Erster Tag Information (1 st Day Information) Class meetings will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday in CH Jones Auditorium to review key expectations. Tuesday, August 16Wednesday, August 17 10th Grade – 1st Period11th Grade – 1st Period 9th Grade – 2nd Period 12th Grade – 2nd Period 9th Grade – 2nd Period 12th Grade – 2nd Period (9th Grade may extend into 3rd Period) QUICK REMINDERS: Students should remove their hats in the morning prior to entering the building. Students should remove their hats in the morning prior to entering the building. No open containers/bottles and/or outside drinks allowed when entering building. No open containers/bottles and/or outside drinks allowed when entering building. Electronic devices should be turned off and put 7:20 am. Students may use their devices during lunch, and in class, only with teacher approval. Electronic devices should be turned off and put 7:20 am. Students may use their devices during lunch, and in class, only with teacher approval. NO food or drink should be brought out of the cafeteria, that also means no more food in Frau Elder’s classes at any time. NO food or drink should be brought out of the cafeteria, that also means no more food in Frau Elder’s classes at any time. There will be teachers, staff and administrators helping with directions for the first three days of school.

Frau Elder (Mrs. Elder) Ich unterrichte Deutsch I, II, III & IV. Herzlich Willkommen zu meiner Klasse. (I teach German I, II, III, & IV. Welcome to my class.)

Ich spreche nur Deutsch hier in der Klasse, aber ich verstehe Englisch. (I speak only German in class, but I understand English.) Ich habe Klassinformation dass ihr heute abend lesen sollt. (I have class information that you should read this evening.)

Jetzt möchte ich euch und einander durch eine „Ice Breaker“ Übung besser kennen lernen. (Now, I would like to get to know you and you with each other through an „Ice Breaker“ exercise.)

Ihr werdet viel dieses Jahr lernen. Zuerst lernt ihr das Alphabet. (You will learn much this year. First you will learn the alphabet.)

Vowel Sounds & Diphthongs Ää = long a sound like in the word gate Öö = almost sounds like there is a „r“ sound following it when heard; heard; Üü = au = sounds like the „ou“ in the word ouch, or house ei = sounds like the long i sound like in the word hide the word hide ie = sounds like the long e sound like in he he aa = has a longer ah sound (usually has a letter „r“ following them ee = sounds like the „a“ in the word hay

Diphthongs sch = sounds like „sh“ s = followed by a consonant has a „sh“ sound s = followed by a vowel sounds like the letter z ch = varies per the term and where the ch is located, will need to be learned with each new vocabulary term; ch which is preceded by a vowel has a sound similar to the „sk“ in the word ask or the word ax th = sounds like „t“ qu= sounds like „kv“ where each letter has a sound k= is pronounced before the consonant „n“ like in the word Knie (knee) ß= the s-set has the same sound as two „ss“ in a word, not used often in today’s German

Things to Consider I would recommend that you spend time reviewing the web sites used in today‘s presentation. You can find them on my web site by the end of today. Review them and practice saying them for the oral test over them next week, Tuesday. This test is worth 50 points. We will be working on spelling and using the letters daily until and after the test. I would recommend that you spend time reviewing the web sites used in today‘s presentation. You can find them on my web site by the end of today. Review them and practice saying them for the oral test over them next week, Tuesday. This test is worth 50 points. We will be working on spelling and using the letters daily until and after the test.

Jetzt lernt ihr die Nummern. (Now you learn the numbers.) Nummern uage_notes/1_10.shtml uage_notes/1_10.shtml uage_notes/1_10.shtml Nummern ge_notes/1_10.shtml ge_notes/1_10.shtml Nummern ge_notes/100_plus.shtml ge_notes/100_plus.shtml

Jetzt lernt ihr die Farben. (Now you learn the colors.) man/vocabulary/colors.asp man/vocabulary/colors.asp