Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Blocks 1 & 2  Spanish 3-4:

-Warm Up
-Students turned in their homework sentences from last night.
-Students took notes on the following irregular verbs in the preterite: ser, ir, ver and dar.
-Students played hangman with a partner using conjugated forms of ser, ir, ver, dar and regular AR verbs in the preterite. 
-Students in block 1 completed a direct object pronoun handout that required them to answer questions in Spanish using direct object pronouns. 

-Important web sites/addresses:  

  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net

  2.  class blog:  bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com 
  3.  Twitter: @bienvenidospvhs
  4.  Infinite Campus: https://ic.pvschools.net

  5.  text site:  www.classzone.com

Homework:
-Due tomorrow:  workbook pages 26 and 27.

-Luis Valdez biography email due by 7:30 AM,  Friday, September 13, 2013.  This must be submitted using pvlearners.  Remember to explain why Mr. Valdez's work is important to you.  You can always look back at the sample paragraph on the blog.

Block 4  Spanish 3-4 Honors:

-Warm Up
-Students turned in their homework sentences from last night.
-Students played Battleship with a partner by conjugating verbs in the past tense after translating the verbs on the game sheet.  Students also selected 3 of the verbs to make T charts for on the back of the paper.
-Students received graded papers. 
-Students added to the Circle Maps that we started yesterday.  These maps will lead to the first Spanish essay the students will write. 


-Important web sites/addresses:
  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net
  2.  class blog: bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com
  3.  Twitter: @bienvenidospvhs
  4.  Infinite Campus: https://ic.pvschools.net
  5.  text site:  www.classzone.com
 

Homework:
-Due tomorrow: workbook pages 26 and 27.
-Luis Valdez biography email due by 7:30 AM, Friday, September 13, 2013.  This must be submitted using pvlearners.  Remember to explain why Mr. Valdez's work is important to you.  You can always look back at the sample paragraph on the blog.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Blocks 1 & 2  Spanish 3-4:

-Warm Up - Listening
-Students reviewed direct object pronouns by completing a handout (rewriting sentences with pronouns) and correcting their own papers.
-Students practiced regular AR verbs in the preterite by playing a dice game with a partner.
-Students received graded papers.

-Important web sites/addresses:  

  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net

  2.  class blog:  bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com 
  3.  Twitter: @bienvenidospvhs
  4.  Infinite Campus: https://ic.pvschools.net

  5.  text site:  www.classzone.com

Homework:
-Due tomorrow:  8 sentences using the following verbs in the preterite (past tense): mandar, montar, tomar, visitar, nadar, hablar, mirar and escuchar.  Each sentence should be at least 6 words long.  Students also need to include at least 2 time expressions (the day before yesterday, last week, etc.)

-Luis Valdez biography email due by 7:30 AM,  Friday, September 13, 2013.  This must be submitted using pvlearners.  Remember to explain why Mr. Valdez's work is important to you.  You can always look back at the sample paragraph on the blog.

Block 4  Spanish 3-4 Honors:

-Warm Up - Listening
-Students reviewed direct object pronouns by completing a handout (answering questions in Spanish with pronouns) and correcting their own papers.
-Students took notes on the following irregular verbs in the preterite: ser, ir, ver and dar.
-Students played hangman with a partner using the 4 irregular verbs in the preterite and regular AR verbs in the preterite.
-Students started a circle map that will lead to their first essay. 


-Important web sites/addresses:
  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net
  2.  class blog: bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com
  3.  Twitter: @bienvenidospvhs
  4.  Infinite Campus: https://ic.pvschools.net
  5.  text site:  www.classzone.com
 

Homework:
-Due tomorrow: 8 sentences using the following verbs in the preterite (past tense):  mandar, montar, tomar, visitar, nadar, hablar, mirar, escuchar, ser, ir, dar and ver.  Each sentence should be at least 7 or 8 words long.  Students also need to include at least two time expressions (the day before yesterday, last week, etc.)
-Luis Valdez biography email due by 7:30 AM, Friday, September 13, 2013.  This must be submitted using pvlearners.  Remember to explain why Mr. Valdez's work is important to you.  You can always look back at the sample paragraph on the blog.

Monday, September 9, 2013

Blocks 1 & 2  Spanish 3-4:

-Warm Up - Students started a new paper. 
-Students participated in a class discussion about Dolores Huerta.
-Students were told that Luis Valdez is the new famous person for this week.  
-Students played bingo using the bingo cards they created last week. 
-Students took notes on regular AR verbs in the preterite (past) tense.

-Important web sites/addresses:  

  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net

  2.  class blog:  bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com 
  3.  Twitter: @bienvenidospvhs
  4.  Infinite Campus: https://ic.pvschools.net

  5.  text site:  www.classzone.com

Homework:
-Due tomorrow:  workbook pages 24 and 25.

-Luis Valdez biography email due by 7:30 AM,  Friday, September 13, 2013.  This must be submitted using pvlearners.  Remember to explain why Mr. Valdez's work is important to you.  You can always look back at the sample paragraph on the blog.

Block 4  Spanish 3-4 Honors:

-Warm Up - Students started a new paper. 
-Students participated in a class discussion about Jose Ferrer and Dolores Huerta.
-Students were told that Luis Valdez is the new famous person for this week. 
-Students finished playing bingo using the cards they created last week.
-Students took notes on regular AR verbs in the preterite (past) tense. 
-Students practiced regular AR verbs in the preterite by playing a dice conjugating game with a partner.



-Important web sites/addresses:
  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net
  2.  class blog: bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com
  3.  Twitter: @bienvenidospvhs
  4.  Infinite Campus: https://ic.pvschools.net
  5.  text site:  www.classzone.com
 

Homework:
-Due tomorrow: workbook pages 24 and 25
-Luis Valdez biography email due by 7:30 AM, Friday, September 13, 2013.  This must be submitted using pvlearners.  Remember to explain why Mr. Valdez's work is important to you.  You can always look back at the sample paragraph on the blog.

Friday, September 6, 2013

No School Today.

Enjoy your long weekend!

Thursday, September 5, 2013

No School Today.

Enjoy your long weekend!

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Blocks 1 & 2  Spanish 3-4:

-Warm Up - Students turned in their warm ups for the last two weeks.
-Students reviewed stem changing verbs by playing Ataque, a verb conjugating game, with a group of 4.
-Students took the stem changing verb timed post test.
-Students created a bingo card using the vocabulary from Unit 1 Lesson 2.  The front of the card had 25 Spanish words.  The back of the card had 10 pictures and 15 English translations. 

-Important web sites/addresses:  

  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net

  2.  class blog:  bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com 
  3.  Twitter: @bienvenidospvhs
  4.  Infinite Campus: https://ic.pvschools.net

  5.  text site:  www.classzone.com

Homework:
-No new written assignment.

-Dolores Huerta biography email due by midnight,  Friday, September 6, 2013.  This must be submitted using pvlearners.  Remember to explain why Mrs. Huerta's work is important to you.  You can always look back at the sample paragraph on the blog.

Block 4  Spanish 3-4 Honors:

-Warm Up - Students turned in their warm ups for the last two weeks.
-Students reviewed stem changing verbs by playing Ataque, a verb conjugating game, with a group of 4.
-Students took the stem changing verb timed post test.
-Students had time to practice their lesson dialogs.
-Students presented their dialogs.
-Students played bingo using the cards they made yesterday.


-Important web sites/addresses:
  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net
  2.  class blog: bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com
  3.  Twitter: @bienvenidospvhs
  4.  Infinite Campus: https://ic.pvschools.net
  5.  text site:  www.classzone.com
 

Homework:
-No new written assignment.
-Dolores Huerta biography email due by midnight, Friday, September 6, 2013.  This must be submitted using pvlearners.  Remember to explain why Mrs. Huerta's work is important to you.  You can always look back at the sample paragraph on the blog.
-Complete signature page of course outline.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Blocks 1 & 2  Spanish 3-4:

-Warm Up
-Students participated in a class discussion of Jose Ferrer.
-Students were told that the new famous person for this week is Dolores Huerta.
-Students reviewed stem changing verbs by playing a tic tac toe conjugating game with a partner.
-Students copied the new vocabulary for Unit 1 Lesson 2 (p. 79 in the text).

-Important web sites/addresses:  

  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net

  2.  class blog:  bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com 
  3.  Twitter: @bienvenidospvhs
  4.  Infinite Campus: https://ic.pvschools.net

  5.  text site:  www.classzone.com

Homework:
-Due tomorrow:  vocabulary list.

-Dolores Huerta biography email due by midnight,  Friday, September 6, 2013.  This must be submitted using pvlearners.  Remember to explain why Ms. Huerta's work is important to you.  You can always look back at the sample paragraph on the blog.
-Complete signature page of course outline.
-Study for stem changing verb timed post test tomorrow.

Block 4  Spanish 3-4 Honors:

-Warm Up
-Students reviewed stem changing verbs by playing a tic tac toe conjugating game with a partner.
-Students had time to practice their dialogs, which will need to be presented tomorrow.
-Students copied the Unit 1 Lesson 2 vocabulary.
-Students were told that the new famous person for this week is Dolores Huerta.
-Students started their bingo cards using the new vocabulary.  The front of the card should have 25 Spanish words.  The back should have 10 pictures and 15 English translations.


-Important web sites/addresses:
  1.  my email: wwilson@pvlearners.net
  2.  class blog: bienvenidospvhs.blogspot.com
  3.  Twitter: @bienvenidospvhs
  4.  Infinite Campus: https://ic.pvschools.net
  5.  text site:  www.classzone.com
 

Homework:
-Due tomorrow: bingo card.
-Dolores Huerta biography email due by midnight, Friday, September 6, 2013.  This must be submitted using pvlearners.  Remember to explain why Ms. Huerta's work is important to you.  You can always look back at the sample paragraph on the blog.
-Complete signature page of course outline.
-Study for stem changing verb timed post test tomorrow.