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Materials needed for the new school year:
* a 3 or 5- subject spiral notebook (This will be used for the 3 years of Spanish. Many students will have this from the previous year(s))
* a sturdy PLASTIC folder (paper ones do not hold up) for keeping handouts
*Be on the lookout for these items as stores hold their school supply specials over the summer.

Welcome to Spanish class! Spanish is offered to all Middle School students (grades 6-8) at Mother Seton. Class is held twice weekly, on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Class time is spent actively engaged in learning and reinforcing vocabulary and grammar. Students participate in partner activities, both small and large group activities, group repetition, and individual practice.

Students will generally have homework on Wednesdays that is due on Thursday. Homework that is assigned on Thursday is due the following Wednesday which is the next class day. Any student who does not have the assigned homework on the assigned day will receive a Homework Notice. One grace day is allowed before a penalty is assessed on the assignment. If an assignment is more than 1 class day late, it will lose 1 letter grade for each day of lateness.

Students are strongly encouraged to practice Spanish every day! Even if it is only for 5 or 10 minutes, this will keep the sound and idea of Spanish fresh in the mind.

Our textbook, Realidades, offers 2 excellent websites. On either site students can practice flashcards, do self-quizzes, listen to vocabulary in context, and play games. All of these are linked directly to the text, so what they are practicing is exactly what we are studying in class. Click on the Links tab above to connect to any of these sites.

SPECIAL REQUEST: If you have old magazines at home you would be willing to donate for use in classroom projects, you can donate them to the Spanish classes. We particularly enjoy magazines with pictures of everyday items: food, clothing, people of all ages and facial expression, household, etc. Please be sure the magazines are appropriate for school use with no offensive or suggestive photos or articles! ¡Gracias!

¡Importante! Students are NOT allowed ON ANY ASSIGNMENT to use an on-line translator! Any assignment on which a student has used a translator will be returned to be redone for a reduced grade.

¡Mucha buena suerte! Good luck as we embark on many adventures in Spanish!

The third and final leg of the Mother Seton Spanish program is in its final weeks for 8th graders!

There will be a final Oral Presentation. This will be prepared and presented in class on May 16 and 17, and will be helpful in assisting students to review for the Final Exam. Students will be given instructions and a rubric, and will have one day to prepare and practice.


The Final Exam will be on Wednesday, May 23. The exam's content is mostly drawn from the 2 most recent chapters, bedroom furnishings and clothing, although students can expect to see vocabulary, grammar and important points from other units of study as well. There will be a listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and personal response sections.

Students can best prepare by reviewing vocabulary lists, grammar notes, and numbers through the 1,000's.

6th graders at Mother Seton School are winding up their first third of Mother Seton's Spanish I program.

There will be a final oral presentation that will assess students' ability to use the language in its spoken form. This presentation will be prepared and presented in class on Wednesday and Thursday, May 23-24.

There will also be a Final Exam that will include information covered throughout the year. Students can best prepare by reviewing their vocabulary and grammar notes, and should be familiar with conversational phrases. The exam will be given in class on Thursday, May 31. There will be listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and personal response questions.

The end of this school year marks the end of the 2nd leg of Mother Seton's Spanish I program for this year's 7th graders.


There will be an oral presentation as part of the Final Exam. This will be prepared and presented in class on Wednesday and Thursday, May 23-24. Students will receive detailed instructions and a rubric. They will have time to prepare and practice, and the presentation will be done without note cards.

There will be a Final Exam on Thursday, May 31. While the exam will focus on the more recent chapters, places in the community, activities we do in those locations, and extending, accepting and declining invitations, the students will also be tested on commonly used vocabulary and grammar, conversational phrases, and foods, meals and healthy life choices. There will be listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar and personal answer sections.

Students can best prepare for the exam by reviewing vocabulary lists, grammar notes, and conversational phrases in all the chapters we have covered this year.

For the first time Mother Seton School will have a Spanish Club! Membership in Spanish Club is open to any student who is currently taking Spanish.  Spanish Club will meet on the 4th Thursday each month in the Spanish room (103)from 3-4:30. The final meeting will be held on Thursday, April 26, 2012. We will elect officers for the next school year and sample typical Mexican cuisine.

Please RSVP to Señora Wahlgren by April 22.

Students who plan to enter the MFLA poster contest must submit entries to Señora Wahlgrne NO LATER THAN April 19. Remember to include the theme: "World Languages: Are You Connected?"

 

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Sherrin Wahlgren