8th Grades only), please fill out this form and have your child return it to their Connections Teachers (1st pd. for 8th Grade, 3rd pd. for 7th)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nbnd4QSfuD_zTVf3cCK9oSoB2BwZaeJz5VYq28IxOaw/edit

Este fin de semana (This weekend...)

Feliz dia a todos!  Hope you all are enjoying time with your familia!

Homework this weekend for 8th Grade:  Complete all HW/CW assignments at www.vhlcentral.com for the online textbook.  All assignments are due by 11:59pm tomorrow (Sunday) night!

Homework this weekend for 7th and 6th Grade:  Study both of your maps.  You will need to be familiar with how you spell and pronounce each continent/country.  We will possibly have a pop quiz next week on the names in Spanish!!!

Answer Key to 8th Grade HW

Front Page:  

1.  

Masculine:  el papel, el autobus, el jardin, el museo, el drama, el abuelo, el libro, el dia

Feminine:  la playa, la mesa, la gata, la noche, la profesora, la luz, la mano, la guitarra

2.  Masculine nouns often end in O.  Sometimes masculine words also end in A.  Many feminine nouns end in A.  However, there are exceptions to these rules!

3.  la chica, el caballo, la tortuga, el gato, el libro, la manzana, la hambre

Last Page:  

Put the correct definite article with each noun

Modelo:             el   chico              .

1.        ____la__ fiesta

2.       ___la___galleta

3.       ____el__libro

4.       ____la__fruta

5.       __la____hamburguesa

6.       ___la___comida

7.       ___el___helado

8.       ____el_ animal

9.       ____la__película

10.   ____la___verdura

11.      ____el__carro

12.    ___el___videojuego

13.    ___la__ensalada­

14.    ___el___chico

15.    ___la__chica

16.    ___la___pregunta

17.     ____el__profesor

18.     ____la_profesora

19.    ____la__pizza

20.  _____la_calabaza

Now give the plural form of the noun and the correct definite article.

Modelo: los chicos          

1.        __las___ fiestas___

2.       ___las__galletas___

3.       ___los___libros___

4.       __las___frutas___

5.       __las___hamburguesas___

6.       ___las__comidas___

7.       ___los__helados___

8.       ___los___ animales___

9.       ____las__películas___

10.   __las___verduras___

11.      __los___carros___

12.    __los___videojuegos___

13.    __las___ensaladas___

14.    __los__chico___

15.    __las___chicas___

16.    __las____preguntas___

17.     __los___profesores___

18.     __las__profesoras___

19.    __las___pizzas___

___las__calabazas___

Sixth Grade ABC Song

Hola to all you 6th Graders!  I'm attaching the ABC song in Spanish so you can practice at home.  And hey, 7th and 8th graders, you could also practice with it too!  Que disfruten!  (Have fun with it!)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyn8ZDiqcyU

Tu vs. Usted

Here is a video describing more about when to use tu or Usted (Ud).  Check it out!  No homework tonight but come prepared ready for a full week of learning more Spanish!  Looking forward to seeing your faces tomorrow! Hasta Luego!

Srta. Nelson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHFWV-wvwCM