Everything You Need to Know . . .

This blog will provide you with all of the latest information about Ms. Wilson's Spanish classes. Each day you will see a summary of what we did in class and a list of any homework assignments. There will also be special announcements about projects, tests and school information.

Saturday, September 29, 2012

No School September 26 - 30, 2012

There will be no school 

on 

Wednesday, September 26, 2012,

Thursday, September 27, 2012

or

Friday, September 28, 2012.

 

Enjoy your Fall Break!

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up - Students turned in their warm ups for the last two weeks.
-Students turned in their homework.
-Students turned in their homework calendars for the month of September. 
-Students practiced conjugating regular AR verbs in the present tense by playing verb battleship.

Homework:
-No written assignment.
-Anthony Quinn biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 28, 2012.



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Warm Up - Students turned in their warm ups for the last two weeks.
-Students turned in their homework calendars for the month of September.
-Students turned in the essay they have been working on about 3 important people in their lives along with all of the pre-writing activities. .
-Students practiced conjugating regular ER and IR verbs in the preterite tense by playing verb battleship.  
 
Homework:
-No written assignment
-Alberto Gonzales biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 28, 2012.

Monday, September 24, 2012

Monday, September 24, 2012

Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up - Handout using tener
-Students turned in their homework. 
-Students reviewed vocabulary from the preliminary lesson, Unit 1 Lesson 1, Unit 1 Lesson 2 and Unit 2 Lesson 1 using the Learning from A to Z handout. 
-Students took notes on conjugating regular AR verbs in the present tense.
-Students practiced conjugating using the verb mirar.

Homework:
-Workbook pages 56 & 57.
-Anthony Quinn biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 28, 2012.



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Warm Up 
-Students reviewed vocabulary from the preliminary lesson, Unit 1 Lesson 1, Unit 1 Lesson 2 and Unit 2 Lesson 1 using the Learning from A to Z handout.
-Students answered a series of questions that were asked orally.
-Students practiced conjugating regular ER/IR verbs in the preterite using the verb dice game.

 
Homework:
-Final copy of first writing assignment is due tomorrow along with the circle map, the flee map, the rough draft and the peer editing sheet.
-Alberto Gonzales biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 28, 2012.

Friday, September 21, 2012

Friday, Septebmer 21, 2012

Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up
-Students turned in their homework.
-Students took notes on the color vocabulary words in Spanish and completed a crossword puzzle using this vocabulary.
-Students solved basic math problems that were written out in Spanish and then wrote out the answers in Spanish.  
-Students took notes on the verb tener and completed activity 5 on page 91 in the text to practice using the verb tener.


Homework:
-Workbook pages 53 and 54



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Warm Up - ER/IR verb handout
-Students turned in their homework and then corrected workbook pages.
-Students worked with one other student in the class and completed a peer editing sheet for the writing assignment they have been working on.
-Students practiced er/ir verbs in the preterite and vocabulary. 

Homework:
-Final draft of writing assignment is due next Tuesday, September 25, 2012.  Remember that you must turn in your circle map, your flee map, your rough draft and your peer editing sheet along with your final draft. 

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up
-Students finished taking notes on how to tell time in Spanish.
-Students completed a time worksheet. 
-Students quizzed two different partners on the new vocabulary for this lesson.
-Students started the time homework worksheet. 

Homework:
-Complete time worksheet.
-Celia Cruz biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 21, 2012.



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Warm Up 
-Students turned in their homework.
-Students took notes on conjugating regular ER/IR verbs in the preterite.
-Students completed a practice exercise using the verb comer in the preterite. 
-Students had time to finish their rough drafts of their writing assignments. 
 
Homework:
-Workbook pages 53 and 54
-Finish rough draft.
-Sandra Cisneros biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 21, 2012.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up
-Students turned in their homework and then corrected the workbook pages that were completed last night.
-Students listened to the introduction to the new vocabulary for this lesson.
-Students completed a listening comprehension activity.
-Students quizzed a partner on the new vocabulary for Unit 2 Lesson 1.
-Students started taking notes on how to tell time in Spanish.


Homework:
-No written assignment
-Celia Cruz biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 21, 2012.



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Warm Up 
-Students turned in their homework.
-Students listened to the introduction to the new vocabulary for Unit 2 Lesson 1.
-Students completed a listening comprehension activity.
-Students played Scrabble using the new vocabulary words.  They also had to use the words they put on the game board in sentences. 
 
Homework:
-Workbook page 52
-Sandra Cisneros biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 21, 2012.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up - Students started a new warm up paper. 
-Graded papers were passed back
-Students copied the new vocabulary list for Unit 2 Lesson 1 along with the numbers 11 - 100.
-Students completed the reading assignment about San Antonio and Miami that we started last week.
-Students started workbook pages 50, 51 and 52.  


Homework:
-Workbook pages 50, 51 and 52
-Celia Cruz biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 21, 2012.



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Students completed the Unit 1 Test from last Friday.
-Students copied the new vocabulary for Unit 2 Lesson 1.
-Students started workbook pages 50 and 51.
 

Homework:
-Workbook pages 50 and 51
-Sandra Cisneros biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 21, 2012.

Monday, September 17, 2012

Monday, September 17, 2012

No School.

Enjoy your long weekend!

Friday, September 14, 2012

Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up- Students turned in their warm ups for the last two weeks.
-Students turned in their homework and then corrected the workbook page that was completed last night. 
-Students turned in their workbook pages for Unit 1 Lesson 2.
-Students took the Unit 1 Test.


Homework:
-None



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Warm Up - Students turned in their warm ups for the last two weeks.
-Students turned in their homework and then corrected the workbook page from last night.
-Students turned in their Unit 1 Lesson 2 workbook pages. 
-Students took the Unit 1 Test. They will need time to complete this next Tuesday. 

Homework:
-None

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Thursday, September 13, 2012


Special Note

The cutoff for progress report grades will be this Friday, September 14, 2012. 
Any work not submitted by this Friday will not be entered into the grades prior to progress reports being printed.


Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up
-Students turned in their homework and then corrected the workbook pages that were completed last night.
-Students completed 2 listening pages in the workbook.
-Students completed the reading comprehension activity for Unit 1 Lesson 2.


Homework:
-Study for the Unit 1 Test tomorrow
-Workbook page 38
-Alberto Alfonso biography email is due by 7:30 am tomorrow morning.



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Warm Up 
-Students turned in their homework and then corrected their workbook pages from last night.
-Students completed 2 listening pages in the workbook.
-Students completed the reading comprehension activity for Unit 1 Lesson 2. 

Homework:
-Study for the Unit 1 Test tomorrow.
-Workbook page 38
-Luis Valdez biography email is due by 7:30 am tomorrow morning.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Wednesday, September 12, 2012


Special Note

The cutoff for progress report grades will be this Friday, September 14, 2012. 
Any work not submitted by this Friday will not be entered into the grades prior to progress reports being printed. 



Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up
-Students were told what will be covered on the Unit 1 test this Friday.  This test will cover both lessons 1 and 2 from this Unit.
-Students practiced vocabulary from lessons 1 and 2.
-Students wrote a paragraph in Spanish based on the information from their interviews on Monday.


Homework:
-Workbook page 32.
-Complete Unit 1 Lesson 2 Self Check Quiz at www.classzone.com and then email me a copy of your results. This is due by Friday, September 14, 2012 at 7:30 am.
-Alberto Alfonso biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 14, 2012.



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Warm Up 
-Students turned in their homework and then block 2 students corrected their workbook pages from last night.  Block 4 students will do this tomorrow.
-Students reviewed direct object pronouns
-Students took the direct object pronoun quiz.
-Students were told what will be on the Unit 1 Test this Friday, September 14, 2012.  Remember that this test will cover lessons 1 and 2 from this unit.
-Students took notes on indirect object pronouns.


Homework:
-Workbook pages 7 and 8
-Complete Unit 1 Lesson 2 Self Check Quiz at www.classzone.com and then email me a copy of your results. This is due by Friday, September 14, 2012 at 7:30 am.
-Luis Valdez biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 14, 2012. 

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Special Note

The cutoff for progress report grades will be this Friday, September 14, 2012. 
Any work not submitted by this Friday will not be entered into the grades prior to progress reports being printed. 


Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up
-Students turned in their homework and then corrected the workbook pages that were completed last night.
-Students were given a new seating chart.
-Students participated in the activity 2 truths and a lie to get to know the other students in their groups.  
-Students were told that the Unit 1 test will be on Friday, September 14, 2012.
-Students completed a handout about adjective agreement and placement using the simultaneous round table strategy.

Homework:
-No written assignment
-Study for Unit 1 Test on Friday, September 14, 2012
-Alberto Alfonso biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 14, 2012.



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Warm Up 
-Students turned in their homework.
-Students in block 4 were given a new seating chart.
-Students in block 4 completed the 2 truths and a lie activity to get to know the other students in their new groups.  
-Students in block 2 took notes on the irregular verbs: ver and dar in the preterite.
-Students in block 4 took notes on the irregular verbs: ser, ir, hacer, ver and dar in the preterite.
-Students played verb tic tac toe using the new irregular verbs.
 

Homework:
-Workbook pages 30, 31 and 32
-Luis Valdez biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 14, 2012.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Monday, September 10, 2012

Special Note

The cutoff for progress report grades will be this Friday, September 14, 2012. 
Any work not submitted by this Friday will not be entered into the grades prior to progress reports being printed. 

Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up
-Graded quizzes were returned to students and then filed in their portfolios.
-Students interviewed 6 other students about things they do/do not like to do.
-Students created a bar graph based on the results of their interviews.
-Students started a handout to practice adjective agreement.

Homework:
-Complete the adjective agreement handout that was  started in class.
-Workbook pages 30 and 31
-Alberto Alfonso biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 14, 2012.



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Warm Up 
-Students were told that the Unit 1 test will be this Friday, September 14th.
-Students were told that there will be a direct object pronoun quiz this Wednesday, September 12th.
-Corrected quizzes were returned to students and then filed in students' portfolios.
-Students quizzed a partner on the vocabulary for both lessons 1 and 2 in Unit 1.
-Students worked on the important people writing assignment. 

Homework:
-Block 2 - Finalize 4 body paragraphs for rough draft of important people writing assignment
-Block 4 - Write 2 body paragraphs for rough draft of important people writing assignment
-Luis Valdez biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 14, 2012.
-Study for direct object pronoun quiz this Wednesday, September 12, 2012.
-Study for Unit 1 Test this Friday, September 12, 2012.

Friday, September 7, 2012

Friday, September 7, 2012

Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up
-Students turned in their homework and corrected their workbook pages from last night.
-Students completed the Self/Friend Find Someone Who activity
-Students practiced the vocabulary from this lesson
-Students took notes on adjective agreement

Homework:
-None



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Warm Up  
-Students turned in their homework and corrected the workbook page they completed last night.
-Students completed the Self/Friend Find Someone Who activity. 
-Students practiced the vocabulary for this lesson.
-Students took notes on vocabulary words that could enhance their rough drafts of their writing assignments: ordinal numbers, frequency words, etc. 
-Students in block 2 started their rough drafts. 

Homework:
-None

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up
-Students turned in their homework and then corrected the workbook pages that were completed last night.
-Students completed a review handout that covered vocabulary and the verb gustar.
-Students cut their bingo cards into flashcards and participated in mix-freeze-pair to quiz 2 different partners on the vocabulary.
-Students started a handout using the definite and indefinite articles.

Homework:
-Complete the definite and indefinite article handout that was  started in class.
-Workbook pages 28 and 29
-Isabel Allende biography email is due by 7:30 am tomorrow morning.



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Warm Up 
-Students turned in their homework and then corrected their workbook pages from last night.
-Students cut up their Bingo cards to create flashcards.  Next, they paired up with two different students to quiz each other on the vocabulary.
-Students participated in a simultaneous round table activity to complete a handout about conjugating regular AR verbs in the preterite tense. 

Homework:
-Workbook page 29
-Dolores Huerta biography email is due by 7:30 am tomorrow morning.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up
-Students turned in their homework and then corrected their workbook pages.
-Students played Bingo using the cards they made yesterday with vocabulary words from Unit 1 Lesson 2.
-Students took notes on definite and indefinite articles.

Homework:
-Workbook pages 26 and 27
-Get parents' signatures on Open House Letters
-Isabel Allende Biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 7, 2012.



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Warm Up  
-Students turned in their homework and then corrected their workbook pages.
-Students played Bingo using the cards they made yesterday with the vocabulary words from Unit 1 Lesson 2. 
-Students took notes on regular AR verbs in the preterite. 

Homework:
-Workbook pages 27 and 28
-Get parents' signatures on Open House Letters
-Dolores Huerta Biography email is due by 7:30 am Friday, September 7, 2012.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up - Students started a new paper.
-Graded warm ups were returned to students.
-Students listened to the introduction to the vocabulary for Unit 1 Lesson 2.
-Students completed a listening comprehension activity.
-Students translated the presentation of vocabulary into English in their table groups.
-Students copied the vocabulary for Unit 2 Lesson 1.
-Students started their bingo cards - Spanish words on the front and 12 English translations/13 pictures on the back

Homework:
-Finish bingo card if necessary.
-Workbook pages 24 and 25
-Isabel Allende biography email due by 7:30 am Friday, September 7, 2012.



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Warm Up - Students started a new paper.
-Graded warm ups were returned to students.
-Students listened to the introduction to the vocabulary for Unit 1 Lesson 2.
-Students completed a listening comprehension activity - Block 2 only.
-Students translated the presentation of vocabulary into English in their table groups - Block 4 only.
-Students copied the vocabulary for Unit 2 Lesson 1.
-Students started their bingo cards - Spanish words on the front and 12 English translations/13 pictures on the back

Homework:
-Finish bingo card if necessary.
-Workbook pages 24, 25 and 26
-Dolores Huerta biography email due by 7:30 am Friday, September 7, 2012.

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Monday, September 3, 2012

No School - Labor Day
Enjoy your long weekend.

Friday, August 31, 2012

Block 1  Spanish 1-2:
-Warm Up - Students turned in their warm ups for the last two weeks.
-Students turned in their homework and their August homework calendars.
-Students corrected the workbook pages that they had completed for homework and they turned in the Unit 1 Lesson 1 pages.
-Students took the Unit 1 Lesson 1 Quiz.

Homework:
-None



Blocks 2 and 4  Spanish 3-4:
-Warm Up - Students turned in their warm ups for the last two weeks. 
-Students turned in their homework and their August homework calendars.
-Students corrected the workbook pages they had completed for homework and they turned in the Unit 1 Lesson 1 pages. 
-Students took the Unit 1 Lesson 1 Quiz. 

Homework:
-None