1. Back-to-School Night 2016
8th grade presentation

2. THANK YOU! For being here tonight
For getting your kids organized and out the door with their supplies
For helping me to keep your kids on track via the HAC site
For filling in the Parent Surveys
For everything you do

3. You don’t need to take notes!
… unless you want to!
Everything you will see and hear tonight is posted on my teacher website and will be accessible throughout the entire school year.

4. About Sra Diaz One of 2 SLMS Diaz Attended SLMS and PHS
Under grad: Penn State, Main Campus
Semester abroad: Salamanca, Spain
MAEd: Gratz College
Currently: Neumann
14th year teaching at SLMS
One of 2 SLMS Diaz

5. Classroom Atmosphere Open, inviting, cooperative
The room IS a resource
More than “just the textbook”
Interactive

6. Curriculum FYI:
The combined 7th and 8th grade Spanish courses are the equivalent to the introductory course at Penncrest
Passing 8th grade Spanish provides one FULL year of Spanish towards PHS graduation requirement
Students may struggle this year– support is provided!

7. Example Daily Agenda Review Wksh 6-8 Text pg 192, Act #12 (oral)
Text pg 193, Act #14 (written)
Select 4 of 6 Q&A pairs
Place in correct bin when finished
Tarea: 1. Core Wkbk 2A Vocab Quiz el viernes

8. GRADING CATEGORIES: 5% Homework 35% Class work 20% Projects
20% Quizzes
20% Tests

9. Teacher website Sra JENNIFER Diaz’s SLMS site
Contact Information
Important Forms
Classroom Expectations
eText and Course Links
Treated like 9th grade
May have chosen NOT to take a text
Assignment Items
Online practice links
QUIA

10. Teacher website (cont)

11. Technology: eText Available through my teacher site
Posted reminders for logging in
“Person eText for Schools” app (free!)

12. Technology: Google Classroom
Available through students’ RTMSD Google Drive Accounts
Will join our eClassroom in the near future
“Google Classroom” app (free!)

13. Homework / Tarea Posted Weekly on my teacher website
Students have a homework section to use so assignments should not go missing.
Approx min.
RARELY on weekends

14. Homework (cont.) Homework is accessible via:
the bottom of the daily agenda slides
the homework white board
door calendar
my teacher wesbsite
When a student is absent, he/she should check the “I was absent folder” and the calendar by the door to find out what was missed

15. 8th grade Spanish Curriculum
Chapter 5B: Families, Celebrations, & Restaurants
Chapter 6A/B: Around the House
Chapter 7A/B: Going Shopping
Chapter 8A/B: Vacations and Home Communities
Chapter 9A/B: Movies, TV, & Technology

16. Questions? ¿Preguntas?