Marie Bruner

OPEN HOUSES: Sophomores & Seniors (Tuesday, Aug. 26) and Juniors & Freshmen (Thursday, Aug. 28). Students receive 50 pesos if teachers and parents meet at Open House.

LUNES--MONDAY (el 25 de agosto)
1. Students began class by doing activities 25 and 26 on page 30 as well as translating the 4 introduction paragraphs on page 31.
2. Captains and teams were chosen. Students moved into their teams, went over numbers, and played slaps for team points.
3. Sra. Bruner and Sra. Kirkland went over the "gustar" structure and asked questions about likes and dislikes for team points.
LA TAREA: Do activities 6-9 on pages 40 and 41.

MARTES--TUESDAY (el 26 de agosto)
1. Students received and cut out flash cards for both countries & capitals as well as those for likes & dislikes.
2. Students worked on pages 8-12 in the workbook. Sra. Kirkland went over the forms of tener and ser. A review of this is on pages 27 and 28.
3. Students in 3rd period were able to play slaps; 2nd period needs to work on "self-control".
4. Students received back their grades and were informed about the next verbal quiz which is a "verbal self-portrait".
LA TAREA: Students are to write a rough draft of their self-portrait and translate Sra. Bruner's self-portrait. Click HERE for a doc file or HERE for a pdf file.

MIÉRCOLES--WEDNESDAY (el 27de agosto)
1. As a warm-up, students did activities 1-6 on page 44; what they did not finish in class must be done for homework.
2. Sra. Bruner went over several of the workbook pages before Sra. Kirkland did a homework check.
3. Students were given a second chance to get Sra. Bruner's biography (under MARTES) and translate it. It is due on Thursday.
4. We did several listening activities and Sra. Kirkland went over them afterwards.
5. Sra. Bruner went over countries and capitals for participation and Sra. Kirkland led the class in a game of slaps.
LA TAREA: Students are to prepare their own biography/self-portrait and be prepared to talk about it on Thursday. This ia both a VERBAL and WRITING assignment. There will be verbal quizzes beginning on Tuesday of next week and the writing assignment is due on Friday of this week. The written biography should include a picture of the student as well as artwork that represents the information presented in the paragraph.

JUEVES--THURSDAY (el 28 de agosto)

VIERNES--FRIDAY (el 29 de agosto)

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LUNES--MONDAY (el 18 de agosto)
1. Sra. Kirkland checked everyone's presentation notes for La Tarea #1-5. Students reviewed number flash cards during the check.
2. We played SLAPS with the number flash cards.
3. Students chose Spanish names (out of the book on page 5) and we went over the alphabet; they had to spell the names to keep them.
4. Students filled out a seating chart with everyone's Spanish names and then found out the birthdates for at least five classmates.
5. Students reviewed greeting vocabulary by playing slaps.

La Tarea:
BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS EVERY DAY!!!
Do 1-5 on page 3 in the book as well as Activity #7 on page 7 and Activities 10 and 12 on page 9.

MARTES--TUESDAY (el 19 de agosto)
1. Students cut out alphabet and color flash cards and colored the circles relating to the Spanish words on the back.
2. Students received workbooks that they may write in, but MUST return at the end of the semester or they will be financially responsible to replace them.
3. Sra. Bruner finished going over classmate birthdays and Sra. Kirkland went over last night's homework.
4. There was a homework check while students began working on tonight's homework.

La Tarea:
BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS EVERY DAY!!!
Do pages 1-7 in the workbook.

MIÉRCOLES--WEDNESDAY (el 20 de agosto)
1. Students read (and listened to) the dialogue on pages 18 and 19 and completed activities 1-5 on page 20 for a "La Tarea" assignment.
2. We played slaps using the alphabet cards.
3. Sra. Kirkland went over the workbook pages that had been assigned for homework.
4. There was a homework check.

JUEVES--THURSDAY (el 21 de agosto)
1. Students received a worksheet on math problems using numbers to 100 (they can be found on page 62) and numbers to 1.000 (found on page 247).
2. We went over the worksheet and spelled out the numbers for alphabet practice.
3. Sra. Kirkland collected the La Tarea #1 sheet after checking the math worksheet for credit. While she collected, students reviewed the alphabet using flashcards.
4. We played Alphabet Bingo for pesos.
5. Students had time to get started on their homework after doing the listening activity on page 2; students are to do activities 10 & 11 on page 23.
***WE WILL BE TAKING THE PRE-TEST FOR SPANISH I TOMORROW---COME TO CLASS PREPARED WITH A #2 PENCIL!!!

VIERNES--FRIDAY (el 22 de agosto)
1. Students went over homework with Sra. Kirkland.
2. Students took the Spanish I pre-test.
3. Students completed activities 1-5 on pages 38 and 39.

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