1. Bienvenidos a las clases de la señora Reiss (Español 2 y Español 3)
Joan Miró
Spanish artist
1893 Barcelona-1983 Palma de Mallorca
Ladders Cross the Blue Sky in a Wheel of Fire

2. Un poquito sobre la señora Reiss
Born in: Lima, Peru
Studied in : Lima, Peru and Madrid, Spain
Lived in Spain: 8 years
Lived in the US: Since 1984

3. Where would you find all the information you need related to our syllabus, contracts with students, general rubrics, grading policies, etc.?
In my school website :

4. How do I communicate with my students?
I use Google Classroom, a free web-based platform that integrates Google Apps for Education account with all your Google Apps services, including Google Docs, Gmail, and Google Calendar. Classroom saves time and paper, and makes it easy to create classes, distribute assignments, communicate, and stay organized.

5. What skills do we practice?
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing

6. Which topics do we cover in Spanish 2 and Spanish 3?
Personal Information House and Home
Education
Earning a Living
Family Life Community/ Neighborhood
Leisure
Public and Private Services
Physical Environment Meal Taking/Food/Drink
Shopping
Travel
Health and Welfare
Current Events

7. What are some examples of what do in the classroom to have fun while we learn?
We play and/or watch:
Kahoot
Disney en español
PBS Kids

8. How do we keep current events current
How do we keep current events current? We read, listen to news from sources such as:
Radio Television Española
Canal Sur_Sabor y Fusión
Telefe (Argentina)

9. We write and publish multimedia presentations using
E-Maze
Prezi
Google Slides

10. How do we perform orally? We speak and present to our teacher using…
Voice Thread
Google Voice
We speak and present to our classmates by means of oral presentations to the class.
We speak and talk in pairs and/or in groups by means of guided conversations and/or improvised conversations.

11. Spanish_Level 2 Grading Policy
Quarter grades will be determined according to the following guidelines:
40% Quizzes (Quizzes may be announced or unannounced.)
25% Performance based assessments (Tests, Projects, Compositions… )
(Tests will always announced. Testing day is Tuesday.)
20% Participation (see Departmental Rubric)
15% Homework*

12. Homework will be assigned almost on a daily basis
*Homework will be assigned almost on a daily basis. Only complete assignments will receive credit. Students will begin each quarter with a homework grade of 100%. Five (5) points will be deducted from this grade for each incomplete or missing homework(s). I understand that there are situations beyond your control; therefore you may miss ONE homework assignment per quarter without penalty as long as you bring a note from home within 48 hours of the missed assignment.
*Students will be expected to use Google Classroom to receive and access their homework assignments. All students will be provided with detailed instructions on how to sign-up to this educational on-line resource.

13. Spanish_Level 3 Grading Policy
Quarter grades will be determined according to the following guidelines:
35% Quizzes (Quizzes may be given on any day and
may or may not be announced.)
30% Performance Based Assessments (This may
include compositions as well)
15% Participation (see departmental rubric)
20% *Homework

14. Homework will be assigned almost on a daily basis
*Homework will be assigned almost on a daily basis. Only complete assignments will receive credit. Students will begin each quarter with a homework grade of 100%. Five (5) points will be deducted from this grade for each incomplete or missing homework(s). I understand that there are situations beyond your control; therefore you may miss ONE homework assignment per quarter without penalty as long as you bring a note from home within 48 hours of the missed assignment.
*Students will be expected to use Google Classroom to receive and access their homework assignments. All students will be provided with detailed instructions on how to sign-up to this educational on-line resource.