1. Bienvenidos a la clase de español

2. About me Duquesne University Study Aboard Michigan State University
B.S. Spanish Education (May 2012)
Study Aboard
Salamanca, Spain (Summer 2011)
Michigan State University
M.A. Educational Technology (May 2013)
6th year teaching
2nd year in Council Rock

3. Course Objectives To foster a love for Spanish culture and language
Prepare students for Spanish II, either regular or honors
Finish 3 units (each unit has 2 chapters)
Have fun!!!!

4. Likes/Dislikes Describing others Present tense School Food/Restaurant
Curriculum
Likes/Dislikes
Describing others
Present tense
School
Food/Restaurant
Family
Shopping/Clothing

5. Textbook
They can keep their textbooks at home and they will not have any assignments out of the textbook.

6. Grading
15% daily work (participation, classwork, dialogue, dictations, oral work, warm-up quizzes, preparation, class conduct)
20% homework
35% quizzes
30% tests and projects
At least one project and one test per marking period)

7. Homework will be posted on the board and the calendar each day and is generally worth 5 points.
Newtown/Richboro Middle School
“Staff”
“Slifer”
Tarea (Homework)
Homework will be assigned almost daily and late homework will not be accepted. Homework is checked and gone over at the beginning of each class.
Homework

8. Make up work
The students are responsible for obtaining their make-up work from the folder when they are out. If they are absent on the date that an assignment is due, it will be due upon their return to school.
All work will be in the absent folder as well as the “everything” binder/on google classroom.

9. What we will be doing in class…
Daily warm-up quizzes
Skits
Projects
Collaborative group work via google classroom/google apps
Stations
Review games
Reading and listening activities
Speaking assessments
Partner and small group activities
Culturally relevant movies

10. Google Classroom, Remind, Quizlet
Google app that allows easy collaboration between students and with google tools
All handouts from class and homework assignments are in the about section with appropriate keys.
Important information uploaded to stream
Remind
A phone app used to communicate via class announcements, group messages and individual messages
Quizlet
Flashcard sets for all vocabulary lists
Links on google classroom and on website
Can play different games and listen to the pronunciation of the words in Spanish

11. What I expect of your child
Have an open mind about learning a new language and about the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries.
Be prepared for class. Be on time, be prepared with your materials, be ready to learn and complete your best work.
Participate and complete all classroom activities/assignments. They are learning a new language so they are going to make mistakes and that is okay. It will be very difficult to learn and be successful if they don’t complete the work.
Be productive and use their class time wisely.

12. What you can expect from me...
I will give my 100% best every day.
I will show your child respect as a person and a learner.
I will treat your child fairly as humanly possible.
I will teach your child about the cultures of Spanish- speaking countries
I will integrate technology as much as possible.
I will try my best to answer any question that or your child has and help your child to understand the material.
I will listen to the wants/needs of your child and I will try my best to accommodate them.
I will try to plan fun activities and lessons.
I will care about your child as people and students.

13. How can I help my child when I don’t know a lot of Spanish?
Encourage them to study their Quizlet flashcards nightly
Give them the English word and they give you the Spanish
Encourage them to study for their warm-up quizzes
Practice spelling the words
Encourage them to self-advocate and use to remind when/if confused with the homework
Encourage them to use the resources on google classroom for extra practice/to check their answers

14. Thank you for coming this evening
Thank you for coming this evening! I am looking forward to a successful and enjoyable year with your child! Contact Information Samantha Slifer