Midterms

Hola mis jóvenes!

So the midterms are approaching and so it's time to review all that we've accomplished this quarter. We've got some amazing students and have covered a very impressive array of material!

• Vocabulary
• Nationalities
• Emotions
• Flash cards for both!
• Places in the city 
• And flash cards! BZAM!
• City Infrastructure (esquina, crucero, calle, cuadra)
• Prepositions and Directions
• Body Parts (organs, joints, etc)
• Illnesses, Injuries, Maladies
• Grammar
• Ser vs Estar
• The affirmative tu command form
• The verb "doler"
• The phrase "acabar de" to describe what just happened (the link goes to a set of index cards with different vocabulary)
• Culture
• The Spanish Civil War

 

•  Vocabulary
• Numbers 1-1,000 
• Animals
• Adjectives (personality and physical description)
• Body Parts (facial features, etc)
• Family Members
• Free Time Activities
• Grammar
• The verb form "hay"
•  Irregular verbs "ser" and "tener"
• The verb "gustar" and indirect object pronouns
• Regular verbs ending in AR, ER, or IR
• Possessive adjectives
• Culture
• Clothing in Mexico

• Vocabulary
• Greetings and Introductions
• Numbers 1-1,000
• Adjectives and Body Parts
• Foods
• School Supplies
• Things to do at School
• Grammar/Conversation
• The verb form "hay" and "cuantos"
• Describing Yourself and Others (Yo soy, etc)
• Describing Features (Yo tengo, etc)
• Discussing Verbs in the Present Tense
• Culture
• Spanish Food

Moar Flashcards. MOAR!

These refer to the 7th grade class' vocabulary and grammar concerning ER and IR verbs.

Enjoy!

These refer to the 8th grade class' vocabulary concerning Injuries and Illnesses:

BAM!

A Jaguar with a Knife!

Or a listening exercise with AR verbs in the present tense for our 6th Graders!

http://snipurl.com/jaguarwithaknife

Listening Exercise with Body Parts

Because when my flow starts I compose art like the ghost of Mozart...

Click here for flash cards with body parts!

Listening Exercise with Free Time Vocabulary

The robots over at Quizlet have a neat program where you can make your own audio-visual flashcards. Go to this website and play some of the neat review games to prepare for our quiz!

Nos Vamos, Volvemos, Pero Podemos!

It's the fate of any blogger to update regularly for a stretch, disappear, and then come by after a couple of months and say, "Wow, I hardly ever come by here. I promise to post more on this thing!" And then never post again. But that's not me!

Let's take a look at new vocabulary!

8th Grade is talking about new parts of the body. This vocabulary is working in tandem with their old vocabulary on basic body parts from last year. Their quiz over vocabulary is this Thursday. Their powerpoint about a Latin American City is due on December 3rd and 4th. If you would like to bring in a plate of food indigenous to your city as an added visual aid, you may (no bonus points though).

7th Grade is talking about things to do in your free time (el Tiempo Libre). This vocabulary is working along with their AR verbs. We'll have a quiz over this new vocabulary on Wednesday. Their powerpoint about a City in Spain  is due on December 5th. If you would like to bring in a food dish popular in your city as an added visual aid, you may (it's not mandatory, however).

6th Grade is discussing things to do in school along with the present tense of verbs in multiple points of view. We'll have a quiz on this grammar this Friday.

Thanksgiving break is coming next week. Friday will be the school-wide Thanksgiving Feast along with a House Competition, but that will NOT impede 6th grade's quiz that morning.

Keep checking back for more updates along with some A/V pronunciation guides to our vocabulary.

Muchas Oportunidades de Ganar

Buenos dias a todos!

So, we are approaching the end of the nine weeks! There are projects and tests and assessments coming (oh my!).

In the 8th Grade:

• Your project on a Latin American Poet is due on Thursday. Some won't be able to give their presentation until the next day, but be certain that you may be asked to present on Thursday and if you cannot then points will be deducted for lateness!
• Our Unit Test will be Friday September 28th and will cover all the salient points of the past few weeks. These include:
• Emotions and Nationalities
• The differences between ser and estar
• If you feel like you could use some extra points on the up coming test you can go here and play an interesting battleship game concerning ser vs estar. In order to get extra credit you must beat the game on all three difficulty levels.  Doing so can get you 5 points of extra credit added onto your test. This will be due on or before the 28th.
• Take a screen shot of each and email them or print them off. An easy way of doing this would be to tap PrtSc on your keyboard, paste it in an MS Paint file, crop it down to just the game window, then expand your canvas to add more pictures. Eventually your Paint file will look like this:

As you can see, this is just the easy game pasted twice over. You'll actually add your other games. You can also see that the computer is a bit of a cheater.

Seventh grade:

• Your test will of course, already have happened by the time you read this, but you CAN get some extra credit added on. Go to this website and play the Rags to Riches game about tener. If you can get to the million dollar mark, take a screenshot, email it or print it off and turn it in for five extra points on your test.
• Your picture book projects are due on the 28th.

6th Grade

• Your writing assignment is due this Friday. 
• Your unit test is on the 28th. It will cover:
• Adjectives (here's a review game!)
• Body Parts (another review game! [it uses some additional vocabulary words, fyi])
• Conversing about adjectives (yo soy, Ricardo es, etc)
• Conversing about body parts (yo tengo, Ricardo tiene, etc.)
• Answering questions. (como eres tu? Que tipo de ojos tienes? etc)
• You can earn some extra credit points by answering questions about the Santiago Trail and Northern Spain. Be able to describe the following things:
• The Camino de Santiago and the significance of scallop shells
• The Running of the Bulls and the Festival of San Fermin
• Galicia and gallego

So good luck! No te pares hablar español!

Unit 1

So we are all beginning our first unit after the introductory phase. We'll be focusing on several different vocabulary topics and a few specific grammar and conversational topics.

Eighth Grade:

• We have two lists of vocabulary words nationalities and countries along with emotions.
• These lists are prime examples of our grammar unit (which will be discussed later this week) the differences between ser and estar

Seventh Grade:

• This Friday we'll be taking a quiz over the verbs ser and gustar. 
• For more practice with ser go here. For gustar click here.
• We'll be focusing more on vocabulary with our project about adjectives and body parts

Sixth Grade:

• We will continue working with the verb gustar and have a brief quiz this Friday.
• We received our adjectives vocabulary this week and we'll be working with them along with our conversational bits on describing ourselves and others.
• We will receive our vocabulary over body parts this week and work with them for the next couple of weeks.

Los Examenes Vienen!

Buenos días a todos!

So tests are coming (ay Dios mio!) this Thursday and Friday. Below you can find some resources for our first Summative grade in our Middle School classes.

8th Grade - Thursday August 30:

• Study the test review passed out on Monday and returned on Tuesday. Be mindful of the spelling of your words because for each misspelled word half a point will be deducted from your final score!
• Recall that you can still gain some extra credit points by playing the verb review game.

7th Grade - Friday August 31:

• Your test review can be found here. 
• You can also gain some extra points by studying the four types of Spanish Music we talked about in class.

6th Grade - Friday August 31

•  We'll be reviewing our test review when we come back on Thursday, so make sure you have it with you when our class resumes.
• The numbers game mentioned last Wednesday can be completed for extra points (you must get a perfect score, in spite of the fractious controls).

8th Grade will continue to review sentences with two verbs, so make sure your notes are up to date in that regard. I'll return the practice sheet for review on Thursday, so if you're missing it, you can find it here.

7th Grade has begun to review the verb ser along with our adjectives. A video lesson on pronunciation can be found here.

Finally, 6th Grade will continue to discuss our likes and dislikes as well as practice using them in sentences and conversation.

Telling Time

Saludos a Todos!

The seventh grade is working on Telling Time for the next week. This link goes to the notes we took last Tuesday.

Click here for additional practice!

Miercoles Maravilloso!

If you're interested in doing some extra assignments for additional points towards the next quiz or test, take a look at the following links!

Eighth Grade

• Burrito Builder is a game that focuses on conjugation. Clicking on that link takes you to a game focused on -AR verbs. For 10 points towards the next quiz or test, play a game of Burrito Builder on the Easy, Intermediate, Advanced, and Hot Tamale levels. If you can score 
• You must score 100% on Easy; 90% on Intermediate; 75% on Advanced; and at least 5% on Hot Tamale to receive points.
• Take a screenshot of your High Scores (click the PrtSc key on your keyboard and paste it into MS Paint), and email it to jlobello@sges.org OR print the picture and turn it in.

 

 

Here's Mr. Lobello's high score card.

 

Seventh and Sixth Grade

• Woodward Academy has a simple Java game that quizzes you on your numbers 1-100. To play this game you need to take your time and only click when you're CERTAIN you have the right answer. Multiple clicks on the wrong choice will reduce your score. 
• Get 100% of your attempts/correct answers and turn it in for 10 extra points.
• Take a screenshot of your score and paste it into an email or print it off and turn it in to me for extra credit.

These assignments can be turned in any time before the next quiz or test. 

Week 2

Saludos a todos - estudiantes y padres!

We're beginning the second full week of classes here at St. George's, and a lot of different things are happening!

• The Eighth Grade will be continuing their review of last year's material throughout the week. This Tuesday we will have a short quiz over verbs. This includes regular verbs, irregular verbs like ser, ir, and tener, verbs with irregular yo forms, and stem changing verbs.
• Our test over this unit will be given the following Tuesday!
• The Seventh Grade will be continuing with basic usage of numbers. We will quiz over the verb form "hay" and the gender of nouns and articles this week on Tuesday the 21st.
• Our test over the preliminary unit will be given the following Tuesday.
• The Sixth Grade will be learning about the verb form "hay" and the gender of nouns and articles this week (see the links above for additional resources).

All classes will be moving on from numbers this week, and our next units will begin after we have our first round of tests. Come back later in the week for some special extra credit opportunities!

Happy studying y no te pares hablar español!

El Cuarto Tres!

So as we approach the 4.5 week mark in our 3rd quarter, new vocabulary, grammar, and culture is being introduced to our middle grades.

In the Sixth Grade we're learning:
- Adjectives that describe both physical appearance and personality.
- How to construct noun-adjective pairs
- How to describe ourselves and others with the verb "ser"

In the Seventh Grade we're learning:
- New, useful verbs found here.
- How to conjugate verbs with irregular yo forms
- How to conjugate the verb "ir"
- How to describe events that are going to happen.


In the Eighth Grade we're learning:
- Chores and useful adjectives to describe what needs to be done around the house.
- How to combine the command form with direct object pronouns.
- How to describe what's happening as we speak with the present progressive tense


Remember also that projects are due both with 6th and 7th grade this Friday the 10th. The 7th grade is completing their essay about activities during and after school, and the 6th graders are turning in their Spanish alphabet picture project.

No te pares hablando!

Feliz Año Nuevo!!

Coming back to class entails a REINVENTION of our vocabulary lists (DUN!)!!

In the 6th grade we're discussing Greetings, Goodbyes, and Courtesy Expressions.

In the 7th grade we're discussing things we do in our free time.

In the 8th grade we're discussing clothes and adding a few new articles of clothing.

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!