Monday, August 15, 2016

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

Blocks 1 and 4  Spanish 1-2:

-Students completed the warm up.
-Students recited the Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 10.
-Students started the set up of their Interactive Student Notebooks (ISNs) by gluing in the table of contents pages, the list of important sites and the ISN contract. 
-Students completed the PRIDE handout and glued that into their ISNs.
-Students set up the first vocabulary page in their ISNs and started copying the preliminary lesson vocabulary.
-Some students recited the alphabet and numbers 0 - 10 at the teacher's desk.

Homework:
-Ellen Ochoa biography due by 7:30 am on Friday, August 19,  2016.  This must be submitted via Google Classroom.  Remember to explain why Dr. Ochoa's work is important to you and/or how it changed the world.  You can always look at the sample paragraph on the blog.
-Remember to return your emergency forms to your second block teacher tomorrow.

-Be prepared to recite Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 10 for the teacher.

Block 2 Spanish 3-4H:

-Students completed the warm up.
-Students recited the alphabet as a class.
-Students started the set up of their Interactive Student Notebooks (ISNs) by gluing in the table of contents pages, the list of important sites and the ISN contract.
-Students completed the PRIDE handout and glued that into their ISNs.
-Students glued the verb handout into their ISNs and took notes on that page.

Homework:

-Luis Walter Alvarez biography due by 7:30 am on Friday, August 19, 2016. This must be submitted via Google Classroom. Remember to explain why Dr. Alvarez's work is important to you and/or how it changed the world. You can always look at the sample paragraph on the blog.
-Return your emergency forms tomorrow.
-Write 6 sentences on page 2 in your ISN - one for each verb on the note sheet on page 3. Remember that you should use a different subject in each sentence and each sentence should be at least 6 words long.
-Practice the Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 100.
-First timed verb pretest over regular and irregular verbs in the present tense tomorrow.

Friday, August 12, 2016

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

Blocks 1 and 4  Spanish 1-2:

-Students completed the warm up.
-Students recited the Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 10.
-Some students finished the pretest from yesterday. 
-Students used a computer to connect to the Google Classroom if they had not already done so.
-Students had time to complete the Carlos Santana biography in the Google Classroom if they had not already done so.
-Students worked on the tour of the text.
-Students practiced the 4 question dialog that they learned earlier in the week.

Homework:
-Carlos Santana biography due by 7:30 pm, August 12,  2016.  This must be submitted via Google Classroom.  Remember to explain why Mr. Santana's work is important to you and/or how it changed the world.  You can always look at the sample paragraph on the blog.
-Remember to return your emergency forms to your second block teacher Monday if you have not already done so.

-Recite Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 10 starting next Monday, August 15, 2016.

Block 2 Spanish 3-4H:

-Students completed the warm up.
-Students recited the Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 100. 
-Some students finished the course pretest from yesterday.

-Students used a computer to connect to the Google Classroom if they had not already done so.
-Students completed the tour of the text.
-Students practiced having a conversation with a partner using the questions that we brainstormed earlier this week. 



Homework:

-Connect to the Google Classroom.
-Return your emergency forms Monday if you have not already done so.
-Practice the Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 100.

Thursday, August 11, 2016

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

Blocks 1 and 4  Spanish 1-2:

-Students completed the warm up.
-Students recited the Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 10.
-Students received their August homework calendars. 
-Students recited the days of the week in Spanish.
-Students took the course pretest.
-Some students were called out of class for yearbook and ID pictures.

Homework:
-Connect to the Google Classroom.
-Carlos Santana biography due by 7:30 pm, August 12,  2016.  This must be submitted via Google Classroom.  Remember to explain why Mr. Santana's work is important to you and/or how it changed the world.  You can always look at the sample paragraph on the blog.
-Remember to return your emergency forms to your second block teacher tomorrow.

-Recite Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 10 starting next Monday, August 15, 2016.

Block 2 Spanish 3-4H:

-Students completed the warm up.
-Students completed the course pretest.
-Some students were called out of class for yearbook and ID pictures.

Homework:

-Connect to the Google Classroom.
-Return your emergency forms tomorrow.
-Practice the Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 100.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

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

Blocks 1 and 4  Spanish 1-2:

-Students completed their first warm up and learned how to set up the warm up paper.
-Students practiced the Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 10.
-Students in block 1 listened to the rest of the presentation about classroom procedures.
-Students completed an additional find someone who activity to get to know the other students in the class.
-Students practiced the dialog we created yesterday in class.
-Students completed a student interest inventory.

Homework:
-Connect to the Google Classroom.
-Carlos Santana biography due by 7:30 am, August 12,  2016.  This must be submitted via Google Classroom.  Remember to explain why Mr. Santana's work is important to you and/or how it changed the world.  You can always look at the sample paragraph on the blog.
-Remember to return your emergency forms to your second block teacher tomorrow.

-Recite Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 10 starting next Monday, August 15, 2016.

Block 2 Spanish 3-4H:

-Students completed their first warm up and learned how to set up the warm up paper.
-Students recited the Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 100. 
-Students received their bathroom passes and PRIDE guides.
-Students practiced spelling using the Spanish alphabet.

-Students practiced numbers in Spanish by completing a dictation activity.
-Students listened to my introduction to myself in Spanish and took notes in English.
-Students completed a round table review of vocabulary from Spanish 1-2.



Homework:

-Connect to the Google Classroom.
-Return your emergency forms tomorrow.
-Practice the Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 100.

Sample Famous Person Paragraph

Weekly Famous Person Assignment

Each week you will be researching a famous Hispanic individual and writing a summary about that person. This assignment will be submitted in the Google Classroom. The following paragraph is an example of what is expected for this assignment.

Oscar Hijuelos

Oscar Hijuelos is a novelist who was born in New York City in 1951.  His parents were from Cuba and wanted their son to have a strong understanding of his heritage. For this reason, they taught him only Spanish.  When Mr. Hijuelos was about four years old, he was diagnosed with a kidney disorder and he was placed in a home for terminally ill children.  The isolation that he felt during the two years that he was living in the home eventually led to his desire to express himself in writing.  After college, Oscar went to work for an advertising company and began writing short stories.  He went on to write The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love.  The novel became a bestseller before being made into a movie.   Mr. Hijuelos was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for this work in 1990 and he is still considered one of the primary voices of the experiences of Cubans emigrating to the United States.   His work is important to me because it provides an opportunity for me to understand what it was like for people who moved from Cuba to the United States.  In addition, the movie, Mambo Kings, led to a mambo revival, which re-introduced that style of music in the United States. 

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

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

Blocks 1 and 4  Spanish 1-2:

-Students completed the student information sheet while I signed their schedules.
-Students recited the Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 10.
-Students listened to the presentation about classroom procedures. 
-Students completed a find someone who activity to get to know the other students in the class.
-Students took notes on 4 questions and their answers in Spanish. Then, students practiced the dialog with a partner.

Homework:
-Connect to the Google Classroom.
-Carlos Santana biography due by 7:30 am, August 12,  2016.  This must be submitted via Google Classroom.  Remember to explain why Mr. Santana's work is important to you and/or how it changed the world.  You can always look at the sample paragraph on the blog.
-Remember to return your emergency forms to your second block teacher tomorrow.

-Recite Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 10 starting next Monday, August 15, 2016.

Block 2 Spanish 3-4H:

-Students completed the student information sheet while I signed their schedules.
-Students recited the Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 100. 
-Students took turns counting in Spanish.
-Students practiced writing out words as I spelled them using the Spanish alphabet.

-Students completed a find someone who activity to get to know the other students in the class.
-Students wrote a paragraph describing themselves in Spanish.
-Students received several emergency forms that need to be completed and returned to me tomorrow. 



Homework:

-Connect to the Google Classroom.
-Return your emergency forms tomorrow.
-Practice the Spanish alphabet and numbers 0 - 100.

Welcome to the 2016 - 2017 School Year!

Welcome Back!

I hope you have all had a wonderful summer and that you are ready for a fantastic school year. I am looking forward to working with you this semester as you are learning Spanish. The only materials you will need specifically for this class are:

1. One single subject, spiral notebook.

2. One package of colored pencils

3. Two glue sticks.

Please feel free to email me at wwilson@pvlearners.net if you have any questions. See you on the 9th! Enjoy the final days of summer and remember it's always a great day to be a Trojan! #PVPride

Ms. Wilson