1. “Building a tradition of excellence”
ADVANCED 8TH GRADE SPANISH ORIENTATION MEETING
Southampton School #3
“Building a tradition of excellence”

2. Welcome to a new and exciting year!
¡Bienvenidos!
Señora Olga Pérez-Wilchacky – Maestra de Español
Señora Jennifer L. Horner – Principal de Escuela
Welcome to a new and exciting year!

3. Agenda Why learn Spanish? Overview of the course Course requirements
Explain course placement & high school Spanish selection
Key to being successful
Q & A

4. “The Power Of The Bilingual Brain” 21 countries speak Spanish
Why Learn Spanish?
“The Power Of The Bilingual Brain”
21 countries speak Spanish
Article Time Magazine July 29, 2013
“Multilingual people, studies show, are better at reasoning, at multitasking, at grasping and reconciling conflicting ideas”
423 million people

5. Overview of the course at southampton
Following LRHSD World Language Curriculum:
Students will know…
School subjects & places in the school
Adjectives
Telling time and Feelings
Verb “gustar” with infinitives
Subject pronouns and “ser”
Noun-adjective agreement
Interrogatives
Verb “estar”
Culture – teen life in Spanish-speaking communities
Express likes and dislikes

6. Course requirement Attendance Participation Dedicate time at home
Use the class website
Meet with me when late with work or for extra help
Students are expected to consistently practice
Listening
Speaking
Reading
writing

7. Assessment evidence Tests Performance Tasks Oral Assessments
Scenario – performance
Projects using technology
Rubrics
Vocabulary Tests
Tests on “ser” and adjectives
Tests on “estar”, “gustar” and infinitives
Ongoing Formative Assessment - use of understanding questions
Unit Tests (listening, writing, reading, speaking)

8. course placement & high school Spanish selection
Spanish I/II (Level 1)  Spanish I (Level 2) Spanish I (Level 3) Spanish I (Level 4)  Spanish II (Level 2)  Spanish II (Level 3)  Spanish II (Level 4)  Spanish III (Level 1)  Spanish III (Level 2) Spanish III (Level 3)
Spanish IV (Level 1)  Spanish IV (Level 2) Spanish V (Advanced Placement Level 1) 
Spanish courses available at seneca hs

9. x647 Questions & Answers perez-wilchackyo@southampton.k12.nj.us
Session

10. Gracias por su tiempo